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Several Korean media reported that Lee (general producer) donated a luxury villa located in Seoul, Gangnam, and Cheongdam-dong to a Korean female reporter in foreign media in March. Attention is also focused on the "background" in which Lee donated a luxury home to a female reporter.
Regarding this matter, SM Entertainment commented, "The company cannot confirm the personal assets of the representative."
According to media reports, the high-class villa that was donated was purchased by Lee six years ago in July 2015 for 3.97 billion won (about 390 million yen / current rate). The same square meter household as this villa was sold for 4.9 billion from May this year.
The gifted female reporter is Korean and is a foreign journalist. Currently, he is reported to be a correspondent in Seoul who reports the main news of South Korea to US A News.
In May 2019, when the DO of the boy group "EXO" member belonging to SM Entertainment joined the army, the Korean military service system was announced along with this news, and in March 2018, the girl group "Red Velvet" also belonging to SM Entertainment He reported the interview with the news of the performance in North Korea.
This housing gift is usually unlikely to come into contact with the consignment prohibition law that applies to giving and receiving money. According to the Act on Prohibition of Fraudulent Consignment and the Prohibition of Transfer of Money, etc. (Consignment Prohibition Law), public officials including media personnel are 100 won (about 100,000 yen) or 3 million won per fiscal year from the same person regardless of name. I cannot receive money that exceeds (about 300,000 yen). However, the domestic bureaus of overseas media do not fall under the media under the Speech Arbitration Law and are not subject to the law.
2021/07/22 15:00 KST
