avex's Statement Concerning JYJ's Charity Event

April 28, 2011

To Whom It May Concern

Avex Group Holdings Inc.

Concerning the Charity Event by JUNSU/JEJUNG/YUCHUN

There was an announcement on April 5 this year, that JUNSU/JEJUNG/YUCHUN (exclusive artists of our company, hereinafter named “JJY”) will hold a charity support event (hereinafter called “this event”) for the Tohoku Kanto Earthquake Disaster.

This event was planned without receiving any permission from our company, which holds the exclusive management rights for JJY in Japan.

Our company has protested multiple times to the organizer ZAK Corporation (hereinafter named “ZAK Corp”) and JJY’s Korean management company, C-JeS ENTERTAINMENT, Co.ltd (hereinafter named “C-Jes Corp” ). However, they have not listened to our protests, and forced through with the ticket sales unilaterally.

Concerning our company’s above handlings, we have received many comments and requests from JJY fans that this event should push through. Or, that since the sole purpose is for charity, we should especially dissolve the exclusive contract. On the other hand, we have received protests from multiple antisocial forces. Furthermore, we were under duress that our president should be harmed, etc.

However, our company holds the exclusive rights for JJY’s activities in Japan, and we have just taken actions for the infringement rightfullly and properly.

Additionally, as we have announced in our press release of September 16 last year, there remains to be compliance problems such as the criminal record of the President of C-JeS in assaulting/blackmailing an artist (of whom he was in charge of). Moreover, the exclusive contract declaratory judgment is still going on in Korea. Therefore, we have no other choice than to suspend the activities of JJY until these are settled.

In spite of the above circumstances, ZAK Corp and C-JeS have in their joint names, and, as ZAK Corp by itself, have filed two provisional dispositions against our company to the Tokyo District Court, claiming that our company’s handlings have no legitimate basis.

Hereafter, our company will contend our legitimacy at the judicature.

Our company does not think that the JJY members themselves are aware of everything that is happening.
Our company wishes that the JYJ members will understand the situation correctly and the real intention of our company.
Additionally, as we have been consistently commenting, our company long for the day where the compliance and legal problems in Korea will be resolved, and that our company can once again manage JJY. Furthermore, to resume the artists’ activities as Tohoshinki . We will do our best in the future.

For the fans who support JJY, we understand that we are making all of you worry.
We appreciate your kind understanding on the above.

Source: Avex Group Holdings Inc

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YG reveals plans for 2011 through YGLife blog

Previously, YG Entertainment revealed that they would answer burning questions from fans through their YG-LIFE blog.

The site was recently updated with detailed plans for 2011 from CEO Yang Hyun Suk.

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Hello, this is Yang Hyun Suk.
Today is December 30th; there is only one day left in 2010.
Today I will answer some of the fan’s questions regarding YG’s plans for the first half of next year.

1. GD&TOP had three title songs for their album – What is the plan for future promotions?

To be more precise, GD&TOP had five different title songs. Aside from the “Intro” song, G-Dragon and T.O.P sang 5 songs together, and we plan to promote all 5.

This plan is similar to that of 2NE1’s. Instead of concentrating on a single song, we want to inform everyone about the entire album.

After “High High“, “Oh Yeah“, and “Knock Out“, we plan to promote “Don’t Go Home” in mid-January. Director Lee Ki Baek, who’s worked on G-Dragon’s “A Boy” MV, will direct the music video for the two new songs.

We plan on releasing the music video for “Knock Out” on January 3rd. It was directed by Seo Hyung Seung, and finished just a few days ago. It’s a little ambitious, but given the time and opportunity, we want to move ahead with GD & TOP’s solo MVs.

2. For what reason did you choose “High High”, “Oh Yeah”, and “Knock Out” for the first round of promotions?

The reason is very simple and straightforward.

To promote the five songs, each song must fit with the time and season. “High High” and “Oh Yeah” really fits with the end-of-the-year atmosphere, so we decided to promote them first.

“Knock Out” is the ‘main’ title song, and it was my favorite, but I had one concern about promoting it – I was worried about whether it would be approved for public TV broadcast.

If “Knock Out” did not get approved, we would only promote “High High” and “Oh Yeah” through public TV channels, and promote “Knock Out” on Mnet’s “M! Countdown.”

