Same happened to 5 Loona members. First court dismissed their injunction in Jan due to not being "unfair enough", but appeals court granted it in Jun as trust had collapsed so not possible to maintain an exclusive relationship.
Hunnies, we must have faith. Justice will prevail.
Well well well. Attrash's trademark application for "FIFTY FIFTY" has been rejected due to absence of signed consent from the members. LMAOOAOAAAO
Official docs in pics. (KOR-ENG by Google Translate)
look. it's really very simple. whoever joined fifty fifty 2.0 is either ignorant, gullible or selfish. knowingly or unknowingly benefiting from the blood, sweat & tears of unjustly persecuted predecessors is wrong. continuing the full boycott is the only way. no ifs, ands or buts
Isn't it a shame that
@TheAttrakt
CEO Jeon Hong-joon is still claiming litigation costs from Keena (Song Ja-kyung).
Didn't he say that all is forgiven?
And seems he & his lawyers don't even know where she lives!?!!!
A last resort to serve the claim by public notice this 13 Jan.🤷♀️
What the actual FUCK is wrong with FUCKING knetz? I was trawling for info on Gil Hak-mi, found an Arirang LIVE.ON of RING OUT, enjoyed it, especially when she shared she has someone who encourages her. But then, I had to rubberneck it & go read comments.
Litigation costs also include all attorney fees for the case, and Attrakt hired 10 lawyers from 2 law firms. And 1 of those lawyers was an ex-judge from the same Seoul Central District court. The day that ex-judge was hired by JHJ is the same day mediation was ordered.🤷♀️
Oh my gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous GIRLS!
They registered the team name "FIFTY FIFTY" and individual trademarks (Aran, Keena, Saena, Sio) in their own names on 19 JUN.
pannchoa, koreaboo, allkpop, etc are part of what's wrong with Kpop. Agencies exploit, industry aids & abets, media manipulates & stans eat it all up. And the cycle goes on. I love Kpop, but despise this dark underbelly that enables abuse & generates ill-gotten gains. TIME4CHANGE
not toxic kpop stans (i.e. hybe meatriders) bullying someone into deleting a tweet coz the truth hurts their fragile egos, which are fueled by envy, jealousy, hatred & pocas.
Jeon Hongjun is not only a CRIMINAL, he is also an ABUSER OF MINORS. The abuse the girls had to endure while under Attrakt's roof is unforgivable. And they way he kept changing expense numbers is just so telling that he did not expect the members to hire a lawyer to question him.
From Yonhap News Agency
"CEO Ahn Seong-il was found guilty of embezzlement and was transferred to the .. Prosecutors' Office.
The charges against CEO Ahn .. obstruction of business, damage to electronic records, fraud, and embezzlement. The police dismissed the fraud charges."
🎞️[ENGSUB] Nanaz spitting fire with their diss track. And everyone's reaction when they found out live and on-air that
#Cupid
jumped 22 spots from
#41
to
#19
on Billboard Hot 100.
#FIFTYFIFTY
#KEENA
#SAENA
#피프티피프티 #키나 #새나
"Fifty Fifty has filed a criminal complaint against the CEO of Attract, Jeon Hong-joon, who is in dispute with the exclusive contract, for breach of trust."
This news makes me so so happy. I am crying tears of joy right now.
In the S
#arp
bullying incident, here is a clip that proves that Jeon Hong Joon was part of the cover up.
Not the hero.
As PR Director, all he did was to downplay the attack on Lee Ji Hye (victim) by Seo Ji Young's (abuser) mother.
STOP DISINFORMATION!
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News1 Korea has one of the more comprehensive and unbiased reports on the recent "SBS Unanswered Questions / I want to Know" episode on FIFTY FIFTY.
KOR-ENG by DeepL
Both Min Heejin & Bang Sihyuk can fuck off & leave Fifi alone.
Her misinformed statement was in response to Hybe's equally misinformed claim of her planning a "second Fifty Fifty incident".
