♡✧ HATO ✧♡

your footprints will forever be imprinted in my heart.

6/6 💜

[♡✧ HATO ✧♡ @binniebinniebub]

Now, my all-time favorite Astro song hits different than ever.

Though I'm late, I came to you.

It's always you, my moonbin.

[berry @berryeunu]

Cha Eunwoo has always been wise beyond his years. Years ago he said the thing he's most afraid of is "humans" and he was right

[KEI: Forever My Moon 🌙 @stanastro1602]

MJ CAMEO IN YOOJUNG’S NEW MV!!!!! CUTIESSSS!!!!🥹🥹🥹🥹

#최유정 #CHOIYOOJUNG
#PerfectTarget #비장의무기 #MJ #엠제이 #김명준 #ASTRO #아스트로

[ASTRO OFFICIAL @ASTRO_Staff]

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#아스트로 #ASTRO
#아로하 #AROHA
#아스트로10주년_영원히빛날별들
#ASTRO_10th_Anniversary

[CHA EUNWOO NATION @CEWNation]

CHA EUNWOO TAX ASSESSMENT — EXPLAINED CLEARLY

Cha Eunwoo is officially signed under Fantagio, which has always managed his idol and acting activities. Nothing has changed in that regard. Fantagio pays him appearance fees, acting fees, advertisement income, and other earnings, just like any other top celebrity.
Separately, Eunwoo and his family established family-owned companies. In 2019, a corporation called Chas Gallery was created, and later its management shifted to family-run LLC-type companies (L&C, then The Annie / D’Any). These companies were created to handle management support and later asset-related matters, such as scheduling coordination, logistics, and income or property management.

It’s also important to understand why these companies were created. At the time, Fantagio was experiencing frequent CEO changes and internal instability. To help safeguard Eunwoo’s interests and ensure continuity, his mother created a family company to provide stable, long-term support and oversight, rather than relying solely on an agency whose leadership was constantly changing. This is a common practice among high-profile artists and their families.

The restaurant keeps being mentioned because the family company’s registered address was changed to the same location as a restaurant run by Eunwoo’s parents. Fans already know this restaurant and have often visited, leaving gifts for Eunwoo, which is why it appeared filled with fan gifts.

The eel restaurant property itself is very large, consisting of more than one building on the site, not just a single restaurant space.

Having a company registered at the same address as a family business may appear ambiguous to outsiders, but it is legally allowed in Korea, especially for small or family-run LLCs, as long as the company can prove it operates properly. This does not mean the company was “operating inside the restaurant” or hiding income.

The National Tax Service (NTS) reviewed whether some of Eunwoo’s income should have been taxed as personal income (higher tax rate, around 45%) rather than corporate income (lower rate, around 25%). This is the core issue.

This case is not about tax evasion, fake businesses, or illegal activities, but about how certain income should be classified for tax purposes.

The NTS believes that part of the income processed through the family companies should have been taxed directly to Eunwoo. The family disagreed and filed an appeal, which is a normal and legal step when there is a difference in tax interpretation.

At this stage:
There is no crime confirmed
There is no court case
There is no punishment
The matter is still under document review

Possible outcomes include:
Partial agreement → additional tax is paid and the issue ends
Full agreement with the company → no major changes
Appeal rejected → higher tax payment (still administrative, not criminal, unless fraud is proven — which is not the case here)

Fantagio has remained silent because this is not a criminal matter or a company scandal. Agencies typically speak only after a final tax decision, if they comment at all.

As clarified by KTA, Cha Eunwoo was assessed additional taxes, and calling him a “tax evader” is misinformation. Such claims may lead to defamation lawsuits, and leaking taxation information is illegal. Reports about celebrity tax reviews are unlikely without unlawful leaks by tax officials, which would constitute a serious breach of duty.
In most cases, once taxes are reassessed and paid, the issue ends there.

In summary, Cha Eunwoo is paying his taxes properly. The NTS believes additional tax may be owed, which is why an appeal was filed. This is a tax classification dispute, not wrongdoing, and portraying it otherwise is inaccurate and misleading.

#CHAEUNWOO #차은우

[♡✧ HATO ✧♡ @binniebinniebub]

I miss you everyday, binnie 🚪🌕

[ASTRO 아스트로 @offclASTRO]

생일축하한다 브라더!! 이번년도에 좋은 일만 가득할거야!!ㅎㅎ 같이 파이팅해서 행복한 한해 만들어보자!!! #아스트로 #문빈 #생일 #축하해 #아로하의_빛나는달_빈아_생일축하해 #진진

[Mal 🧸 @siriusleeblue]

“He wouldn’t be investigated if it was only tax avoidance.”

To shed light on some facts and clear up on this misunderstanding caused by the media & community smear campaign:

1. He isn’t being criminally investigated.

2. He was going through the standard tax audit, just like any working citizens with income.

3. Under Korean tax procedure, a proposed additional tax liability are administrative processes, not criminal convictions.

