Attract wins part of damage lawsuit against Dougie Bus over alleged 'Pifty Tamping' [Star Site]

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Jeon Hong-joon, CEO of Attract, an agency of the group PFT, won some of the damages filed against CEO Ahn Sung-il of The Givers.

On the 15th, the 33rd Civil Affairs Department of the Seoul Central District Court held a verdict of 2.1 billion won worth of damages filed by Attractor Jeon Hong-joon against Dougie Bus CEO Ahn Sung-il.

The court ordered, "Dogbus and Ahn Sung-il should pay 499.5 million won to Attract, and Baek Jin-sil should pay 449.5 million won of the amount jointly with Dougiebus and Ahn."

Attract filed a lawsuit for damages in September 2023, claiming that it not only violated and interfered with its obligations under the business service contract signed with Attract, such as Dougie Bus and CEO Ahn, but also suffered property damage due to deception and malpractice.

Fifteen (Kina, Saena, Aran, Sio) has emerged as a global popular group, with the song "Cupid" released in February 2023 on the Billboard "Hot 100" chart for the shortest time in K-pop history. However, in June of the same year, he suddenly filed an application for suspension of the effectiveness of the exclusive contract, which was at the center of the controversy. The members applied for an injunction for the breakdown of the trust relationship and exposed the unfair treatment they received from Attract, but the court rejected it.

Later, the members immediately appealed, but even this was rejected. In the process, member Kina dropped her appeal and returned to Attract, and Attract terminated the exclusive contract for the three and filed a lawsuit seeking damages and penalties for violating the exclusive contract.

Kina, who returned to Attract, is currently active as Piftifty with Munchanel, Yewon, Hana, and Athena. On the other hand, Aran, Saena, and Sio, who left Attract, signed with Masive ENC, a label affiliated with IOK, and re-debutted as the group Abloom.

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