Keeho and Yeechan's Mother's Fraud Case Update

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One of the victims of the scam of P1Harmony's Keeho and 82Major's Yechan mother and uncle has put out a very long and lengthy letter addressed to Keeho and it gave an update on the current situation.

To catch up:
Here is Part 1 of this drama
Here is Part 2

A reminder from the previous update on this that I would like to remind everyone is that FNC has currently provided Keeho's mother with a lawyer for her current legal battles.

The letter that was put out is pretty long so I am going to provide a summary of the most talked about parts of it and then post a translation of the full letter.
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Summary
- The victim, who in this case is a movie producer, got 1.1 billion won (757,000 USD) stolen from them in 2 parts. The first part was 300 million won (207,000 USD) and after they sent that first payment the mother asked for more money and they send an additional 800 million won (551,000 USD) to a mysterious "chairman park" whom the mother kept preventing him from meeting.
- The mother promised to pay back the money within 4 months and made a written promise to do so.
- The money was never paid back. In result of this, the director did not have the funds to properly promote the movie he was working on and it tanked in theaters. The director and his whole famil ended up in so much debt that he lost his home, lost business deals, and was harassed by creditors.
- Additionally, the director spent 10 years as a missionary in Africa and when he returned to Korea he used his business to give back to families in need. By scamming him out of money Keeho's mother not only screwed over the director's family but 32 other struggling families he was supporting.

Additionally
- In court the mother accused the director of bringing this fraud case to the media to use Keeho's name to promote his movie.
- The mother and FNC want the director to due "chairman park" (the person who no one but the mother and uncle seems to have met) instead of the mother
- The director does not seem to want to sue "chairman park" and still finds the mother guilty since she's the one who found the victims, the money was all sent to "chairman park" through her (aka all the victims sent her the money), and is the personal responsible for facilitating this whole scheme.
- In total all of the money the mother has scammed out of people total around 30.0 billion won which is around 21 million USD.
- The mother promised to pay the money back by a certain date and in her written promise to return the money wrote that she will return the money by that date so don't drag her kids into this. The director dragged the uncle, Keeho, and Yechan into this due to both the mother and uncle blocking him and refusing to return the money.


This is the most important part people are talking about and I am seeing a lot of misinterpretation of this online:

- Due to all the backlask Keeho was facing, Keeho/FNC offered to pay the director the first part of the stolen money (the 300 million won) on the condition that he stops talking about Keeho thought the director rejected it.

To my understanding this money was hush money/a bribe from Keeho/FNC to get him to stop talking about Keeho. This was not Keeho paying back his mother's debt and this amount of money is not even the full amount that the mother stole from the director.
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Here are the full letters that the director put out. I am taking the translations from Koreaboo.

Part 1​

Dear Keeho.

I heard something absurd from your mother’s lawyer today. You know, the lawyer from your agency. It occurs to me that you’ve only been hearing your mother’s side of the story and so you don’t fully understand the situation, so I’m going to explain.

I heard that you offered to pay me the ₩300 million KRW (about $207,000 USD) that your mother owes me, but that in return, you don’t want me to mention your name anymore because it has been difficult for you. You know, people say children are mirror reflections of their parents. That seems to be the case, indeed.

Listen to me carefully. I sent the ₩300 million KRW (about $207,000 USD) to your mother. Then, she asked for ₩800 million KRW (about $551,000 USD) more to be sent to someone named Chairman Park. I did. I wanted to meet this Chairman Park first, but she wouldn’t let me. She did assure me that she trusted him 2000% and that she had known him for two decades. She told me not to doubt anything and to simply trust her. She guaranteed that things would not go wrong, swearing on you, your brother, and your uncle.

So I did trust her. I figured, when a parent swears on their child, one who is actively pursuing an idol career, she is willing to take full responsibility. On top of that, I have known your uncle for a long time and I deeply respected him, too. That’s why I believed your mother when she promised to pay me back within four months. She even sent a written pledge.

Keeho, I have two daughters, too. I often wonder—if I ever promise anything and swear on my children, what would I do? I would keep the promise. Even it means I have to pay it back by death and the life insurance payout, I would not regret it.

I heard you said that you wanted to handle things yourself because you’re struggling with all the social media backlash. But do you have any idea what it had been like for me and my family for the past two years, while you were getting famous and tasting success? I’ve written down about eight pages of what we went through. Had you any sense of reason, you would know to consider all the pain and suffering, both mentally and financially, that we endured.

But no, you would rather wire the money I lent to your mother on the condition that I don’t talk about you anymore… You must really think I’m a pushover.​

Part 2​

Keeho. After waiting and waiting, I finally reached out to your uncle in Toronto around August two years ago. He was shocked and felt sorry for me, but not too long after, he blocked me. Your mother had already cut off all contact by that point in time. What was I supposed to do?

