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It has been reported that a single-person agency founded by singer Lee Hi has been operating unregistered for more than five years.
Lee Hi's agency Doover told Star News on the 27th, "Since Lee Hi has been working with us under an exclusive contract, he was not aware that a private business operator needed to register a separate pop culture and arts planning business in the process," adding, "We have completed the related curriculum belatedly and recently completed the registration process."
"This was caused by ignorance and negligence of both the company and the artist. We apologize for the inconvenience caused by this, and in the future, we will more thoroughly check the relevant laws and procedures so that the same thing does not repeat itself," he said.
Earlier in the day, a media outlet reported that 8O8 High Recordings, a one-man agency founded by Lee Hi in 2020, had been operating illegally without registering with the competent authorities.
According to this, Lee Hi's one-man agency completed registration of the pop culture and arts planning business at the Mapo-gu Office under the jurisdiction on the 21st. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has set a "day registration guidance period" until the end of last year to foster the widespread problem of unregistered agencies in the industry. However, three weeks after the end of the period, it was reported that the registration process was taken.
The current "Popular Culture and Arts Industry Development Act" stipulates that corporations or private businesses with more than one person who carry out pop culture and arts planning tasks, such as entertainment management, will face up to two years in prison or a fine of up to 20 million won if they operate without registering with local governments.
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