3. What is the reason for the lack of TV appearances?

This has become the biggest issue among YG fans. I understand that fans want to see more of their favorite stars, but as the individual in charge, I have to be more careful.

The reason for the reduced appearances is because we are concerned for our artists. To show up on music programs for 3 minutes, the artists will have to wake up very early in the morning to start rehearsing. For female group 2NE1, they have to prepare their hair and makeup, and start moving at 2:00 in the morning. Having schedules the night before and not getting any sleep to go to broadcasts is also very commonplace.

In a week, [artists can have] 4 nights of music programs, various CFs and photoshoots, events, oversea schedules etc… Although 2NE1 didn’t appear on variety programs or radio shows, I could feel their tiring situation. I just wish they could sleep an hour more.

Although the artists may be receiving a lot of popularity, it takes a toll on their bodies. YG’s biggest worry is that the artists don’t have any time to spare because they are preparing for their next stage.

Regarding broadcast appearances and conflicting results…

I’ll use 2NE1’s first mini-album and G-Dragon’s first solo album as examples. Both teams only had one broadcast a week, and had interesting results.

The result was better than we had expected, and [thinking about the artists also], we thought we needed to lessen the number of broadcast appearances.

Of course, the album’s success is proportional to broadcast appearances, but it’s definitely not half-and half. Let’s examine this in detail.

As a rookie group, 2NE1 had one broadcast a week. Their debut songs “Fire” and “I Don’t Care” were very well known, and their mini-album sold 165,000 copies. At the same time, Park Bom’s “You and I” was also quite popular, and she only went on broadcasts twice a week.

Last August, G-Dragon released his solo album. At the time, he broke the record on Hanteo Data System by selling 130,000 copies. Now he has sold 248,000 copies. This is also very surprising within YG, since this album did better than Big Bang’s albums.

YG does not carry our own results, so please refer to YG’s long-time sound-music distributorMnet Media to confirm them. There are no mistakes for albums that have been on sale for a long time, and a CEO of a company has no reasons to lie.

It’s easy to ask, ‘What if there are demands for YG to conform? What if the relationship with the broadcast companies decline? Perhaps there’s an easier way?‘

However, YG considered everything and chose the more difficult way because we think that while this kind of promotion may seem frugal, it has more value and emotions attached to it.

I won’t speak further on what is the best decision or conclusion, but we do worry about our artists during their promotions.

4. On Seungri and Big Bang’s album plans:

A while ago, we revealed that Seungri will release a digital single on January 3rd, and Big Bang’s new album will follow on February 1st. There have been some changes.

We want to give all their fans even greater news!

At the time, we planned to kick off Big Bang’s Japanese tour in April of next year, so we wanted to promote Big Bang’s new album for two months, beginning February 1st. Because of this, GD&TOP and Seungri’s album promotions would have been shorter than normal.

Fortunately, we were able to delay Big Bang’s Japanese promotions by one month.

Thanks to this, GD&TOP’s second round of promotions for “Don’t Go Home” will be extended, and Seungri’s digital single will become a mini-album.

We had planned for a digital single release on January 3rd, and a mini-album 10 days later, but we decided not to do an online release, and just reveal everything at once.

While reviewing Seungri’s preparations for the mini-album, I had an idea for “Ambush” to be the mini-album’s title. Even though it’s the first time for Seungri to be co-writing and co-composing, YG has recruited new producers to elevate this product, so please look forward to it.

The new release date for his mini-album is January 13th. The dates for Big Bang’s album will be revealed at another time through the official channel.

5. Will the “BIG SHOW” be held early next year?

Big Bang’s “BIG SHOW” concert, which was held annually on January, will be held on February 25th, 26th, and 27th next year at the Olympic Athletic Stadium.

Since the “BIG SHOW” is scheduled right alongside Big Bang’s new album, all of Big Bang’s latest music will be featured, including GD&TOP and Seungri’s mini-album. We’ll be releasing a more detailed announcement soon, so please check it out when it’s revealed.

6. What is the schedule for Big Bang’s Japanese tour?

Starting next May, Big Bang will be holding a two-month tour in Japan, which is expected to bring in a 160,000-member audience.

Up ’til now, Big Bang has only done short-term promotions during their week-long stays in Japan. Starting next year, they’ll be promoting more directly and aggressively.

The agreement between YG and our Japanese partner is to completely differentiate the group’s Korean and Japanese activities, and to focus completely on one at a time.

