Lee Seung-gi to start anew at Human Made, a one-man ag ency

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SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Yonhap) -- Singer and actor Lee Seung-gi announced a new start at HumanMade, a one-man agency.

HumanMade said on its official Instagram on Friday, "We are truly happy to announce the news of a new start," adding, "HumanMade will give full support to Lee Seung-gi's new start."

Lee established a one-man agency, HumanMade, after leaving Hook Entertainment (Hook) in late May but soon announced a renewal of his contract with Hook.

However, controversy was raised last month when it was revealed that Lee had not received a single penny for his music for the past 18 years since his debut.

Lee Seung-gi decided to work solo, sending a "notice for the termination of the exclusive contract" to end the contract and sued four former and current executives, including CEO Kwon Jin-young.

Hook paid about 4.81 billion won to Lee Seung-gi under the name of unpaid settlement, but Lee has announced that he will donate them. Lee donated 2 billion won to Seoul National University Children's Hospital on Thursday for the improvement of the environment for pediatric patients.

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Jiwon Woo.)

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