ASTRO member Cha Eun-woo has been linked to allegations of 20 billion won in tax evasion, and attention has turned to an eel restaurant previously operated by his mother.
Fantagio said Tuesday that the currently operating “Eojeoyeon Cheongdam” is “a completely separate corporation” from “Eojeoyeon Charcoal-Grilled Eel” on Ganghwa Island. The agency said Eojeoyeon Cheongdam is run by Fantagio M, a wholly owned Fantagio subsidiary, and “has no connection to Cha Eun-woo’s family.”
Earlier, Cha’s parents operated Eojeoyeon Charcoal-Grilled Eel in Ganghwa, Incheon. A corporation set up by his mother, identified only as Choi, listed the restaurant as its address, but the National Tax Service viewed it as a paper company that did not provide actual services to Cha.
The Ganghwa restaurant closed late last year, but Fantagio took over the name and reopened the business as Eojeoyeon Cheongdam. Some have speculated the move was tied to the tax-evasion allegations.
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