"It's the agency of 'Gomtangjip', but.." Lee Ha-nee in controversy, the next one? "10 Million Actor" Park Jihoon and I got a drama proposal [Star Issue]

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While actor Lee Ha-nee has drawn controversy by registering "Gomtangjip" as a branch of a one-person entertainment agency, attention is also being paid to his future moves.

MBC's current affairs program "Exploration Planning Straight," which aired on the 8th, revealed the reality of celebrities who are abusing one-man agencies, saying, "One-man agencies, or are you stupid if you don't?" The production team tracked down flimsy entertainment agencies and reported institutional loopholes in which they were scattered.

In particular, the show drew attention by questioning the branch address of Lee Ha-nee's entertainment agency Hope Project, following the group Astro member and actor Cha Eun-woo's one-man agency Eeljip, which was recently fined 20 billion won. Gomtangjip, near a large university hospital in Hannam-dong, Seoul, turned out to be the address of Hani Co., Ltd. established by Lee Ha-nee in 2015.

The production team pointed out, "There was no space anywhere in the restaurant building that seemed to be an entertainment agency." "Currently, Lee Ha-nee's husband, identified only by his surname Jang, a U.S. national, is the CEO and Lee Ha-nee is the in-house director," he said.

The president of the "Gomtangjip" declined to say to the "exploration planning straight", saying, "It's right about the agency, but I can't tell you exactly."

The production team also visited the main branch, the Hope Project, for confirmation, but a representative for the Hope Project also did not express any position.

Lee Ha-nee was fined about 6 billion won in 2024 for tax evasion through a single-person agency. However, Lee Ha-nee said at the time, "Although we paid the announced additional tax amount in full, we did not agree with the interpretation of the tax authorities, so we have filed an objection procedure with the Tax Tribunal."

Despite the controversy over the additional 6 billion won in taxes, Lee Ha-nui continues to be active. Last year, he visited the public with the Netflix original series "Ama" and the movie "The People Upstairs," directed by actor Jungwoo Ha. This year, the company is set to make a comeback with Netflix's new original series, Slowly and Intensely.

In addition, Lee Ha-nee is said to be in discussion after receiving an offer to appear in the new drama Promoter. In particular, this is one of the works that Park Ji-hoon, who recently became a "10 million actor" with the movie "The Man Who Lives with the King," is considering appearing.

It is known that Lee Ha-nee was offered a female promoter Shim Young-ja, a real person, and Park Ji-hoon was offered an effort-type genius boxer character.

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