Lee Seung Gi is believed to have the upper hand in his fight against his agency, Hook Entertainment, over his 18-year music revenue that the company didn’t give. However, there are some concerns that he may lose this fight due to the label’s strong influence in the industry.
Former entertainment reporter and now YouTuber Lee Jin Ho created a video titled The Reason enemies surround Lee Seung Gi on all sides on his YouTube channel. He said that though the situation seemed to be in Lee Seung Gi’s favor, Hook still had a higher chance of winning.
Lee Seung Gi Fighting the Battle Alone
Lee Jin Ho claimed that things didn’t look good for the artist as he might have surrounded himself with enemies, viaAllKpop.
"Lee Sun Hee, Lee Seo Jin, Yoon Yeo Jung, and more are all part of Hook Entertainment,” he stated. “It has been proven that Lee Seung Gi has been treated unfairly, but none of those (high-level) entertainers are raising their voices in support of him."
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In this fight against the company, he stressed that the idol was “alone.”
“When celebrities leave an entertainment company to fight against it, usually, they create a foundation that can protect themselves,” he continued. “But Lee Seung Gi is handling everything alone only with his manager. That is not an easy task."
The Fame and Power of Hook Entertainment CEO
Lee Jin Ho also emphasized the fame and power Hook’s CEO Kwon Jin Young has in the industry.
"Kwon Jin Young is famous in the industry. She (the CEO) is the individual who had the ability to grow a company that earns billions of KRWs (millions of dollars) with just two people - Lee Sun Hee and Lee Seung Gi,” he explained. "Kwon Jin Young is also said to have immense influence over the broadcasting industry. It is said that they all walk on eggshells around her."
Not only that, but Lee Jin Ho also stressed that Kwon Jin Young is close to the renowned entertainment producer Na Yeong Seok.
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"Industry officials say that Kwon Jin Young and producer Na Yeong Seok are very close. They became close when Lee Seung Gi was filming 2 Days & 1 Night,” he continued. “Also, Lee Seung Gi, Lee Seo Jin, and Yoon Yeo Jung did a variety show together. At the center of all this was Kwon Jin Young."
Lee Jin Ho added that Kwon Jin Young is worth tens of billions of KRW or millions of dollars, in addition to her “tremendous assets.”
She has three buildings for Hook in Cheongdam-dong and Hannam The Hill. So, Lee Jin Ho sees him as the type of person who will not just let this issue slide.
“She also will hire the top law firm in Korea,” he believed.
For starters, Lee Seung Gi demanded a transparent record of his earnings and payment from Hook in his sent content certification after claiming he hadn’t received anything from his music recordings 18 years since he debuted.
Hook has vehemently denied the claim.
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