Actor Lee Jong Hyuk's friend beaten with a hammer

Actor Lee Jong Hyuk and Clazziquai's Horan revealed a horrifying story on how a musical actor was beaten with a hammer by a performing agency official. CCTV footage revealed a middle-aged musical actor for "Chorus Line" being beaten with an iron hammer by a musical producer for requesting his 22,500,000 won (approx. $19,395 USD) worth of delayed salary. Lee Jong Hyuk revealed on the 16th on his me2DAY, "My friend was on the news. He almost died from being hit in the head with a hammer." Lee added, "Producers who treat the passion onstage as just a means to make money do not deserve to create art. Is there any true, innocent�art in this performance industry that only appears sleek on the outside?" Horan also talked about this issue on her me2DAY, criticizing how the producer's excuse was that "actors' �childishness is unacceptable". She wrote, "He only asked for a just price for his work. How is that childish? Are you going to build him a memorial if he dies from hunger trying to make art?" Many people in Korea are outraged by the entire incident. Meanwhile, the police has musical "Chorus Line" producer and�Nine Culture's director of finance, Kim, in custody for the crime. According to the police, on the 22nd of last month in the lobby of the 5th floor of the COEX Artium, Kim assaulted an actor who starred in "Chorus Line" with an iron hammer when he requested his overdue salary.