Former production company CEO of Dawn's Eye, "There is no responsibility for not paying the appearance fee..Defamation Complaint" Rebuttal [Star Issue]

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With the musical Dawn's eyes suspended due to unpaid performance fees, the former head of the production company Suki Company drew a line, saying, "It has nothing to do with this performance."

"I have never participated in the management of the first and second performances of the musical 'Yeoreum's Eye', which has been suspended due to unpaid payments," Suki Company CEO A said in an official statement on the 25th. "I lent the musical title of 'Yeoreum's Eye' as an outside person."

Regarding the unpaid wages of Dawn's Eye raised in the statement of staff and actors, he stressed that "the former head of the production company is not in charge of the current production company," adding that he sued the staff and actors named in the statement for defamation and dissemination of false information.

Earlier on the 24th, 63 actors and staff members of "Yeoreum's Eye" urged the production company to pay unpaid wages, claiming, "At the time of its premiere and reenactment (2019, 2020), producer A's production company, Suki Company, had already caused an attempted wage for actors and staff, and even though the trial took place, actors and staff were not paid unpaid wages."

"NextSketch, the production company of this performance, has changed its name, but producer A is still participating as the main planner," he said, adding, "PDB, the vice president and producer, was the financial director of Suki Company."

In response, CEO A said, "NextSketch is irrelevant to producer A, and only a few (about six) actors participated in the premiere and re-enactment," adding, "It is not related to the staff and actors of the current musical's unpaid case." Please stop the honorable murder," he countered.

"As far as I know, the suspension of the performance and the whole story are some facts and most of the rest are false facts, and it seems that the current production company should consider it," he said. "This part should be carried out by the current production company."

CEO A said, "We have already reported in the media that the current production company is responsible for the disruption of the performance, made public announcements, expressed our apologies to actors and staff, and apologized several times, but we are surprised that the truth was distorted and reported after seeing the statement," adding, "To suffer from the humiliation of being exposed to the public's real name is to not consider human rights for people because it is a production company."

Meanwhile, Dawn's Eye is a work based on MBC's 30th anniversary special drama, Dawn's Eye, which aired from 1991 to February 1992. The concert scheduled for the 8th at Dawn of Converse Stage Arena in Dongjak-gu, Seoul, was suddenly canceled, sparking controversy. The production company reportedly notified the cancellation on the day of the performance. Some audiences reportedly protested, saying that prior guidance as well as follow-up measures were not properly implemented. The production company seemed to be over as it settled the situation, but the performances were canceled one after another on the 20th and 21st, causing disruptions.

63 actors and staff members pointed out that the root cause of the suspension was the production company's continued breach of contract. They revealed that the total amount of unpaid performance fees and wages so far is about 220 million won, including actors and staff, and that 20% of the wages for the first performance were unpaid, and the unpaid amount continued in the extended performance.

The whole story of the surprise cancellation of the performance on the 8th was also made public. They said, "If the wage payment is not fulfilled by March 6, participation will inevitably be suspended from the performance after March 7." "On the day of the performance on the 8th, all actors and staff gathered at the theater and asked the audience to announce the cancellation of the performance, but the production company ignored it."

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