Kang Ji-hwan may face lawsuit by former agency

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

Actor Kang Ji-hwan is on the verge of being sued by talenthouse Jambo Entertainment which claims Kang signed a contract with a new agency although his current contract with Jambo is valid for several more months.

Kang's new agency, S Plus Entertainment, had announced through a press release last Friday that they had signed with the 32-year-old actor. Kang had reportedly sent a contents-certified letter last month to Jambo, asking to be freed from his contract to which he is legally bound till August this year.

"The statement by another company regarding Kang shows he has signed a dual contract which is violation of the terms of agreement mentioned in our exclusive contract with him," Jambo stated in a press release later in the day.

They hinted toward taking legal action, saying that they will take the appropriate measures after consulting their legal advisor.

Jambo also expressed their disappointment toward the actor whom they had worked with for six years. "We had never imagined he would cut off all communication and leave us like that. It saddens us to think he couldn't wait a mere eight months."

Regarding the actor himself, Jambo said, "He was a good well-mannered and passionate... The person we see right now seems like a stranger."

Kang debuted in 2001 in the Korean version of the musical "The Rocky Horror Show". He later gained fame after appearing in notable television dramas, such as "Be Strong, Geum-soon!"(2005), "Scandal in Old Seoul"(2007) and "Hong Gil-dong, The Hero"(2008).

He has also starred in several movies including "Movie is a Movie", "Speedy Scandal" and most recently "My Girlfriend Is An Agent", a comedy action film co-starring Hallyu star Kim Ha-neul.

Source: asiae.co.kr

Comments

[aici-rua.livejournal.com]

:(

[fuuism.livejournal.com]

Assuming that he did sign another contract like the PR by S Plus implies, this sounds so weird. Why would he even sign a new one like that before working out his situation with Jambo. You'd think he would be aware it was against the terms of the contract or that a manager or lawyer would advise him against it.

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

I have a feeling that Jambo might have been breaking their contract for instance by not paying for him as usually something like that is behind these kinds of moves.

[fuuism.livejournal.com]

That would make sense but still, it would be better for him to take legal action against the company if that was the case instead of just breaking the contract like that. Six years is quite a long time so I wonder what happened between them.

[slqhs.livejournal.com]

i think there should be more to this case since it's impossible that he would just sign another contract which is against the conditions of his contract with jambo o.0 but with the given information above it seems likely that jambo would win the case if they sue him.. unless he can prove there were problems with the contract with them?

[invisibelle.livejournal.com]

i'm glad he's switching, hopefully now he will get more/better roles!

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