Kim Hee-jae opens up about the controversy over ‘non-return of luxury product sponsorship’

Singer Kim Hee-jae, embroiled in controversy over non-return of luxury product sponsorship, explained that she received it as a gift, not as a sponsorship.

Kim Hee-jae's agency, TN Entertainment, said on the 25th, "(Moko Ent) CEO Hwang personally gave the luxury items claimed in the press release as 'gifts' to the artist."

He continued, "We thought that situations like the previous cases were the heart of CEO Hwang, who was approaching the artist with a good heart. In addition, when he said that he would solve any concerns he had while conducting management work at the time, we took care of management in the Greater China area, including the operation of a fan cafe. , and even the concert, which was the start of the dispute, was entrusted to them.”

However, "CEO Hwang has started a dispute with our company and is continuously damaging the artist's reputation by using the media out of emotion. This time, he is claiming that he is not returning the 'gift' by disguising it as 'sponsorship', and this is also clear. He drew a line saying, “False facts.”

In addition, “All of the items that Moko Ent is claiming through their press release were delivered as gifts, and the receipt they claim to have related to sponsorship is also a receipt of the purchase they made themselves for a gift, not a sponsorship receipt. If they continue to do so, “If they insist on calling it sponsorship, it’s a matter of returning it,” he said.

In addition, he explained, "The claim that photos, schedules and KakaoTalk conversations with the manager were secured as evidence is also not true."

TN Entertainment said, "At the time, Kim Hee-jae participated in the MBC 'Showtime' drama OST, and CEO Hwang suggested fitting her for the costume she would wear, saying that she would be able to participate in the acting awards held before it was even aired. "I couldn't refuse due to the relationship, so I just visited the store and did a fitting," he said. "I later found out that the 'Dream Grand Prize' schedule proposed by CEO Hwang was also a personal comment and not a matter discussed with the broadcasting station, and so the 'Dream Grand Prize' schedule was announced. “The appearance was canceled,” he explained.

In addition, "Rather, CEO Hwang's Moko Entity, which served as a sponsoring agency at the time of the filming of 'From Now on Showtime', has not yet paid 45 million won of the 50 million won model fee excluding the 10% agency fee to the company and continues to behave irresponsibly. “He pinched.

Below is the full official position of TN Entertainment.

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This is Heejae Kim’s agency, TN Entertainment.

We would like to explain the situation before conveying our position on the non-return of luxury product sponsorships, which Moko Ent continues to insist on.

At the time, CEO Hwang, who had a trusting relationship, personally presented the luxury items claimed in the press release to the artist, saying they were 'gifts'.

Accordingly, our company thought that situations like the previous cases were a sign of CEO Hwang's good intentions toward the artist. In addition, he said that he would solve any problems I had while conducting management work at the time, so I was entrusted with the management of the fan cafe, the management of the Greater China region, and even the concert, which was the beginning of the dispute.

However, as CEO Hwang started a dispute with our company, he continues to damage the artist's reputation by using his emotions and the media. This time, they are claiming that they are not returning the 'gift' by disguising it as 'sponsorship', and this is also clearly false.

Of course, it is true that CEO Hwang helped sponsor some outfits through our stylist, but all sponsored outfits were already returned through the stylist at the time of sponsorship. All of the items claimed by Moko Ent through their press release were delivered as gifts, and the receipts they claim to have related to sponsorship are also receipts of purchases made directly for the gift, not sponsorship receipts. If they continue to insist on sponsorship, it is a matter of returning it.

Additionally, the claim that the photos sent to Moko Ent after fitting at a luxury store, schedules and KakaoTalk conversations with the manager were secured as evidence is not true.

At the time, Kim Hee-jae participated in the MBC 'Showtime Now' drama OST, and CEO Hwang offered her a fitting for the costume she would wear, saying that she would be able to participate in the acting awards held before it was even aired, and our company could not refuse due to business reasons. Since I couldn't, I just visited the store and did a fitting. I later found out that the 'Dreaming Awards' schedule proposed by CEO Hwang was a personal comment and not an issue discussed with the broadcasting station, and as a result, the 'Dreaming Awards' appearance was canceled.

Rather, CEO Hwang's Moco Entity, which served as a sponsoring agency at the time of filming 'From Now on Showtime', has continued to behave irresponsibly by not paying us 45 million won out of the 50 million won model fee, excluding the 10% agency fee.

CEO Hwang of Moko Ent once again asks you to stop making unreasonable claims and spreading false facts to tarnish personal feelings. As this matter is also being dealt with in this lawsuit, everything will be revealed through a legal ruling. We also ask that you stop using the media in a malicious manner.

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Reporter Junho Yoon, Ten Asia delo410@tenasia.co.kr