明日(8/5)の日本テレビ📺ヒルナンデス!をお見逃しなく🚍
「夏休みに行きたい!贅沢メロンをお得に満喫!静岡日帰りバスツアー」
King & Princeの髙橋海人と南野陽子が参戦!グルメや人気スポットまで、得する日帰りバスツアー!
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ソウルに来ました✈️今回、Netflixさんからご招待を受けて、3月21日20時から始まる、BTS復帰ライブ『BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE |ARIRANG』を会場で拝見させて頂くことになりました😭今会場を見てきたんですが、SF映画の世界です😳滞在期間中、SNSで会場の熱気をお伝えしようと思います❗️
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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.
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