Kang Dong-won, CL, and Ok Joo-hyun, all of whom are not registered at the agency, end of "deferred prosecution." [Star Issue]

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The prosecution suspended the prosecution of musical actor Ok Joo-hyun, group 2NE1, CL (2NE1), and CEO of Kang Dong-won's agency, who were accused of not registering an entertainment agency.

According to Sports Trends on the 25th, the Namyangju branch of the Uijeongbu District Prosecutors' Office and the Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office recently decided to suspend prosecution of all those who did not register for the planning business, including Ok Joo-hyun (Tightroll), Kang Dong-won (AA Group), and CL (Vericherry), who were recently accused of violating the Popular Culture and Arts Industry Development Act.

Suspension of prosecution is a kind of non-prosecution disposition that recognizes criminal charges but does not hand them over to trial taking into account the circumstances of the suspect.

Under the Popular Culture and Arts Industry Development Act, the mandatory registration of planning businesses was fully implemented in July 2014. When several celebrities were not registered as a single agency in September last year, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism belatedly announced that it would grant a Japanese registration period until December 31, 2025.

Most of the single-person agencies investigated by the incident point out the lack of publicity of the relevant laws and regulations.

CL has been running the company as a representative for about five years without going through a registration process since the establishment of the label Vericherry in 2020, and Kang Dong-won was accused of operating the agency's representative A and A's corporations unregistered from 2023. Among them, Kang Dong-won was found not to be involved in the management of the agency and was cleared of charges.

Under the current law, registration as a pop culture and arts planning business is essential to operate an entertainment agency. Violation of this could result in imprisonment for up to two years or a fine of up to 20 million won.

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