Cha Eunwoo once terminated his exclusive contract with Fantagio, it has been belatedly revealed — and the agency’s tight-lipped response has only fueled more questions. On November 1, 2026, Sports Kyunghyang reported that the ASTRO member and actor agreed to end his exclusive deal after Fantagio fell into management disputes and a management vacuum that made proper management difficult.
Cha Eunwoo (Credits: Koreaboo)
According to the report, once trust between the two sides was restored, Fantagio signed a business consignment contract in July 2019 with a corporation established by Cha Eunwoo’s mother to support his entertainment activities. That arrangement is reportedly still in effect today.
Why Cha Eunwoo’s Fantagio Contract Was Terminated
The report says the termination was driven by Fantagio’s internal chaos — management disputes and a leadership vacuum that left the agency unable to manage its star properly. Rather than renewing a standard exclusive contract, Eunwoo’s camp negotiated an unusual structure: a business consignment deal routed through a corporation founded by his mother.
He is reportedly the only artist at Fantagio operating under this kind of family-established corporation income-sharing structure, making the arrangement unique across the agency’s entire roster.
Fantagio Responds to the Contract Report
Fantagio kept its response deliberately vague, telling Xportsnews, “We have no additional official statement regarding this matter.” The agency did not confirm or deny the terminated-contract claims.
The report lands amid a turbulent year for the star. Earlier in 2026, Cha Eunwoo was swept into controversy over tax evasion allegations tied to the same contract with his mother’s corporation. Fantagio was fined approximately ₩8.20 billion KRW (about $6.15 million USD) in a tax investigation, while Eunwoo himself was initially notified of an income tax surcharge in the ₩20.0 billion KRW range before paying an actual surcharge of ₩13.0 billion KRW (about $9.75 million USD). His side has since filed an appeal with the Tax Tribunal, disputing the National Tax Service’s assessment.
Fans have flooded social media with reactions ranging from shock to support, with many praising the actor for navigating the agency’s management turmoil on his own terms.
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Source: Koreaboo — read the full story there.
