Famous senior actress Youn Yuh Jung decided to leave Hook Entertainment in the midst of a busy dispute with Lee Seung Gi because he was caught not paying fees for 18 years.
South Korea's famous senior actress, Youn Yuh Jung has finally officially left Hook Entertainment. The announcement was made directly by Hook Entertainment today, Monday (5/12).
Youn Yuh Jung decided to leave this agency after almost 6 years. It is known that he decided to join Hook Entertainment in March 2017.
"Hello. This is Hook Entertainment. We, Hook Entertainment, inform that our contract with actress Youn Yuh Jung, who has been with us since March 2017, has ended," said Hook Entertainment.
"We will support him so that we can always continue to meet him through great projects with good health going forward. Thank you," concluded Hook Entertainment.
The news that Youn Yuh Jung will not renew this contract itself has been a lively topic of discussion in the Korean media since the middle of last month. However, at that time, Hook Entertainment gave a firm rebuttal.
"It's not true that Youn Yuh Jung's exclusive contract with us ended," Hook Entertainment said at the time.
This news is known to have appeared shortly after Hook Entertainment was allegedly raided by the authorities for up to 5 hours. The ugliness of Hook Entertainment was increasingly seen when Lee Seung Gi finally spoke that his honor as a singer had never been given since 18 years ago or since his debut. Currently, the CEO of Hook Entertainment, namely Kwon Jin Young, is being investigated by the authorities after it was mentioned that he likes to use company money for personal gain.
Lee Seung Gi was allegedly not the only victim from Hook Entertainment. Thus, the trust in this agency in the eyes of the public decreased drastically.
Meanwhile, it is still unknown which agency Youn Yuh Jung will choose next. A number of agencies will certainly accept Youn Yuh Jung with open arms considering his achievements in acting.
Last year, Youn Yuh Jung made history as the only Korean actress to win three world awards for her performance in the film "Minari". Until now, she is an actress who is respected and admired by her juniors. (wk/alpha)
