'Year-round' Shin Hyun-joon on 'Manager Power Abuse Controversy': "No Contact for 6 Years... Please Reach Out if You See This on Broadcast"

Photo by KBS 2TV, screenshot from the broadcast of 'Year-round Live'

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Park Hee-eun] Shin Hyun-joon, who was embroiled in a 'celebrity power abuse controversy,' expressed his position through a broadcast.

On the 10th, Shin Hyun-joon was interviewed about the former manager power abuse controversy on KBS 2TV's 'Year-round Live.'

Previously, Kim, a representative who was Shin Hyun-joon's former manager and friend, revealed that he had been subjected to verbal abuse and unfair treatment by Shin Hyun-joon for 13 years, and that during the first two years of work, he received a monthly salary of only 600,000 won. He also claimed that profit sharing from advertisements and dramas was not properly observed, and that he was repeatedly forced to run errands and wash cars by Shin Hyun-joon's biological mother, tasks unrelated to work.

In response, Shin Hyun-joon's side stated that Kim is "a friend of the same age whom he has known since he was twenty" and called the claims "baseless."

On the day, a person who worked as Shin Hyun-joon's manager for one year said, "Shin Hyun-joon paid for all expenses. He did not directly pay the manager's salary. The fact during the one year I was there is that Shin Hyun-joon paid all the salaries. Kim received his salary. I did not receive mine, and he spent that money himself. I did not receive my salary for several months. In a way, he embezzled the money. Hyun-joon hyung is unaware of this because it was never mentioned."

He continued, "Although I did run errands, the way it is described is different. I have been a manager for over 10 years. Being a manager is not a job where work and personal matters are separated. If Kim says he was deeply hurt by that, I think it is a subjective judgment," he said.

In a phone interview, Shin Hyun-joon said, "To be honest, I am very shocked. My first thought was that this would cause concern and bad news to many people."

He added, "This friend has actually been out of contact with me for six years. I kept trying to find him, but couldn't reach him, and then this was made into an article. He could have just contacted me. Honestly, I find it a bit puzzling," he confessed.

He then said, "It's very hard. I really just want to meet him. Why did he make such a decision? He could have just met me. If he is watching this broadcast, I hope he contacts me and we meet soon. If he has difficulties, I want him to talk to me. Just like before, we are still friends," he added.

On the day, the 'Year-round Live' team said they could not reach former representative Kim but stated, "If we contact him, we will objectively convey his side."

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