A woke Korean YouTuber who until recently released excellent Stable Difussion & Photoshop vids. Now into exposing disinformation in FIFTY FIFTY vs ATTRAKT case. I especially enjoy the videos picking apart LJH's ludicrous conspiracy theories.
With KOR subs, so just auto-translate.
Erm, guys, ATTRAKT is looking at hiring accountants now. Ads were just published on 10 & 12 July. Must be having trouble adding up all the 8B won worth of receipts.
Fifty Fifty will be appealing the dismissal of the provisional injunction as well as proceeding with the main lawsuit against Attrakt. They will be able to submit evidence of Jeon's embezzlement & breach of trust, which was denied in the earlier trial.
In case you weren't aware, the same media manipulation has happened & is still happening to the former members of FIFTY FIFTY, Jeong Sehyun (Saena), Jeong Jiho (Sio) & Jeong Eunha (Aran). These courageous ladies have endured incessant defamation & harassment for the past 6 months
Important thread. Makes you wonder what's happening when stories get such a disproportionate amount of attention—usually only speaking to one side. Some outlets wrote an average of 3 stories A DAY on LSK since October. Was there that much news daily? Do outlets feed their own
FINALLY, a real expert's analysis, considering facts through court rulings, and not garbage from tabloids.
Exclusive contracts & settlement system flaws revealed, urging transparency. Trademark disputes highlight significance of IP rights in the industry.+
I'm actually amazed that I was able to find this single somewhat positive news article about FIFTY FIFTY. Like finding a needle in a needle-stack.
🔗
KOR-ENG by DeepL.
Whoever did the abusing is beside the point. This proves that Kpop agencies and their subcontractors do not consider trainees/idols as persons with free will, but products to be shaped & abused as they wish. Delulus will say "It's always been this way"? Then it's time for change.
📰Entermedia article by Youngkyun Choi - 30 MAY 2023
"Fifty Fifty has the qualifications to be nominated for the main Grammy awards, Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Newcomer of the Year."🤯
KOR-ENG🔗
#FIFTYFIFTY
#피프티피프티
Guess who went on a hiring spree recently? ATTRAKT now has a total 21 employees as of June. Probably on lawyer's advice (again) to counter the "lack of support in terms of resources and personnel". Just in time for the deadline of submission of rebuttals today, 26 July. Whew!
FIFTY FIFTY's Cupid rebounds +16! Back where they belong. Our forthright, talented & stable queens will not be suppressed. In charts & in principles. Ever.
Attrash has previously submitted a correction on 2023-11-20 & an amendment on 2023-12-13 and received a rejection regardless. Thus it is highly possible that attrash really does need the former members' signed consent 😅
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Well well well. Attrash's trademark application for "FIFTY FIFTY" has been rejected due to absence of signed consent from the members. LMAOOAOAAAO
Official docs in pics. (KOR-ENG by Google Translate)
Koreapoo (
@Koreaboo
) is now openly supporting child abuse. Hard to imagine how much lower they can go after this. But I'm sure they'll manage to surprise everyone. What's next? A feature on favorite songs of mass murderers?
I was curious as to why any article concerning FIFTY FIFTY vs ATTRAKT vs TheGivers always 1st appear in South Korea's sports newspapers. My OCD kicked in, so I went digging. A list of popular Sports Newspapers (스포츠신문 seupocheusinmun) listed below.+
Why ATTRAKT was shunned by VCs.
Jeon Hong-jun may have been able to fool gullible YouTubers, sleazy tabloids and blood-thirsty knetz, but financial investors don't care about stories, they look at numbers. And his numbers were a joke.
🔗
KOR-ENG by DeepL
Based on yesterday's court proceedings, I assume FIFTY FIFTY's case is based on ATTRAKT's failure to comply with Articles 3, 6, 12 and 14 of the Popular Culture & Arts Industry Development Act, aka the Lee Seung-Gi Crisis Prevention Act.
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Dispatch has released their mediaplay on the "Warning" legal sanction issued to SBS for the Fifty Fifty episode.
Already found 4 of their usual biased or outright wrong pieces of misinformation, highlighted in yellow.
