"Study Crack → Shanghai Criminal Code" Hwang Young-woong is controversial about sponsoring 120 million cash.."You got paid by yourself."
Jul 19, 2025
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SBS 'Curious Story Y', which aired on the 18th, highlighted the joint purchase process of Hwang Young-woong's album and the details of money transactions among fans.
Hwang Young-woong, who was previously expected to be a strong candidate for the 2023 'Burning Trotman', eventually admitted some facts and voluntarily dropped out of the program due to various suspicions such as the revelation of assault on his ex-girlfriend's date, school violence, and injury convictions.
After about six months of self-reflection, he resumed his activities with the release of his first mini-album 'Autumn, Longing' in October of the same year.
Fans began a massive joint purchase of the album at the news of Hwang's return and raised more than 1.5 billion won in four days. The cumulative amount reached 6.1 billion won in a month, and the initial sales exceeded 500,000 copies. Some of the fans reportedly bought albums by taking out loans or selling wedding rings, and some used basic living expenses.
However, the controversy began when the transaction details of the fundraising bankbook were leaked to the outside world. The fans said, "One paid all the money to buy the album", and disclosed the circumstances in which KRW 1 million was withdrawn six times a day from the end of August 2023. It is estimated that more than 120 million won was withdrawn in cash over a total of 22 days.
As a result, attention was naturally drawn to A, who was the former central general manager of Hwang Young-woong's fan cafe at the time.
Mr. A "We want to deliver (the fundraising) to Hwang Young-woong. Members voluntarily had local bank accounts, so that's how they delivered the donation (fundraising)."
"Is it true that the members took out the money they collected and gave it to them in cash?" When asked why he/she received cash, Mr. A answered "That's right. But I can't explain it in detail."
At the same time, A claimed that some fans offered cash support for Hwang Young-woong, who had no income during his self-reflection period.
The agency also decided to donate KRW 15 million each from fans in each region, so it was withdrawn and delivered directly from the singer's waiting room"The tax return was formally processed as gift tax", he explained.
However, the trot industry said that such a culture of cash sponsorship by fans is not common. One former trot manager said "It's ridiculous to get cash. I've never even heard of it. I've received 50,000 won in pocket money to pay for the car, but I've never received hundreds of millions of dollars," he said, and the incumbent manager also returned it when he gave cash. He says, 'Never give it away'. This becomes big later. Such a thing itself is completely blocked." In the first place, they don't make things that can be tied up with money and valuables between fans.
In addition, some fans claimed that Hwang Young-woong rented a vehicle under the name of a fan and that fans also paid for it.
In response, the agency said "Fans said they would give a rental car as a gift because the car shown on the show was small." It is true that I received a rental car. But I didn't run much", he explained.
Some fans said, `All the donations are transferred to the central office. Then you won't know how the money was spent in the center. I've never seen a receipt for that. There is no evidence that the audit was good without any problems. I'll just say that I did it..." he said, expressing disbelief.
Another trot cafe manager said "Hwang Young-woong's fan cafe is a serious case. There are four important accounting materials. The basic amount, deposit and withdrawal details, proof of withdrawal, and final amount. But if you look here, there is no evidence of expenditure. It's like a receipt."
Meanwhile, Hwang Young-woong is reportedly in the top five among trot singers after self-reflection and return after getting off the final round of the 「Burning Trotman」.
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