[Exclusive]"Suspected tax evasion." Two months after Cha Eun-Woo joined the army..Fantagio M with eel restaurant

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• 'New Development' FantagioM moved its address to an eel restaurant in September last year..Fantagio, "It's irrelevant to Eunwoo's family"

Since Cha Eun-woo, a singer and actor suspected of tax evasion, joined the military, attention has been drawn to the establishment of Fantagio M, a subsidiary of Fantagio, and the relocation of its address.

According to a Star News report on the 4th, Fantagio M, a subsidiary of Fantagio, moved its address to "Yesterday's Cheongdam," an eel restaurant located in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on September 29 last year. This is about two months after Cha Eun-woo joined the military on July 28 last year.

Fantagio M is an entertainment subsidiary whose main business is to develop new people and foster idols, and was established on July 1st last year. Since then, an F&B division has been established and the eel specialty store "Yesterday Yeon Cheongdam" was opened at the end of last year. The store uses the same name as yesterday's charcoal eel, which was closed after Cha Eun-woo's mother operated in Ganghwa Island. Yesterday's Charcoal Eel is also a place where Cha Eun-woo's mother ran the same address as the corporate company, which was suspected of tax evasion. Considering the nature of Fantagio M's major business, questions continue over the background of the transfer of the address to the eel restaurant.

In addition, the chef, who was in charge of the kitchen at yesterday's charcoal eel, is also known to be in charge of food at yesterday's Cheongdam, leading to interpretations over the connection between the two stores. Attention is also drawn to the fact that all of these changes have been made within a relatively short period of time since Cha Eun-woo joined the military.

Fantagio acknowledged that it was a business that inherited the brand identity of yesterday's charcoal eel, but drew a line about its direct connection with the Cha Eun-woo family. After the 'Yesterday's Charcoal Eel', which was operated by Cha Eun-woo's mother, was organized, he explained that he established an F&B division and opened 'Yesterday's Yeondae Cheongdam' in Cheongdam-dong to continue the brand.

"Yesterday's smoke Cheongdam, which is currently in operation, is a completely different corporation from Ganghwa Island's yesterday's charcoal eel," Fantagio said. "Yesterday's smoke Cheongdam is operated by a 100% Fantagio subsidiary called Fantagio M."

However, there are various interpretations inside and outside the industry regarding the use of the company name, the fact that the chef who worked at the existing store is in charge of the kitchen, and the timing of the address transfer coincided with Cha Eun-woo's enlistment in the military.

Meanwhile, Cha Eun-woo has recently been embroiled in allegations of tax evasion worth 20 billion won. The National Tax Service reportedly notified Cha Eun-woo of an additional 20 billion won after determining that he evaded income tax using a corporation in his mother's name. In particular, controversy intensified when it was revealed that the address of the corporation was the same as the location of yesterday's charcoal eel operated by the mother.

Cha Eun-woo, who is currently serving in the military, said on his SNS, "With this incident, I am reflecting on myself and deeply reflecting on whether my attitude toward tax obligations as a citizen of the Republic of Korea was strict enough." We will also humbly accept the results according to the final judgment made by the relevant agencies and fulfill our responsibilities accordingly," he said.

Fantagio said, "The current issue is being fact-checked in accordance with the tax authorities' procedures, and the agency and the artist are faithfully investigating to the extent necessary. If legal and administrative judgments become clear in the future, we will responsibly implement necessary measures according to the results.

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