YG Entertainment‘s choreographer and YGX CEO Lee Jae Wook will be undergoing trial alongside Yang Hyun Suk for illegal gambling.
According to an exclusive report from Newsdaily, Lee Jae Wook was one of three other people indicted for illegal gambling alongside Yang Hyun Suk. The trial was filed by the Seoul Seobu Court and will be assigned to Criminal Justice Department 9, led by judge Park Soo Hyun. The date for their first trial was set for August 14.
Lee Jae Wook is a professional choreographer who has been in charge of choreography for YG Entertainment artists such as BIGBANG and 2NE1. Currently, he is the CEO of YGX, one of YG Entertainment’s subsidiaries. He is also known to be a person Yang Hyun Suk trusts a lot, as he is the individual with the highest stake in YG Entertainment, aside from the Yang brothers (Yang Hyun Suk, Yang Min Suk). He holds 0.14% of YG Entertainment’s shares.
Currently, YGX houses a variety of artists, producers, and actors including VIINI (Kwon Hyunbin), Blue.D, Anda, Choice37, Lee Soo Hyuk, and Han Seung Yeon. Earlier, Yang Hyun Suk was reported to be heading to trial.
