With the contract issues between Kang Ji Hwan and Jambo Entertainment yet to be resolved, the Corea Entertainment Management Association has ordered Kang Ji Hwan to stop all entertainment activities from now on. In a nutshell, Kang Ji Hwan had signed up with a new agency, S Plus Entertainment on his own at the end of 2009, despite having a few months to go, before his contract with Jambo Entertainment ends. This led to a lawsuit being filed by Jambo Entertainment against Kang Ji Hwan for breach of contract. The Corea Entertainment Management Association had been trying to act as a mediator and asked for a response by 27th January but they did not get any from Kang Ji Hwan nor his new agency. The Corea Entertainment Management Association said in a statement

"Kang Ji Hwan had signed with a new agency in December 2009, despite still being contracted to Jambo Entertainment. This is not a simple matter of breaking the contract terms, but violating the basic trust between an artist and an agency. This action also threatens to destroy the basic foundations of valuing money over trust. We will not tolerate this act."