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Television star Choi Cheol-ho has come clean on assaulting a woman, which he had earlier denied, and announced Sunday that he will leave the cast of “Dong-yi.’’ The makers of the popular period drama have accepted his decision, they said on the MBC website.

The 40-year-old actor was under police investigation on charges of attacking an aspiring actress last Thursday at a drinking party. He denied the charges until footage from a surveillance camera confirmed his violent act the following day. Netizens vehemently criticized Choi for lying about the incident.

He has since admitted the offense and expressed regret during a press conference Sunday in a Seoul hotel. He also posted a message on the TV drama’s official website: “First of all I give my heartfelt apologies to `Dong-yi’ fans for the scandalous incident. The least I can do is to leave the cast as part of my punishment.’’

This is the latest report:

TVXQ Member Hero Jaejoong hed tears to hear the sad news about Park Yong-ha.

Hero Jaejoong who is currently in the midst of recording in United States on the 30th has to hear the suicide news of his close friend Park Yong-ha and devoted himself in tears. Jaejoong said, “I really want to visit the room where Park Yong-ha coffin is placed now, what should I do. How could this happen to him.” he stopped as he’s burst in tears. “Yesterday (the 29th) we’re talking on the phone. We’re supposed to meet when I return to South Korea…”

A representative of Jaejoong said, “The relationship between Park Yong-ha and Jaejoong was more than just a close relationship. They tell each other everything. When Jaejoong heard about this sad news in America, he’s totally clueless and was bitter to know nothing about the incidence. The most heartbreaking thing is that he will have to stay in United States and won’t be able to at least visit Park Yong-ha coffin.”

Although the [Korean] Fair Trade Committee has ordered that entertainment agencies rectify the unlawful contracts that violate the privacy of celebrities, the majority of entertainment agencies has ignored this order.

The Fair Trade Committee has given an extension to this order and is planning to take strict action against those who do not follow the orders by the new date.

According to the Fair Trade Committee on the 4th, 278 agencies were told to fix their contracts in October, but only 12 have submitted the results of their implementation of the FTC’s standards.

On the 24th of February SM announced that in order to focus more on investments from overseas, new overseas business developments and artiste production, Lee Soo Man will resign as Director of Registrations.

A company representative said, “Lee Soo Man will no longer be engaged in business activity,”

He added, ” However, in order to strengthen his position as major shareholder, an additional 1.5% from Avex was retrieved.”

Wow. Looks like another SM “product” is man enough to fight for a little bit of freedom. Word on the net is that Super Junior’s Hankyung (Hangeng) has filed for termination of the Exclusive Contract he has with SM. If that sounds familiar, it is. 3 members of TVXQ (Junsu, Yoochun and Jaejoong) filed for […]

The agency of Wonder Girls, 2AM, and 2PM, JYP Entertainment, has stated that they are against the use of slave contracts. The Fair Trade Commission of Korea has stated on the 26th “JYP is currently using a contract that is made from our standards with standard stipulations.” Following what the FTC stated, it has been […]