Get down on your knees and beg...Park Soo-hong is accused of intimidation
Jul 30, 2025
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According to the police, A, the CEO of a food company, filed a complaint with the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul on the 14th, saying he had received threats from Park Soo-hong. Police will soon call both sides to conduct an investigation.
The complaint appears to be related to an ongoing civil lawsuit between the two sides. Park Soo-hong's agency filed a lawsuit in September last year with Seongnam Branch of the Suwon District Court claiming that A's company used Park Soo-hong's face in advertisements without permission.
Mr. A claimed that `Park Soo-hong is trying to gain a greater profit than the original agreement, such as demanding 5-10% of the total sales,' and said that the complaint took place during the litigation process.
The complaint filed by Mr. A contained the content that lawyer B, Park Soo-hong's legal representative, said in June 2023, just before the lawsuit was filed, "I think it should be at the level of "Sorrying Villa" and "Help me". Mr. A claimed that `Park Soo-hong and the lawyer used their position and prestige to press, and threatened that if they did not accept the demand, the company would go bankrupt and damage the client.'
However, lawyer B countered in a media interview that `It is not true that Park Soo-hong's face was used in advertisements for more than a year without a contract, so if you are not going to pay for it, you should stop using it.' He also argued that there is no reason to threaten Mr. A, noting that he is a relative of a powerful figure in the former administration.
The police plan to summon both sides soon to check the details and facts.
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