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JYJ has not signed a contract with another agency despite SME’s claims
Recently, we reported that SM Entertainment (SME) filed for a provisional ban on the sale of JYJ’s album ‘The Beginning‘, as well as an exclusive contract suspension injunction between JYJ and their alleged contracted company, CJes Entertainment. Following this, the Korean Federation of Pop Culture and Art Industry (KFPCAI) sent out letters to broadcasting companies and various online album distribution sites, prohibiting JYJ from making appearances on shows and halt album sales.
SME accused that Kim Jaejoong, Park Yoochun, and Kim Junsu signed a contract with another company despite their exclusive contract with SME still in effect. Even though JYJ has made progress to end the injunction, it would be illegal to sign with another company because of their exclusive contract with SME.
However, a representative from JYJ’s side expressed, ‘JYJ members doesn’t have a exclusive contract with CJes Entertainment like SME or KFPCAI has claimed. CJes is simply a management / mediary that takes care of JYJ’s activities and public relations work in Korea.‘
Furthermore, JYJ’s spokesperson Prain (프레인) expressed in a phone interview with reporters, ‘JYJ did not sign a formal contract with CJes. CJes is merely an agency for JYJ. CJes handles management related work, just like how we handle publicity related work, and Warner Music handles the album related work. A misunderstanding must have occurred because ‘agency’ is still an unfamiliar term in Korea. After the oversea showcases are finished, we will reveal sufficient documents and evidence.‘
With regards to SME’s claim that JYJ’s independent activities are problematic, JYJ’s spokesperson answered, ‘This is something that has reviewed by the legal system. By law, there is no problem for JYJ’s activities. We have confirmed that SME has no reasons to file an album sale prohibition injunction against JYJ.‘
So it seems that they’re trying to infer that JYJ hired CJes as a management agency instead of the assumption that JYJ is working under the CJes label.
