Park Bom 'Out of Control': K-Pop Star Sues YG CEO Yang Hyun-suk - Everything We Know About $4.5 Quadrillion Case

Park Bom accused the music label of fraud and embezzlement. Among other things, she also claimed that album profits and performance fees were not paid. Park Bom is a former 2NE1 member (X) K-pop star Park Bom has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Yang Hyun-suk, the CEO of her former music company YG Entertainment. But what really caught the internet’s attention was the strangely high lawsuit amount — $4.5 quadrillion — demanded from YG and Hyun-suk. This is several times the GDP of South Korea. The alleged lawsuit, a photo of which the K-pop star posted on her Instagram, went viral; however, the post was soon deleted before any official confirmation. According to media reports, the former 2NE1 member accused the music label of fraud and embezzlement. Among other things, she also claimed that album profits and performance fees were not paid. She is now managed by D-Nation Entertainment, a company she joined in 2018. ‘People of Korea, please investigate…’: Park Bom’s deleted post In a now-deleted Instagram post, the K-pop singer made highly explosive allegations, saying: “To the people of Korea, please investigate what YG Entertainment did to make Park Bom exactly the way she is.” She also shared an image of a court filing that alleged a criminal charge against the YG CEO. However, the Instagram post was soon deleted. So it is unclear whether Park Bom actually filed the lawsuit against Yang Hyun-suk for the insanely high amount. ‘Out of our control’: Agency In response to media reports of the alleged lawsuit, Park Bom’s agency, D-Nation Entertainment, issued an official statement saying they were investigating the details of the case and said the star was “out of control”. “Park Bom is also out of our control. We are currently looking into the details of her lawsuit against Yang Hyun Suk.” However, there is still no official confirmation or media reports from any Korean news agencies to confirm the news. Yang Hyun-suk’s clash with legal investigation Yang Hyun-suk has faced legal investigation in the past, including allegations of drug-related offenses and threats against whistleblowers. In 2023, he was convicted by South Korea’s Supreme Court for forcing a trainee to retract evidence related to drug allegations. He was sentenced to six months in prison.