In recent years in South Korea, the issue of real estate and tax collection has always been a hot topic of public concern, and it is always a little sensitive to talk. Because of the special nature of the profession, when it comes to related issues, all words and actions will always attract special attention. Today Xiaobian took stock of 7, Han Xing, who has been involved in related controversies, let's continue to look at it together!
1、BTS Jimin
On the 24th of this month, the headline of the sensational article "BTS Jimin's apartment was seized due to arrears of health insurance premiums" appeared on the Korean Website, which immediately caused public discussion! Park Ji-min, a member of the Bulletproof Youth League, purchased a senior apartment in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, for approximately 5.9 billion won (now about 30.89 million yuan) in cash in May 2021 last year, and was seized by the Yongsan Branch of the National Health Insurance Corporation on January 25, 2022, due to "arrears of national health insurance premiums", and the National Health Insurance Corporation issued a total of four seizure registrations during the seizure of the apartment. However, the seizure registration was cancelled on April 22, about three months later, and it is presumed that it was at this time that the facts of the arrears of health insurance expenses were learned and the arrears were paid.
Subsequently, Zhimin's company also issued an official position, saying: "Because the letters were all transferred to the artists by the relevant personnel of the company, this incident was caused by mistakes caused by omissions in the transfer process, and Zhimin himself did not know that he owed health insurance expenses due to continuous overseas trips and long holidays at the end of last year, and after learning that they had paid them in full, they were very sorry for the troubles and worries caused to the artists and fans due to the company's negligence." and other statements. The reaction of Korean netizens to this incident is also very polar, some people said that "artists are busy at work, generally this kind of thing will be handled by the commissioner in charge of taxation or by the company, so there should be a flaw in the middle"; some people feel that "why is it that the wisdom is leaked alone?" "It took three months to find out about such a serious thing"; some people wondered "how much arrears accumulated to lead to the seizure of 5.9 billion (won) of real estate?".
2. Liu Junlie
Actor Yoo Joon-yeol, who became popular with "Please Answer 1988", was once in controversy in 2020 over the "90% loan to earn a price difference of 4 billion won (now about 20.94 million yuan)". In 2020, Yoo Joon-yeol purchased land in Yeosan-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul for 5.8 billion won in the name of a corporation, of which 90% of the 5.8 billion won (about 5.2 billion won) were loaned, and then invested about 2.4 billion won to build the building, and resold it for 15 billion won in 2022, profiting from the price difference of about 4 billion won. Although Liu Junlie's brokerage company later came forward to explain: "He set up a corporate company to manage his personal income, and the company also planned activities such as his personal photo exhibition." In addition, the construction of the building on the land of Eisan-dong in Gangnam-gu was originally planned to run a clothing-related business with friends, but after the plan was abandoned due to the epidemic, the relevant building was decided to be sold."
However, in the content of the film in which Liu Junlie was interviewed before, he mentioned that "I care more about acting than financial management", "be vigilant not to want to become a monopoly", "seeing that the dream of primary school students is to become a property owner feels very shocked, from the perspective of adults, should not let children have this kind of idea" and other remarks, the original upward "good youth image" instantly disintegrated, so the Korean public did not pay much for the company's clarification, and questioned "even if the youth plan can only borrow 90% at most", " 90% of loans are not common at all, it is a typical opportunistic behavior", and some people envy that "it is indeed an artist!" 90% of the loan can be easily passed", and some people even asked "tell me which bank can borrow 90%".
3、SEVENTEEN DK
DK (real name: Lee So-min), a member of the South Korean men's group EVENTEEN, established a corporation in August 2021, and then purchased a five-story building in Shinsha-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, for 6.85 billion won in the name of the corporation, and at the end of October of the same year, it became the owner of the building. In South Korea, if the loan is made in the name of a legal person, it is relatively easy to pass the audit and the tax rate is lower, and DK is suspected of setting up a shell company to make a relevant profit by speculating because it holds 100% of the shares in the "Lord.K" of the corporate company it has established.
In this regard, netizens felt that "this is a typical speculative behavior of artists" and also proposed that "shell companies cannot be loaned, right?" "Do speculators just leave it alone?" and other questions. But on the other hand, because DK is usually a relatively naïve, honest and unintelligent image in the group, some people are surprised that they did not expect that he would buy a house before other members.
4. TaiYan
Teenage Girls' Generation's powerful lead singer Tae-yeon, due to a real estate fraud case that was kicked out in 2021, was found to have purchased a piece of land in Henan City, Gyeonggi Province, which was originally worth 400 million won (now about 2.09 million yuan) in 2019 for 1.1 billion won (now about 5.76 million yuan), and because it is located in a forest area, it is classified as a protected area by the government and cannot build a house. In the fraud case, the investor learned of the false news through the real estate group, thinking that the development restrictions on this block area were about to be lifted and buildings could be built, and only after purchasing did they find out that it was completely deceitful! This government-owned forest land is not at all about lifting development restrictions.
After the news spread, some people began to suspect that Taiyan was after receiving internal false news, because she thought that she would be able to buy it in the future, and was questioned that she wanted to speculate in the house and fell into controversy. Shortly after the controversy, Tae-yeon herself personally uploaded an Instagram with no photos and only text to dismiss the speculation, explaining: "It is because I want to live there with my family in the future, and I only bought that land under the condition that my family agreed, and I am also understanding the position of the victim, and I am very sad, I hope that everyone will not continue to speculate." 」 and added two sentences at the end of the text: "Crazy? Do I want to speculate?".
