Monday, July 6, 2026

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Actor Jisoo's school bullying scandal back in 2021 caused absolute chaos, and the mess from his sudden exit from the KBS drama 'River Where the Moon Rises' is finally over, but it's costing his old agency a fortune. 

According to the legal community on the 6th, Jisoo's former agency, KeyEast, withdrew their final appeal to the Supreme Court back on June 25. Because they dropped the fight, the previous court decision is now final, meaning KeyEast has no choice but to pay the drama's production company, Canvas N (formerly Victory Contents), a staggering 880 million KRW (which is around $573,900) in damages.

To understand why the damages were so high, it helps to look back at the situation behind the scenes when the bullying allegations first surfaced online. Jisoo admitted to some of the accusations and voluntarily stepped down from the show while it was literally still airing. 

The biggest issue was that filming had already been finished all the way through episode 18 of the 20 episodes. Since they had no choice but to reshoot everything, the production company brought in Na Inwoo at the last minute to replace him and save the show. 

They had to re-film almost the entire series while keeping up with the broadcast schedule. Na Inwoo took over starting from episode 7, and they reshot everything from that point forward. Once things finally calmed down a bit, they went backward and re-filmed episodes 1 through 6 just to keep the whole show consistent. 

Because of the massive extra costs, Canvas N sued KeyEast for 3 billion KRW (which is around $1,957,200). They argued that they suffered severe financial losses from having to redo everything from scratch, including extra staff costs, location and equipment rental fees, cast fees, art department expenses, and a ton of other production costs. 

The legal battle went back and forth for a while. At first, the court agreed with the production company and ordered KeyEast to pay 1.42 billion KRW (which is around $926,400). But then, when the case went to a higher appeals court, that amount was cut down to the final 880 million KRW. 

Since Canvas N wasn't happy with that reduction, they tried to take it to the Supreme Court, but the court completely dismissed their request. Now that KeyEast has also dropped its own appeal, this long legal battle is officially over, leaving the agency with a very expensive bill.

Jisoo's former agency ordered to pay 880 million KRW over his sudden exit from 'River Where the Moon Rises'

U-KISS' ex-member Lee Junyoung just opened up about a brutal experience he had to go through when he first started out.

On the 6th, tvN's 'You Quiz on the Block' dropped a preview for its upcoming episode on their official Youtube channel, showing Lee Junyoung looking back on his days promoting in Japan.

He revealed, "The other members were already fluent in Japanese. Meanwhile, I went over there knowing only three phrases: 'Good evening,' 'Hello,' and 'Thank you very much.'" He described the whole situation as 'brutal,' and then, it got even worse from there.

He recalled having his company dropped him off in the middle of Shibuya and told him to find his own way back to the dorm:

"It was only a 15-minute walk, but I couldn't speak the language and the company had also taken my phone. What should have been a 15-minute walk ended up taking me four hours."

Lee Junyoung explained that the company dumped him right in front of the iconic Tower Records. After he crossed the street and walked farther uphill, he completely panicked because it was his first time ever visiting Japan:

"Right then and there, I realized I absolutely had to learn the language. It was incredibly frustrating because I could only say those three phrases."

 

The only saving grace was that he at least knew the dorm address, which was in Kamiyamacho. With no phone and zero navigation, he had to keep stopping random people on the street and asking, "How do I get to Kamiyamacho?" Thank god he made it back safe and sound.

Lee Junyoung recalls getting lost in Japan after his agency took his phone