Overview

• An audit-based report says Gold Medalist disbursed about 670 million won to its actors from 2020 to 2024, including 270 million won last year against revenue exceeding 20 billion won.
• The reported totals contrast with disclosures by peers such as EDAM (26.3 billion and 33.6 billion won in 2023–2024), ADOR (29 billion and 23.8 billion), and HOOK, which allocated 79 percent of revenue to payouts over four years.
• Gold Medalist says individual settlements are not subject to disclosure and states artist commissions are included in cost of service sales under K‑GAAP, asserting there are no unlawful practices and noting ongoing legal review by LKB & Partners.
• Ownership records show Bareun No.2 Investment Partnership holds 100 percent of the agency, with its listed address described as a modest, unsigned building that raised questions about the partnership’s operations.
• Reports claim Bareun No.2 is being looked at by police and the National Tax Service over market and tax issues, which the company disputes as groundless, as media and industry scrutiny of the agency’s finances intensifies.