SOURCE: '학폭' 지수는 필리핀서 복귀했는데.."'달뜨강' 제작사에 8.8억 배상" 후폭풍 떠안은 옛 소속사
Victory Content, the production company behind KBS' 'River Where the Moon Rises,' has partially won the second trial of damages lawsuit against KeyEast, the former agency of actor Jisoo, who stepped down from the drama due to school violence allegations. However, the amount to be paid decreased by about 500 million KRW compared to the first trial.
On the 13th, News1 reported that the Seoul High Court ruled, "KeyEast must pay 881.49 million KRW plus delayed interest to Victory Content."
The original compensation amount set in the first trial was around 1.42 billion KRW, but in the second trial it was reduced by about 540 million KRW.
The court did not explain the detailed reasons for this decision in the courtroom.
Jisoo, who had played the lead role of 'Ondal' in 'River Where the Moon Rises,' faced allegations of school violence in 2021 after posts and comments surfaced on online communities. The posts claimed Jisoo had committed bullying, assault, threats, verbal abuse, and other acts of school violence.
At that time, Jisoo apologized on social media, saying, "I sincerely apologize to those who suffered because of me," and stepped down from the drama. His exclusive contract with KeyEast was also terminated. Na Inwoo took his place and re-filmed episodes 1 to 6, which Jisoo had already filmed.
In April 2021, Victory Content filed a damages lawsuit seeking around 3 billion KRW. The production company stated, "Since the drama was pre-produced and was almost finished, we had no choice but to re-film everything because the actor had been replaced. This caused direct losses in staff costs, location and equipment fees, and actor fees. We are also suffering from lower ratings and complaints from overseas clients."
They also claimed, "We attempted to negotiate with KeyEast to recover damages, but since to the other side lacks of cooperation, we had to file a lawsuit.”
Meanwhile, in October 2023, Jisoo stated that he cleared up the misunderstanding with the person who initially raised the school violence allegations. He is currently continuing his acting career in the Philippines.
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