Kim Sun-ho, "Parents' salary, I returned it"An open apology ending [Star Issue]

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Actor Kim Sun-ho (40) made a public apology "again" due to unsavory privacy issues.

Kim Sun-ho was suspected of establishing a performance agency based in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, and creating a paper company by listing himself as the CEO and his parents as internal directors and auditors. In addition to the possibility of circumventing the income, it also raised suspicions such as breach of trust and embezzlement that Kim Sun-ho's parents received salaries of millions to tens of millions of won through corporate banks and that his father used corporate cards for living and entertainment expenses such as cigarette prices and payment for karaoke bars. The vehicle was also found to have been in the name of the corporation.

However, the agency Fantagio said on the 2nd, "Kim Sun-ho's past single-person corporation mentioned in the report was established for theater production and theater-related activities," adding, "It was never established for the purpose of deliberate tax savings or tax evasion." However, as we moved to Fantagio, the actual business activities did not take place for more than a year, and we are currently in the process of closing the business in accordance with relevant laws and procedures.

However, on the 3rd, it was revealed that Kim Sun-ho received settlement money for entertainment activities through the family corporation in question. In particular, the corporation is not registered in the pop culture and arts planning business.

On this day, Fantagio said, "It is correct that Kim Seon-ho has temporarily been settled (from his previous agency) since the establishment of the corporation in January 2024."

Eventually, Kim Sun-ho made his position again on the 4th and bowed his head. First, Fantagio said, "Kim Sun-ho established a corporation in January 2024 for acting activities and theater production. "We have received settlement payments from the corporation for activities from the establishment of the corporation in January 2024 to the start of a new contract with Fantagio in February 2025," he explained.

"After Kim Seon-ho recognized that the operation of the corporation itself could be misleading, the corporation stopped operating and practically no activities were conducted through the corporation for more than the past year," they said. "Fantagio and Kim Sun-ho have been paying the settlement directly to individual actors since the date of signing the exclusive contract in February 2025. We clearly state that we have no relationship with the corporation regarding the contract process and activities between Fantagio and Kim Sun-ho."

In addition, "Kim Seon-ho returned all past corporate card usage details, family benefits, and corporate vehicles as a preemptive measure to correct the operation of the corporation, which was ignorant at the time," he said. "In addition to the corporate tax already paid, personal income tax has been paid for the amount settled in the past through the corporation." The corporate closure process is in progress. The administrative process will be completed soon," he said.

In particular, Kim Sun-ho said through Fantagio, "I deeply reflect on establishing and maintaining the corporation for about a year without a sufficient understanding of the operation of the corporation. I bow down and say sorry," he said.

Prior to this, Kim Sun-ho turned the entertainment industry upside down in 2021 due to the privacy scandal. He was caught up in allegations that he urged his ex-lover to have an abortion under the guise of marriage.

At the time, Kim Sun-ho said, "I met him with good feelings. In the process, I hurt him with my negligence and inconsiderate behavior," he said, publicly apologizing. In the aftermath, Kim Sun-ho left all the works he was scheduled to appear in, stopped his activities, and spent time self-reflecting.

Meanwhile, Kim Sun-ho will be on stage with the play 'Secret Passage: INTERVAL', which will open on the 13th.

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