Ok Ju Hyun (Fin.KL) apologizes for alleged illegal management of management office... ”More honest and transparent attitude”

Ok Ju Hyun, a musical actor and former member of the group Fin.KL, has apologized for allegations of illegal management of the management office.
On the 12th, Ok Ju Hyun said, "Around April 2022, I will establish a one-person planning company and register as a pop culture and arts planning company.
During the process, I was ignorant of the administrative procedures at the time, which resulted in some omissions and the inability to complete the registration in a timely manner.
"After realizing the mistake, we immediately took corrective action and completed the application for registration as a pop culture and arts planning business on September 10, 2025, and are currently awaiting registration.
Ok Ju Hyun said, "In order to prevent similar scandals from occurring in the future, all future procedures will be handled properly with the help of experts.
"We will use this incident as an opportunity to comply more thoroughly with relevant regulations and procedures and act with a more honest and transparent attitude in the future."
On the 10th, suspicions were raised that Ok Ju Hyun's management office, TOI Entertainment, had not registered as a pop culture and arts planning company.
Popular culture and arts planning businesses (such as entertainment planning companies) must register as popular culture and arts planning businesses in accordance with Article 26 of the Popular Culture and Arts Industry Development Act.
Any business operating in violation of this law will be subject to imprisonment of up to two years or a fine of up to 20 million won (approximately 2 million yen).
In addition, all business activities, including entering into contracts without registration, are considered illegal.
In response, TOI Entertainment posted on social media on the day the allegations were raised, "The recent reports have caused concern to many people.
"We sincerely apologize for not completing the registration for the pop culture and arts planning business in a timely manner. It was clearly our fault," he said, adding, "However, we did not intentionally evade legal procedures or
"I would like to state that I have never operated the company illegally," he said. "I prepared for registration three years ago when the company was first established and even completed online education, but I was unable to get out of the system due to administrative procedures.
"We understand that a crash has occurred," the company said, adding, "We are currently investigating the cause and will immediately take corrective action to complete the registration."