CreBeau calls SM Entertainment out on “groundless claims”

[doublejae.livejournal.com]

Remember when SME claimed that JaeChunSu went to China saying they were just going for vacation but instead went to a Crebeau concert? And remember that Crebeau countered saying that SME approved the meeting and that their manager actually accompanied them?

Well now they have PROOF. Pictures of the manager.


Hot off the press from allkpop:

At the start of November, CreBeau, the company behind TVXQ members Jaejoong, Junsu and Yoochun's cosmetics line, spoke up against SM Entertainment. At that time, Kang Suk Won, the president of CreBeau's Korean branch WishopPlus Inc, threatened, "I will not hesitate to reveal the details of SME’s absurd act to the public and to the court."

It looks like Kang just might follow through with this loaded threat - a follow-up interview that was released earlier this week has got fans abuzz once again. The president claimed that SM Entertainment attempted to cover this whole controversy and paint it as some sort of “national fraud.” “SME should stop the media plays and provide concrete evidence behind the harsh yet vague accusations they have been making.”

Kang answered some very controversial questions and cleared up much confusion and misunderstanding about the status of the three DBSK members in the business.

#1 SME claimed that CreBeau approached the members without consulting the company in advance.

Why should the members’ private financial investments be regulated by their company? If that’s not intruding upon their basic rights, then what is? We never attempted to use their fame and status for advertisement or profit. Jaejoong, Junsu and Yoochun invested in the business as mere financial investors, as individuals, not as celebrities. Are the members not allowed to make private investments for their future?

#2 SME claimed that the members get a 5% royalty of the profit of CreBeau.

This is ridiculous and ungrounded. SME needs to provide solid evidence to back their claims. We, on the other hand, are ready to reveal any financial records and contracts to defend our position. We also plan to press additional charges of slander on SME for this, on top of the charges of slander regarding SME's claims that the lawsuit was about CreBeau not the alleged slave contracts.”

#3 Representative Kim Young Min of SME claimed that the DBSK members visited China on January 6 of 2009. He said that the members claimed to visit China as a vacation, but instead they participated in the CreBeau China Investment Orientation.

SME is bringing this up again, but during January, there was no investment at all from anyone. Therefore, the members didn’t have the status of investor at that time. Additionally, it was only by chance the members were seen there. That orientation was supposed to be private, but when DBSK appeared there, thousands of people suddenly gathered. The pictures they took with the CreBeau representatives at the orientation were spread around on the internet.

We have never used the members in advertisements. We even provided measures to prevent the pictures from spreading further on the web. In fact, DBSK’s manager was with them at the orientation. When the members decided to invest in the business, Kim Young Min approved. And now, his attitude has changed 180 degrees all of a sudden.



#4 Any further developments in WishopPlus Inc.’s lawsuit with SME?

Because SME spread malicious rumors and sent complaints to the main branch of CreBeau, CreBeau businesses all over the world have been damaged in terms of trust with the customers and reputation of the business. Up to this point, we hadn't revealed much detail about the lawsuit because it was pending, but SME gives us no choice. We plan to reveal documentary evidence of what SME sent to the main branch of CreBeau. After seeing SME’s outrageous press conference, we now have a solid reason to press additional charges against SME.”

Source: OhmyNews
Credit: lilchoiboy18 @ allkpop

Comments

[incisively.livejournal.com]

Someone post that oh snap picture, because OHSNAP.

Except akp. D<

[receipt.livejournal.com]

shit just got real, son.

[super-jennie.livejournal.com]

word.

[mayuuu.livejournal.com]

Things are getting more and more complicated...

[aijin-jin-17.livejournal.com]

Try explaining yourselves after this SME >(

[unsospiro.livejournal.com]

[shikinluv.livejournal.com]

Lawsuits make the world go round.

Like suing SME would really help either side's cause.

[chibi-rei.livejournal.com]

Lawsuits make the world go round.

Reminds me of something Matt Groening said on The Simpsons commentary, "People sue us frivolously and then we have to sue other people frivolously. And then there's more frivolous lawsuits just to keep our quota up". :P So yeah show business thrives on these I guess.

[cityincolors.livejournal.com]

(http://tinypic.com)

[faithgrowsold.livejournal.com]

oh god so cute ♥

[almosthello.livejournal.com]

[callmeliyah.livejournal.com]

LOL. WIN. Word.
got*

[ari-meh.livejournal.com]

[gingerloop.livejournal.com]

lmao!

