Actor Lee Seung Gi Is Lauded For His Professionalism Amid Agency Scandal
According to news reports, Lee Seung Gi is focusing his efforts on filming for his upcoming movie amid bombshell allegations that the singer/actor has never been paid for his singing endeavors.
On November 21, news outlet Maeil Kyungjae reported that Lee Seung Gi is faithfully filming for his upcoming movie amid scandalous allegations against his agency, Hook Entertainment.
According to the report, Lee Seung Gi started filming for the upcoming movie, Large Family (translated title) this month and hasn’t allowed the controversy surrounding his agency to distract him.
An insider revealed to the news outlet that despite the issues, the actor is doing his best with filming and getting along with castmates.
Because it is the start of filming, everyone is getting to know one another. Lee Seung Gi is doing his best during filming and hasn’t let the controversies distract him. Even amid the controversy, filming has gone on as scheduled.
— Insider
Earlier, it was reported that Lee Seung Gi had asked his agency for a report on his revenue for his activities in the past 18 years. At the time, the agency acknowledged that they had received his request and stated they were working on finding an amicable resolution.
We would like to respond to reports that our artist Lee Seung Gi has asked for accounting records. We have received the request and are examining our (accounting) and preparing our response. We are working on resolving this issue, so there aren’t any misunderstandings between both parties.
— Hook Entertainment
The request follows a raid on Hook Entertainment by Police Agents. At the time, it was speculated that the raid was due to embezzlement allegations and that it may be tied to a larger investigation into the agency’s ties with Park Min Young‘s ex-boyfriend, Kang Jong Hyun.
Then on November 21, news outlet Dispatch released a damning exposé alleging that the label hasn’t paid Lee Seung Gi a dime for his singing activities. The allegations are particularly scandalous as Lee Seung Gi is one of Korea’s most well-known ballad singers and had a string of hits, including classics “Because You’re My Woman” and “Will You Marry Me.”
Hook Entertainment has not released a statement addressing the allegations. Instead, the label had earlier stated that due to the implications of the allegations, they aren’t able to yet comment on them.
Also, we would like to apologize for not responding to the many articles regarding a series of allegations, surrounding Hook Entertainment. Due to the seriousness of the allegations we are not able to respond at this time. Once the situation has been mediated to some extent, we will respond through an official press release.
— Hook Entertainment
Stay tuned for updates.
