The motive for the raid has not been revealed.
According to news experiences, on November 10, brokers from the National Police Agency raided the Chungdam workplaces of Park Min Young‘s agency, Hook Entertainment.
News reports allege that the agents searched the offices for evidence from 12 PM to 5 PM. As it is incredibly rare for federal agents to raid an entertainment agency, the reason for the raid has not been revealed.
According to an SBS report, three companies that are alleged to have ties with Park Min Young’s ex-boyfriend Kang Jong Hyun have additionally been just lately raided, nevertheless it was unimaginable to say whether or not he was the explanation for the Hook Entertainment raid.
Recently three corporations with ties to Kang Jong Hyun have been raided. However, in keeping with leisure insiders, the raid (at Hook Entertainment) had nothing to do with him however as an alternative was resulting from inside administration points.
— SBS
Previously, in a damning exposé, media outlet Dispatch alleged that Park Min Young’s ex-boyfriend Kang Jong Hyun had ties with a number of corporations, together with Hook Entertainment.
Meanwhile, on October 27, Chief Prosecutor ordered a departure ban be positioned on Kang Jong Hyun, stating he was an individual of curiosity in an alleged embezzlement case involving Bithumb. Bithumb is one among Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges and has been beforehand alleged to have ties with Kang Jong Hyun.
Hook Entertainment is house to singers Lee Sun Hee, Lee Seung Gi, and Yoon Yuh Jung.