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SEOUL November 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean singer and actor Lee Seung-gi is struggling with his entertainment agency Hook Entertainment which he has been part of for 18 years since 2004.
According to the music and Tv industry on Tuesday, artist has submitted proof of content to his agency asking for full disclosure regarding his artist contract,
Through the proof of content, Lee Seung-gi claimed “ever since his debut, I have not received anything regarding my music usage fee.”
Moreover, artist has asked for a proof and evidence regarding payouts related to his music usage fee.
Head of the Hook Entertainment Kwon Jin-young, addressed “Despite of whether the accusation is true or not, I would like to send my deepest apology,” adding “Everything is because of me therefore I am very sorry and I am ashamed of everything that is happening.”
“However, we are currently at a state where we need more time to collect and analyze the situation, therefore we are careful of what we can say or not because it might turn into a lawsuit in the near future,” adding “We are very sorry that we cannot disclose everything to you guys at the moment.” addressed head of the head figure of the entertainment agency.
Continuing on Kwon Jin-young stated “If there is anything that I or as a Hook Entertainment did in order to cause such incident to happen, I will take full responsibility for my actions.”
Previously Hook Entertainment stated “We have received proof of content from Lee Seung-gi and ware in process of coming up with the answers,” adding “We will do our best in order to smooth things out between the company and the artist.”
Lee Seung-gi, who debuted with his debut album “The Dream of a Moth,” in 2004 continued on with his hit tracks “Because You’re My Woman,” “Delete,” “Love Time” and more.
Other than his activities as a K-pop artist, Lee Seung-gi participated in “Famous Chil Princesses” by KBS 2TV, “Brilliant Legacy,” “My Girlfriend is a Gumiho” by SBS, “The King 2 Hearts” by MBC and more and solidified his grounds as a hallyu actor.
After Lee Seung-gi’s conflict with his entertainment industry surfaced, the official webpage of Hook Entertainment is currently down due to overload of traffic.
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Joonha Yoo)
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