”INFINITE” Sungjong also filed a lawsuit...The damage continues due to non-payment of settlement funds...Legal dispute with the management office is inevitable

We were on the same boat for a while, but we decided to part ways. There is a settlement dispute between the management office and the artists. On the 30th, the activity name “DPR
Rapper Hong Da-bin, known for ``LIVE'', announced his legal dispute with the former management office. The new label he transferred to “
According to ``CTYL,'' Hong Da-bin spoke to Dream Perfect Regime Co., Ltd., the former management office, Mr. A, former CEO, and Regime Co., Ltd. the day before.
International was sued for reasons such as ``unfortunate profit distribution,'' ``non-payment of settlement fees and settlement materials,'' and ``non-payment of world tour appearance fees and settlement materials.''
Hong Da-bin, who was with Regime International until October 2022, claimed that he was not properly paid the settlement amount due to an unfair exclusive contract. but
, the position of the management office was different. Regime International said, ``We have proceeded with monthly revenue distribution to Mr. A through a fair and transparent procedure until September 2022.''
The process of distributing the settlement money received from EGIME with other members was thoroughly based on private discussions among the members."
At the same time, ``Regime has been transparent with Hong Da Bin regarding the 2022 world tour.''
We have made accurate payments and provided all related materials several times at CTYL's request. The proof of this will be clearly revealed at a judicial body."
Lee Kyung Kyu, Jang Do Yeong, and Jang Dong Min also suffered from unpaid performance fees of 100 million yen. Entertainment office run by Representative B
The artists who were affiliated with the agency could not receive their performance fees because 14.1 billion won (approximately 1.41 billion yen) of funds were used by the parent company. In response, the prosecution said that Mr. B.
Mr. B was indicted on suspicion of violating the Specified Economic Crimes Act (EMBEZZLEMENT), and the trial chamber sentenced Mr. B to three years in prison and four years' suspension. However, Mr. B refuted the EMBEZZLEMENT charge and filed an appeal. Mr. B's entertainment agency is currently
Out of business. Prior to this, Sungjong of INFINITE also notified the management office SPK Entertainment of canceling the Exclusive Contract and teased legal action. Sung Jeong said, ``Contract
Immediately after the contract was signed, we were not provided with the necessary support for appearances on TV shows, fan meetings, and album releases, and the promised contract money was also not paid."
At the same time, ``For several months, we attempted various discussions regarding the situation, and in the end, in early December 2023, we decided to discuss the matter through a law firm.''
The company sent proof and requested correction regarding the breach of contract. Even so, SPK Entertainment simply avoided responding,'' revealing the reason for the Exclusive Contract cancellation notice.
They ended up getting into a legal dispute with the agency they belonged to. Since the long court battle with sharp conflicts has been teased, it is unclear what kind of conclusion will be reached regarding the issue of non-payment of settlement funds.
There is a lot of attention on whether this will happen.