It has suddenly been reported that Block B has filed a suit against their agency to ask for their exclusive contract to be nullified.
According to the media outlets that reported this, the Block B members have filed against Stardom at the Seoul Central District Court, stating, “During
the signing of the exclusive contract, it was promised that in addition
to providing proper training opportunity and facilities, we would be
paid on every 25th of the following month… However, the agency has not
paid us for nearly one year since April of 2011.” (it’s not clear
whether it is 2011 or 2012 since the quote in the article states that it
is nearly a year, but April of 2011 would be well over a year).
“It started last year in March when one member’s contract was
ended and his portion of the pay was calculated… Appearance fees from
events as well as pay from SBS drama ‘Phantom’s OST, MBC drama ‘Golden
Time’ OST, and funds collected from the inaguration of our Japanese fan
site’s fan club, and more for a total of 10 things, have been omitted.”
They also added, “The CEO of the agency, Mr. Lee, has also
disappeared with the 70,000,000 KRW (~66,000 USD) that he collected from
the members’ parents to use for promotion and production costs… He
never listened to the members opinions or thoughts on their activities
and directed only in his way.”
So far, there has been no word from the agency about this matter, so stay tuned for updates.
Source: News 1, Sports World, Style M
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