[TRANS] 091229 TVXQ's Chinese Fanclub Takes Legal Action Against SM Ent.

[locofruitcake.livejournal.com]

It has been confirmed that Chinese fans are planning to take legal action against SM Entertainment and the Chinese sponsoring company for the cancellation of the Shenzhen 'TVXQ Thrid Asia Tour-MIROTIC' concert that was to be held on November 21st.

A representative of Chinese TVXQ fansite Baidu BAR said in an e-mail interview that, "We were severely hurt by this event," and "We could have understood if the concert had been canceled for reasons beyond anyone's control, but we cannot sit idly by and let these deceptive tricks go," and stated that they are receiving legal counsel for this case.

The representative highlighted the forged note of confirmation from the members to state that they would participate in the concert and said, "This case includes fraud. This is the thing that we find hardest to accept," and "We are beginning to take legal action against SM Entertainment and the Chinese sponsor company by asking for Perpetuation of Evidence and other actions."

They stated, "The Shenzhen concert was set by SM and the Chinese sponsor company without consultation after the three members handed in their provisional disposition request so it was an unfair to the members of TVXQ."

Regarding the forged signatures, the Chinese fans showed their disappointment by saying, "In the end, SM did not give us a proper answer." They also directly criticized SM by saying, "They do no respect their singers, hurt their fans and use media play in their favor. Therefore, we will no longer cry to understand or trust such a company."

They said, "We are fans who support TVXQ and we hope that this cancellation of the concert does not affect the members in a bad way," and "We will not let the company put all the blame on the members of TVXQ." They also showed their unwavering support by saying, "We are Chinese fans who grew with TVXQ for six years and we believe in them." They also stressed that, "We hope that this concert does not put any more stress on the members who are already strained from the legal dispute."

They also said, "We hope that people, like the media, do not get fooled by rumors and partial explanations that switches black and white and make the wrong assumptions. We hope that they judge this event thinking of what is the real problem of this whole situation." They also said, "We hope that the public loves them and keeps a fair and understanding eye on them."

The Chinese fans also said, "We are not strong, and we lack experience but we will unite and let the truth be revealed."

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Comments

Just waiting to see what will happen.

[1ay1a.livejournal.com]

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Re: Just waiting to see what will happen.

[hanimomo.livejournal.com]

Same.

[aunts.livejournal.com]

SM and China these days......

[akihoshika.livejournal.com]

lol mte.

[desperategraves.livejournal.com]

oh shit

[dancerocknight.livejournal.com]

Bad idea is bad.

[reinmagick.livejournal.com]

lol your icon!

[elilu.livejournal.com]

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[aburstofyellow.livejournal.com]

Lol at that 2nd one XD

[jasminhd.livejournal.com]

Well I understand why JaeChunSu refused to do the concert, but SM can't be completely blamed for the cancellation. =\ This is one event where I believe both parties are responsible for the canceled concert.

[poppy-sky.livejournal.com]

I think it says that the three members did not confirm this, but idk, I have read so many news about this all is scrambled in my brain :|

But if they did refuse and that was part of the cause for the cancellation then I agree with you.

[hoyah.livejournal.com]

this again?

[locofruitcake.livejournal.com]

seems like they're really gonna do it this time round :x

GJ, SM, GJ!

[reinmagick.livejournal.com]

Re: GJ, SM, GJ!

[elilu.livejournal.com]

mmmmmfffff

[poppy-sky.livejournal.com]

I don't know if I should go 'yay!' or 'ooh, bad move' over this.
So I'll just sit back and wait for the results.

[elilu.livejournal.com]

yeah mte

[yoliex.livejournal.com]

-can't wait to see what happens next-


But still, I'm not getting a good feeling out of this. Fans shouldn't get involved like this, especially when us fans don't even know the entire story and the conditions behind the situation. It's good to give support but you shouldn't be calling your own shots without knowing the whole story :\

[locofruitcake.livejournal.com]

i think they are gonna sue based on the fact that the authorization for the concert came out later than the sale of tickets.

as for the forgery, idk, nothing much came out of that after that one accusation by JSC's side. :x

but yeah, i see what you mean. they should have focused on the 'consumer vs company' aspect of it, like what the Korean cassies did.

