Lee Seung-gi’s fans are furious with his former agency, Hook Entertainment, for mismanaging his money and calling him a “Minus singer.”For the unversed, Lee Seung-gi is one of the biggest Hallyu stars from South Korea. He is an actor, host, entertainer, and singer with hit songs like Will You Marry Me and The Ordinary Man.On November 21, the South Korean media outlet Dispatch revealed shocking reports about how Hook Entertainment’s CEO, Kwon Jin-young, allegedly gaslighted The Law Cafe actor into believing that he makes little to no money through his music and called him a “Minus singer,” which means a non-profit making entity.Lee Seung-gi’s fans are furious with Hook Entertainment and CEO Kwon Jin-young for allegedly gaslighting him for all these years, not paying him for his musical endeavors, and for calling him a “Minus singer.”Genius God of Entertainment@alsg13011987There are lots of upsetting/ disappointing things about #LeeSeungGi's newsBut, for me, regardless of money, the fact that they mistreated him like this for 18 years, broke down his confidence and, especially, told him that he is "a minus singer" are the worstThis heavily voice?277There are lots of upsetting/ disappointing things about #LeeSeungGi's newsBut, for me, regardless of money, the fact that they mistreated him like this for 18 years, broke down his confidence and, especially, told him that he is "a minus singer" are the worstThis heavily voice? https://t.co/EwgQIBwsTjLee Seung-gi has allegedly not been paid for his music-related activities for 18 years by Hook Entertainment🌸 D-18@shadow_light22Negative and minus singer?! sorry I can't come up with nice words to react with🪝#LeeSeungGihttps://t.co/YN99uZFNHy twitter.com/LSG_hall/statu…Lee Seung Gi Hall@LSG_hallHe tried to told everyone about his struggle through this song #SlowStarter#LeeSeungGi #이승기14340He tried to told everyone about his struggle through this song #SlowStarter#LeeSeungGi #이승기 https://t.co/fiLA82XmUQNegative and minus singer?! sorry I can't come up with nice words to react with🪝😡#LeeSeungGihttps://t.co/YN99uZFNHy twitter.com/LSG_hall/statu…A couple of days ago, on November 18, it was revealed that actor Lee Seung-gi had sought complete information on the accounts, sales of his albums and music-related work, and transparent disclosure of all-related payments, one week after Hook Entertainment was raided by federal agents from the National Police Agency's Serious Crime Investigation Division.Hook Entertainment acknowledged that they have indeed received a certification of contents from the Mouse actor and are currently reviewing the terms thoroughly and will prepare a response accordingly.The raid opened a Pandora’s box as more of the agency’s suspicious activities have come into the limelight, the latest being an extensive exposé by the Korean media outlet Dispatch that the actor-singer has not been paid for his music-related activities, including royalties and profits from his songs and albums sales since 2004, which makes it 18 years now.The shocking exposé alleges that besides being called a “Minus singer,” Hook Entertainment never really recouped the investments they made in his singing career.The Vagabond star’s fans are furious with Hook Entertainment for their alleged criminal activities and embezzlement of funds and demand justice for the Era of Love singer, who has not received profits or royalties from his musical activities so far.kdrama diary@kdramasdiaryDispatch revealed today that #LeeSeungGi has not been paid yet by Hook for his music since his debut which was 18 YEARS ago.The man deserves everything he's been achieving both because of his hard work & talent. 18 years of lies & gaslighting? Unbelievable. Airens are enraged!612200Dispatch revealed today that #LeeSeungGi has not been paid yet by Hook for his music since his debut which was 18 YEARS ago.The man deserves everything he's been achieving both because of his hard work & talent. 18 years of lies & gaslighting? Unbelievable. Airens are enraged! https://t.co/PtYYQF1vzgDINU 💫 #ForeverWithSeunggi@SeunggimyloveThe more I see this the more upsetting it isReleasing about 137 songs throughout 18 years with sonmany HIT songs and not receiving a single penny for it by saying he's a singer that doesn't bring in profit but rather a minus singer!? Ughh it's so f*cked up#LeeSeungGi2612The more I see this the more upsetting it isReleasing about 137 songs throughout 18 years with sonmany HIT songs and not receiving a single penny for it by saying he's a singer that doesn't bring in profit but rather a minus singer!? Ughh it's so f*cked up#LeeSeungGiK-Drama enthusiast@c_cie_cmy man that he's a minus