Singer Hong Ji-yoon has won a lawsuit filed against her former agency regarding the validity of her exclusive contract. The former agency also filed a counterclaim against Hong Ji-yoon demanding about 3 billion won but lost.

On the 21st, according to the legal community, the 13th Civil Division of the Seoul Southern District Court (Director General Jung Won) ruled in favor of the plaintiff, Hong Ji-yoon, in her lawsuit seeking confirmation of the non-existence of the exclusive contract against the representative of SPK Entertainment.

Following the provisional injunction lawsuit, Hong Ji-yoon has also won the main lawsuit. The court considered as fact Hong Ji-yoon's claims that "the settlement amount was not paid on time" and "she was forced to perform grants excessively."

On the other hand, the former agency represented demanded a penalty of 3.1 billion won from Hong Ji-yoon, but the court dismissed this claim. The agency's representative argued that Hong Ji-yoon violated her obligation to maintain dignity due to her dissolute private life and that she breached the exclusive contract terms by refusing events without reasonable grounds; however, the court found no evidence to support these claims and determined that the allegations of tempering were also unfounded.

The former agency representative has appealed against this decision, and a second trial is expected to take place at the Seoul High Court.

Earlier, Hong Ji-yoon filed a provisional injunction against her agency SPK Entertainment, claiming that the trust relationship had collapsed in 2023, and after receiving a favorable ruling, she signed an exclusive contract with Think Entertainment. She then transferred to Choi Creative Lab in July last year.

Meanwhile, Hong Ji-yoon gained recognition by appearing on TV Chosun's 'Tomorrow is Miss Trot 2' in 2020, where she finished in second place and has been active since.

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