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Park Min-young denies playing role in ex-boyfriend's criminal acts

Actor Park Min-young denied allegations that she received 250 million won ($188,160) in cash from her ex-boyfriend while they were dating in a press release from her agency Hook Entertainment on Monday.

2024-01-16

Lee Seung-gi donates $450,000 to Korean Red Cross for his birthday

Singer and actor Lee Seung-gi donated 550 million won ($450,000) to the Korean Red Cross in celebration of his birthday on Jan. 13. The donation was made to help increase bloodmobiles ...

2023-01-13

Culture ministry to stamp out 'irrational practices' in entertainment industry

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced Sunday that the entertainment industry’s “irrational” practices such as excessive labor by artists and non-written contracts will be eradicated in the future, in order to put a stop to scandals...

2023-01-01

Hook Entertainment pays singer Lee Seung-gi 5.4 billion won

Hook Entertainment revealed that it paid singer Lee Seung-gi 5.4 billion won ($4.12 million) for the digital streams and downloads for his songs through a statement Friday. “We send our apologies to Lee Seung-gi, who has been having a difficult...

2022-12-16

[THINK ENGLISH] 가수 이승기가 후크엔터테이먼트에 계약 해지를 통보하다

Singer Lee Seung-gi notified Hook Entertainment that their exclusive contract has been terminated, after the agency admitted that it failed to pay the singer his earnings adequately, local news outlets reported on Thursday.

2022-12-09

Actor Youn Yuh-jung leaves her agency, Hook Entertainment

Actor Youn Yuh-jung is leaving Hook Entertainment, her agency since 2017, the agency announced Tuesday. Hook Entertainment made the announcement through a statement Tuesday saying that the contract with Youn ended and was not renewed.

2022-12-06

Singer Lee Seung-gi notifies Hook Entertainment of contract termination

Singer Lee Seung-gi notified Hook Entertainment that their exclusive contract has been terminated, after the agency admitted that it failed to pay the singer his earnings adequately, local news outlets reported on Thursday. Last month, the singer ...

2022-12-01

Lee Seung-gi expresses disdain after Hook Entertainment's denial of withholding money

Singer Lee Seung-gi expressed deep regret regarding his agency Hook Entertainment's denial of the accusation that it had not paid the singer for his songs and said it would be "meaningless" to further extend the conversation with the agency.

2022-11-28

Hook Entertainment denies accusations it withheld money from Lee Seung-gi

Hook Entertainment denied Friday accusations by singer Lee Seung-gi that he has not received any payment for his songs since his debut in 2004. “We regret to tell you that there is unconfirmed information spread by the media in the process of...

2022-11-25

Lee Seung-gi says trust with Hook Entertainment CEO Kwon Jin-young has been broken

Singer and actor Lee Seung-gi confirmed Thursday that he had demanded that his agency, Hook Entertainment, publicly disclose his payment records, and during the process, his “trust was broken” with the agency's CEO, Kwon Jin-young, due to her...

2022-11-24