Before Newzins, Fifteen..What's the conclusion of the original tampering lawsuit?[Story question]

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Before Newzins, there was Fift Fift Fift. The results of the first lawsuit are finally coming out after two years and four months after shaking up the K-pop scene by spreading to the "tampering controversy."

The 33rd Civil Affairs Department (Agreement) (B) of the Seoul Central District Court is scheduled to hold a verdict on the 15th after all trials of the damages suit worth 2.1 billion won filed by Attract CEO Jeon Hong-joon against CEO Ahn Sung-il and others.

According to the complaint filed by Attract, CEO of The Givers Ahn Sung-il and Director Baek Jin-sil not only violated the obligations under the business service contract signed with Attract, but also caused property damage to the Plaintiff by obstructing the Plaintiff's work, deceiving the Plaintiff, or committing malpractice contrary to the Plaintiff's interests.

Attract said through trial, "Basically, it's a claim for damages against defendants for illegal activities and breach of contract. CEO Ahn Sung-il once embezzled more than 150 million won while signing a business service contract that was not discussed in advance, and director Baek Jin-sil also committed illegal activities such as refusing an advertisement offer, leaving the fan cafe without permission, or deleting an e-mail account, he said. "Dogbus did not properly fulfill its settlement obligations."

However, Ahn Sung-il said, "The case has already been reported in the media in favor of the plaintiff," adding, "The defendant did not respond to this at all and decided not to respond because specific facts will be revealed through the trial process." "In the end, the agreement was terminated to claim that the service contract was broken without permission, and the defendant was rarely involved in such disputes between the plaintiff and the members," he said. "We need to hear specific facts now, but there are aspects that are currently being investigated, and there is a possibility that it will depend a lot on the facts. As the court proceeds, I will refute specific issues one by one," he said.

Representative Ahn Sung-il is known as an indispensable person in the Fifteen Times scandal. After Attract CEO Jeon Hong-joon's nomination of an external force, the controversy over the copyright of the hit song "Cupid" has continued, in addition to allegations of tampering with PFTP. Naturally, the critical view of Ahn Sung-il was intensified in combination with the story of Jeon Hong-joon, who has long experienced management in the K-pop scene and previous popular music industry.

Nevertheless, CEO Ahn Sung-il is preparing to make a comeback by joining hands with Saena Sio Aran, who announced the resumption of her activities by establishing a new nest at MASSIVE E&C, a label affiliated with IOK Company.

Masive ENC said on its official SNS, "We had sufficient conversations with the members in the process of discussing the contract with Abloom and received all the facts about the legal issues raised honestly. After reviewing the evidence and response strategies closely, we carefully decided on all the facts about signing the contract." Regarding the allegation of tempering, he said, "We confirmed that there are many parts that are different from what is known externally, and some of the related contents have been interpreted differently from the facts," and emphasized, "We met with CEO Ahn Sung-il in person at the request of the members during the preparation of the activity and went through fact-finding."

Strictly speaking, this lawsuit is not the 'main lawsuit'.

Attract filed a lawsuit against a total of 12 people, including Saena Aran Sio, their parents, and Ahn Sung-il, CEO of The Givers and director Baek, on December 18, 2023, but they are also moving to keep the issue of the lawsuit completely private, drawing restrictions on the members' classification, the restriction on access to litigation records, and the access to trial records.

Pifty, which broke the Billboard Hot 100 chart record for the shortest time in K-pop history with its hit song "Cupid," caused a stir on June 28, 2023, when members announced through their legal representatives that "the trial is currently underway after filing an application for suspension of the exclusive contract's effectiveness with the Seoul Central District Court on June 19." Prior to this, Attract surprised everyone by announcing surgical treatment due to deteriorating member health and announcing the suspension of activities, claiming, "During that period, external forces have been identified to approach their artists and induce them to violate exclusive contracts with us."

In response, despite the attraction led by CEO Jeon Hong-joon constantly indicating that he can resume his activities at any time, saying, "I want reconciliation with the members," the members were silent for two months hidden behind their families and lawyers, saying, "If I hadn't been a singer, I wouldn't have gone back." The members later expressed their feelings in a handwritten letter 60 days after announcing their separation from Attract in August, saying, "We want this to correct what has been forced in the wrong way in our relationship with the agency."

However, the 50th Civil Affairs Department of the Seoul Central District Court previously dismissed Pifty's request for an injunction to suspend the validity of the exclusive contract against Attract and said, "It is difficult to conclude that it is a violation of the obligation to provide settlement data, and it is difficult to say that the violation of the obligation to take care of health and consideration has been sufficiently justified, and the end of the business with Dougie Bus is not a violation of the exclusive contract."

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