[erbalurbal.livejournal.com]

Uhhh what is their legal basis for this? Did they not get their money back?

[locofruitcake.livejournal.com]

lol. same reason as the korean fans who sued SME for the cancellation of SM Town '09 i guess.


... apparently, they are gonna give their money back. but 2 months have passed and i still see no sign of my money :[

[cynicalsnark.livejournal.com]

Wait they can...DO this?

Also IDG what this'll accomplish or what they're actually suing FOR. The most they can claim is that they want their money back for the tickets they were sold, and sometimes that doesn't even happen because concert promoters state they do not give refunds sometimes.

I'm just surprised a fanclub is collecting suing a company. o_o

[locofruitcake.livejournal.com]

This isn't really a new trend. Cassiopeia & ELF sued SME for the cancellation of SMTOWN '09, and requested for compensation, and there were about 872 people filing.

The Consumer Agency - Court Committee of Consumer Disputes is actually looking into it: http://community.livejournal.com/tohosomnia/111819.html

So... yeah, lol, we learn something new everyday XD

[childishgrin.livejournal.com]

*is only reading the comments again instead of stating her own opinion*

I suppose this is what you're doing then

[hanimomo.livejournal.com]

[nimbles.livejournal.com]

[yoliex.livejournal.com]

*stares*

[pottertastic.livejournal.com]

you go girls. <3 i'm interested to see what happens next.

[kanaala.livejournal.com]

they should make a drama out of it.... this is like a never-ending story (>-<)

[juhli.livejournal.com]

it's called daily telenovela ^^

[awesomeful.livejournal.com]

I really do like their determination/loyalty.
I have no idea how any of this will play out (I didn't even realize they could do this), but hopefully it won't end up being a bad idea.

[rawrbby.livejournal.com]

oh its you xD and i agree. hopefully something good will come out of this.

[maisoui.livejournal.com]

Well, good luck to them. Hopefully they get their money back, but the pessimist in me thinks that money is long gone, somewhere.

[imberribored.livejournal.com]

oh sm. keep gettin those lawsuits. we'll just wait and see what happens '3'

[pyramidsonmars.livejournal.com]

Spit yo game, talk yo shit

this fans vs SME drama is pretty cool. Wonder what'll happen in the next episode.

[fiat-amorfati.livejournal.com]

so let's say chinese fans win this what do they get apart from their ticket refunds if that hasn't happen yet.

They also said, "We hope that the public loves them and keeps a fair and understanding eye on them."
i have this thing where the more people telling me to do something, the more likely i will resist it.

[locofruitcake.livejournal.com]

if they win this, they get whatever compensation they are asking for.

lol, why would you purposely not be fair and understanding just because people ask you to? wouldn't it make sense to be fair and understanding in all occasions (this applies for all parties and not just towards JSC)?

[say-o-kay.livejournal.com]

How many lawsuits have SM got on their plates right now? I lost count.

[locofruitcake.livejournal.com]

1 from JSC, 1 from Crebeau, 1 from Hangeng, 1 from Korean fans who bought tickets for SM Town '09 in Seoul & now 1 from the Chinese fans.

There's another one that might occur if SJ-M is a no-show at one of the Chinese NYE shows. :x

[mumbles.livejournal.com]

Isn't this going to be a waste of money D:

[locofruitcake.livejournal.com]

idk, i guess they just want a fair shot at payback. lol.
the motives for doing this is everywhere :x

[juhli.livejournal.com]

Chinese Fans are fierce ~

[guiltyschu.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, it's not such a terrible angle to spin, one of fraud. The Chinese legal system is hardcore when it comes to corruption cases, so if they can work it and have the evidence to support their claims that it IS a sort of mass conspiracy with SM faking the papers etc., they probably stand a decent shot.

Still. I need to find something to sue SM for. Seems like it's the 'in' thing at the moment, every man and his bloody dog has a lawsuit with them at the moment.

[lydzi.livejournal.com]

I need to find something to sue SM for.

Me too. I'm thinking about the fact that we don't see enough Shineee's skin. Which clearly means that SM doesn't know their priorities è____é.