Jang Geun-suk gets tied up in a lawsuit

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What could have Mr. Baby Face done wrong?

Actor Jang Geun-suk is getting sued by the production company Pro Draft Media, responsible for the MBC drama, “The National Culinary School,” which failed to release due to funding issues back in 2007. Pro Draft Media paid Jang Geun-suk and others, a partial advanced payment before filming was officially supposed to begin. Production, however, never happened, so Pro Draft media are now asking that they cough it all back up. Obviously, Jang Geun-suk and his agency are refusing to give back the money they received since it wasn’t their fault that they were unable to film the drama.

A representative of the actor stated,

We had to forfeit working on other projects we were offered because of this drama. We did receive an advance payment as part of the promised amount, but once payment of the remaining amount started to be pushed back, we asked for a written statement from the production company stating, ‘even if a problem arises in terms of the production of the drama, we will not cause any problems in terms of the amount we paid out in advance’ and currently have it on file. The production company continuously told us to wait a little longer when asked why filming for the drama wasn’t getting started. We told their lawyer about the written statement and have been told that the issue would be looked into. There’s nothing we have done wrong, so we’re not worried about this lawsuit.

From the looks of it, Jang Geun-suk and his agency is probably going to win the case, and Pro Draft Media is just going to have to suck it up and accept their loss. On a lighter note, the actor recently finished filming for his new movie, “Itaewon Murder Case,” which will hit theatres sometime this coming September.

34 Responses to “Jang Geun-suk gets tied up in a lawsuit”


  1. 1 Oliver Cromwell June 23, 2009 at 10:24 am

    This guy’s face just weirds me out all kinds of ways.

  2. 8 ffiza June 23, 2009 at 10:32 am

    LOL..it was the production company fault. It’s like paying a deposit, you don’t take it, you lost the money.

    They should just suck it up, rather than losing more money for lawyer’s payment

  3. 10 Baby Jang June 23, 2009 at 10:37 am

    oh poor seokie…
    hmmmnf
    jang will surely win this one!
    can’t wait for his movie!…
    weee

  4. 11 annie June 23, 2009 at 10:53 am

    Well , it’s take a long time, back to 2007 ?
    I’m waiting for his new movie !!!
    Be back soon, Geun Suk!!!

  5. 12 foooos June 23, 2009 at 11:21 am

    i’m waiting for his new drama!

  6. 13 rockinsuburbs June 23, 2009 at 11:50 am

    He’s such a good guy. May he get justice. I lovee his work

  7. 14 kimchi!! June 23, 2009 at 12:02 pm

    why did he get surgery???he looked better when he was pretty..now he just looks like a wanna be gangster

  8. 15 churli June 23, 2009 at 12:48 pm

    churli17.blogspot.c om

    I really don’t like his NEW nose! I like his baby face b4!! anyways, can’t wait 4 his new drama??movie??

  9. 16 julychronicles June 23, 2009 at 12:58 pm

    i used to think that jang geun suk resembles jo in sung..but now, looking at that second picture..i thought he looks like uhm/eom tae wong!

  10. 17 Tiffany June 23, 2009 at 1:47 pm

    I’m pretty sure he and the company he is under will win the case. It is the own filming company’s fault for paying a bit in advance. If they made sure that the filming will definitely happen, none of this will happen. At this rate, the filming company is going to only end up losing more in the long run with the lawsuit.

  11. 18 Shar June 23, 2009 at 2:23 pm

    The actors agents should implement a “Pay Or Play” into their contract, much like here in the US. So if they sign on to do a movie, and it doesn’t get made, they keep their money without any worries of getting sued. It can work for the big stars whose movies made big bank over the years.

    Denzel Washington ended up getting payed $20 million twice for 1 movie when he signed up for Deja Vu, then due to some disagreement, they pulled the plug. Since he signed a “pay or Play” he got to keep the money. A year later, they decided they wanted to do the movie again, and had to pay him again under a new contract.

  12. 19 Settlement Loans June 23, 2009 at 4:36 pm

    For some reason, this guy scares the crap out of me!

  13. 20 rellalove June 23, 2009 at 5:30 pm

    Why do they always blame it on the actors/actresses and singers when it’s really the company’s fault? Wah.

  14. 22 hyunnie June 23, 2009 at 6:59 pm

    omo.!

    poor geun suk !!

  15. 23 tatzle June 23, 2009 at 9:36 pm

    i thought he was lost for like-forever?!

    but hearing about this makes jang geun suk come back to life!but i hope he’ll win the case though..goodluck to his career!

  16. 24 bzzzz June 23, 2009 at 11:41 pm

    he is so cute in that photo!!!

  17. 25 Sarii Sarii June 24, 2009 at 12:15 am

    Aaawwww… I hate his NEW nose!!!

    Anyway,,
    I’m still waiting 4 his new movie…

    Get back soon Geun-suk!!!

  18. 26 applecone June 24, 2009 at 6:53 am

    w0w after 2 months,
    i finally got a new news about him….
    but a wasn’t expecting this….?
    anyway…. i want to watch his new movie!!!!

  19. 27 reyncygil June 24, 2009 at 3:52 pm

    yeah me too!! i cant wait to see that movie. hoping that it was nice, good… what so ever!!! blah.. blah.. blah…

  20. 28 baby_posh57 June 24, 2009 at 10:53 pm

    he looks like alwyn uytingco

  21. 29 miira-chaan June 26, 2009 at 5:11 pm

    weiird…
    another lawsuit victim…hahaa

  22. 30 shoe June 30, 2009 at 7:24 am

    he looks like any other human being to me…

  23. 31 KEZIAH August 20, 2009 at 1:06 am

    Is this movie about lawyers and stuff? I’ve been reading John Grisham’s novels because its about law… and, nothing… I just love laws and stuff..

    Anyways, Jang Geun Suk is the cutest!:D I love him in the movie “Baby and me”

    http://mykeziah.blogspot.com/

    hope you comment on my blogs

  24. 32 KEZIAH August 20, 2009 at 1:11 am

    Oh I wasnt very careful…

    I thought this was a movie..sorry

  25. 33 public September 27, 2009 at 10:41 pm

    Did Jang Geun Suk really have plastic surgery? I really like him in Lovers In Prague. His baby face can attract me a lot.I think his nose looks already good. BTW, the above case is the production company fault. Anyway, I love him.

  26. 34 souhaila November 15, 2009 at 7:30 am

    heeey i love uuuuu Jang Geun Suk and your drama your beautifful i’m from morocoo but i see off drama korean ^^ i’m arabic but i can speak litle korean my e’mail tit-meuf-wow@hotmail.fr my dreal going to korea and i listen pop of korean 2NE1 and SS501 EUUUH i wanna make the relationship with korean boooooy my facebook == souhaila tsouli just korea haha ……Jang Geun Suk i love youuu


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