Ok Joohyun’s Agency Apologizes for Delay in Legal Registration
Sep 10, 2025
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The agency TOI Entertainment announced on the 10th that "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 intentionally evading legal proceedings or illegally operating the company. It is understood that online training was completed three years ago in preparation for registration, which was the beginning of the company's establishment, but there was an omission in the administrative procedure afterwards"We are currently investigating the cause, and we will complete the registration immediately through supplementary procedures."," he said.
In addition, he explained that some media reports that 'discontinuance of contact' were "Different from the facts". The agency said, "We have not been able to respond quickly due to the schedule of the performance, but we have not avoided communication.""We will do our best to manage administrative procedures more thoroughly and not lose trust with this incident."," he stressed.
Earlier in the day, Sports Trends reported that Ok Joo-hyun's agency TOI Entertainment did not register as a pop culture and arts planning business. According to Article 26 of the Popular Culture and Arts Industry Development Act, popular culture and arts planning companies (entertainment agencies, etc.) must register popular culture and arts planning businesses. The Korea Creative Content Agency's comprehensive information system on pop culture and arts also stipulates that it is illegal for an unregistered company in the pop culture and arts planning business to conduct related business. Violation of this could result in up to two years in prison or a fine of 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.
Hereinafter, the official position of Ok Joo-hyun's agency is full.
Hello, we're TOI Entertainment/Tightroll.
I sincerely apologize for causing concern to many people due to the recent reports.
It is clearly our fault that we did not complete the registration of the pop culture and arts planning business on time. However, I would like to inform you that I never intentionally avoided legal proceedings or operated the company illegally.
Three years ago, at the beginning of the company's establishment, he prepared for registration and even completed online training, but it is understood that there has been an omission in the administrative procedure since then. We are currently checking the cause, and we will complete the registration by taking the supplementary procedure immediately.
In addition, the expression 'discontinue contact' raised in some reports is not true. I just couldn't respond quickly due to the performance schedule, but I didn't avoid communication.
With this opportunity, we will do our best to manage administrative procedures more thoroughly and not lose trust.
antahn22@sportschosun.com
