Showing posts with label SM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SM. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

[Twitter] update. This from @theyoungestmin (About JYJ/HoMin issue within the past year)

the youngest Min

On Tuesday 28th December 2010, said:
Before I write this, I take my position first. I liked all of them, of course, there was more and less. But I really liked them. Honestly, I like Jaejoong & Junsu more and then Changmin, Yuchun, Yunho are about the same.

For over a day... I thought how I could accept this circumstances.. I couldn't sleep all day long.
Before last Sunday, I truly hoped that HM would succeed without a doubt. And I didn't care that some of their fans blaimed JYJ or spreaded ridiculous rumors. I ignored them... Because JYJ still wanted to reunion and considered them, and I also did.

In fact, I was embarrassed to them when they announced their comeback and the launch of 5th album as name of TVXQ. But I tried to understand and remain quiet about that.
But.. when I heard their new title song... at first, I thought.. this 'why(keep your head down)' is not the same thing that Yunho sung at the last SM concert. Some of you don't understand and asked 'I don't know why you do it. what's wrong with you?'. Is the meaning of 'keep your head down' to avoid attracting attention? If they are not Korean, it wouldn't make a trouble. But they are Korean. In Korea, the meaning of it is totally different. The meaning of it 'keep your head down' is 'The head it drives'. Can you imagine the shock that we've got after heard it? And then I thought... 'who might this song be directed towards?' and thought and thought...

Perhaps, some of you told me 'why do you blame them? It could be a coincidence. They didn't make their new title song. It's an overreacting!!' But I don't think like that. At least, if they considered to JYJ only once and they want to reunion with JYJ, they didn't choose that song that would be possible to make a trouble. If they didn't make that song, they didn't do it at least.. After much thought I asked to others and found something to make excuses for them. But the more I did, the more clear evidences I came up with.. I remembered my boys suffered from.
Now that I think of it, I feel to be robbed. Some of you heard or knew about the 625meeting. Some fans said 625meeting was made to put the blame on HM. I also knew some fans made to translate in English, Japanese and Chinese and spreaded many international fans. But it was not true. It made to explain 'some kind of rumors' that TVXQ would be broken up because of their cosmetic business on the side. Some of you still have viewed JYJ with suspicion like this 'why did their parents have the meeting with fans?' Before the 625meeting, it very often happened in this fandom. But if you still have suspicion to JYJ, I want to ask you 'Have you heard about 623?' I told just before 'some kind of rumors' to be made on Jun. 23. 2009. That day was the starting point of spreaded on web communities. From that day, that rumors started to come out from some sysop of Yunho's fan pages. (I don't want to point somebody but... that was the truth that I knew.. so I couldn't help it.)
Some of them told that JYJ had a relation with CJ media. (CJ media is very huge. It owns Mnet and many other companies to relate to entertainment.) I'd rather be they are. If they are, they didn't have trouble with a work in Korea. CJ is really powerful company so it sheltered from the attack of SM.
When they came out from SM on Jul. 31. 2009, I knew that before because I heard about the circumstances from my friend the reporter at the part of entertainment in a leading newspaper. But It was a little different. In the early of 2009, when I heard their news at first, I heard they came out together. However, 3 of them came out, not all. I had thought there was difference of views between them.
But after last Sunday, I realized there was something to be unreliable. I told the couple talk between JS & YH and JS & YC in A. A. TVXQ the 3rd. JS constantly told about something at the end of both videos.
'I don't know if our fans would understand this but I think we can overcome any barriers in life. 'barriers', I'll leave it up to your imagination. But we do have problems. But we can overcome those problems together. Give us your support.'
'We talk a lot about future these days.'
When they were shooting, they also prepared the law suit against SM. I was frustrated why I weren't aware of.
SM announced their position about the law suit with JYJ On Nov. 2009. SM took a release copy to be sighed by HM. At those times, I was a little bit upset. JYJ was really shocked by a release copy. But I tried to understand them. I thought 'They couldn't help it. They didn't want to do it.' like this. Because JYJ wanted that fans understood their positions, I also did it without suspicion.
When JYJ started to work in Japan, Masatomatsuura said like this on his tweets,
'Yunho shook hands with me but Changmin ignored that I extended my hand at the last record awards.'
'I'm sorry if there were someone to hurt because of my honesty. But It was true... All the staffs of AVEX were watching it.'
'There is a rumor that HM move their company to Universal records in Japan.. It's just a rumor now, but if it is true, reunion of TVXQ actually would be hard.'
But on the middle of September AVEX had a foolish decision. There were many rumors about it. Before a month, it happened... the vice-president of SM went to Japan and met Masatomatsuura and then wine and dine him with some gifts.
My boys were hard pressed not to work in Korea and Japan. At the interview, they told that they thought to become a farmer. After I heard it, I was really upset. They are not foolish. They could blame them if they wanted to do. But they didn't do it. They always wanted to reunion with HM. And they know that it won't be good to each other.
To blame others... I think it means the last.. At least, it couldn't happen if they considered all fans and their members...
Anyway I always tried to understand and respect them despite these rumors.
Many all fans were embarrassed and disappointed to them after heard about their new title song. Now I don't want to do it anymore, too. I'll support my boys much harder. Even so, I won't become HM's antis.. I'll be just indifferent to HM's action. I still hope the reunion because my boys want to do. And I still have some feelings left for them. I really trusted them.

