Rula alumnus broadcaster Lee Sang Min directly clarified remarks related to Shin Jung Hwan's "Rula settlement".
On the 4th, Lee Sang Min captured and posted an article about "B-class hearing" featuring Shin Jung Hwan on his social account.
Earlier, Shin Jung Hwan appeared on "B-class hearing" on the 2nd and recounted the behind-the-scenes story of forming Country Kkokko. In response to the question, "They say the reason you formed Country Kkokko was to pay senior Tak Jae-Hoon's credit card debt of 1,500,000 won," he answered, "Where did you hear that? It's accurate."
He continued, "After returning from the military with my head shaved, before my hair grew back, Rula disbanded. I had nothing to do. I took an exam and entered school to learn photography. Tak Jae-Hoon was an older friend of the neighborhood for 30 years, and since his guitar career wasn't going well either, Lee Sang Min said, 'Jung Hwan, let's try producing the two of you as secondhand new singers,'" he explained.
He said, "Honestly, I was someone who was in Rula and I should have measured things if I was going to, but I called first saying, 'If I do it with Jae-Hoon hyung, I'll do it too.' Then suddenly Jae-Hoon hyung said, 'Ah.. with Jung Hwan?', 'I need some money right now — Jung Hwan, will you help?'" he revealed about the situation at the time.
In particular, Shin Jung Hwan drew attention by raising settlement issues, saying, "Although Rula seemed successful, I was never properly paid settlements. I received 12,000,000 won over five years." In response to the question, "Wasn't Lee Sang Min the producer then?" he said, "(Lee Sang Min) was the producer. Sang Min hyung slightly promoted us with the first album and sold us to that company. He sold us for a premium. That hyung focused on Chakra," explaining, and added, "From the advance payment received, they gave Jae-Hoon hyung 1,500,000 won, and so ultimately 'Country Kkokko' started."
But after these reports were published, Lee Sang Min faced misunderstanding as if he had not properly settled payments with Shin Jung Hwan, so he posted a clarification himself with "#correction #factcheck."
He emphasized that he was also just a signed singer with no authority, saying, "No, I was also a label artist — why would I settle payments for someone? All members were settled equally," and "I'm not the boss of Rula. We were paid equally and worked twice as hard~~~ passionate Rula members. Reporters, it's not me — fact check!!"
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