[ohkorea.livejournal.com]

[yuukihitohira.livejournal.com]

crying forever at the gif and your A+++++++ username<3

[locofruitcake.livejournal.com]

(http://tinypic.com)

[rawthorne.livejournal.com]

Favorite gif ever.

[nautisch.livejournal.com]

I read it all and I still don't get it :l

[yuki-yang.livejournal.com]

CreBeau is saying that SM is full of shit and that SM lying and making stuff up in order to make themselves look good in the media.

[ichlibedi-an.livejournal.com]

oh wow..
give me more drama bb.. i need this. XDD

[ricey11.livejournal.com]

It's startin' to really go down up in this lawsuit.

[guiltyschu.livejournal.com]

Oh shit, that snap was so loud I heard it here in Australia.

[doublejae.livejournal.com]

random but i really really like this. lol.

[fiat-amorfati.livejournal.com]

it's all about the money~

[risabet.livejournal.com]

It's all about the dum-dum-du-du-dum-dum~

[xperfect-lines.livejournal.com]

Ah, ngl, but I'm seriously enjoying the drama. It's too dramatic to be real, jk XD Anyway, SHIT JUST GOT REAL MAN!

[fadeintoyou.livejournal.com]

Damn, the gloves are coming off! Bets anyone?
UFC Heavyweight division...In one corner in the wine checkered shorts we've got 200lb 5ft 3in SME. In the other corner in the sheep skin colored shorts we have 203lb 5ft 6in Crebeau!

apparently i've been around guys who watch ufc too much

[hp-groupie.livejournal.com]

LOL.

I kinda love that you made them short. XD

[light-lee.livejournal.com]

(http://s971.photobucket.com/albums/ae196/gokkuro/?action=view&current=tksigh.gif)

And so it continues...

[boojaena.livejournal.com]

OH GOD I LOVE HIM.

[crushandlove.livejournal.com]

tl;dr

[fragiledays.livejournal.com]

but i doubt that crebeau can say that it suffered any losses from what sme said about them-- in that case only 2 of 3 requirements for defamation will be made, they have the proof, but the case will be weak?

(janjanjaaaan. the saga continues.)

[elilu.livejournal.com]

WHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!

its akp hmm.

[now0anon.livejournal.com]

SM why you be lying? Hopefully this is DBSK right now...

[now0anon.livejournal.com]

Though now that I think about it, Crebeau claiming that JaeChunSu were just private investors and that they weren't using their celebrity status to promote the place is a little...farfetched, isn't it? The Crebeau buildings themselves were decorated with pictures of them, weren't they?

[lotus-eclipse.livejournal.com]

Well, well, well. Let's see if SME can top this.

[erbalurbal.livejournal.com]

I think they are being childish. If they feel that SM damaged their product then they are making it much worse. Any other company would just sue and STFU about it. I don't think it is right for them to tell everyone about their investments or how much they make. If people want to dig through it and find it or wait for the news to dig through it thats fine. I don't think I would be too happy if a company I invested in put my business out there like that just to prove a point.

[guiltyschu.livejournal.com]

This is great publicity for them, so why would they be quiet about it? I'm pretty sure there are a bunch of happy stockholders rubbing their hands together right now, because if they can spin all this shit in their favour, it'll probably do great things for them. The Little Cosmetics Company That Could. Especially because if JaeChunSu has public support, and Crebeau is then seen to be 'standing up' for the three of them...well, we've all seen how crazy DBSK fangirls can get. Hello, new market!

(And you know, I've seen a lot of people in this community say that SM is just doing 'good business' with it's contracts. Well. This is Crebeau, doing good business. ^^)

Also, I don't see any problem with them saying they're willing to put their documents on the table. For a start, it sounds good in the press, particularly considering how reluctant SM was to supply it's own financial documentation a few months ago. And I doubt they're just going to be published for anyone to see, I'm sure they'll be supplied only as evidence at courts if needed, in which case just like SM's documents, the courts will handle them with all due discretion, so that investors don't have to worry. Also, if it's true that this whole mess HAS damaged the Crebeau name and sales, then releasing those documents to the courts and winning over SM could restore their public face which ultimately will be to the benefit of investors. ^^

Sorry. That was all a bit tl;dr...just my thoughts on the points you've brought up. ^^