Lee Seung-gi wins lawsuit against Hook Entertainment for settlement money… Court orders payment of 580 million won.
Singer and actor Lee Seung-gi has won a lawsuit against his former agency Hook Entertainment (Hook, currently known as Chorokbaem). The ruling was made at the Seoul Central District Court's Civil Conciliation Division 20 (Chief Judge Lee Se-ra) on the day when the judgment trial of the debt existence confirmation lawsuit filed by Hook against Lee Seung-gi was held. The court ruled on that day, "Chorokbaem must pay Lee Seung-gi 581.47 million won," and "all remaining claims for compensation and counterclaims by Chorokbaem are dismissed." The court ordered the plaintiff and the defendant to each bear 50% of the litigation costs. Lee Seung-gi, who joined Hook in 2004 and released a total of 137 songs, claimed that he did not receive a proper settlement of the related music revenue and filed a...