Dispatch Uncovers Allegations of Tax Evasion by Cha Eun Woo and Family

Kapanlagi.com - The name Cha Eun Woo suddenly came under sharp scrutiny after Dispatch released an investigative report regarding allegations of tax evasion amounting to around Rp220 billion. Not only the artist, but this report also implicates the active role of Cha Eun Woo's family in the establishment and management of several companies that are suspected of being tools for tax evasion.

Dispatch stated that this case is not merely an administrative oversight, but rather a systematic pattern that has been built over the years. Here is the report according to Dispatch, and read other news on Liputan6.com!

1. The Beginning: Cha Gallery Established Amidst the Fantagio Crisis

Cha Eun Woo (credit: instagram.com/eunwo.o_c)

Dispatch's investigation traces the roots of this case back to July 4, 2019, when Cha Eun Woo, along with his family, founded a company named Cha's Gallery. The company was first registered in Dongan-gu, Anyang.

In official documents, Cha Eun Woo is listed as the CEO, his mother serves as the internal director, while his father acts as the financial manager. This structure places the company entirely under family control.

2. The Beginning of Suspicion

Cha Eun Woo (credit: instagram.com/eunwo.o_c)

What is suspicious is that Cha's Gallery has 34 lines of business simultaneously, ranging from music production and distribution, artist management, concerts, advertising, IP, cosmetics, to food businesses, a scope deemed too broad for a single entity that claims to focus on artist management.

Dispatch assesses that this opens a large space for revenue transfer and obscuring income sources.

3. Repeated Address Changes, Leading to the Family Restaurant

The address of Cha Eun Woo's family company (credit: Dispatch)

In June 2020, Cha's Gallery moved its registered address to Gimpo City. Two years later, in June 2022, the address moved again to Ganghwa Island, the same location as the eel restaurant owned by Cha Eun Woo's parents.

This move was assessed by Dispatch as an effort to distance the company from oversight centers and to take advantage of areas with looser administrative controls.

4. Change of CEO and the Birth of a New Company

Cha Eun Woo (credit: instagram.com/eunwo.o_c)

In September 2020, the position of CEO of Cha's Gallery was transferred from Cha Eun Woo to his mother. Shortly thereafter, in 2022, his mother established a new LLC company named L&C, with business objectives still focused on artist management.

However, this pattern continued. In 2024, another company named D ANY LLC emerged, which was explicitly stated to function to manage Cha Eun Woo's assets. Its registered address? Back to the family eel restaurant in Ganghwa.

In the same year, Cha's Gallery was officially dissolved.

5. Vacant Office, Activities Questioned

Allegedly the office location of Cha Eun Woo (credit: Dispatch)

Dispatch also visited the registered location of D ANY LLC. Based on findings as of January 2026, the interior of the building was reported to be empty, unfinished, with rusted iron frames and open walls.

This condition raises a major question: how can a company managing assets worth hundreds of billions of rupiah operate without adequate facilities?

Vacant Office, Activities Questioned

6. LLC Scheme and Allegations of Tax Evasion

Cha Eun Woo (credit: instagram.com/eunwo.o_c)

With an alleged tax penalty of Rp220 billion, Dispatch estimates Cha Eun Woo's total taxable income to reach at least Rp1.1 trillion, assuming a corporate tax rate of around 20 percent and that is already after deducting operational costs.

This structure also allows for:

• Concealment of property ownership
• Income transfer between companies
• Closed decision-making based on family agreements

7. Fantastic Bonuses and Personal Fund Flows

Equally crucial, Cha's Gallery was established at a time when his agency, Fantagio, was facing a serious crisis due to financial issues with its largest shareholder.

Nevertheless, Cha Eun Woo extended his contract and is said to have received one of the largest signing bonuses in the Korean entertainment industry. However, Dispatch revealed that all of Cha Eun Woo's activity payments are funneled to his personal company, rather than directly through Fantagio.

This has now become the focus of the National Tax Agency of South Korea, which is reportedly pursuing tax obligations on income that is suspected of never being fully reported.

As of this report, neither Cha Eun Woo nor Fantagio has issued an official statement regarding Dispatch's report. Meanwhile, the public is waiting for clarification on the alleged scheme that is considered to involve family businesses, shell companies, and fund flows amounting to trillions of rupiah.

(kpl/pit)