The court ruling has been confirmed Actress Seo Ye Ji, who was suspected of school violence and gaslighting her ex-boyfriend, does not have to be liable for damages to the brand she modeled for.

However, her agency has to return half of the model fee to the brand according to the terms of the contract.

According to Star News on November 25th, Yuhan Care, which filed a compensation lawsuit against Seo Ye Ji and her agency Gold Medalists, did not file an appeal until November 24th, the deadline for the appeal. Seo Ye-ji and her agency also did not file an appeal.

Earlier on November 10th, the Seoul Central District Court’s Civil Affairs Department ruled in a compensation lawsuit filed by Yuhan Care against Seo Ye Ji and her agency that Gold Medalist should return 225 million won, 50% of the model fee, and pay 12% of the delayed damage per year.

As both sides gave up their appeals, the agency decided to return half of the model fees to Yuhan Care without penalties, as the court ruled. Yuhan Care accepted the court’s judgment that “it cannot be considered that Seo Ye Ji violated the contract just by the suspicions surrounding the actress.” The refund is estimated to be around 288 million won (225 million won in principal + 63 million won in delayed damage).

Seo Ye Ji signed a model contract with the health insurance company Yuhan Care in July 2020, and received 450 million won in model fees on August 13 of that year. The advertisement was released on August 26 of that year.

However, in April of the following year, various suspicions were raised over Seo Ye Ji, including gaslighting her ex-lover, school violence, forgery of academic background, and staff abuse. Even though her agency issued a statement denying the allegations on April 13 of that year, Yuhan Care sent an official letter to the agency on April 27 of that year, asking for the cancellation of the contract and the return of the model fee, and the advertisement featuring Seo Ye Ji was also suspended.

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Choi Si Hoon, known from Single’s Inferno and newlywed husband of singer Ailee, is facing backlash after being linked to a controversy from Wavve’s queer reality show ToGetHer.

Fans discovered that Choi is allegedly the CEO of the influencer agency representing Ri Won, a cast member now at the center of a growing scandal.

The situation started when castmate Han Gyeol spoke up, claiming Ri Won once suggested an overseas trip that felt more like a shady meeting than a casual hangout.

“I thought it was a fun vacation invite at first,” Han Gyeol said, “but when they started talking about meals and date-like things, I realized something was wrong. It felt like an inappropriate setup.”
Han Gyeol added, “Using someone’s sexuality as a shield for suspicious actions is not okay in this industry.”

Ri Won responded by saying it was all a misunderstanding and that the trip was mentioned casually during a conversation about food. “We joked about going to that country after talking about food,” Ri Won said.

However, things got more intense when Ri Won admitted to having a past as a 'beotbang' (adult streaming) BJ. “I know I’m not trustworthy right now, and I appeared on TV while hiding my past. That’s why I shared some proof—I was desperate,” Ri Won explained.

Ri Won also shared a blurred message from another cast member that accused them of fake dating and lying about knowing someone from Billboard. “You said you’d introduce me to a Billboard contact. Then give me their name and title,” the message read. “You just keep switching your targets.”

Ri Won replied, “He’s the team leader at Billboard Korea and also my influencer agency CEO.”
This comment led online users to dig deeper—and some claimed the CEO Ri Won mentioned is none other than Choi Si Hoon, Ailee’s husband.

Currently on his honeymoon with Ailee, Choi is now getting unwanted attention. Some netizens brought up his alleged past as an adult BJ and now, his possible involvement in this controversy.

On Ailee’s Instagram post from April 30, one fan wrote, “Unnie, sorry to bother you during your honeymoon, but please search Choi Si Hoon’s name. A female BJ said she’s signed to his company, and he supposedly arranged a meeting for her with a just-turned 19-year-old girl.”

As the issue grew, Ri Won spoke out again on May 1 to calm things down. “The person I mentioned in the messages was just someone who gave me advice,” Ri Won clarified. “He’s not my agency CEO, like some people assumed. I thought he could help with music, but he never made any business offer.”

Ri Won ended by saying, “I’m sorry for causing any confusion and discomfort to others with my personal remarks.”

So far, Choi Si Hoon and Ailee have not made public statements about the situation.

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