There is no agreement.."Please sign a three-month contract". Will Ju-won become an idol who eats and runs away [Star Issue]

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The production company Funky Studio drew a powerful legal response knife against Yoo Joon-won, who caused controversy over his "unauthorized departure from the debut group."

Funky Studio said on the 9th, "We have worked on the court's coordination until the end for the artist's future, but as Yoo Joon-won has revealed that he has no intention of reaching an agreement by pushing ahead with his own steps during the coordination period, we plan to hold him accountable by all legal means, including a claim for additional damages worth 3 billion won, in addition to the existing lawsuits."

According to Funky Studio, Yoo Joon-won normally carried out major official schedules such as recording and Japanese fan concerts as a member of the debut group after the end of MBC's "Boy Fantasy" broadcast in 2023. However, in the process of discussing the detailed terms of the contract immediately after the Japanese schedule, Yoo Joon-won's parents suddenly returned home with the artist.

At that time, the agency was embarrassed by the sudden departure despite the dissuasion of the field staff, but for a smooth agreement, executives went down to Jeonju to meet Yoo Joon-won's parents in person. In addition, despite repeatedly expressing his intention to prospectively review the parents' requirements through e-mails, Yoo Joon-won maintained his position that "the contract cannot be made unless the (profit allocation) is 6:4."

Regarding Yoo Joon-won's recent claim in an interview that he had "no trust in the company," the production company expressed bewilderment, saying, "It is absurd to discuss 'trust' without having done proper activities for a single day and having performed the planned schedule after the Japanese performance."

In a lawsuit filed against Yoo Jun-won on the 6th for damages related to the exclusive contract, Funky Studio left the room for agreement until the end for the artist's future, but Yoo Jun-won also demanded that "only a legal ruling be made." When asked by the PD and others who were in charge at the time if there was such a case in the audition program, he answered, "Yoo Jun-won is the only one in Korea that has never been seen in the history of dozens of audition programs."

The production company said, "Despite the sensitive time undergoing the mediation process, Yoo Joon-won confirmed again that Yoo Jun-won could not find a responsible attitude to resolve the situation by pushing ahead with unreasonable schedules such as fan meetings."

"We will hold legal responsibility until the end so that the irresponsible 'eat and run' case that shakes the foundation of the audition program will not recur," he said. "We will continue to take a hard-line response without compromise for the victims around us."

Meanwhile, according to the production company Funky Studio on the 8th, the appraiser, who was in charge of calculating the amount of damage at the court at the time, said, "It is good for each other to meet as soon as possible and reach an agreement because it costs too much to appoint an appraiser." In response, CEO Kim Kwang-soo said, "We actively accepted the recommendations of court appraisers and prepared a place for direct conversation with parents through acquaintances to open up the future of young artists instead of exhausting legal disputes."

The two sides met at 1 p.m. on May 16, 2025 at a coffee shop at a hotel in Gangnam, Seoul. Representative Kim Kwang-soo and Yoo Jun-won's parents attended the meeting and talked for about an hour.

The production company claimed that immediately after the end of the "Boy Fantasy" broadcast, Fantasy Boys proved its explosive popularity by selling out two 5,000-seat Japanese fan concerts in an instant, so CEO Kim Kwang-soo proposed a condition to shorten the exclusive contract period from five years to just one year in order to boost the morale of Fantasy Boys members and return Yoo Joon-won. He also added that he will focus on group activities for a year and fully support them so that they can go the way they want, such as solo or unit.

However, Yoo Joon-won's parents left their seats saying, "I'll think about it," and the next day, they sent an answer through an acquaintance, saying, "If you reduce the contract period to three months, I'm willing to work." The production company said, "Considering that it usually takes at least six months of preparation to plan, record, and produce an album, the demand for a three-month contract is virtually no different from a declaration that it will not return."

"In fact, Yoo Joon-won's mother continued to make strong demands through messengers in the process of adjusting the terms of the contract," he said. "Yoo Joon-won said, "Jun-won is 6 and the company is 4 in all settlements, including music, records, and goods," adding, "I don't think I can sign a contract if it's not like this." This is a demand that goes beyond the usual rookie contract practice, and the production company tried to reach an agreement as much as possible, but was blocked by the stubborn attitude of the parents," he said.

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*This content was translated by AI.