Overview
- New photos and clips show Cha Eun-woo saluting and singing with the Republic of Korea Army band, drawing both praise and criticism online.
- Cha has issued repeated apologies and says he has paid the taxes assessed by the National Tax Service to avoid further issues.
- Initial reports put the additional taxes and penalties at over 20 billion won, while his agency says the final burden is expected to be about 13 billion won after refunds.
- Reporting links the case to a management services contract with a company tied to his mother that tax officials treated as shifting personal income to a lower corporate tax rate, and Cha says the fault is his.
- Some military media featuring Cha were taken down or set to private earlier in the controversy, and coverage of his band performances continues to fuel public debate.