singer when his songs always in top charts. How dare this company. To think that #LeeSeungGi like receiving compliments is because of his company's gaslighting. This is really painful. They abused my man's kindness. They don't deserve him.4510my man that he's a minus singer when his songs always in top charts. How dare this company. To think that #LeeSeungGi like receiving compliments is because of his company's gaslighting. This is really painful. They abused my man's kindness. They don't deserve him.Theline@theline_lsgAside from giving him the money they owe, we need @hookent3 to apologize to #LeeSeungGi for making him doubt on his music and telling him he's a minus singer. Imagine the emotional and mental damage they have caused him. 62Aside from giving him the money they owe, we need @hookent3 to apologize to #LeeSeungGi for making him doubt on his music and telling him he's a minus singer. Imagine the emotional and mental damage they have caused him. 💔😡Ethereal Queen ♕@ElysianVibezWhat #LeeSeungGi had to go through mentally is really devastating! Gaslighting someone as “Minus Singer” who has a passion for singing and love singing is something unreal. He must have felt very upset about it. And 18yrs of 0 profit? They must take legal action.1What #LeeSeungGi had to go through mentally is really devastating! Gaslighting someone as “Minus Singer” who has a passion for singing and love singing is something unreal. He must have felt very upset about it. And 18yrs of 0 profit? They must take legal action.seunggiahhh 🇨🇱 #JusticeForLeeSeungGi@seunggiahhhImagine this CEO monster telling an star like #LeeSeungGi with her whole chest that HE IS A MINUS-MONEY LOSING SINGER. IMAGINE!!!!! twitter.com/tryp96/status/…tryp96@tryp96Meanwhile, Captain H**k kept gaslighting SeungGi, saying his fans were not buying his albums, he was not making any money, and she called him "Minus [meaning money-losing] Singer" all these years.#이승기 #LeeSeungGi31Meanwhile, Captain H**k kept gaslighting SeungGi, saying his fans were not buying his albums, he was not making any money, and she called him "Minus [meaning money-losing] Singer" all these years.#이승기 #LeeSeungGiImagine this CEO monster telling an star like #LeeSeungGi with her whole chest that HE IS A MINUS-MONEY LOSING SINGER. IMAGINE!!!!! twitter.com/tryp96/status/… https://t.co/TslVaMfAwWGuitarist Lee Byeong-ho also revealed that he wasn’t paid for his collaboration on Lee Seung-gi’s sixth album, And…, and has now come out in support of the actor as well.He confessed that he felt hurt at not being paid for his work on the Vagabond star’s album but kept quiet out of love and respect for the actor.Hook Entertainment’s CEO issues an official statement alleged non-payment of duesLsg Apprentice @LsgApprenticeand here comes @hookent3 telling Seung gi that he is a lousy and minus singer?? wtff!!!!???they should be put to jail man.. for christ sake..#LeeSeungGi604and here comes @hookent3 telling Seung gi that he is a lousy and minus singer?? wtff!!!!???they should be put to jail man.. for christ sake..#LeeSeungGiIn January 2021, an employee of Hook Entertainment accidentally shared a record of Lee Seung-gi’s earnings in a text message to the actor. According to the accounts statements, Lee Seung-gi had made a profit of $25,100 or ₩33.6 million before taxes.Allegedly, the actor earned about $660,000 or ₩884 million from And..., which was released in 2015, when he was still under Hook Entertainment.Dispatch obtained a statement of accounts and settlements responsible for distributing the star's music, which revealed that the Return singer earned about $7.16 million or ₩9.60 billion through his musical activities between 2006 and 2022.Dispatch also reported that Hook Entertainment's reports of sales and revenue from 2004 to 2009 have been lost.The publication also reported that top executives at Hook Entertainment have allegedly disrespected the singer multiple times, claiming that they don’t have money to promote his music and avoided giving Lee Seung-gi a proper answer when he asked about his accounts in November 2022.On November 21, Hook Entertainment’s CEO Kwon Jin-young issued an official statement regarding the alleged non-payment of dues to the actor.He said that he was ashamed and apologetic about what was being reported in the news, and revealed that they were looking into the matter thoroughly and requested fans' and media’s understanding.He shared that they will not step back and take full responsibility for the situation, and will ensure that such incidents are not repeated in the future.At the time of writing, Lee Seung-gi did not issue any statements regarding the matter.