TWICE's Nayeon dragged into a debt dispute accused of owing over 600 million in 12 years! Court ruling revealed!

According to legal insiders, Mr. A has filed a loan lawsuit against Na Lan and her mother at the Eastern District Court of Seoul. While the court acknowledged that Mr. A transferred more than 500 million Korean Won to Na Lan over 12 years, it did not consider there to be enough evidence to establish it as a loan.

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According to the judgment, Mr. A had remitted 5,359,082,750 Won to Nayeon from August 2004 to June 2016 over a period of 12 years. In addition, Nayeon and her mother used a credit card under Mr. A's name to charge 1,156,120,930 Won from March 2009 to February 2015, over six years. Nayeon later made her debut as a member of TWICE in October 2015.

In January of last year, Mr. A filed a lawsuit against Nayeon and her mother, "At the request of Nayeon's mother, I lent her living expenses. She promised to repay me once Nayeon debuted as a singer, but Nayeon broke the agreement." Two of Mr. A's friends also testified, "Mr. A said that Nayeon would repay him after her debut."

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Although the court acknowledged that Mr. A has provided 600 million KRW to Nayeon during the past 12 years, it believes, "There's no evidence to prove that this is a loan. Given the frequency, duration, amount, and process of the monetary transactions, it's hard to recognize a promise of repayment between Mr. A and Nayeon. Mr. A and Nayeon's mother were in a romantic relationship at the time, it's impossible to determine this as a loan. From a nominal perspective, it looks like rent, phone bill, loan, tuition, etc., thus it can just be considered as everyday living expense support."

The court also stated, "Mr. A insisted that he expected Nayeon to repay him after her debut, so it is hard to consider all the money paid as a loan. The statement from the witness did not directly come from Nayeon, but through Mr. A, this statement alone is insufficient to constitute a promise of repayment."

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The court further noted, "Mr. A might have supporting them financially out of his desire for Nayeon's success. However, because there's no objective evidence such as an unpaid invoice, it cannot prove that it was a loan, so Mr. A lost the lawsuit." Additionally, JYP Entertainment, Nayeon's agency, has not made any official stance on this judgment, also Mr. A has not filed an appeal.

Editor: It's even related to Nayeon's mother! 🧐