Korean wedding studio’s S’pore outlet in limbo after staff say salaries unpaid, Taipei branch goes bankrupt a week prior
A Korean wedding photoshoot studio appears to have ceased operations after a notice pasted on its front door alleged that employees’ salaries had gone unpaid.
Its Taipei outlet reportedly went bankrupt and shuttered on Aug 10, just over a week before the notice appeared at its Singapore outlet.
A netizen shared a photo of the notice on the SingaporeRaw subreddit on Aug 18, which was pasted outside Artiz Studio Singapore, a photoshoot studio located along Bras Basah Road.
The notice alleged that the studio, a luxury Korean-style wedding photography brand founded in Busan, South Korea, had experienced internal operational issues.
“All employees have currently not received their outstanding salaries. At the same time, we have been unable to obtain any clear or formal response, update, or further arrangements from the company’s management,” the notice read.
The notice also informed customers that the company is “unable to confirm or guarantee” that scheduled services could proceed as planned, advising them to avoid visiting the studio.
It also extended an apology to customers for the inconvenience caused.
“As the company’s management has not yet provided us with any formal or clear response, until we receive further confirmation from the company, we are unable to provide customers with any unverified information, answers, or commitments.”
The Redditor who snapped a photo of the sign added: “There’s another notice on the door that their photo album supplier has some of the albums with them and is offering to give them back to the couples!”
The brand’s Instagram page and website remain accessible.
Based on Stomp’s checks, a business listed as Korea Artiz Studio Pte. Ltd. with the same address can be found on Bizfile — Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)’s digital service portal for businesses — indicating the business status as “live”.
Taiwan outlet shutters in August
The brand’s Taipei outlet has reportedly gone bankrupt and shuttered on Aug 10, according to Taiwanese news outlet FTV. One bride-to-be told the media that she spent NTD140,000 (S$5,600), but the closure hit before she could receive her pre-wedding photos.
The news outlet also cited a “major restructuring” as a factor that contributed to the closure.
On Lifestyle app Lemon8, another netizen said on Aug 16 that they had paid a “full amount” to the studio’s Singapore outlet, but was shocked to realise that the Taipei outlet had been shuttered.
Despite attempts to contact the studio, the customer said they did not receive a response, and noticed that the sign had been put up when they visited the studio.
Stomp has reached out to Artiz Studio, Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE), Ministry of Manpower (MOM), and the police for more information.
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