"Jang Dong-joo Visited a Nightclub Before Announcing Retirement.. Police Dispatched Over Bar Tab" Testimony Emerges [Star Issue]

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Testimonies have emerged suggesting that actor Jang Dong-joo, who suddenly announced his retirement, was involved in a commotion including a police dispatch over a bar tab dispute at a nightclub just before his retirement announcement.

According to SBS Entertainment News on the 16th, Jang Dong-joo visited a nightclub alone in Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, late on the 14th and held a drinking session. At the time, the bar tab was reportedly worth about 3 million won.

During the incident, Jang Dong-joo was said to have told the establishment that a friend would handle the payment, and the venue reportedly received 10 million won from him under the pretext of advance payment. However, his companions did not arrive by 3 a.m. on the 15th, and the establishment reported the matter to the police, leading to a police dispatch to the scene.

A source reportedly testified that Jang Dong-joo's side promised to deposit 13 million won by 6 p.m. the following day and was allowed to leave. Afterward, posts related to his retirement appeared on social media.

Earlier, on the 15th, Jang Dong-joo posted a message on his social media that appeared to announce his retirement. He conveyed his intention to "lay down his life as actor Jang Dong-joo as of today," effectively declaring his retirement from the entertainment industry.

Prior to this, in November of last year, Jang Dong-joo also disappeared from public view, leaving only a black screen and the words "I am sorry" on his social media. This triggered a commotion as his then-agency, Nexus ENM, launched efforts to locate him. The situation was resolved after his whereabouts were confirmed within about four hours. He later moved his base to Management Run in December of the same year, but terminated the contract shortly thereafter.

In January, he also publicly revealed that he had been a victim of hacking and extortion related to the "Hyu Daejeon" incident. At the time, Jang Dong-joo confessed that he suffered losses worth tens of billions of won due to the hacking and found himself buried in debt.

However, in February of this year, Jang Dong-joo signed an exclusive contract with Management W and announced his comeback. Yet, with Jang Dong-joo once again declaring his retirement, attention has turned to the background behind this decision.

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