KeyEast, the former agency of actor Jisoo who left River Where the Moon Rises amid school violence allegations, was ordered to compensate the drama's production company 880 million won.
On the 6th, according to legal sources, KeyEast submitted a withdrawal of its appeal to the Supreme Court's 3rd Division (presiding Justice Oh Seok-joon) on the 24th of last month. As a result, the second‑instance ruling ordering KeyEast to pay CANVAS N (formerly Victory Contents) 880 million won and interest was finalized.
Jisoo, who was formerly under contract with KeyEast, was embroiled in school violence allegations in March 2021. At the time, Jisoo had appeared as the male lead Ondal in KBS 2TV's Monday-Tuesday drama River Where the Moon Rises through episode 6. However, Jisoo's side acknowledged parts of the allegations and voluntarily withdrew from the production.
River Where the Moon Rises had completed filming up to episode 18 of the planned 20 episodes. The production immediately cast Na In-woo as Jisoo's replacement and proceeded with reshoots. From episode 7, Na In-woo appeared as the male lead, and as the show stabilized in broadcasting, Na In-woo also reshot episodes 1 through 6 that had originally featured Jisoo, and the VOD was edited accordingly.
Thereafter, Victory Contents, the production company of River Where the Moon Rises, filed a damages claim against KeyEast, Jisoo's agency, seeking 3 billion won in additional production costs from the reshoots. In the first instance, the court ordered payment of approximately 1.42 billion won, but after appeals the compensation amount was reduced to 880 million won.
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