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Entertainment agency Fantagio is sobbing at Cha Eun-woo while laughing at his actor Kim Sun-ho.
Fantagio wanted to laugh at the success of Kim Sun-ho's successful works, which he recruited in March last year, but Cha Eun-woo's alleged tax evasion recently put him on the verge of making a cry. Fantagio's stock price fell to 480 won on the 23rd.
Soon after signing the Fantagio contract last year, Kim Sun-ho was evaluated as rewarding for bringing a down payment of 2 billion won as the global hit of the Netflix series "I was completely deceived" released in March of that year. At that time, "I was completely deceived" ranked No. 1 in Netflix's global top 10 series (non-English) and ranked in the top 10 for eight weeks.
In the play, Kim Sun-ho appeared as Park Choong-seop, the boyfriend of Ae-soon's daughter Geum-myeong (IU), and showed "Pure Love Romance." In particular, Kim Sun-ho even created a "challenge craze" by leaving a famous scene with a wink while pretending to faint at IU's wedding dress. Kim Sun-ho suffered a big blow to his image due to controversy over his personal life after "Gat Village Cha Cha Cha Cha Cha" in 2021, but ironically, he succeeded in making a comeback with his main characteristic romance.
Can Kim Sun-ho translate the Netflix series 'This Love', which was released on the 16th?It was a succession of success with '. He seems to have recovered his image with his main job, "acting," by showing a sweet romance with top star Cha Mu-hee (played by Ko Yoon-jung) with a deep emotional line along with a smart charm as a multilingual interpreter Ju Ho-jin.
In the topical category of TV-OTT integrated dramas in the 3rd week of January (January 12 to January 18), announced by Good Data Corporation Fundex on the 20th, "Can I interpret this love?"' came in first place.
In a recent interview with "Can I translate this love?" Kim Sun-ho praised it as "rocking," saying, "Rocking is too much to say. I try to boldly challenge myself and study if there is a role that I want to play, regardless of genre, as well as romance. I will show you how hard I work in any genre," he said.
Asked if he realized his global popularity, he said, "I don't really know that well because I'm only in the practice room preparing for the play. However, the increase in Instagram followers is certainly visible, he said. "In particular, the 'Flood Challenge' was really surprising. I didn't know it at first, but I found out later. I was really surprised to see Arina Grande post it," he said with a smile.
On the other hand, Cha Eun-woo, who thought he was a "fantasio's filial son for many years," was reduced to a "fantas" overnight. The controversy over Cha Eun-woo broke out on the 21st, and the Seoul Regional Tax Office reportedly conducted a high-intensity tax investigation against Cha Eun-woo in the first half of 2025 and notified him of the additional income tax of more than 20 billion won. This is the highest ever tax surcharge ever imposed on celebrities, astonishing the public.
The National Tax Service said Cha Eun-woo and his mother, identified only by his surname Choi, used a trick to reduce income tax of 45 percent to apply a corporate tax rate that is more than 20% lower than the income tax rate by using "Paper Company" DANI, a non-substantial company.
Under the current law, if the Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes is applied, a portal tax of 1 billion won or more can be sentenced to life imprisonment or five years or more. However, if it is concluded as an underreporting due to differences in tax law interpretation or is defined as tax avoidance, it will be exempt from criminal punishment other than moral responsibility and tax collection.
In response, Cha Eun-woo's agency Fantagio said in an official position on the 22nd, "The main issue is whether the corporation established by Cha Eun-woo's mother is subject to real taxation. It is not a final and final issue, he said. "We will actively clarify issues related to the application of legal interpretation in accordance with due process."
Among them, the advertising industry is trying to "erase Cha Eun-woo" by taking posts related to him private. Cha Eun-woo and Fantagio may face penalties for advertising contracts and class action by shareholders.
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