Lee Jang-woo's restaurant's withdrawal controversy.."It's not for the purpose of promotion," said Jeon Hyun-moo [Star Issue]

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Actor Lee Jang-woo's MBN entertainment program "Jeon Hyun-moo Plan," which sparked controversy over restaurant receivables, expressed its position on his appearance.

MBN's 'Jeon Hyun-moo Plan' told Star News on the 17th, "I was not aware of Lee Jang-woo's restaurant receivables at all. Regarding the appearance, he explained, "I just recruited Lee Jang-woo because he likes food, not for the purpose of promoting the restaurant he runs."

According to the Dispatch earlier on the day, Hoseokchon, a Sundaeguk restaurant located in Seokchon-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, has not paid livestock distributors for eight months. This is a place that Lee Jang-woo has promoted as "my store" on various broadcasts.

Hoseokchon is owned by "Tiger," an F&B company in which Lee Jang-woo is listed as an in-house director. From November 2023 to May 2025, this place received accessories such as pig head and intestines from livestock distributor A. The payment date was well followed at the beginning, and the receivables gradually accumulated, and it was reported that it once increased to 64 million won in January last year.

Eventually, company A contacted Lee Jang-woo directly and demanded payment, but Lee Jang-woo said, "Lee Jang-woo is not related to the rice soup restaurant. It is known that he drew the line, saying, "My friend B is the representative."

However, Lee Jang-woo has promoted his store in various entertainment shows such as MBC's "I Live Alone" and MBN's "Jeon Hyun-moo Plan." In particular, in last year's 'Jeon Hyun-moo Plan', he mentioned the sundae soup restaurant and said, "In the beginning, I boiled 100 heads of pigs. I have two enormous pots, and I turn them around," he said.

As the contents mentioned in the broadcast became a problem, the "Former Current Affairs Plan" also caught fire. In response, the "Jeon Hyun-moo Plan" explained, "It was not an appearance for the purpose of publicity."

Later, the agency Hunus Entertainment said in an official position, "Lee Jang-woo is participating in the operation as a shareholder of Ho Seok-chon, but the entire delivery price has already been paid to Mujin Co., Ltd., which is a contractual client." There is no direct contractual relationship between Company A and Ho Seok-chon or actor Lee Jang-woo.

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