Singer Song Ga-in operated her one-person agency "Gaindal Entertainment" without registering it as a popular culture and arts planning business, and her agency bowed to the issue.
On the 18th, a representative of JG Star, which manages Song Ga-in, told OSEN, "Song Ga-in intended to establish Gaindal Entertainment as a one-person agency and promote under it, but she signed an exclusive contract with our company and is active as a contracted artist."
They continued, "After the establishment of the one-person agency, JG Star took charge of management duties and did not recognize that part. In fact, business registration and registration as a popular culture and arts planning business must be done at the same time, so it is correct to say we were at fault."
Meanwhile, Song Ga-in's side said, "A representative of Gaindal Entertainment plans to file the registration application today."
Last September, Song Ga-in established the one-person agency Gaindal Entertainment and listed her biological older brother as an inside director. However, Song Ga-in's side confirmed that Gaindal Entertainment was not registered as a popular culture and arts planning business.
Under the Act on the Promotion of the Popular Culture and Arts Industry, entertainers operating as corporations or as sole proprietors exceeding one person must register as a popular culture and arts planning business to operate, and operating without registration is punishable by up to two years in prison or a fine of up to 20 million won.
Recently, reports have emerged that stars such as Ok Joo-hyun and Sung Si-kyung, who operate as one-person agencies, have been running agencies without registering as popular culture and arts planning businesses, and Song Ga-in's side has quickly identified and is addressing the matter.
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