Tax Investigations to Intensify in the Korean Entertainment Industry

A cold storm is on its way to the Korean entertainment industry…Kang Ho Dong and Kim Ah Joong were recently accused of under-paying their taxes. However, this is only the beginning. More and more attention is being drawn to other entertainers and their taxes. While other high-income professionals and business owners have been intensely investigated by the NTS (National Tax Service, the Korean IRS), the entertainment industry has been outside of their radar. Management agencies of various celebrities have been able to spread out their income over many years and this caused legal confusion for the NTS.

Super Junior’s Shindong Talks About His Double Eyelid Surgery

Super Junior members Eunhyuk and Shindong both have recently been accused of having double eyelid surgery. On the September 6 episode of SBS’ “Strong Heart” both Super Junior members received many compliments for their fit figures. To which Shindong teased, “Once I lost weight, I began to naturally develop double eyelids.” His comment caused the studio audience to erupt with laughter as he joked about his cosmetic surgery.

Kang Ho Dong Fined Several Hundred Million Won for Tax Evasion

In shocking news, it has come to light that Kang Ho Dong has been under investigation by the National Tax Service for tax evasion and has been issued a fine that is estimated to be several hundreds of millions Korean Won. (Around several hundreds of thousands of US Dollars)