Again, they’ll be in Korea for March and April, in Japan for May and June (due to their Japanese concert), in Korea again from July through September for their new album, and in Japan for October and November.

Big Bang’s popularity in Japan is a lot higher than what is known in Korea, so we are hoping to garner more favorable results with more direct promotions.

7. What are the plans for 2NE1’s Japanese debut?

Honestly, proposals regarding 2NE1’s Japanese debut have been in the talks since last year. The reason for the delay was that they were a rookie group who had only just debuted, and the consensus was that they needed to focus on Korean activities first.

With their first album promotions at an end, 2NE1 will officially be debuting in Japan on February of 2011. As expected, the record company they’ll be working with is Avex.

Avex has always shown much affection for 2NE1, and the biggest owner of Avex will also be working with the girls, so we’re anticipating a lot for them.

2NE1’s first Japanese activities will be on February and March. We’ll be working hard to ensure that 2NE1 can still release a new Korean album in May or June.

Details regarding 2NE1’s activities have yet to be confirmed because Will.I.Am is currently busy promoting Black Eyed Peas‘ latest album.

On the day of the Yeonpyeong Island skirmish, Will.I.Am asked, “Is 2NE1 okay?” He’s watching2NE1TV and revealed himself to be a bigger fan through the show. He also stated that he will be making more new tracks for 2NE1.

There are still so many things left to say, but I’ll end it here for next time.

Reflecting back on our year, there are still a lot of things we regret and lacked in. As there is Big Bang’s comeback to look forward to next year, the YG staff and I are filled with excitement and anticipation.

In addition to saying that we will be working harder than ever, we hope that all of the fans have a Happy New Year and to be healthy.

Thank you (Bow~~)

2010.12.30 From Yang Hyun Suk

Source: YGLife

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2NE1, f(x), & miss A are the most anticipated girl groups for Japan

Japan Nikkan Sports recently predicted which Korean girl groups would be most anticipated for as part of the ‘2nd generation of idol rookie groups’.
 
The three top groups they listed were 2NE1, f(x) and miss A. “Being in the same agency as Big Bang’s YG Entertainment, 2NE1 is currently leading the younger generation in Korea,” stated Nikkan Sports.
f(x) recently signed a new contract with Japanese agency, AVEX, alongside their company sunbaes BoA and TVXQ. They’re scheduled to fully begin promotions overseas next year.

Meanwhile, miss A is becoming more popular in the overall Asian market as a multinational dance group, and have been receiving great interest from fans for their upcoming Japanese promotions.

Nikkan Sports also mentioned other Korean girl groups including T-ara, After School, SISTAR and Rainbow.

Source: Star News via Nate
Credit: Allkpop

TVXQ #2 in overall Japanese sales despite controversy and non promotions

Japanese statistics and music information company Oricon recently released an article titled “Idols and K-POP bring the sparkle to music industry with new movement.” The article contains sales data from December 28th, 2009 to November 22nd, 2010 and talks about how expectations for singles sales in Japan was expected to go down. Despite the negative projections, singles sales actually went up due to Arashi, K-Pop groups such as TVXQ and the girls groups (KARA, SNSD), along with the surge of AKB48.

What was surprising in the article was the sales figure chart which showed that TVXQ was 2nd in overall sales for 2010, only behind Arashi despite the lack of promotions and controversy the group faced in 2010.
The group had controversy with the JYJ / SM Entertainment conflict and the halting of activities through Rhythm Zone / Avex. Despite this they had a astounding total sales amount of 9,411,500,000 yen (over $112 million). Single album sales amounted to 777,200,000 yen, Album sales amounted to 1,690,000,000 yen, DVD sales amounted to 4,604,500,000 yen, and Blu-Ray sales amounted to 43,700,000 yen.

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Partial Translations from ayachu & Shiso at tokyohive.
Source: Oricon
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Avex talks about TVXQ’s revival and new K-pop contracts

Avex made some announcements on Wednesday regarding its contracts with several Korean artists, particularly TVXQ. That group, which has been on hiatus since April of this year, will be resuming activities with only two of its five members – Yunho and Changmin.

