K-Pop Industry Leaders Call for Stronger Contract Protections
Feb 27, 2025
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A press conference was held at the JW Marriott Hotel Seoul in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 27th under the title `Let's Keep a Promise: If there is no record producer, there is no K-pop.' This press conference was created by the Korea Management Association (hereinafter referred to as Han Mae-yeon), the Korea Entertainment Producers Association (hereinafter referred to as the Federation), the Korea Music Label Industry Association (hereinafter referred to as the Mre Association), the Korea Music Industry Association, and the Korea Music Contents Association to appeal for fair rights protection in the music industry.
Choi Kang-ho, Secretary-General of the Mcon Association, said that in order for the pop music industry to continue to develop, '3ECT code', that is, 'connect', which connects each other, respect and consider each other, and 'protect' that protects each other must be observed.
Secretary-General Choi said, `The basis of the popular music industry is exclusive contracts signed by agencies and singers. The agency and the singer are not employees or employees, but partnerships. "Recently, knots in the business have been threatened. The agency's position is narrowing due to other agencies and huge capital, fandom calling for withdrawal to be good, and singer-oriented policies. Violations of exclusive contracts and tampering are spreading. It is the fan club that makes the agency harder. Even if they succeed by forcing them to leave by taking issue with their agency's capabilities, they will be worried about whether they will be terminated. It is necessary to revise the standard exclusive contract in line with the times."
In particular, organizations referred to the New Gins crisis, which was the biggest problem last year. Hani claimed harassment at work, saying she heard another singer's manager say 'Ignore you' inside Hive's office building, and the case went to a parliamentary audit. In the end, Newzins left the agency and began its own move, claiming that the exclusive contract was terminated due to Adore's breach of contract. Although Odor filed a lawsuit to verify the validity of the exclusive contract and filed an injunction for prohibition such as preserving the agency's status and advertising contracts, Newzins changed its official team name to NZ and announced its re-debut.
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At the same time, it is not appropriate for the association to talk about the position of New Jeans Hive-A-Door. We're talking about principles. I apologize for any inconvenient behavior from the fans' point of view. However, it is not limited to New Jeans. Hive New Gins Min Hee-jin has a great presence, but there are many other workers. The essence of the entertainment management industry is the partnership, but the final output goes to the singer. Singers can hold a press conference or do something because they haven't received a settlement, but the agency has to stay put" he vented.
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In addition, "Simply claiming the termination of the exclusive contract is a very dangerous problem as it undermines the reliability of the exclusive contract itself. Regarding these issues, we need to cover up the issues within the boundaries of the law.
Kim Myung-soo, head of the Federation of Korean Industries, said "The issue of tamping should be approached in terms of protection. The duty of prohibiting competition and the period of prohibiting competition should be defined, and even if the relationship reaches the point of collapse due to the tamping issue, the competition should be banned within the remaining period of the exclusive contract, providing a legal basis for the tamping itself to become meaningless," he stressed.
Organizations have appealed for parliamentary and government policy support to eradicate tamping.
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