Singer and actor Lee Seung-gi is in conflict with his agency Hook Entertainment over the settlement of digital music revenue, and experts conveyed their opinions.
The KBS 2TV entertainment program ‘Year-round Plus’, which aired on the 8th, dealt with the conflict between Lee Seung-gi and Hook Entertainment.
Lee Seung-gi made his debut as a singer in 2004 and created numerous hit songs, but it was recently revealed that he had not received a settlement related to music from his agency Hook Entertainment, which shocked him.
Lee Seung-gi released a total of 137 songs for 18 years following his debut and made numerous hits, but sent a proof of content to his agency last month, claiming that he had not been paid for the music revenue. Recently, the agency notified the termination of the exclusive contract, saying that it acknowledged that the music source revenue was not settled. In addition, Lee Seung-gi’s legal representative revealed the damage caused by gaslighting from the agency.
In addition, a dispute between Lee Seung-gi and his agency has been raised, and the fact that he suffered panic disorder in a broadcast in the past and the part where he said “I have been to a psychiatrist” is being re-examined.
In response, a psychiatrist mentioned Lee Seung-gi and said, “Gaslighting is when an individual psychologically dominates and manipulates another person. It rarely happens in a short period of time, and over a long period of time, gaslighting is formed when the other person is forced to obey, and the other person unknowingly takes obedience for granted,” he explained. “(Lee Seung-gi) said that over the past long period of time, he had heard stories such as ‘You are a negative singer’ and ‘You have not been able to make money on music. However, even if he tried to raise an objection, he was ignored and belittled by the agency, so it is judged that he was in the psychological dominance stage.”
Regarding this, Yoo Jae-jin, director of the Korea Music Industry Association, said, “The copyright fees of copyright holders, singers, and performers are distributed very transparently and fairly through copyright organizations.” Failure to comply with the agreement became a problem,” he pointed out.
The lawyer whom the broadcasting side consulted said, “The main issue is whether the music profits were distributed according to the contract.” Regarding settlement of music sources, there is room for fraud to be established. He pointed out that if there is a part used personally in the use of a corporate card, it can be a crime of breach of trust in business.”
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