Oh no! I love him! My appreciation increased ten-folds after watching him with SJS in Rough Cut! Hope everything works out for him

I'm confused

): butimisshim. haha *cries

I read articles here and then. What I understood is than he is in conflict with both agencies: The current and the former one. Of course, there is a battle of communiques like for a divorce and it's hard to say who's right. Maybe his managers are asses and/or he is really a diva. It's really dragging on and except for the lawyers, nobody will gain anything from that situation...

NOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

Maybe the reason Lie to Me sucked so much was because his evil agency was secretly pulling strings to make the writing crazy?

The newspaper article, to which this blog provides a link, makes it clear that it is Mr. Kang who is in breach of his contract, assuming that the facts alleged by the talent management/agency are truthful. So, why doesn't he settle or, if he is innocent, countersue?

I see enough celebrities who act as if they should be above the law and seek (and receive) special treatment from both law enforcements and courts in Los Angeles. In this day and age, that is just not cool.

Then, there is the matter of Mr. Kang's business acumen. He certainly could have handled this far better, avoiding the legal mess and not forcing the aggrieved firm to resort to what amounts in talent business to an all-out war against him.

Just say sorry, kiss and make up, pay up and then move forward.

Dame it Anthony! Perhaps I should blame a Director Oh instead?

Anyway, I wish Kang Ji Hwan all the best. I hope he will be able to come back to the industry soon.

Nobody better blacklisted him because then I will go kill a cow.

Unbelievable.

You guys... I was feeling a lil bewildered until I got to schadenfreude and had to look it up.

All I can contribute is, this could be another subplot for King of Dramas.

I did not know that Ji-hwan was in a legal battle. Yike!!

i think it is kang ji hwan's fault. i read an article in soompi the other day, that he previously cut his contract with the old agency, although the contract was not finished yet, in order to go to the new agency. and now it is apparently happening all over again. so who is the victim here?

Rofl...rofl....the dialogue between you girls is the highlight of this post (*knows nothing about the actor and problems he's facing*).

And, heh, Anthony is forever going to live on in future posts. Long live Anthony. ;)

Considering the state of the Korean ent. my default position would be to side with the talent (e.g.. han ye seul)

i heard that actors contracts are far more liberal than their idol counterparts but i would still like to find out the details of this dispute.

Does anyone know any other actors black listed for being involved in a lawsuit?

(i know joo ji hoon did but those were for crim. charges)

What incredibly poor judgment... I mean, he's definitely a star but not an A-lister who could pull a switcheroo on 2 agencies and live to tell the tale.

Praying for his career rn.

mehheh. about the post, not the situation. kang ji hwan. :'(

More on Kang Ji Hwan's fault than his agency. Why don't he settle it like an adult if he didn't like them (his both agencies).

"Ah, Priorities" LOL

They should just have a battle and end it all at once... Not by any means his acting career though. It does sound like the jilted first love or the more dangerous, if I can't have you, so can't anyone else, mentality..

Your conversation is so funny :D :D

It is about time for KJH to reflect on himself. He may be a good actor but attitude vice resulted on many legal disputes may drift his fans away.

I am so sad to hear that KJH is still mired in a legal swamp. He's losing the best years of his career. I hope that he has good lawyers!

This couldn't possibly work, right? I mean, just because the agency once had him on their payroll doesn't mean they can own him and all his work for ever and always.
It seems like a bad business decision to try to force someone as good and as popular as Kang Ji-hwan stop working, given the media coverage and fan hatred it's bound to cause. Agencies are part of the entertainment world and are therefore image dependent. Who would want to sign a contract with an agency that does this? Besides which, fangirl hatred would be fierce with this one.

the first time he had problems with that first agency, i really felt bad for him. but having the same problem with another talent agency makes me wonder what kind of person kang ji hwan is in real life.

You guys are too funny.

We can never know what happens in the sidelines, but I do think it's usually the one chased after that's the innocent one. He left before his contract was over. Why would an already known actor do that? I can think of a few reasons why he had to hightail out of the previous agency, none of them pleasant.

It just seems weird that any company would keep at it so long because one guy left. I have to assume it's the fact that this one guy is now famous and probably denied to do what they wanted and left that made them so pissed. That's the "vibe" I'm getting.

He does not look like an idiot so if he's ignoring them and not settling, they must have done something pretty damn bad. If he really was to blame, he'd settle and keep this quiet. He would not let it drag on like that and endanger his career.

He can always do like Prince and change his name to an emoticon until the contract runs out. ^.^ would be a cute one.

most unfortunate

HAHAHA this is hilarious. The commentary, not the actual news. :P

My guess....
The previous one was because I think he didnt like the direction in where his career was going. So he walked away.

Second, was because there's problem with the company.

JiHwan really has the worst of luck. Wishing him all the best though.

Waa, I adored him terribly in Lie to Me.

:/

i first liked him in save the last dance for me where he wasn't well known at that time then i had followed his projects since & latest of all was lie to me!

aigoo, aigoo...
hope this gets resolved soon because i want to see him again in kdramaland soon.
fighting, KJW!

Kang Ji Hwan and Agency Fight Over Contract and Mediation Claims
2012-11-08 16:00

Kang Ji Hwan has fallen into a deep rift with his agency.

Though it was reported that Kang Ji Hwan refused the mediation of the Corea Entertainment Management Association (CEMA) in the conflict between him and his agency, Kang Ji Hwan′s legal representative has insisted that they have complied all along with CEMA′s mediation.

The agency, S Plus, says otherwise.

Kang Ji Hwan′s law firm stated, “S Plus requested the mediation of CEMA, stating that the law counsel contract Kang Ji Hwan signed with us was a violation of his contract with the agency. With this, CEMA offered a meeting in which Kang Ji Hwan could talk about S Plus′ violation claims, and we, along with Kang Ji Hwan, accepted the offer and gave our answers as requested.”

Kang Ji Hwan signed his contract with S Plus Entertainment in December 2008, but after entering a conflict regarding his activities, he had his lawyer take care of his schedules since October. At this, S Plus had asked CEMA to mediate the issue.

Kang Ji Hwan turned down the mediation through his legal representative, making it inevitable for legal processions to follow.

The incident quickly deteriorated to a mudslinging debate from there, as a source from S Plus stepped forth to say Kang Ji Hwan had many personal issues with his company.

The source added that he had forced his managers to clean his home, demanded replacements of staff, actors and even directors, and even used the company′s money like it was his own.

Soon, however, Kang Ji Hwan indicated he was considering the mediation, and that he would take legal measures against the false reports being spread by the agency. His legal representative also stated that they had never turned down CEMA′s mediation offers.

“We were talking with Kang Ji Hwan about accepting CEMA′s mediation with CEMA′s mediation committee. He has never turned down CEMA′s offers, and the reports that Kang Ji Hwan ′turned around after the incident made it to the news′ are not true,” it said.

S Plus has stated that Kang Ji Hwan did indeed turn down the offers, and that the agency will continue to pursue the truth.

“CEMA confirmed that Kang Ji Hwan was not willing to comply with the mediation processes, and delivered the results to us. He, however, changed his mind, and returned, saying it was a matter of miscommunication. We are baffled. We are very sorry to see Kang Ji Hwan change his mind after the news that he will not go through with mediation made it to the press, even when he was very insincere about the offers in the first place,” it said.

I was happy to at least get to see him in Runway Cop. It may not have been a great film but he was so much fun to see again. I love when his character screamed at the models in english "I like you! I like you!" Sooo funny! He's my favorite - no matter what. I hope he works again soon.

Bat Sh*t Cray!