On June 5, the Seoul Central District Court granted the injunction request filed by Eunha, SinB and Umji, suspending their contracts with the agency until the main lawsuit reaches a final ruling.
The decision allows the three members to independently continue the entertainment business while the legal battle is ongoing. Big Planet Made is also prohibited from negotiating contracts on their behalf against their will, forcing them to participate in activities, or asking third parties to block their work.
VIVIZ notified the company of the contract termination on March 4, citing unpaid money, insufficient management support and breakdown of trust between the two parties. According to the ruling, the court found it each member was owed more than 100 million won. He finished it the agency had likely breached its obligation to adequately pay the group.
Big Planet Made reportedly supported him the payments had been influenced by an external attempt to take control of the management and by false reports implicating President Cha Ga-won. However, the court rejected this explanation, stating that such matters were unrelated to VIVIZ members.
The agency’s accounting records also became a key issue. The court noted this The transaction documents included only basic income and expense data, without supporting materials such as receipts or tax invoices. Said lawyer Woo Hong-kyun of Shinwon Law Firm, which represents VIVIZ the court had fully accepted the members’ request. He also stated this the unpaid amount mentioned in the injunction decision represented only a part of the total and that further claims would be made in the main proceedings.
Eunha, SinB and Umji debuted as VIVIZ after GFRIEND’s activities ended in 2021. They signed with Big Planet Made in February 2022. While the injunction is not the final judgment, it gives VIVIZ temporary freedom from agency control and opens the door for members to plan their next activities independently.
Sources: Daum | SBS Entertainment News