There were many others to happen. But I arranged just big news from nowhere. Because it is just to spit on my face, I don't want to expose their embarrassing matters.

Note:  In Korea, when someone ignores and looks down the others, we use expression like this, 'keep your head down'. It's really vulgar expression.


In support to what theyoungestmin said about the letter of Yunho and Changmin. I have posted it below here so people can view it.

Changmin and Yunho support SM Entertainment
Yunho and Changmin of DBSK/TVXQ have stated that they are on SM Entertainment’s side on the legal dispute between the company and other three members.
They said that they trust SM Entertainment and will be with them in the future. The two also gave a deadline to the other members (Junsu, Yoochun, Jaejoong), expressing that DBSK will come back to promote in Korea next spring, so the other three members must make a decision before the 12th of this month.
The two members’ thoughts were delivered through a document compiled by Yunho and Changmin themselves, which stated:
We five members of DBSK signed the same contract with the same clauses for the past five years, and have worked together under same conditions with utmost trust in the company, each other and our dreams. We intend to share our dream and future with the company and keep the promises we made in the contract. DBSK was made by SME and we intend to work as DBSK with SME.
No other company can create DBSK, as only SME can provide the best production and management team available. The three members should know better than anyone else that SME is the one who knows DBSK the best and made us the best. We intend to keep trust and promise and thus intend to stay. DBSK’s grand future will be with SME.
We believe that our Korean promotion, planned for next spring, should be prepared at least 6 months in advance before our future as one becomes unclear. If the other three members truly want to stay as one DBSK, they must make a decision before it’s too late.
They also commented on the beauty product controversy which sparked this legal dispute between the DBSK trio and SM Entertainment:
The beauty product business changed everything. We are not familiar with the matters but we believe that a legitimate company that seeks to do business with DBSK must consult with SME first. It is common sense. We did not get involved because being such a relationship without SME would have meant that trouble was ahead.
We did not want the reputation and pride of DBSK, earned by our hard work, to be ruined by a company that did not work in a legally respectable manner. We are not aware of the contract between that company and the three members, nor do we know what those members were told or how much they have earned through their deal. What we do know is that the fact that DBSK, forged together for five years by all of our dreams, has fallen into its current state because of an unethical company that is simply unacceptable.
With DBSK crumbling away like this, the current situation is unbelievable. It is sad to see that this was all caused by some beauty product company, and we hope that the three members would come back to the days when we were all working hard for our dreams.




Source: Newsen
Sharing: Allkpop

Youtube version

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNVFEiKyl2c

Thursday, December 23, 2010

[NEWS] 20101222 Fair Trade Commission forces SM Entertainment to revise unfair contracts‏


SM Entertainment received a firm order from the Fair Trade Commission to revise the unfair contracts which bind SNSD, Super Junior, SHINee, and many others to them.
On December 23rd, the Fair Trade Commission stated, “We gave them a warning to voluntarily correct the unfair exclusive contracts that their celebrities and trainees have signed. [SME] is to reduce all contract lengths by three years.”
This decision by the FTC was based off of a complaint made by TVXQ’s fanclub, Cassiopeia. The group alleged that SM Entertainment was using their status to pressure a disadvantaged (’slave’) contract onto TVXQ.
SM Entertainment’s violation, as disclosed by the FTC, lies in the unfair contract conditions. These conditions included forcing artists to sign on for a long period of time, an excessive penalty provision for breach of contract, and a one-sided scheduling of activities. There’s also a clause that allows SME to extend contracts for overseas activities without first consulting the artist in question.

According to the FTC, these contracts from SME would run ‘for 13 years starting from the day of signing‘ or ‘exceeding 10 years from the day of debut.’  In compliance with the FTC, however, SM Entertainment changed their contracts to ‘seven years from the day of debut.’
If the artists decided to terminate their contract prematurely, they were subject to heavy penalties. Artists were forced to pay three times the investment amount, plus two times the amount the artist was to have made during the entire length of the contract. In short, even though the contract was terminated, these artist would have to pay double the amount of money they would have made in ‘x’ years left.
Because of the FTC order, however, this was changed to artists now paying an average monthly sales of two years before the contract termination, multiplied by the number of months in the remaining period.
The entire clause allowing activities to be scheduled without the artist’s consent has also been removed. It has been replaced with, “All celebrities of SM Entertainment may include their opinion at any point and ask for the appropriate document copies regarding their career from SM. SM has the right to refuse should the request be unjust.”
This new revision is expected to make an influence on JYJ’s case as well.

source: SPN via Nate
credit: allkpop

Should we call JYJ revolutionists? Freedom fighters? I admire their courage and determination. They were brave enough to leave behind the fame, popularity and the fortune (if any) they had been created for the past 7 years and determined to fight for happiness, for what they want and believe in. Without their law suit against SME (The Giant) SME's current and future artists would continue to be exploited. Thanks to the Korean Cassies. This Cassie came up with 187,000 signatures to send to Fair Trading Commission to question SM's Slave contracts. She was amazing. Love will make everything possible in life I believe.

This is a slap in the face for those who said JYJ was greedy, ungrateful to SM money hunger and selfishly didnt care for HoMin and DBSK(One of the member's parents said this actually. If you are a DBSK's fan then you should know who I am pointing finger at).  So who was a coward, greedy and fame hunger now I wonder.