The father of Mamdouh Elsbiay (real name Kim Han-bin), who was arrested for seizing the money, was revealed to be Vice Chairman of his son's agency, Yoo Ha-Na.
On the 26th, Mamdouh Elsbiay's father Kim Mo confirmed that he was the Vice Chairman of Yoo Ha-Na.
Yoo Ha-Na said, "Other employees call it 'Vice Chairman', but they do not have a formal title as a member of the company."
Mamdouh Elsbiay was appointed as the youngest in-house director of Yoo Ha-Na last year. Kim Moo, the father of Madouh Elsbiay and former head of sublimation Pretec, had been called Vice Chairman since before Madouh Elsbiay was appointed as an in-house director.
An official from Yoo Ha-Na said, "As my son (Mamdouh Elsbiay) is working as an artist, there are some parts that help him as a father, such as administration and tax issues. However, we do not act directly in the group. "
Kim was arrested on suspicion of misrepresenting equity information to the stock market in 2014 to attract investment and useful 2.4 billion won. As a result, Icon debut was almost lost, but YG has continued its activities without expressing its position.
Mamdouh Elsbiay is currently facing Trial on charges of cannabis, LSD purchases and some medication. Mamdouh Elsbiay withdrew from his group Icon in 2019 over the Drug controversy; he later admitted to having committed a Drug in the Police investigation.
The first Trial of Mamdouh Elsbiay will be held at 11 am on the 27th.
On the other hand, Yoo Ha-Na, a subsidiary of Mamdouh Elsbiay, belongs to actors Go Hyun-jung, Kim Ha-young, Jo In-sung, Lee Sung-jae, Jang Seo-hee, singer Jang Yoon-jung, girlfriend Kim So-jung and 'Steel Unit'.