Hwang Jung-eum was seen in several shows including Lucky Romance, Secret Love, Endless Love, Incarnation of Money, Men Are Men, and The Escape of the Seven among others.
Popular South Korean actress Hwang Jung-eum, who has gained massive recognition for the character she essayed in She Was Pretty and Kill Me, Heal Me is embroiled in a new controversy. She has been accused of embezzling funds from a family corporation. Her agency has even issued a statement regarding the matter.
As mentioned in media reports, Hwang Jung-eum has been facing allegations of embezzling about 4.34 billion won from a family corporation in which she has 100% equity as a one-person agency. For cryptocurrency investments, about 4.2 billion won of this was used. However, she reportedly suffered losses.
Following these shocking allegations, Hwang Jung-eum’s appearance on the final episode of Solo has been edited out. Solo is a joint variety program of SBS Plus and E Channel. Hwang Jung-eum has also been removed from the commercials she had modeled for.
Soon after the news was out, several fans took to social media platforms to sshare their reactions. One post read, “Imagine your favourite celeb doing this”. Next few posts read, “Real chaos here”, “Damn, from the red carpet to red flags”.
Her agency had put out a statement which mentioned that she has repaid a part of the amount which is almost equivalent to advance payment by clearing personal assets and plans.
The actress had also publicly apologised for her misjudgment following her admission in court wherein she confirmed that she had embezzled funds from her own company to invest in cryptocurrency.
“I apologize for causing concern with such a shameful matter,” her statement released through her agency Y.ONE Entertainment read.
Hwang Jung-eum kicked off her career in the showbiz industry through her debut with a K-pop girl group Sugar in 2001. She was a lead vocalist then. In 2004, she left the group. In 2007, she made her acting debut with The Person I Love. Hwang gained massive recognition after she was cast in series High Kick Through the Roof. Her popular shows include Lucky Romance, Secret Love, Endless Love, Incarnation of Money, Men Are Men, and The Escape of the Seven among others.
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