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Friday, August 28, 2009
How I wish I could be on THAT legal team! Still keeping up with things going on in J and K world and here's the latest update from koreantimes!
MAJOR SUPPORT FROM CASSIOPEIA!
More than 120,000 fans of the K-pop idol group TVXQ, which is embroiled
in legal battle against its agency, filed a collective petition with
the human rights agency on Friday, judging a working contract made
between three members of the group and their agency to be “unfair” and
“inhumane.”Three representatives of the fans visited the
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Seoul and submitted the
petition and a bulky package of papers with their signatures of support.They
said in a statement, “The contract banning TVXQ members from changing
their agency for 13 years since their debut is the same as a life-long
working contract, which is extremely disadvantageous to the singers.”They
claimed the period is far longer than that of other agencies. “Singers
have the right to change their agency to one offering better
conditions. Under the contract, however, they have no choice but to
work with the present agency virtually until they retire. This is an
infringement of human rights,” the statement said.A NHRC spokesman told The Korea Times, “It will take at least three months to the complete investigation of the case.”The
controversy over the five-member group’s working contract touched off
early this month after three of its members ― Micky, Xiah and Hero ―
asked the Seoul Administrative Court to terminate the validity of their
contract with their agency, SM Entertainment. The other two members,
Max and U-Know, did not take part in the action.According to
the legal document filed, the agency prohibited their freedom as
artists by claiming that the group’s and members’ activities belonged
to the agency, requiring them to follow the agency’s demands to appear
at certain performances and broadcasts, and to stay under the agency’s
wing for 13 years.Reports of dissension started circulating about a month ago.The
three members were said to have conflicting interests with SM regarding
their private business endeavors in the makeup industry. Max and
U-Know, meanwhile, had been busy pursuing individual acting careers in
TV soaps in addition to their work with the group.This raised
concern among fans about the group’s potential breakup. Despite the
rumor of internal conflicts, the five singers appeared all together, as
planned, at a concern in Japan early this month.SM said, “TVXQ
is a group that represents Asia and we believe that their career should
continue. We hope to figure things out soon.”TVXQ debuted in
2004 with the album “Hug” and shot to stardom in Korea, Japan and other
parts of Asia. Their subsequent albums were well received and their
fourth album, “Mirotic,” released last year, sold 500,000 copies here
despite sluggishness in the Korean record market.
Note to SM, never pick a fight with Korean fans. With a huge ass lawsuit hanging over SM's head, fans have now SHOVED human rights violation claim against SM!
Your move. *sinister grin*
Posted at 8/28/2009 8:58:26 pm by Nuintheriel
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