A month has passed since the end of the drama, but the dispute between Production company and the actor agency is still ongoing.
KBS 2TV monthly drama "The Moon Rising River" (playplay by Han Ji-hoon/directed Yoon Sang) Production company Victorious Content and actor JiSoo agency Keyeast Entertainment, which ended at the end of the 20th episode on April 20, are continuing to file lawsuits over damages incurred by getting off JiSoo.
On March 2, JiSoo's school violence controversy, which was appearing as the main character Ondal in the "Moon Rising River", was raised, and JiSoo acknowledged his mistake and got off his work. The 'Moon Floating River' side decided to re-shoot and re-edit the whole area despite the completion of 95% shooting, and actor Nine Woo was put in from 7th. Nine-woo also replaced JiSoo's appearances one to six times.
Victorious Content suffered tremendous damage by re-shooting pre-production dramas with production costs of more than 20 billion won for inevitable reasons, and JiSoo agency Keyeast Entertainment insisted that it pay damages to Production company. However, VictoriausContent and Keyeast Entertainment did not easily narrow their differences and reached litigation.
On April 1, Victorious Content said, "We tried to conscientiously proceed with the Keyeast Entertainment in order to recover the damage compensation as soon as possible and concentrate on the production of good drama, but we have been forced to file a lawsuit against Keyeast Entertainment in the Seoul Central District Court. I have raised. Victorious Content's claim is estimated to be about 3 billion won.
Yoon Sang, director of the 'Moon Rising River', also said in a statement, "Keyeast Entertainment has expressed its intention to actively appear in JiSoo in the drama, and considering this active intention, Kim JiSoo has been selected." JiSoo's "Keyeast Entertainment does not show any willingness to take responsibility for the damage, I can not understand that it is a reasonable idea to consider compensation if I bring proof like a house of others. "
On the other hand, Keyeast Entertainment seems to be saving as much as possible. When Victorious Content filed a lawsuit on April 1, Keyeast Entertainment said, "We hope that the drama will be able to finish the airing safely without any further disturbance in the situation where the drama is normalized due to the efforts of Victorious Content Production company, director, I am sorry that I have not reached a good agreement, and Keyeast Entertainment will do its best to solve this issue until the end. "
As the Content of the dispute is reported through the media, public opinion is also divided. As Keyeast Entertainment is a party to the actor-funded contract, it is obligated to bear contractual responsibility, and it was suggested that all damages caused by social controversy caused by (at the time) entertainer JiSoo and the re-shooting caused by it should be compensated. On the other hand, Keyeast Entertainment has also suffered damage due to JiSoo's personal mistakes, and there is a reaction that public opinion should not be judged as soon as the lawsuit is underway. Keyeast Entertainment is also convincing that it should claim the right to claim the right to indemnity to JiSoo after the damage amount to the Production company.
The drama ended safely after the full re-shoot, and the agency lost the actor. In the first three months after the first broadcast of the 'Moon Floating River', there was a lawsuit filed between them for damages of 3 billion won. The two companies would have remained a fresh business relationship without the JiSoo problem' with the drama Production company and the leading actor agency. Attention is focusing on what phase the dispute between Victorious Content and Keyeast Entertainment, which rarely shows signs of resolution, will take place in the future.