I will refute them in order in this thread 🧵
They are getting desperate and have started personal attacks, beginning with Aran. Just how low will these animals stoop to protect their immoral systems? The girls are too smart, too tough & too united to fall for these tricks.
To all the losers coming to Hunnieville trying to mansplain shit we already know about, just don't. Hunnies actually use our brains to verify the validity & reliability of sources, unlike you & your gullible circus of clowns who just swallow everything whole w/o thinking. GTFO.
FiFi's lawyer Lee Dong-hoon, "However, in order to clearly establish the issue, we were forced to choose the method of criminal prosecution and point out the illegality"
Bet JHJ is wallowing in deep regret & self pity for not accepting WMK's 20B offer.
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I was giggling at the utter absurdity that is /r/kpop, when a lone voice in the wilderness, screaming into the wind, brought tears to my eyes. Not all heroes wear capes & I guess not all redditors are flying monkeys. A kindred spirit. Tell me like you've known me your whole life.
This tabloid hack went searching for Keena's instagram, found a fan page, clicked the latest post (but did not see dtd 12 Sep) & proceeded to write this piece of fiction.
If this does not convince anyone to totally disregard any such "news", then I really dunno what else to say.
In 2005, World Music (JHJ was PR Dir) failed to repay more than 700M of 1B won advanced distribution payment from SM, and had to surrender all rights to artists' albums.
Narcissists Don’t Learn From Their Mistakes Because They Don’t Think They Make Any.
Why do some fans think worldwide popularity is a zero sum game? It's not a goddamned battle royale. It is a win-win situation. Kpop fans should support all Kpop artists. Be the rising tide that lifts all boats.
Pannchoa once again cherry-picking comments to fit their predetermined (and pre-paid) narrative. Here are comments which obviously did not make their biased selection criteria.
This 2022 article estimates costs for a girl group from debut to 3rd year as 3.18B won.
Even Aespa, with costly MVs, cost 5B won.
So why did JHJ saddle a 7-mth nugu girl group with 8B won of unexplained debt, and ignore their requests for clarification?
J wants to sell gimbap. F makes great gimbap. J borrows $9 to buy ingredients, which only cost $2. F makes gimbap which J sells. F asks how much they made. J tells F ingredients cost $8, so no profit. F asks for receipts. J goes crazy. F wants to break up.
And here we all are now
What in the actual fuck is the FIFTY FIFTY Official YouTube account doing? Why are they using "Cupid Gay Version" as bgm? Why not use their own version? Isn't ATTRAKT the music rights holder? Have they sold/lost their rights? Something weird going on in copyright land ...
Attention JOBLESS LOSERS! Attrakt today started recruiting the casting/training team for their new girl group. Great perks, your meals provided & will be charged to the new girl group as direct costs once they debut. Better hurry, 4 of your fellow k-incels have already applied.
hunnies warned yall about parasite lee jinho who was the source of the fifty fifty payola rumor. too bad no-one listens to nugu stans. he's the spokesman for attrakt ceo, and i guess he found another sponsor in hybe's bang. meatrider for the highest bidder.
read the thread🧵
Hunnies, truth is reaching famous Korean YouTubers. One is Mr. Suho 수호씨. If one has come around, more will follow.
K-hunnies can watch the video (and let me know if the translations are accurate). The rest can read the fully translated transcript.
On 2 Dec 2015, Park Jong-hee, CEO of Neo Inox & Mox (now CL International), messaged shareholders, mentioned subsidiary NeoENT (related to KEIO Sound -> Ardor & Able -> Star Crew, where JHJ was CEO) and HOTSHOT, with plans to debut 1~2 female idol groups.
New KOBOG 코복 video.
Jeon spent 4B won, but only 380M counted
Additional 2B fr Interpark missing, restored after injunction
Total of 8B questionable
Suspect embezzlement based on discrepancies
Public perception due to disinformation fr media & Youtubers
Wild af excuses from Tzuyang's 3 blackmailers,
#1
: she asked me for it
#2
: i was just joking
#3
: i needed the money
Vile & disgusting. Unfortunately, these unrepentant twats are pbly representative of the SK youtube cyberwrecker community at large, incl Lee Jinho & Ahn Jinyong.
