Fantagio board members have nominated the chairman of Box Media Park Hae-sun as the new registered president of the company. However, some have expressed that his criminal past could be a problem.
In an official press conference on May 24, a company representative talked about the nomination. “Park Hae-sun is a veteran who has more than 30 years of experience in entertainment,” they began.
Continuing, they delved into a bit more detail about his work experience. Park has worked on producing “content such as movies, dramas, performances, and entertainment programs.” Additionally, he joined the broadcast company KBS in 1993 and was first a director of entertainment at Box Media before becoming CEO in 2009.
Notwithstanding his extensive experience, there are voices in the entertainment industry that question the announcement. This doubt stems from Park’s criminal history.
In 2009, Park was indicted and sentenced to prison for taking bribes from entertainment companies. As that time, the Seoul’s Central District Court gave the executive ten months in jail and a 75 million won penalty.
According to the case, four entertainment representatives gave Park around 125 million won. Reportedly, this event occurred during his career at KBS, and also bought 25,000 shares from company “F.”
On the other hand, Fantagio will decide whether to appoint Park during a shareholder’s meeting on June 18. The appointment is extremely important given that the company was found to be operating illegally for the past few months.
According to the Public Culture, Arts, and Development Act, all entertainment companies are required to have a registered CEO in place who has at least four years of experience in a related field. This assignment is needed for companies to obtain the proper license to conduct entertainment business.
Meanwhile, the artists under the company remain in limbo until this situation is sorted.
Translated by O.C
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