Contract issues led to a fallout between TVXQ’s members and their Korean management agency, SM Entertainment. Since April, the other three members of TVXQ – Junsu, Jejung, and Yuchun – have been signed with a different agency, and they have been performing under the name JYJ for several months. However, SM Entertainment stated that Yunho and Changmin “have not given up on the dream of TVXQ.” As a result, they will revive the TVXQ name in 2011.

Details of their activities are still unknown, but they are expected to restart in January. According to Sankei Sports, one source has said that a new song is already in production for a planned CD release in Japan.

Besides TVXQ, Avex has had contracts with two other SM Entertainment artists, BoA and J-Min, for several years. On Wednesday, they re-announced that they have completed exclusive contracts with two more artists, SUPER JUNIOR and f(x).

It was already revealed several weeks ago that SUPER JUNIOR will be holding three concerts at Yokohama Arena next February to accompany their debut release.

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TOHOSHINKI EXPO 2010 starts today!

For those of you who wish you were at the Tohoshinki Expo today
(10/22 Japan Standard Time), there’s nothing we can do about that.
What we can show you though, is where everything will be,
just use your imaginations, yeah?

If you’re not up to date, Tohoshinki Expo is an expo dedicated to
the five member group and it will showcase the
group’s entire career in Japan starting from 2005.
The expo will run from this weekend starting October 22 (12:30~20:30)
to October 24 (10:00~20:30) at the Tokyo International Forum Hall 1.
At the end of the month it will move to the Osaka ATC Hall A,
and run from October 29 (12:30~20:30) to October 31 (10:00~20:30).

At the expo, there is a room with huge monitors known as the “super giant karaoke room”.
There is also a room which is a revival of the a-nation 2008-2009 collaboration of
Tohoshinki x Channge-a food cart, “I love Tako! “ (Takoyaki), and “Love in the Ice” (Korean shaved ice).
In addition to their Japanese releases, their original Korean goods will also be available.
Let’s not forget about the miniature CD Collection that was sold at the
“TOHOSHINKI PREMIUM SHOWCASE 2009 in OMOTESANDO”.

Also starting on October 30, the “TOHOSHINKI EXPO 2010 ~THE MOVIE~”
will make its debut in theaters around Japan. It will be shown in
six prefectures and 25 cities and tickets will cost 2,000 Yen.
For a list of showings you can find them here.

Source/Photo courtesy of Avex.
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Avex Selling Of JYJ Calendar Despite Activity Suspension Provokes Fans

TVXQ’s Japanese agency, Avex, has been under a bit of heat lately due to the release of a 2011 calendar featuring Jejung, Yuchun, and Junsu. The agency already declared that they would be halting all of JYJ’s activities for now, thus making fans wonder why their products are still being sold if that was the case.

Avex began selling two versions of the JYJ 2011 calendar through music site “Mumo“. Fans who have supported the trio’s promotions are criticizing Avex as having double standards and being hypocritical. TVXQ fancafes and other entertainment forums have been posting criticisms like, “They’re just trying to steal profit.”

In their defense, Avex announced that all these products were already scheduled in advance and would be released regardless of the halt in activities. Yet the clarification is falling on deaf ears. “We are unable to understand why Avex would sell their products when they are not allowing them to promote,” fans said, “Why are they tying down JYJ if they’re going to continue selling their products?”

Avex halted the trio’s Japanese promotions on the 16th, making it impossible for them to continue promoting until their lawsuit with SM Entertainment reaches a conclusion.

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Fans concerned with Avex releasing JYJ products

TVXQ’s Japanese agency, Avex, has been under a bit of heat lately due to the release of a 2011 calendar featuring Jaejoong, Yuchun, and Junsu. The agency already declared that they would be halting all of JYJ’s activities for now, thus making fans wonder why their products are still being... sold, if that was the case.

Avex began selling two versions of the JYJ 2011 calendar through music site “Mumo“. Fans who have supported the trio’s promotions are criticizing Avex as having double standards and being hypocritical. TVXQ fancafes and other entertainment forums have been posting criticisms like, “They’re just trying to steal profit.”

In their defence, Avex announced that all these products were already scheduled in advance and would be released regardless of the halt in activities. Yet the clarification is falling on deaf ears. “We are unable to understand why Avex would sell their products when they are not allowing them to promote,” fans said, “Why are they tying down JYJ if they’re going to continue selling their products?”

