Ok-pop company Attrakt and Warner Music Korea are set to face off in courtroom in September for the primary listening to in a 20 billion South Korean gained (USD $14 million) lawsuit over Warner’s alleged try and poach former members of Ok-pop group Fifty Fifty.
Korea JoongAng Every day reported on Tuesday (August 5) that the primary listening to will proceed at 11:30 am on September 11.
Attrakt sued Warner Music Korea in October 2024, accusing it of “tampering” with members of the woman group Fifty Fifty. As JoongAng defined, tampering, frequent in sports activities and leisure industries, happens when outdoors events encourage artists or athletes to violate present unique agreements.
The company claims Warner executives inspired the artists to breach their unique contracts and be a part of the music big.
The dispute dates again to 2023 when three members of Fifty Fifty — Aran, Saena and Sio — allegedly tried to chop ties with Attrakt by means of a “provisional injunction”, Naver reported in September 2024.
“We’ve obtained complete authorized proof proving that Warner Music Korea, The Givers, and former Fifty Fifty members Aran, Saena and Sio colluded to breach their unique contracts and engaged in tampering actions.”
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In a assertion cited by Naver on the time, Attrakt stated: “We’ve obtained complete authorized proof proving that Warner Music Korea, The Givers, and former Fifty Fifty members Aran, Saena and Sio colluded to breach their unique contracts and engaged in tampering actions.”
The company added: “We’ve secured audio recordings from their conferences held on Might 13, 17, and June 6, 2023, together with different associated supplies. In response to the plans mentioned of their recorded conferences, these tampering events filed a provisional injunction to droop the effectiveness of their unique contracts with Attrakt on June 19, 2023.”
“Warner Music Korea, the principal drive behind this tampering, has tried to unlawfully seize our useful artists by means of the usage of monetary and coercive energy. We is not going to succumb to the would possibly of such company giants and are ready to face resolutely in opposition to these actions,” Attrakt reportedly stated.
It added: “From as we speak, we can be rigorously reviewing all authorized choices in opposition to Warner Music Korea. We reaffirm our dedication to holding all events concerned on this tampering scheme totally accountable.”
“Warner Music Korea, the principal drive behind this tampering, has tried to unlawfully seize our useful artists by means of the usage of monetary and coercive energy.”
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Attrakt’s allegations emerged after South Korean outlet Dispatch reported that Ahn Sung-il of The Givers advised dad and mom of group members about connections at Warner Music. In response to the report, Ahn referenced a Warner government recognized as Chief Monetary Officer “Simon” who had “agreed to signal with Fifty Fifty.”
Ahn was quoted by Dispatch as saying: “There’s a man named Simon, the general CFO of Warner Music Group. He was very supportive of me after I labored there. He helped me so much, and we’ve been doing rather well within the US. The situation was, ‘You are taking all the cash you earn and use on your bills.’”
Warner Music Korea has reportedly denied involvement in any tampering actions. Nonetheless, the corporate acknowledged that former executives had met with the members’ dad and mom, in keeping with the Dispatch report.
Aran, Saena and Sio have since been faraway from Fifty Fifty and Attrakt. They’re now a part of IOK Firm’s subsidiary, Huge E&C. In the meantime, authentic member Keena remained, and has been joined by new members Chanelle Moon, Yewon, Hana and Athena, who debuted on September 20, 2024.
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