Axe of '600 million tax arrears' ♥ 'Unregistered single-person agency' Lee Ha-i..Each other's flaws are "true love." [Star Issue]

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As rapper Axe and singer Lee Hi are in an open romantic relationship, attention is being paid again to the issues of the two's past.

On the 28th, as the news of Axe's romantic relationship with Lee Hi was reported, many people wondered whether the controversy over the past between the two had been resolved.

Axe has been embroiled in various controversies in the past, including tax arrears, controversy over his mother's debt, and a lawsuit against a U.S. precious metal company for unpaid jewelry payments. He was listed on the list of large delinquents in 2022 due to arrears of more than 10 million won in health insurance premiums and 300 million won in comprehensive income tax.

He was also sued for failing to pay 40 million won worth of jewelry in 2019. At the time of the controversy over his mother's debt in 2018, Axe was heavily criticized for saying, "10 million won is for my meal."

Since his debut, Dok2 has been showing off supercars and luxury goods, pushing "self-made man's money bragging" as his image, and experienced a "disgrace" due to financial controversy. In the past, he revealed his property and luxurious hotel house through broadcasting, and the room he lived in cost about 7 million won a day and spent 200 million won a month on monthly rent.

Axe also had more than seven super cars, including Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Lamborghini, BMW i8, and Ferrari, boasting a total of more than 2 billion won in car prices alone. At the time of 2016, it was known that Axe's annual copyright fee income was 1 billion won and its annual income was 5 billion won.

After several controversies, Dok2 left Korea and lived in Los Angeles, USA, and founded a new company, "808 High Records." Axe is known to have recently paid 672 million won in full in arrears.

In January, Lee Hi was embroiled in a controversy after it was revealed that he had been operating a single-person agency unregistered for more than five years. At the time, the agency Duover said, "As Lee Hi has been working under an exclusive contract with us, we were not aware that a separate registration for the pop culture and arts planning business was necessary for a private corporation," adding, "It was caused by ignorance and indifference of both the company and the artist, and we will check the relevant laws more thoroughly."

Lee Hi reported on the establishment of the joint label "808 High Records" with Axe after the exclusive contract with Doover ended on the 6th.

Meanwhile, on the 28th, Dispatch reported that Axe and Lee Hi have been dating for five years. The two formed a relationship through MBC's "Infinite Challenge" in 2016, and it is known that they have developed into lovers after continuing to work together.

On this day, the two admitted their romantic relationship by releasing photos and videos taken together on their Instagram. Axe and Lee Hi released a duet song "You & Me" containing love lyrics on the same day.

"Happy birthday, my only DOK2 and 808HI," Lee Hi said, adding that the axe is MY MAN. Axe left a comment saying "Tremendous love" and a heart-shaped emoji in the post. Axe also called Lee Hi 'my girl' (MY LADY) on his Instagram.

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