Source: Segye Ilbo
It has been revealed that Hook further "borrowed" funds from Lee Seung-gi.
According to a leaked audit report submitted to the Financial Supervisory Service, Hook borrowed 4.7 billion won from Lee Seung-gi in the name of "operating funds" in 2013 without interest. The loan was repaid in 2020 after 7 years however it's unusual for an agency to borrow billions from its artists for such a long period of time without interest.
An official from the entertainment industry stated, "It's strange for an entertainment to lend cash to an agency for free."
Another entertainment official stated, "When celebrities buy real-estate, there are many benefits to doing it through a corporation rather than an individual."
Meanwhile, Dispatch revealed that Lee Seung-gi has never been paid for his music since debut in 2004 despite earnings reported for 18 years. Hook CEO was also caught in leaked recording "threatening to kill Lee Seung-gi after he requested accounting records."
Segye Ilbo tried to call Hook several times to confirm the authenticity of the controversy however they were unreachable. Hook officials are not taking calls from the press.
- [+3,420, -32] Physiognomy is a science.. Seung-giya, cheer up, I hope you win this!
- [+1,323, -12] They treated Lee Seung-gi as a money-making machine, not a human being. Looking at those katalks chats between the manager and CEO, she was talking about him as if he was less than a beggar.
- [+708, -11] She's scum of the earth! Ugh, I hope she pays for what she's done to him. Seung-giya, make sure you sue her for everything she's got!
- [+700, -16] Why was I so sure she was a man this entire time?
- [+616, -2] Listening to those recordings you can tell she's a psychopatch.
- [+279, -2] After seeing how she was talking to the manager about Lee Seung-gi's eating, I didn't need to see anything else. You don't need any more evidence, you can tell what kind of person she is just from that ㅋㅋThe only reason why's CEO is because she was Lee Sun-hee's former manager 😂😂 .. she really lasted long in a position she was never fit to sit on.
- [+270, -2] I remember when Lee Seung-gi tried to leave Hook at first and he got a ton of hate for betraying her mentor Lee Sun-hee. And then news came out that he renewed his contract not long ago and I thought something fishy was going on ~ I didn't know things were bad to this level, I seriously got goosebumps. She's treated him like a slave for 20 years and brazenly threatens to kill him off? Just wow, shouldn't a woman like that be arrested for attempted murder? She wiped out and ruined a young man's entire life.
- [+207, -1] Gaslighting isn't even the main issue with this agency. They're caught up in embezzlements and tax evasion too. Take this opportunity to do a full investigation. The entertainment industry is about to get very fun really soon.
- [+178, -7] Dig up this Kwon CEO b*tch and Lee Sun-hee too and suck out all their dirty deeds.
- [+148, -5] If Lee Seung-gi is a minus singer then what is she, a black hole??