4. Still at Administrative Claim Phase i.e. Pre-Tax Assessment Notice (PTAN) with NTS. At this stage, any taxpayers have the rights to request for Review of Accuracy of Tax Imposition(RATI) prior to issuance of Tax Assessment Notice (TAN). That being said, even TAN has yet to be issued to him at this point of time.

5. Following the PTAN, he has submitted the application for RATI. Essentially, in laymen term, what it actually is is that before the tax authority can officially say “you must pay this amount”, the person can ask for a review to check if the tax claim is actually fair and correct. Once this review is requested, the tax office is not allowed to finalise the TAN yet. Everything is put on hold until the review is done by a panel made up of tax officers and outside experts like professors, accountants and lawyers. They look at the case and the evidence. The taxpayer can explain their side and submit more documents. If the panel agrees that the tax claim is wrong or too much, they cancel it or reduce it and the case ends. The RATI process typically takes several months to complete.

TLDR: It’s a formal way to say “prove I actually owe this” before any tax becomes official.

6. This is what people are missing out too: Instead of negotiating for a reduced TAN like many public figures do to minimise their losses, he appears prepared to go through this RATI process which is slower, messier and far more public to reassess and challenge the basis of the additional tax, not just argue over the amount.

7. Yes, I’ve been reading and no, I didn’t simply make these facts out of nowhere. Reading suggestion to understand Korean tax procedure for non-Korean readers: Chambers Global Practice Guides

8. While serious tax evasion can lead to criminal investigation later, this is not what’s happening here currently. This is an ADMINISTRATIVE REASSESSMENT not a CRIMINAL CONVICTION.

[♡✧ HATO ✧♡ @binniebinniebub]

Happy birthday, my binnie 🚪🌕

[ASTRO 아스트로 @offclASTRO]

어릴때의모습😃
#아스트로 #문빈의어릴적

[명산🦊🐣 @mzylvs_2]

#문수아🫧

Sua is on her way to see Binnie today and said she’s going to spend some time with him🥹
#문빈 🤍

[lia @bobahyukie_]

papago trans of eunwoo's instagram post...

"if i were not a soldier, i would like to visit everyone who would have been affected by this incident and bow down and apologize, so i am writing this with all my heart."

😭😭😭😭😭😭

[Mariam @Mariam380646056]

They wanted a headline.
He chose responsibility.

Cha Eunwoo didn’t hide, didn’t panic, didn’t make excuses.
He hired top law firm Sejong and is facing the tax audit the right way — through law and facts.
Headlines fade. Character doesn’t.

More than Ten years of discipline, respect, and accountability can’t be erased by one investigation.
This is a process — not a verdict.
And truth doesn’t fear time.

Go, Eunwoo. 💪🏻
We got your back 💙

https://t.co/upceEs5Vu6

[potatopleb🍟 @liza_gines]

Based on my research, here are some facts about #CHAEUNWOO's case. Sensationalism has made it bigger than it should be.

#1 The entities formed by CEW and fam are legal (what is contested is its substance)

#2 It is a civil case. In Korea, NTS starts it via an audit,

[. @dongminbunny]

this was written by a non-fan who actually understands the tax situation well in eunwoo’s gallery, in case anyone’s interested
https://t.co/461JMOqe8z

[🐻 @kwansources]

seungkwan commented on an aroha's ig reel of moonbin 🌙

🍊 he's so handsome

[CHA EUN-WOO OFFICIAL @CHAEUNWOO_offcl]

[#차은우]
CHA EUN-WOO
2026 SEASON'S GREETINGS

COMING SOON 🍀

PRE-ORDER
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[#차은우]
CHA EUN-WOO
2026 SEASON'S GREETINGS

COMING SOON 🍀

PRE-ORDER
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[CHA EUN-WOO OFFICIAL @CHAEUNWOO_offcl]

[#차은우]
CHA EUN-WOO
2026 SEASON'S GREETINGS

COMING SOON 🍀

PRE-ORDER
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[CHA EUN-WOO OFFICIAL @CHAEUNWOO_offcl]

[ #차은우 ]
CHA EUN-WOO
2ND MINI ALBUM <ELSE>

[LAST VOICE] #5 💾

📞"Call me now, before the sound is gone"

#ELSE #CHAEUNWOO
#SATURDAY_PREACHER #Sweet_Papaya

[CHA EUN-WOO OFFICIAL @CHAEUNWOO_offcl]

[ #차은우 ]
CHA EUN-WOO
2ND MINI ALBUM <ELSE>

[ARS VOICE] #4 💾

📞"Call me now, before the sound is gone"

#ELSE #CHAEUNWOO
#SATURDAY_PREACHER #Sweet_Papaya

[CHA EUN-WOO OFFICIAL @CHAEUNWOO_offcl]

[ #차은우 ]
CHA EUN-WOO
2ND MINI ALBUM <ELSE>

Sweet Papaya M/V 💾

🔗 https://t.co/6w3zzmsiM8

#ELSE #CHAEUNWOO
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[MJ OFFICIAL @MJ_offcl]

[#엠제이]
2026
MJ's Special Kit [CLOCK]

Mood Sampler🕰
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