Avex halted the trio’s Japanese promotions on the 16th, making it impossible for them to continue promoting until their lawsuit with SM Entertainment reaches a conclusion.

source + photo: Donga Journal
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Regarding the Suspension of the 3 Members’ Activities in Japan

I believe many have been surprised with the evening news.

The dome concert was a great success, and finally, we thought that we were able to see the light, so we are so sorry to hear the news.

(T/N: Avex’s Official Statement. Please click here for the trans.)

We knew that there were arguments on Max and Chiba’s twitter for many days.

I think..it seems a little bit late…but, Avex should have put their foot down regarding the issues.

It is the same as the announcement of the suspension of Tohoshinki’s activities, they have not disbanded, they have not quit their activities in Japan for the rest of their lives, it is just “a suspension”…

We are all used to wait, so if we hold hands, everything will be OK＼(~o~)／

Well, the high walls come by one after another…

Oh, we could just overcome the difficulties.

The saddest of all should be the members themselves.

We fans should not cry, not complain. Let’s just wait together, feeling their pure love, which they gave us at the dome♪

We fans are the ones who could create the most emotional bridge for them.

During the difficult days, they smiled their lovely smiles, and showed us wonderful stages, even during the a-nation, which was boiling hot.

With those wonderful memories, I myself can go on living for a while^^

So, everyone, genchyana, genchyana (T/N: no problem)

Let’s cheer with all our might to the members who will be active in other countriesＯ(≧▽≦)Ｏ

We are living under the same sky～(^-^*))。。。

(few sentences omitted)

(Edit)

No problem. He conquers who endures~

After all these, they will not get defeated!

They, whom we love so much, are not that weak.

Even though they are stepped on, criticized, they will stand up again like weeds.

As they always have done…and will also do in the future, too.

And everyone.

You all are ~ so strong. (T/N: there were many supportive comments written by the blog followers at the timing the blogger was writing the edit part)

What happened to all of you? (Lol)

Nobody is writing negative comments.

Amazing~~I’m the one who was encouraged the most.

Thank you very much.

I want to send all your comments to them～(^-^*))。。。

Only our family members can be like this! (Lol)

When we all hold hands, we will not fall down.

We will not be beaten.

There are news flowing out from Korea.

Please do not believe in all the written contents.

There were articles saying “they can never be active in Japan in the future”.

It is a matter of common practice that some of them make a federal case out of small facts.

Everyone, “Keep your love in your heart” “He can who believes he can.”

Let’s believe and love them together, hand in hand.

★'.・.LOVE~(^▽^(^▽^*)~LOVE.・.・:☆

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Yunho & Changmin To Continue Under Avex

(From left to right) JEJUNG, YUCHUN, JUNSU, who have decided to suspend their activities in Japan
t/n: am only translating this one line cos the rest of the article is a rehash of the issue

“なお、東方神起の残りのメンバー・ユンホ（２４）、チャンミン（２２）については引き続き同社がマネジメントしていく。”

In addition, the remaining members of Tohoshinki, Yunho (24) and Changmin (22) will continue to be managed by the company (t/n: Avex).

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avex’s President answers back…on Twitter

Yesterday, allkpop reported that J.Y.J has been dropped from avex.

About the decision, J.Y.J made the statements, “We can’t shake off the thought that Avex was using the three of us as tools to make more profits instead of treating us as artists”, “First, we are sorry to our fans to have to bring them this kind of news”, and “We were very sad to have received news of a promotion cessation despite all of our cooperation and discussions with Avex, it feels very stifling to not be able to fulfill our promise to meet our Japanese fans. In order to solve this, we need the consent and attention from our fans. We hope to be able to meet our fans as soon as possible when our promotions are resumed.”

Today, avex’s President, Masato “max” Matsuura, tweeted and talked a little about the issue.

“If we are such a bad company, I would assume that all of avex’s artists would leave. Uh, I think we’re a good company, just one that doesn’t know how to speak well.”

“It was going to come out sooner or later… all of the above.”

“I did as much as I can. I don’t know why they chose the other person. If you do that then this happens! You can’t do anything about it. If Baek has such an influential status, then he does. I don’t know the reason why they didn’t choose us [avex], but we asked them to stick with us till the end. Even still, I still like them [JYJ].”

“I’m in an emotional state right now, so it will be quiet for a while.”

