"Cha Eun-woo and Kim Seon-ho's agency" Fantagio also apologized, saying, "Lack of responsibility for managing the company." [Official]

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Fantagio, the agency of group Astro member and actor Cha Eun-woo and actor Kim Sun-ho, has officially apologized for the tax controversy.

Fantagio recently said on its official website, "We deeply apologize for causing concern to many people due to the recent controversy over the tax of our company and its artists."

"We take this incident seriously as a problem arising from the lack of management responsibility of the company, not just an individual case," he said. "As a company that has to manage and support the overall activities of artists, we have not been able to fully check the issue in advance and are seriously aware that there were insufficient parts in the management process."

Fantagio explained, "We are currently fully re-examining the internal management system and decision-making process, and we are pushing for practical improvements, such as strengthening the pre-verification process, including tax and legal review."

We will faithfully engage in related procedures and continue to supplement the internal control system to prevent similar cases from recurring. As Fantagio operates based on public trust, we will reflect deeply on this issue and repay it with responsible changes," he added.

Earlier in July last year, Cha Eun-woo was notified of a 20 billion won additional collection after undergoing a high-intensity irregular tax investigation by the 4th Bureau of Investigation at the Seoul Regional Tax Office. Since then, he has posted an apology, saying that he has paid the additional fine in full. On the 8th, he said on his SNS, "We respect the procedures and results of the National Tax Service and paid all related taxes to prevent further confusion. We will faithfully deal with the remaining procedures," he said.

Kim Sun-ho also suffered from tax evasion using a family corporation. Suspicions were raised that he bypassed his income by establishing a single-person corporation. As the controversy grew, Kim Sun-ho said he completed the process of closing the corporation along with the additional payment of personal income tax.

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