Kang Ji-hwan's Former Agency 4.2 Billion Won Compensation Appeal

Actor Kang Ji-hwan won the lawsuit with his former agency. The former agency filed an appeal.

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According to legal circles on the 3rd, the 14th Civil Affairs Department of the Seoul Central District Court dismissed the former agency's claim in a 4.2 billion won lawsuit against Kang Ji-hwan in November last year.

In December last year, Suwon District Court Seongnam also canceled the decision to seize Kang Ji-hwan's real estate, which had been seized at the request of his former agency.

Kang's former agency filed an appeal after losing a 4.2 billion won lawsuit against him.

Kang Ji-hwan had finished filming twelve out of twenty episodes as the main character in the drama "Joseon Survival" in 2019, but was forced to quit the drama due to controversy over sexual assault. The drama ended early with sixteen episodes. The drama production company filed a lawsuit against Kang Ji-hwan to pay up 6.3 billion won, which includes the full amount of performance fee, penalty, compensation for damages, and etc..

The court ordered Kang Ji-hwan and his former agency to pay about 5.3 billion won together. The former agency filed a lawsuit against Kang for damages of 4.2 billion won, which the court rejected.