On the 12th, a brand removed an advertisement that was shot with the cast of MBC's "High Kick Through the Roof"
It was a meaningful advertisement, with many actors, including Kim Jae-in, Choi Da-Niel, Jung Bo-seok, Julian Kang, Jin Jihee, and Seo ShiNae, coming together for the first time in 15 years.
However, when Hwang Jung Eum appeared in court on charges of embezzling 4.3 billion won (approximately 430 million yen) of the company's funds and admitted to this fact, the company cut advertisements.
SBS Plus E-channel's "Because I'm Solo" is also in a state of emergency. Hwang Jung Eum appeared on "Because I'm Solo" and was active in sharing various stories, but suddenly
On the 15th, Hwang Jung Eum attended his first hearing on charges of violation of the Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes (EMBEZZLEMENT) and
It was reported that Hwang Jung Eum admitted to most of the charges. Prior to this, he had received 700 million won in provisional payments from the funds that the planning company had borrowed in 2022.
In response, Hwang Jung Eum said, "I have established and operated an entertainment agency, but it was a company in which I held 100% of the shares. No other entertainment companies owned it except for me.
I have never had anyone affiliated with the company, and all of my earnings have come from my own activities. When I was trying to grow my company, I was encouraged to try to raise funds through coin investment, so I jumped in."
He continued, "The funds were in the company's name, but they were earned through my activities, so I made an immature decision. I suffered a loss, but I held 100% of the company's shares. I had no other creditors, and I was not able to recover the loss from a third party."
"I am still grateful that there was no damage done to the company," he said. "I am currently in the process of properly sorting out my wrongful business relationship with the company. I am disposing of my personal assets and reorganizing my funds.
"We have written off a significant portion of the debt and are in the process of settling some of the outstanding debt. We will do everything necessary to take responsibility," the company said in its apology.
2025/05/17 12:37 KST
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