ICYMI: Google will ban the three YouTubers who allegedly blackmailed YouTuber
#Tzuyang
from making a profit off their videos, while Prosecutor General Lee Won-seok warned of firm measures over any foul play.
Only 1 bona-fide journalist doing his job of interviewing accredited industry experts for their opinion on the opaque 8B won settlement.
Kudos to reporter Ahn Dong-hwan of the Seoul Shinmun.
🔗
JHJ's lies are catching up with him.
- StarCrew received 9B won advance from Interpark
- ATTRAKT claims biz transferred from StarCrew
- ATTRAKT settlement claims 6B won of the advance invested in FiFi
- Which means 3B won of the advance was still available
🧵
Yay Chuu! Attrash did the same thing to Fifty Fifty:
1. Post-expenses settlement
2. Agency:Artist - 50:50 Expenses & 70:30 Earnings
3. Pre-debut trainee expenses included in settlement
This augurs well for the main lawsuit focusing on JHJ's financial manipulation. JHJ is FUCKED.
[ENG] 230308 Newsis:
#Chuu
wins appeal case regarding non-validity of exclusive contract… The court: "Unreasonable income structure"
Link to translation and source:
Attrakt CEO Jeon Hongjun 전홍준 Instagram is
He follows some abhorrently disgusting accounts. (see censored pics).
Such proclivities are symptomatic of sadistic & misogynistic tendencies, likely due to narcissistic personality disorder.
#BOYCOTT_ATTRAKT
FUCK ALL OF YOU AGENCY CEO DICKRIDERS FOR COMPLICITLY CONTRIBUTING TO THIS TRAVESTY. BCOZ OF YOU K-POP WILL BE GOING BACK TO PRE-TVXQ TIMES WITH SLAVE CONTRACTS. YOU HAVE BEEN USED. Y'ALL A BUNCH OF IGNORANT TOOLS.
Article by agency/industry lapdog AJY:
These comments of K-gnats colossally pissed me off. I am writing this LONG thread in defense of Gil Hak-mi on why she posted her cryptic instagram seemingly in support of FiFi against that scum JHJ.
Yeah, just a minority, most Knetz are nice, blah blah blah, but irdgaff anymore+
What the actual FUCK is wrong with FUCKING knetz? I was trawling for info on Gil Hak-mi, found an Arirang LIVE.ON of RING OUT, enjoyed it, especially when she shared she has someone who encourages her. But then, I had to rubberneck it & go read comments.
They have my utmost admiration & respect for their courage to fight for the rights of all Korean artists against autocratic agencies and organisations who insist on the status quo of the extremely one-sided non-transparent artist-agency relationship.
FIFTY FIFTY paving the way!
K-incels keep pointing to YouTuber Lee Jin-ho who they claim speak their truth about JHJ & Attrakt. So how reliable is Lee Jin-ho, self-proclaimed back-president of entertainment?
Here's his official profile from Namu wiki:
But let's find out more...🧵
@fiftyfiftyfeed
Not even traced. They actually used screenshots of fan-made RedBubble stickers. Doubt they even paid a single cent. Shameless shysters.
Good news is that the k-incels in dcinside are literally going batshit insane with their conspiracy theories. Jjo is Aran! No, her relative! Wait, Jeff Kim! Must be Baek Jinsil! 🤪🤡💀
In news & court summaries, there has been a lack of info on the type of exclusive contract that FiFi signed with ATTRAKT, i.e. what is the Agency:Artist split for expenses & earnings? In LOONA vs BBC, expenses 5:5 & earnings 7:3 in BBC's favor. Those numbers say slave contract.+
Eye-contact cam of FIFTY FIFTY's 3 appearances at Music Bank. They had to achieve a mission at each one. I think Keena missed the peace sign mission coz she must have been too excited.🤣 And Sio's signature awkward zombie walk surfaces yet again.
src:
Many of these hateful comments are from paid comment farms, which bulk buy aged & inactive accounts to do this for a price. Paid by who? I'll give you ONE guess. Here's a clue: sounds like Schmeon Schmong Schmoon.
