Ok Joo-hyun, I finally put my head down unregistered three-year activities, apparent negligence
Sep 10, 2025
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On the 10th, Oh Soo-hyun's agency TOI Entertainment and Title Roll "We sincerely apologize for causing concern to many people due to recent reports."It is our fault that we failed to complete the registration of the pop culture and arts planning business on time."
"However, it is by no means that the company was intentionally evaded or illegally operated the company," he said. "It is understood that online training was completed three years ago in preparation for registration at the beginning of the company's establishment, but there was an omission in the administrative procedure afterward. We are currently investigating the cause and will complete the registration with immediate complementary procedures," he said.
In addition, regarding the expression 'discontinuance of contact' raised in some reports, "We did not respond quickly with performance schedules, but we did not avoid communication."
Finally "I will do my best to manage administrative procedures more thoroughly and not lose trust with this incident."," he bowed again.
On this day, the sports trend said, "It has been confirmed that Ok Joo-hyun's agency TOI Entertainment has not registered as a pop culture and arts planning business." The same was true of Ok Joo-hyun's previously established one-man agency title role. Musical actress Lee Ji-hye, who was controversial with Ok Joo-hyun, is in the agency as an auditor. Ok Joo-hyun and Lee Ji-hye belong to the title role, but currently belong to TOI Entertainment. Both the title role and TOI Entertainment are not registered.
Under the Popular Culture and Arts Industry Development Act, it is an essential legal requirement for celebrities who work as corporations and private businesses with more than one person to register as a pop culture and arts planning business. Violations are subject to legal sanctions, including criminal penalties.
According to the bill, the act of conducting business if it is not registered can be sentenced to up to two years in prison or fined up to 20 million won. In addition, all business activities, such as signing contracts in an unregistered state, are considered illegal and can be suspended if caught.
In addition, fines of up to 5 million won may be imposed even if changes, closures, and business closures are not reported in time. Ok Joo-hyun has been operating an entertainment agency illegally until TOI Entertainment since the establishment of a single-person agency in April 2022.
The legal community believes that the Popular Culture and Arts Industry Development Act is more than 10 years old, and it is unreasonable to wait for reasons for simple errors or ignorance. In addition, unregistered businesses are viewed as producing a voice market and undermining the legal order.
At the same time, the agency official lost contact with him after saying that there were aspects that he could not look into as the person in charge changed," he said.
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