▲This photo provided by Hook Entertainment shows, singer and actor Lee Seung-gi. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

 

 

SEOUL December 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean actor, singer Lee Seung-gi and his former entertainment company Hook Entertainment’s conflict on artist payment will continue on as the court case.

When the Hook Entertainment paid out 5.4 billion won to Lee Seung-gi addressing that is the rightful amount that the company hasn’t paid the artist, he addressed that he will continue to fight for the transparency of unpaid dues and donate the 5.4 billion won to those who are in need.

Hook Entertainment published a press release on December 16 and addressed “The amount Lee Seung-gi specifically pointed out was very far from the actual amount therefore, we could not settle with one’s statement,” adding “However we did not want this complication to last long, therefore we decided to pay him fully in total of 5.4 billion won to the artist.”

Moreover, Hook Entertainment stated “In order to put a stop to the conflict between artist Lee Seung-gi and the company we have decided to file a confirmation of the absence of debt to the court.”

However, Lee Seung-gi uploaded a post on his official social media account addressing “This morning, I received a text stating that Hook Entertainment decided to wire transfer me 5.4 billion won under the name of unpaid debt,” adding “Hook Entertainment is trying to burry everything aside by packaging everything as paid debt.”

Continuing on the artist addressed “The reason I am fighting against Hook Entertainment is not because of the money they owe me, instead I wanted them to know that money earned by artist who have worked very hard to earn those money should not be used easily in order to meet the greed of someone else,” adding “I still cannot understand the calculation conducted by Hook Entertainment therefore I will continue on with the fight.”

Starting with 5.4 billion won he received Lee Seung-gi plans on donating the money he receives from the lawsuit to charity excluding the amount he uses to continue on with the case.
Early on singer Lee Seung-gi addressed that he has not been paid regarding his music releases from the Hook Entertainment which he has been with since his debut in 2004 for 18 years, which led the artist to leave the company.

Lee Seung-gi uploaded the post on his social media account stating “I have not been fine, I went through emotional rollercoaster every day from being furious over the discomfort of those who betrayed me, later on disappointed, followed by mixed emotions and more,” showcasing his current state after fighting with his former entrainment agency Hook Entertainment.

According to the press release of Hook Entertainment the company apologized to the artist by stating “We would like to send our dearest apology to Lee Seung-gi on our mistake that has led both parties to our current state.”

 

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Joonha Yoo)

 

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