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While actor and singer Cha Eun-woo is accused of tax evasion worth 20 billion won, "split" has begun in various industries. He also erased his face from the Pentagon channel.
On the 26th, Cha Eun-woo expressed his position on the alleged tax evasion on his personal account. Cha Eun-woo said, "I sincerely bow down and apologize for causing many people to be worried and disappointed by various things related to me."With this incident, I am reflecting on myself and deeply reflecting on whether my attitude toward the duty of tax payment as a citizen of the Republic of Korea was strict enough," he said, but added, "Now I am writing this after finishing my daily life in the unit. I am currently serving in the military, but it was never an intentional choice to avoid this controversy. "Last year, I couldn't postpone my enlistment in the military anymore, so I joined the military without completing the tax audit process," he explained.
Cha Eun-woo then said, "I will faithfully work on the tax-related process that is going on in the future," adding, "We will humbly accept the results according to the final judgment made by the relevant agency and fulfill our responsibilities accordingly."
An apology without a proper explanation did not convince the public. Given that Cha Eun-woo's apology was made public after appointing a large law firm, there are also questions about whether Cha Eun-woo wrote the apology himself.
In addition, Cha Eun-woo is accused of tax evasion as the highest celebrity of all time, so he is cutting off Cha Eun-woo with dominoes in various advertisements.
The advertisements that used him are putting down Cha Eun-woo's face. Cha Eun-woo, who proudly posted advertisement examples in all fields, including finance, beauty, fashion, and education, lowered his face. The Ministry of National Defense also joined the campaign. On the 27th, a YouTube channel "KFN Plus" operated by the National Defense Information Service, a video of "The Story of the Army That Day" starring Cha Eun-woo was closed to the public.
Cha Eun-woo served as a publicist for the Ministry of National Defense, telling the story of a hero who helped war orphans in the video, but as controversy arose recently, the Ministry of National Defense also closed the video containing Cha Eun-woo's face.
Earlier, the Seoul Regional Tax Office 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 amount ever imposed on celebrities. The National Tax Service said Cha Eun-woo and his mother, identified only by his surname Choi, used a trick to reduce income tax, which reached 45%, to apply a corporate tax rate that is more than 20% lower than the income tax rate by using a non-substantial company, DANI.
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.
Cha Eun-woo's agency Fantagio said in an official statement 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."
However, as the controversy continued, the agency issued a position once again on the 27th and said, "The current issue is being confirmed in accordance with the tax authorities' procedures, and the agency and artist are faithfully investigating to the extent necessary. "If legal and administrative judgments become clear in the future, we will take necessary measures responsibly according to the results," he explained. "However, we sincerely ask that you refrain from indiscriminate speculation, the spread of unconfirmed information, and excessive interpretation of the allegations and suspicions raised by some people," he said.
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