According to a report of April 17, the civil division 14 of the central district court of Soul (chair judge Jung Ha-Jung) issued an order of correction to the actor Kim Soo-Hyun on April 2, as regards the unpaid legal fees for a civil case. The order concerns the insufficiency of taxes on taxes and services, the main costs based on the required amount.
In South Korea, the dispute tax is a judicial commission proportional to the value of the complaint, while the service commission covers the cost of delivery of the documents of the official court to the parties involved. Since the cause of Kim Soo-Hyun amounts to about 12 billion KRW (about $ 8.7 million USD), it is estimated that the legal costs required are approximately 38 million KRW.
April 16, According to reports, Kim Soo-Hyun’s legal team presented a request to extend the correction deadline– A action interpreted as an attempt to delay the payment of the necessary judicial commissions. If the correction deadline is lost without the approval of the court, the case can be completely rejected.
In the meantime, a growing speculation suggests this Kim Soo-Hyun He is experiencing a strong financial tension. An expert in mergers and acquisitions that is familiar with the internal affairs of his agency, the gold medal, said that the excess funds of the company have been exhausted. It has also been reported that service contracts with external cleaning companies were temporarily suspended due to the financial crisis.
Added to the pressure is the suspension of over 20 approval agreements previously held by Kim Soo-Hyun. It is estimated that the penalty taxes for these canceled contracts reach ₩ 22 billion KRW. The most worrying is the potential relapse relating to the Disney+ Original series “Knock-off”, in which Kim Soo-Hyun stars. If the series is not released, it could lead to further penalties for hundreds of billions of victories. Currently, the show premiere has been postponed indefinitely.
The professionals of the sector warn that, similar to the case involving the actress Kim Sae-RonThe agency can initially support the penalty burden, following the search for compensation by the actor. However, given that the gold medal is actually managed with an individual system driven by Kim Soo-HyunExperts doubt the agency’s ability to manage such enormous financial liabilities.
