Three former members of girl group Fifty Fifty, whose exclusive contracts with their agency Attrakt were terminated last year, have filed a lawsuit seeking 300 million won in damages from Attrakt’s former CEO Jeon Hong-jun.
The three former members, Saena, Sio, and Aran, filed a complaint with the Seoul Central District Court on the 23rd, seeking a total of 300 million won. This lawsuit is a countersuit to the 13 billion won damages lawsuit filed by Attrakt in December last year against the three former members, their parents, and The Givers CEO Ahn Seong-il, among others.
Both cases have been assigned to the 31st Civil Division and will be handled together. Dongin Law Firm represents the former members in both the damages and settlement cases.
The former members are actively carrying out various activities in preparation for Fifty Fifty’s planned comeback. On the 12th, they signed an exclusive contract with the MASSIVE E&C label under IOK Company, declaring their intention to create new success stories together with the key figures behind the global hit “Cupid.” With the first trial for the 13 billion won damage claim scheduled for the 29th, the filing of the claim has intensified the conflict, leading to speculation that this could be a strategic move to counter Fifty Fifty’s upcoming activities.
The former members had already raised conciliation issues in June last year, citing a breakdown of trust with Attrakt and filing a request to suspend the exclusive contract. They alleged violations related to the provision of conciliation data. The court at the time rejected the request, saying that the materials provided did not confirm whether Fifty Fifty’s earnings from albums, music or entertainment activities exceeded the costs incurred, making it difficult to establish a breach of conciliation obligations based on the available evidence.
The former members are expected to use Keena’s case, which received the first settlement in November last year, to support their claims. Since their exclusive contracts with Attrakt were in effect until October, they are likely to request settlement money for that period. However, with both the 13 billion won damages and 300 million won settlement claims pending at the same time, it is expected that the court may issue a ruling that adjusts the amounts requested by both parties accordingly.
Source: Naver.
