Han Mae-yeon is upset by the New Jeans incident"Break the Industrial Order" (Full Story)
Dec 03, 2024
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Regarding the workshop between Newzins and Adore on the 3rd, Han Mae-yeon said, "It is adversely affecting the popular culture and arts industry in various ways." issued a statement.
With Newzins recently announcing the termination of its exclusive contract with Audor through an emergency press conference, Han Mae-yeon said, "Our pop culture and arts industry respect each other's exclusive contract between the artist and the agency based on mutual trust."This means that simply because a problem has occurred does not mean that it is a condition for completion of the contract."
Regarding Newzins' move, he pointed out that "the current position of Newzins, which ignored all procedures, can only be interpreted as not taking into account the mutual efforts required to maintain the contract from the beginning or not having any intention of doing so.'
It also deals with disputes by protecting contracts that have been basically made in principle and holding them accountable if they reach the termination stage of the contract"It can be said that the current claim of termination of the contract on the part of Newzins is absurd," he stressed.
Han Mae-yeon should be very cautious about Newzins' unilateral claim of termination of the contract in that it could wreak havoc on the trust relationship of the overall exclusive contract"The claim that the exclusive contract can be terminated only by declaring is not a short-term contract, but a long-term contract of several years, and it has fatal consequences for the Korean pop culture and arts industry, which has been investing since its trainee days."
"If anyone can terminate the contract only by declaration, how can the validity of the exclusive contract be guaranteed, and who can invest based on these uncertain contracts?" he asked.
Then "Our industry on popular singers has been established under the principle of "the number of regrets on pre-investment" from the past to the present."The biggest challenge for companies that have grown rookies through investment is to protect the artists as much as possible, maintain contracts well, and generate profits at least until they generate profits beyond their investments."
In this regard "If you want to terminate the contract maliciously, there is nothing you can do to maintain the contract other than to ultimately claim damages."The same approach as the current Newzins is a very malicious way to shake the foundations of our pop culture and arts industry."
Finally "We hope that Newzynes will withdraw its existing position and respond to the conversation with the company, and we sincerely hope that the dispute will be concluded well, and we sincerely hope that it will not flow into the worst case scenario."
The following is the full entry of Maeyeon Han.
The recent escalation of disputes between Adore and New Jeans has adversely affected our pop culture and arts industry in various ways. On this issue, this association talks about the problems of exclusive contracts with the group Newzins, the public's perspective on it, and the disappointment felt by industry workers, and expresses its position with the hope that our pop culture and arts industry will take a leap forward once again from the perspective of workers in the pop culture and arts industry.
Our pop culture and arts industry respects each other's exclusive contracts between the artist and the agency based on mutual trust. This foundation incorporates consideration and trust between artists and entertainment agencies built over the past decades, which simply means that a problem does not mean that it is a condition for the termination of the contract.
However, the position of Newzins, which ignored all procedures, can only be interpreted as not taking into account the mutual efforts required to maintain the contract from the beginning or not having any intention of doing so. Our law basically protects contracts made, and deals with disputes by holding them accountable if they reach the termination stage of the contract. This is meaningful in protecting the contract until it is completely terminated, so it can be said that Newzins' current claim to terminate the contract is absurd.
In addition, the loss of validity of the contract through this unilateral claim of termination should be very careful in that it can take a toll on the trust relationship of the overall exclusive contract. Artists and entertainment agencies are not just working relationships, but work is carried out in a mutual partnership. Under the exclusive contract, artists should do their best to cooperate with the agency's activities, and the agency should support various activities so that the artist's talents and qualities can be maximized. However, the claim that the exclusive contract can be terminated only by such a declaration in the event of such a dispute has devastating consequences for the Korean pop culture and arts industry, which has been investing since its trainee days, not a short-term contract. How can anyone guarantee the validity of an exclusive contract if the contract is terminated only by declaration, and who can invest on the basis of these uncertain contracts? In this sense, the termination of the contract should be approached very carefully, and the issue of termination of the contract should be discussed under the premise of maintaining and supplementing the contract.
Lastly, the popular culture and arts industry, especially our industry for popular singers, has been carried out under the principle of 'the number of regrets on investment in advance" from the past to the present. As long as the company has invested first, it has no choice but to become an underdog of an exclusive contract. In particular, the biggest challenge for companies that have grown rookies through investments is to protect those artists as much as possible, maintain contracts well, and generate profits, at least until they generate profits beyond their investments. In other words, in the event of a dispute between various artists and agencies, we have no choice but to hope for the maintenance and preservation of the exclusive contract in the position of 'B'. However, the current law has no measures taking into account the company's position. In particular, if you want to terminate the contract maliciously, there is nothing you can do to maintain the contract other than to finally claim damages. From this point of view, the current Newzins-like approach is a very malicious way to shake the foundations of our pop culture and arts industry.
Therefore, this Union wishes Newzins to withdraw its existing position and respond to the dialogue with the Company, sincerely hope that the dispute will be concluded well, and earnestly wishes that it will not flow to the worst.
In addition, it was possible to see how big a weakness exists in maintaining stable contracts under the current laws. Therefore, I hope that government ministries and other officials can discuss the long-term development of the industry from the ground up. For the continuous development of our pop culture and arts industry, we will do our best to continue to watch the issue and respond actively. Thank you.
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