Yoo Jae-suk, Lawsuit with Agency for 10 Years "For the Juniors"

On the 20th, comedian Yoo Jae-suk, who appeared on tvN's "You Quiz on the Block," opened up about the reason he continued a long legal battle against his former agency. Photo by tvN

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kang Juhee] Comedian Yoo Jae-seok revealed the reason why he continued a long legal battle against his agency.

On the 20th, the tvN show 'You Quiz on the Block' featured the couple Kim Hangyu and Jang Boeun, who work at Seoul National University, Harvard Law School, and the largest law firm in Korea, sharing their stories.

On this day, Jang Boeun surprised everyone by saying, "I once wrote a commentary on Yoo Jae-seok's past agency dispute and published it as a thesis."

In response, Yoo Jae-seok opened up about the dispute with his agency, saying, "People around me strongly advised against it. There were no precedents, and they said I would definitely lose."

Jo Seho explained Yoo Jae-seok's lawsuit, saying, "There was a reason he wanted to do it back then. He wanted to resolve it himself so that other juniors wouldn't go through the same thing."

Yoo Jae-seok added, "So I decided to try it no matter what, but I didn't expect it to take this long. It took almost 10 years."

Jang Boeun said, "The general public thought, 'No way, even someone like Yoo Jae-seok isn't getting paid.' In the U.S., entertainment law is very advanced, so this case was a chance to study and learn about precedents."

In 2010, Yoo Jae-seok filed a lawsuit to recover his broadcast appearance fees after his agency went bankrupt and he was unable to receive payment. The lawsuit lasted over 10 years, and last year, after a remand trial, he won the case.

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