[Exclusive]Three-person lawsuit before 'headstone' No trial revealed

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• Attract 13 billion lawsuits → Application for restriction on disclosure of trial..Until the re-debut

Former girl group PFTP member Sanna Cio Aran's lawsuit for "Tampering Mastermind" is expected to be held virtually in a closed trial.

The 61st Civil Affairs Department (consensus) (C) of the Seoul Central District Court held its third hearing on the 6th, which Attract filed against a total of 12 people, including Saena Sio Aran, for damages worth 13 billion won. The trial was also held behind closed doors.

Saena Sio Aran's side is trying to keep the lawsuit completely silent and prevent the trial from being disclosed.

Attract filed a lawsuit for damages worth 13 billion won against a total of 12 people, including Saena Arancio, their parents, and CEO Ahn Sung-il of The Givers and director Baek on December 18, 2023. The 31st Civil Affairs Department (C) of the Seoul Central District Court, which has completed all preparations since the filing of the complaint, confirmed the date of the first hearing, but the trial was postponed along with the counterclaim of the three, and in addition to the application for restriction on access to the litigation records, it also moved to keep the litigation issue completely private ahead of the resumption of activities such as transfer and re-debut to the new team.

They eventually built a new nest at MASSIVE E&C, a label affiliated with IOK Company, signaling the resumption of their activities, and emphasizing that they contributed to PFT's performance by appealing, "The three members achieved remarkable results with 'Cupid' and played a pivotal role in establishing themselves as global mega hits."

Nevertheless, the date of the main lawsuit was eventually set, but the first date of August 2025 was also held behind closed doors.

In this regard, a legal official told Star News, "The trial on the 6th was also held behind closed doors, and the deadline is not expected to be disclosed for the time being unless there is anything unusual."

The start of the lawsuit dates back to June 2023. 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."

However, Saena Arancio continued to push for legal action, and even after the dismissal of the re-appeal, she said, "The exclusive contract was terminated because both parties announced the termination of the contract, and the reason for the provisional injunction was extinguished due to the changed circumstances, and the essence of the case will be contested in the main lawsuit," adding, "We prepared the contents to be contested in the appeal, but the decision was made (dismissed) while the submission was delayed due to reasons such as change of court, withdrawal of part of the appeal, and notification of termination of the agency." According to the contents and decision of the first trial without a reason for appeal, the settlement structure of the music source income, the unannounced details and items used to produce PPT among the advance payments paid by the music distributor, and the issue of whether the debtor's CEO is in breach of trust are the same.

They previously filed a counterclaim against Attract for 13 billion won in damages, and said, "The purpose of this counterclaim is not simply to receive some of the settlement money that the three members have been involved in. "Before determining the authenticity of the 13 billion won damages claimed by Attract, it is important and necessary to clearly organize each member's past entertainment activities," he explained. "The counterclaim was further reviewed by the law firm in charge after the application for an injunction to suspend the validity of the exclusive contract was rejected, and the overall profit details were confirmed and related procedures were carried out," he said. "To this day, the three members are still working on related lawsuits without receiving any transparent settlement details from Attract."

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