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Cha Eun-woo (29, real name Lee Dong-min), a member of the group Astro and actor, is embroiled in a suspicion of tax evasion worth 20 billion won, and his brother Lee Dong-hwi's past appearances on broadcasts are also being re-examined.
Following Cha Eun-woo, his younger brother Lee is already well-known among netizens as an AI (artificial intelligence) expert from a prestigious Chinese university with a handsome appearance that resembles his brother. Cha Eun-woo also proudly introduced his younger brother's history on tvN's "You Quiz on the Block." Above all, his younger brother Lee drew media attention for his outstanding ability to spread "good influence."
In November last year, he appeared on the YouTube channel "Sebashi (Time to Change the World 15 Minutes) Lecture" and made his own announcement. Lee participated in the "AI Summit Seoul & Expo 2025" fair held at the time and gave a lecture under the theme of "AI Resurrection: Evolution into a Brand Verification Tool, AI Created for My Brother." As he put out "brother" Cha Eun-woo, he drew keen attention.
Lee said, "Since I've lived a little close to celebrities, I've focused on their concerns and interests. For example, I always wonder how they can communicate well with their fans. In addition, not only celebrities but also the entertainment industry thought a lot about data feedback, so I thought it would be good to plan a solution that collects data. And I saw that celebrities suffered a lot from bad comments. Of course, constructive feedback should be accepted and developed, but there were a lot of bad comments because there were a lot of media. Also, it's an era of personal influencer. He explained his intention, "We are planning with the CEO of Unbound Lab to create a system that we want to protect as much as we are exposed to the media and receive the attention of many people."
However, as Cha Eun-woo caused the biggest tax evasion controversy ever in the Korean entertainment industry and is considered one of the world's best, the "good influence" of these brothers is being reevaluated as "hypocrisy image making." Moreover, Cha Eun-woo's alleged tax evasion worth 20 billion won was criticized because the entire family, including his parents and younger brother, was mobilized. It was also confirmed that Cha Eun-woo's mother was named the CEO, Cha Eun-woo's younger brother was the company director, and Cha Eun-woo's father was listed in the audit. In addition, the address of corporation A, which was established by his mother, was an eel restaurant in Ganghwa Island, which Cha Eun-woo introduced several times as a "single bone restaurant." It turned out that this eel restaurant was run by parents, not Cha Eun-woo's regular restaurant, which caused false publicity controversy.
Meanwhile, Cha Eun-woo joined the army in July last year and is serving as an army military band, and the scheduled discharge date is January 27, 2027.
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