Because of all this, my company went under. The film I produced failed. I lost my home. I lost a business deal that I worked really hard on. My entire family was buried in debt. We were harassed endlessly by creditors. Tell me, what was I supposed to do?

In the written pledge your mother wrote, signed, and sent through a third party, she included a condition that I leave her children out of it all. She and Chairman Park had both signed it, promising to resolve everything by October 20, 2023. And yet, another year has passed. Next time, I’ll show you the document.

Oh, and your lawyer mentioned that I should sue Chairman Park because, according to them, your mother is also a victim of his. But know that your mother is the one who gathered the victims. She herself admitted that there were 22 people who sent her money. She said so publicly. I submitted a recording of it as evidence.

I once begged your mother in tears, pleading with her to pay me back even a small portion of the money, just so I wouldn’t have to bring you and Yechan in to this. It’s not like I decided to get in touch with your uncle out of anger on a random day.

I’m going to keep showing you what your mother did to me. You and your brother deserve to know the truth.​

Part 3​

And dear Keeho and Yechan’s mother, Myung Shin noona.

I would like to say a few things to you, too. Whenever I post things about the case, people share it, and it seems whatever I say eventually does reach you and your family. So here I go.

During the last cross-examination, I thought that, at the very least, you would apologize to me. But for the three hours we were there, all I heard were excuses, lies, and complaints about how your children were suffering because of me.

I just want to clarify two things. You told the investigator that I used Keeho to promote my movie.

Because you didn’t pay me back on the date you promised, I couldn’t pay the P&A costs for that movie, which meant it barely got screened in theaters and ended up failing. I’m still paying back the money I had to borrow to afford its premiere. I’m constantly being hounded for payments. You knew from the beginning what Galaxies meant to me. You knew I invested everything I had into that movie to give opportunities to directors who had none. And yet you accused me of using the case for its promotion? Just because reporters decided to include the fact that I produced Galaxies does not mean I was trying to promote it in relation to this case. What, do you think I went around asking the reporters to include a bit about the movie?

You also told the investigator that I told you to watch your back at night. Really? When?

In almost 50 years of my life, I have never used such language. Do you take me for a thug or something? Why are you making up things I never said? Is it to convince the investigator?

I’ve spent my entire life as an athlete and a coach. And you’re saying I threatened an older woman to watch her back and be careful at night? I’m deeply insulted. After the investigation, I was so angry that I couldn’t stop crying on my way home.

You’re throwing out lies after lies to avoid facing the consequences of your actions. So, I fact-checked every single one of your claims, provided supporting evidence, and submitted my statement to the investigator yesterday.

As an adult, and as a parent, please take responsibility for your words and actions. It’s not too late. Don’t try to run from this. It’ll only come back to bring you down even more.​

Part 4​

And finally, a few words to the adults running FNC Entertainment: I know what FNC in FNC Entertainment stands for. I know what it means.

I’m sure you’ve looked into this already, but I lived as a missionary in Africa for a decade. I was overwhelmed by the love I received during those years that, when I returned to Korea, I started a business. I wanted to become someone who gives, instead of someone who receives, so I financially supported 32 struggling families. I shared everything I earned. This means that my family isn’t the only one that Keeho’s mom destroyed. She also cut off the support for those 32 families in need.


So please don’t try to cover this up. Don’t help Keeho’s mom escape responsibility. Act like real adults and hold her accountable so she can make things right. I heard that you mentioned legal action against me. You’re free to do whatever you want. If that’s how you choose to handle this situation, I will stand my ground and respond accordingly.​

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Tweet of the letter sources

What are your thoughts on all of this?

Keeho/P1H stans are honestly scaring me on twitter. You have no idea how many P1H fans i'm seeing on twitter laughing at the victims because they think if someone is "stupid enough" to get scammed out of this much money they deserve it and shouldn't get any money back.

If Keeho and Yechan are truly not involved in their mother's fraud case I think they should release an official statement addressing it, though at this point FNC is providing the lawyer and to my understanding they have both been interviewed by authorities/lawyers regarding the case to it might be too late for that?

Spoiler

Though I do want to shout out, Keeho and Yechan showing off expensive gifts they've received by their mother, and their sister being a travel/party/vacation influencer who blocks people who ask where her income comes from isn't a good look

I also found out while making this that the sister has made tiktoks with their mother, the mother we are talking about in this post who is being sued for stealing 21 million dollars, which has me deceased
If I was the victims I would be so pissed if the mother stole my money, blocked me, and then is on tiktok advertising skincare products with her daughter not giving 2 F-'s