Source: Masato Matsuura Twitter




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Super Junior Kyuhyun, Ryeowook, Yesung; Additional performance for their "No. 1" Special Concert

Korean boy group Super Junior's Kyuhyun, Ryeowook, and Yesung just had their 'first' concert, and now they are ready to come back with more!
As actors, variety show members, hosts, and more in Korea while using their singing as their main ability, they are Kyuhyun, Ryeowook, and Yesung - Super Junior KRY.
With songs sung by these three, accompanied by a live band, you can enjoy a soothing concert [in the beginning, they came to Japan specially to hold a concert, and so they're back with another one!]

<Overview of the Performance>

Super Junior KRY's encore concert in Japan

November 1st 2010 (Monday) to November 2nd (Tuesday) at the Kobe International Hall
Doors open 17:45/18:30 Start (Temporarily)
Contact: Osaka Kyodo Agency (06-7732-8888)
Date of sale: Beginning of October 2010 (temporarily)

December 1st 2010 (Wednesday) to December 2nd 2010 (Thursday)in Hukoka
Doors open 17:45/ 18:30 Start (Temporarily)
Contact: West Japan Kyodo Agency (092-714-0159)
Date of sale: Beginning of November 2010 (temporarily)

Performing: Kyuhyun, Ryeowook, Yesung (Super Junior KRY)
Special Guests: Donghae, Sungmin (Super Junior members)

Price: 9800 Won (with tax)
Organization Entertainment: SM Entertainment Japan/ Avex Live Creative

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Sign-Up time: September 6th 2010 15:00 (Monday) to September 13th 2010 15:00 (Monday)
Website: http://superjunior.syncl.jp/
Limited amount of tickets; limit 4 tickets for every show
※Please note that you may have to register.

c r e d i t s ;
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Tohoshinki “Halting Activities in Japan” – Sparked by Kwong Sang Woo Incident.

T/N: Please note that these are speculations from the Japanese press. Please read it with a pinch of salt.

“JYJ halts activities..Tohoshinki cannot sing in Japan.” Tohoshinki, the group that, due to the management company SM Entertainment and exclusive contract issue, has halted all domestic and foreign activities. Members Junsu (Xiah), Jejung (Hero) and Yuchun (Micky), due to alleged relations with organized crime groups, were withdrawn from their Japanese management company Avex Entertainment. The local Sports Nippon news reported the incident with the above title on 17 September. JJY is derived from the initials of Junsu, Jejung and Yuchun.

Sports Nippon said, “It will be impossible for the 3 to appear in the Year end Kouhaku Utagassen” although “Presently, Tohoshinki members’ songs are widely heard in Japan.” Also, “Avex had gone through Korea’s C-JeS to sign a contract with the 3. However, this company’s representative has a history with violent gangs, and using his father's background, forced actor Kwong Sang Woo into an exclusive contract, was found guilty and got sent to prison. Avex, with their business ethics in mind, decided to cut the trio’s management off.“ they reported.

Also, "Their current decision will also help to improve their chances of reconciling with SM, who has had a poor relationship with them since the lawsuit began." Without the support of Avex, the three’s chances of being isolated is very high” they analyzed. “Furthermore, if Tohoshinki restarts their activities, the three would definitely have to reconcile with SM. Avex revealed that “the 5-member Tohoshinki’s exclusive contract is unchanged. They will be working hard so that they can re-start their activities as 5,” but with the ruling of the lawsuit, which seems like it will happen this year, and if the three loses, a lengthy appeal period will be inevitable, and even with a ruling passed locally, an amicable end still seems difficult” Sports Nippon predicted.

On 17 September, Chunichi Sports News also reported with the headline “Tohoshinki Trio Halts Activities In Japan, Korean Management Company Representative Convicted.” saying “For 2 years starting May 2003, the C-JeS representative managed popular Korean actor Kwong Sang Woo, but in 2006, Kwong Sang Woo revealed that “I was forced to sign the exclusive contract,” giving them much negative press. The representative was found guilty of coercion, and he served time in August that year,” they pointed out. On the other hand, “Within a day, Avex has received over 200 enquiries about this news from Tohoshinki fans. It is also a fact that in July this year, Yuchun’s (Micky) manager was charged without detention for physical violence.” Also, “A decision on the lawsuit between the trio and SM, is expected to be revealed by this year. (With regards to the current matter), it is highly likely that important claims on the SM side will remain unchanged,” they predicted.


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