Singer Young Tak. Photo l Yecheon BrewerySinger Young-tak (real name Park Young-tak, 39) claimed that he demanded 15 billion won in the name of trademark license fees, and Yecheon Brewery, who was sued, was acquitted by the police. Young-tak’s side said, “It is not acceptable” to the police’s decision not to appeal Yecheon Brewery’s attempted blackmail and defamation charges.
On the 10th, Yecheon Brewery said in an official position, “After a three-month investigation into the criminal complaint filed by Yeong-tak and Yeong-tak’s mother once morest Yecheon Brewery, the police decided not to send the case on the 3rd. The reason for the rejection was insufficient evidence.”
He further emphasized, “Through the results of the police investigation, the core issues of ‘Young Tak’s mother’s request for 3 years and 15 billion won and the death of a pig’s head’ were found to be true.”
According to Yecheon Brewery, the Gangdong Police Station in Seoul decided to reject the case of attempted blackmail once morest Yecheon Brewery Chairman Baek Gu-young on the 3rd due to insufficient evidence.
In response, Young-tak’s agency, Milagro, issued a statement and said, “According to the reason for the non-judgment of the investigation agency, it is stated that the threat or attempted coercion of Yecheon Brewery is acceptable. However, it seems that there was a disagreement regarding the suitability of the attempted blackmail, which is the charge of accusation.”
He continued, “This suggests that Yecheon Brewery has clearly threatened or attempted to coerce our artist to socially bury our artist for the purpose of unfair use of trademark rights.” The damage caused is enormous.”
The management company said, “The management company cannot accept both legal and factual judgments regarding the fact that a complaint has been made despite making such a serious mistake. will be,” he explained.
Finally, the agency added, “We will reveal the truth of Yecheon Brewery’s malicious and illegal behavior to the end to protect the artist and family and restore their honor.”
The conflict between Young-tak and Yecheon Brewery began in June of last year when negotiations to renew the model for ‘Young-tak Makgeolli’ broke down.
At that time, Yecheon Brewery claimed that ‘Young-tak’s mother demanded 15 billion won in 3 years ahead of the renewal of the contract’ and ‘they told me to bury the pig’s head in the factory’, and Young-tak’s side claimed that ‘the memo sent by my mother during the negotiations regarding trademark rights was abused and arbitrary. It is a frame of demand of 15 billion won, which is exaggerated with the above,’ and ‘It is a slander to execute blackmail threats’.
In September of the same year, Young Tak’s agency filed a criminal complaint once morest Yecheon Brewery Chairman Baek and others on charges of defamation and attempted blackmail by spreading false information.
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