Cupid has legs.
Undeniable talent will just keep on keeping on.
Still the highest ranking Korean song & artist in Spotify's list of most streamed songs released in 2023.
Even after more than 3 months of inactivity.
🔗
"Attention is focusing on whether the two sides will reach a dramatic agreement after the court's decision to refer to mediation."
Mediation? After all the shit JHJ pulled!?!!
@nugupromoter
Weirdest part about Attrakt still claiming litigation costs from Keena/Ja-kyung is that they got her home address wrong, and have to resort to a PUBLIC NOTICE to serve her.
Isn't she your employee? Don't you know where she lives?
Clearly something else going behind scenes.
Continued inaction by
@TheAttrakt
&
@we_fiftyfifty
against defamatory & malicious comments directed at FIFTY FIFTY is in violation of Article 5, Para 4 of the Popular Culture Artist (Singer, Actor) Standard Exclusive Contract [Enforced 28 Nov 2018].
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The insider who appeared on SBS I Want To Know (whoever he is) was so spot on with their observations of both Ahn & Jeon. So accurate that Jeon is trying to sue him, afraid of SK general public finding out his true narcissistic nature. (screenshots are of subtitles from the show)
Video by Psykobok analyses Lee Jinho's fake news on the Fifty Fifty controversy. Provides evidence of LJH's distortion of facts, fabrication of unrealistic stories & collusion with JHJ.
View at 🔗
Lazy to watch video? Then read the following thread...
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I felt so so SOOOOO sick of all the animosity & negativity that I just had to write a note to Sio, Saena, Keena & Aran to calm my collywobbles & hush my heebie-jeebies. Unabashedly signed it off on behalf of Hunnies, if y'all don't mind. Hope they will be able to read it somehow.
KOR-ENG settlement sheet (per member) for May 2023 from that Dispatch article. Attrakt included expenses from 2020-2022 when girls were still trainees, in breach of standard contract. Contents 80:20? And 124M x 4 = 496M for song fees? Did they have to pay for JHJ's 300 songs?🤷♀️
Korea Communications Standards Commission today issued a "warning" to SBS for the Aug 19 broadcast of "I Want to Know" which covered Fifty Fifty's contract dispute.
Warning = possible points deduction, with no disciplinary action or fine
No follow up episode will be aired
Reminder that Attrakt CEO Jeon Hongjoon has an ongoing criminal charge for embezzlement, fraud & financial manipulation. Lee Donghoon, Managing Partner in Barun Law, literally called JHJ a criminal 3 times in a single paragraph. So why hasn't JHJ sued him for defamation yet.
Something I found in Warner archives. Feels bittersweet, but posting it to celebrate the upcoming 1 year anniversary of its release on 2023.02.24
Also, a friendly meminder: do not stream or use Cupid on social media
#Boycott_Attrakt
#FightForFifi
WHEN our FIFTY FIFTY wins & JHJ is exposed as the lying scum that he is, I will be screaming & playing this LOUDLY.
CLICK CLICK, LOG IN, CLICK CLICK, LOG IN
CLICK CLICK, LOG IN, AAAAAH!
CLICK CLICK, LOG IN, CLICK CLICK, LOG IN
CLICK CLICK, LOG IN, AAAAAH!
Jeon Hong-jun has been using giregi Lee Jin-ho & Korean tabloids (chirashi) to spread disinformation. Opportunistic media like
@allkpop
simply swallow it all without fact-checking, focused only on creating an infodemic to get more eyeballs to inflate their numbers for more $$$.
Episode of 'I Wany To Know That' featuring the case of .