After this time-limited dynamic was issued, it was not only because of the slightly reproachful tone between the words that caused everyone to be dissatisfied, but also because of the content of the statement, the message on the Korean Internet could almost be said to be inverted. Most people believe that if it is only for the sake of a comfortable place to live with their families in the future, they do not have to spend more than twice the price to buy a piece of land that is "about to be lifted", and they can directly buy residential land. Netizens who thought at first that Taiyan was simply defrauded also said that "after reading Taiyan's statement, it seems that she really bought it after receiving the news", and some people questioned "Do you want to build your home in this kind of wilderness where there is nothing?". Tai Yan, on the other hand, deleted the time-limited update 18 hours after the statement was released.
5. Song Huiqiao
Because of TV series such as "Full House" and "Descendants of the Sun", Song Huiqiao, a well-known actress who is familiar to everyone in Taiwan, has actually been involved in the tax evasion storm! In September 2014, it was revealed that the Seoul Local National Tax Agency found that Song Hye-jo earned about 13.7 billion won (now about 71.7 million yuan) between 2009 and 2011, but understated about 2.6 billion won (now about 13.61 million yuan) of comprehensive income tax. The State TaxAtion Department exposed the matter in 2012 when it investigated Song Huiqiao's tax return and summoned Song Huiqiao himself, his family and accountants to launch a relevant investigation.
Although the brokerage company issued a statement at the time: "The tax declaration is handled by a third-party special agency company, Song Huiqiao herself is not aware of the ability, and after learning the news, she has paid a total of 3.8 billion won in taxes." Song Huiqiao herself was also questioned by the media when promoting the work, and then said: "I feel sorry that I have caused tax problems due to my ignorance, and I will reflect on it well", and the content and attitude of the answer indirectly admit the fact of tax evasion. However, due to tax issues in South Korea in recent years has been a major concern of the public, this incident caused her image to plummet, fell silent for a period of time, and then returned to the screen and public vision in 2016 with "Descendants of the Sun".
6. Jiang Hudong
Former wrestler Jiang Hudong, who was now widely known as a funny artist, was anonymously accused of tax evasion in 2011, and the Korean National Tax Agency then launched an investigation into the matter, the South Korean media began to report that Jiang Hudong evaded taxes, and the National Revenue Agency confirmed the underpayment and collected the supplementary tax after analyzing and investigating the content of the declaration. Soon after, the company responded: "It is not deliberate tax evasion, it is that the relevant accounting staff has omitted and neglected to make declarations, has paid back the tax, and will pay more attention to the details of this aspect in the future."
However, because Jiang Hudong had participated in the "legal tax publicity activities", the incident caused his good image accumulated since his debut to be seriously hit, and in September 2011, he held an emergency press conference, saying that he would take responsibility for the tax evasion dispute and temporarily withdraw from the show business circle. Although the tax evasion incident later, in December of the same year, the Korean National Tax Agency canceled Jiang Hudong's tax evasion suspicion and lifted the tax evasion notice, but Jiang Hudong himself still suspended his acting activities for about a year before returning to the Korean entertainment industry in 2012 with "Star King".
7. Zhang Genshuo
Jang Geun-suk, who became popular in Asia as the male lead of the South Korean TV series "Originally a Beautiful Man" and is known as the "Prince of Asia", debuted at the Tree J Company (now BomBom), an agency founded and run for him by his mother. In 2016, the National TaxAtion Agency of Japan notified the National Tax Agency of the Republic of Korea that it had received news of Zhang Genshuo's tax evasion, and after investigation, it was found that the 5.4 billion won (now about 28.26 million yuan) earned by Zhang Genshuo during his activities in Japan between 2012 and 2014 was transferred to an overseas account under the mother's name and not registered in the company's accounting accounts without the knowledge of the company's insiders, and the illegal transfer of the company's assets was judged to be tax evasion. Zhang Genshuo said at the time: "I have never shared any funds with my mother, and I am unaware of tax evasion." Zhang Genshuo's mother was later sentenced and fined by the court for tax evasion, but her mother was dissatisfied with the verdict and filed an administrative lawsuit, which was ruled unsuccessful in February 2022. In this regard, Zhang Genshuo said through the agency: "I am very disappointed in the way my mother showed to the public."
Zhang Genshuo, now 34 years old, has held the "Birthday Sharing Photo Exhibition" that has been held for many years since he retired from the army for public welfare military service in May 2020, and the proceeds of the activity have been donated to charity, and Zhang Genshuo himself donated 10 million won in his own name. He also left his former company due to tax issues and co-founded a new agency "AG Corporation" with the directors of the former company, and then joined Craft_42 Entertainment in 2022, releasing singles in May, August and September 2021.
In fact, whether intentional or unintentional, after watching so many related controversial events, it is found that after all, artists are public figures and have a certain influence, so every move will always receive more attention. Of course, whether it is an artist or an ordinary person, there is no doubt that they must fulfill their national tax obligations! I just hope that in the future, whether it is self-declaration and tax payment or through professional agents, you can be more cautious and pay more attention, otherwise when problems occur, it will be yourself who will suffer in the end!