One-Person Agency 'Summer' Completes Registration After 3 Years 8 Months of Non-Registration
Actor Jeon Jong-seo's one-person corporation 'Summer,' established in June 2022, has recently drawn attention. The corporation completed its registration for entertainment planning business on March 4 of this year, approximately 3 years and 8 months after its establishment. The corporation's business purposes include film and drama content production and development, as well as actor management services, with Jeon Jong-seo serving as the representative.
Notably, director Lee Choong-hyun, who is publicly dating Jeon Jong-seo, is listed as an inside director of the corporation. The two reportedly began their public relationship in 2021 after meeting through the film 'Call.' Given that the corporation operated without registration for an extended period before recently completing the process, questions have been raised about the reasons for the delayed registration.
Agency Statement Claims 'Unrelated to Tax Evasion'
According to the current Framework Act on the Promotion of the Public Culture and Arts Industry, entertainment management businesses must register as entertainment planning enterprises with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism or local governments. Despite this legal requirement, the prolonged operation without registration for over three years has become controversial, prompting Jeon Jong-seo's agency, Andmark, to issue an official statement.
The agency explained that "Summer was not primarily established for management purposes but rather as a corporation for content planning, development, and production." It further stated, "When establishing the corporation, we broadly described the business type, which resulted in management-related items being included. However, since there was no actual operational plan for those areas, we did not recognize the necessity of separate registration." The agency added, "Following the recent raise of related issues, we re-examined the details and corrected the procedures."
Agency's Clear Stance on Tax Evasion Allegations
With multiple tax evasion allegations involving one-person entertainment agencies recently emerging in the entertainment industry, the controversy surrounding Jeon Jong-seo has also garnered attention in this context. The agency clearly drew a line, stating that "the matter is entirely unrelated to such allegations."
The agency emphasized, "Following the exclusive contract with Andmark, all income has been properly settled and paid to the actor individually." This is interpreted to mean that the corporation did not improperly handle profits or evade taxes. Under current law, even one-person agencies must comply with proper registration and reporting requirements when operating specific businesses, so the agency's completion of the registration process appears to fulfill legal obligations.
Increased Interest in Entertainment Industry's One-Person Agency Operating Structure
Jeon Jong-seo's case is raising awareness about the operating methods of increasingly prevalent one-person agencies in the entertainment industry and related transparency issues. Various opinions are being expressed online, ranging from "entertainment industry revenue structures should be made transparent and penalties should be strengthened" to "not all one-person agencies are necessarily intended for tax evasion."
Meanwhile, Jeon Jong-seo began her acting career with the 2018 film 'Burning' and has appeared in various works including 'Call,' 'Romance Without Love,' and the Hollywood film 'Ballerina.' Recently, she met audiences with the release of the film 'Project Y,' and her future activities are drawing attention.
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