@we_fiftyfifty
will air on SBS today (August 19) at 11:10 pm (KST)
Starting 10:00 pm (KST) use this tagline + hashtags:
ALWAYS WITH FIFTY FIFTY
#HunniesWithFiftyFifty
#FIFTYFIFTY
#피프티피프티
It is so obvious the Kpop industry is using Fifty Fifty to oppose the LSG act. JHJ rec'd lawyer letter on 16 Jun then started media play 23 Jun. 7 days. Enough time for him to cry to KEPA & co. They used saved-up dirt on Ahn to come up with this tampering story. Open your eyes.
I know I said I wasn't going to post about Fifty Fifty until the trial, but I didn't anticipate this. Maybe I should have because there was a mention in another article last week that someone might propose an anti-tampering bill.
This article is one of the more comprehensive ones, with factual reporting, which accurately summarizes proceedings in today's hearing.
Google KOR-ENG translation holds up quite well, too.
"They knew what they were getting into", "They're not fit to be idols". WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE TO BE MAKING THESE KIND OF STATEMENTS? The Kpop industry has deep-rooted exploitative & oppressive practices & all you can say is it's always been this way.
TIME FOR CHANGE!
Yonhap:
SK police have decided not to charge Attrakt CEO Jeon Hongjoon with breach of trust, filed by the former members on 17 Aug 2023.
With this news, it is even more crucial to send your messages of support to the former members via
@FightForFifi
at
FIGHT FOR FIFI is announcing the "500 Days with FIFI" Support Messages Project, commemorating 500 days since the four original FIFTY FIFTY members' debut on November 18th, 2022!
Deadline to submit messages to FIFI: March 25th, 2024 at 12pm KST (GMT+9).
"Seoul Central District Court and the Seoul High Court, will be closed from the 24th to the 4th of next month."
Which means earliest date for 2nd hearing is 5 August. Which is also the date given by JHJ for FiFi to "just come home and all is forgiven".
Hunnies, let's all do our part in exposing JHJ for the scum that he is. In case you find it daunting, I am sharing my spreadsheet in how I did my research for this tweet. You just need to be someone with strong indignation, internet access and free time.
18 Jul vid by K-OG (Komerican Old Guy) analysing FiFi vs Attrash. A bit fragmented in his delivery, but mostly right. But what is of interest is a comment in Korean (ignore other comments which are trolls) stating what us hunnies have suspected all along.
JHJ seeking new investors when current investors are bailing? He's even lost support from previously fervent admirers. These posts on dcincel forum were posted by a disgruntled ex-fan. But quickly deleted by mods who are so afraid to face reality.
Who would board a sinking ship?
But seriously, a Kpop agency seeking new investment when the industry's reputation is currently in flames shows just how unsavvy Jeon Hong-joon really is, not to mention criminally stupid. But some of you all still want to support him? Hybristophilia is the only explanation.
1st hearing today for 1B won damages lawsuit filed by Attrakt vs The Givers.
Attrakt claimed they embezzled over 150M won & caused damage.
The Givers denied, challenging Attrakt to prove specific damages.
Attrakt replied they are waiting for evidence.
After all this time? LMAOO!
"Fifty Fifty, who swept the 'US Billboard', how much will they receive for their music?"
✍️Jungbit Chung🗓️16 JUN
#FIFTYFIFTY
#피프티피프티
#Cupid
#큐피드
KOR-ENG translation by DeepL:
K-incels fr dcinside are leaking. Their intention is to "bury" Jjo's & hunnies' posts with their "fact articles". Seems they plan to "create X Twitter accounts one by one". Delulus are coming! BWAHAHA! Come at us & find out how strong hunnies really are.
But what is dcinside?🧵
Evidence refers to any information, material or objects PRESENTED IN A COURT OF LAW to support or prove a fact in dispute, to establish a claim’s truth or falsity, or provide a basis for a legal argument.
Tabloids, YouTubers & recordings are not.
JHJ has provided ZERO evidence.
JHJ is in deep doo doo! Recent SK govt audit has zero-ed in on KIBO's questionable 900M won investment in Attrash. Including the 2B won by Yes24 & Hansae group, total 2.9B won invested in his paper company this year, based on his up-selling (i.e. lies).💀