DSP Media releases official statement, Hara cancels contract termination

[spandachi.livejournal.com]

After the four members of KARA previously announced that they filed to terminate their contracts with DSP Media, representatives of the agency have finally released an official statement on January 19th.

It reads:

“DSP Media will be making an official statement regarding the contract terminations reported by Jung Nicole, Han Seungyeon, Kang Jiyoung, and Goo Hara of KARA. We received a one-sided declaration from their lawyers, Landmark, on January 18th, but Goo Hara has decided not to join the others in terminating her contract.

 

According to their claims, the 10-month hospitalization of CEO Lee Hoyeon caused the management to become inefficient in planning and promoting the group’s activities, but that is not the truth, as the CEO’s wife ran administration in place of the CEO. KARA’s explosive popularity with the Hallyu wave in Japan testifies to these efforts, further proving that the management did not mishandle their activities.

CEO Lee Hoyeon was not able to run the company himself beginning March of 2010, and KARA’s Japanese achievements were made five months later in August. DSP Media has done all they can in supporting and preparing KARA’s Japanese advancement.

Regarding the income distribution claims made by Nicole’s mother and their lawyers, the information they revealed was distorted and is a complete misunderstanding.  Income was distributed in a manner that was most profitable to the KARA members, and unlike what they claimed, every employee was paid at the same time the moment profits were received.

They also claimed that DSP Media used its stature to force unwanted schedules and activities, but this is also a baseless claim.  This is a claim that only defames the company employees who have worked their hardest to raise KARA as one of Korea’s top groups and leaders of the Hallyu wave.

And regarding speculations from another report about a competing agency attempting to persuade their parents and lawyers to terminate the girls’ contract with DSP, we ask that they stop such actions immediately.  Should such requests be made repeatedly, we will make sure that they are met with legal consequences.

As the company that has poured their sweat and effort into creating who KARA is today, we hope that such issues are no longer exaggerated.  Should there be issues between both parties, adjustments and reconciliation should be the appropriate step in continuing to promote themselves as a representative girl group of Korea.”

Regarding news of Hara staying with DSP Media, representatives continued, “Hara has decided not to comply with the terminations.”  The possibility of further changes in the remaining three contracts is now at center stage.

cr: Newsen#1 #2 via Nate
trans: AKP

I am sorry, but I just want to say: what a tweeessst =\

Comments

[mayuyu.livejournal.com]

I hope you made the right choice Hara ;___;

[sohye-x3ctmh.livejournal.com]

sigh wae.

and i just submitted this too ;_;

[hergracious.livejournal.com]

:\\\

would have been better if they all left together. too ideal I guess.

[hannahsmeep.livejournal.com]

what is this mess.

[srybutno.livejournal.com]

she made the right choice.

[2cutelena.livejournal.com]

ia

[ryocchi.livejournal.com]

I'm staying with Gyuri & Hara.

[seobyo.livejournal.com]

me too.
though, i wonder what made hara change her mind

[xcherryblossomx.livejournal.com]

The other girls have two options now... continue with this and kill their k-career (no one will hire them without hara) or renegociate.

[dbsked.livejournal.com]

Nicole, SH and JY can't pull JYJ, they don't have that big loyal fan-base.. so I think they better renegociate or it will not end well...

[geekpants.livejournal.com]

UH WTF HARA.

[after-an.livejournal.com]

you leave kpop land for a few days and this is what happens D:

[czarny.livejournal.com]

Qoo Hara. I miss you

[donutism.livejournal.com]

I can't even.....

This shit better be over tomorrow morning. If not, at least I have Seungri to lean on for a while.

T_T

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

YG has totally screwing his pre-promos though. Or does anyone in Korea outside the most active Big Bang fans even know about his solo ep? At least GD and Dara could have messaged his me2day username or something.

[fiat-amorfati.livejournal.com]

I think not all members wanted to go to Japan hence the 'unwanted schedule'.

BTW, isn't maknae still in high school? She has a lot of courage to do this at her age.

[loveholic198.livejournal.com]

The mothers seem more involved in this than Kara themselves, tbh.

[taecish.livejournal.com]

i knew hara was a princess!

[fuuism.livejournal.com]

But srsly, this is all happening so fast.

[modeldom.livejournal.com]

lol @ the MTG card

[unreal.livejournal.com]

Waits for all the hate the other members wil get :/ I'm not a Kara fan but it seems that as soon as you decide to stay people will love you more. And when you leave people will start to hate you :/

[jaerotic.livejournal.com]

ikr.

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

LOL Hara totally screwed over the other three as nobody is going to be interested in them without her.

[unreal.livejournal.com]

And then all the love she will get for staying

[diapergenie.livejournal.com]

THIS IS LIKE A RIDE AT DISNEY WORLD OMG. SO MANY TWISTS AND TURNS.

[hannahsmeep.livejournal.com]

except its more like a horror house

[loveholic198.livejournal.com]

And that lawyer was soooooooooooooooo sure of himself.......

[luvey.livejournal.com]

"They also claimed that DSP Media used its stature to force unwanted schedules and activities, but this is also a baseless claim. This is a claim that only defames the company employees who have worked their hardest to raise KARA as one of Korea’s top groups and leaders of the Hallyu wave."

what does one have to do with the other DSP? sure the employees worked hard, and gave them schedules and activities to do....but what about rest? or spreading out activities?

i take this statement with a grain of salt because it is PR and defending themselves from allegations, which is to be expected.

i want to know if Hara got her contract changed, and why did she change her mind so quickly.

if Hara backs off, it doesn't look good for the others. to have one leave the suit, makes their fight harder if they all continue. i hope that they are just looking for contract changes and not a full termination as previously stated for legal and intimidation reasons.

[https://users.livejournal.com/brin-/]

parents and lawyers. yup.

[kiki3291.livejournal.com]

Should such requests be made repeatedly, we will make sure that they are met with legal consequences.

So that's it I guess. Kara is pretty much fucked. =/ T_T

I didn't expect Hara to go back, but then, it is kind of expected? Hara and Gyuri are the most popular members after all... which makes this all a bit fishy.

Sad thing is they won't be able to perform in Japan any more either. Which was my last hope of seeing all five on stage together...

[qrizta.livejournal.com]

Actually that line was directed to the company that was trying to steal them from DSP.

[faister.livejournal.com]

i hope the rest renegotiate this too :/

[jumpsama.livejournal.com]

it's better either they all leave or they all stay since with this contract termination case, DSP would now consider their faults in handling KARA. i don't like to think some of them would go jobless afterwards because of this :(

OT?

[kiki3291.livejournal.com]

2009-2010 downfall of boy groups (member(s) leaving group/company)
2PM
DBSK
SuJU
SS501

2011... (time for girl groups?)
KARA

Who's next Omona?
There's too many, I know... but from the top girl groups who shall be next?

SNSD, WG, BEG, 2NE1, 4Minute, T-ara, Secret, AS, f(x), Rainbow, Miss A, Sistar... and all those other ones I forgot.

Re: OT?

[kawaiiairbender.livejournal.com]

I can't imagine any of them tbh... but that's mostly because I only follow 3.5 groups and don't care about other much. let's say AS

[kawaiiairbender.livejournal.com]

So Hara changed her mind? I wonder if they changed her contract?

sucks for the other girls

[neverfade.livejournal.com]

That's what I've wondering, too. Or if she felt pressure to stay with the company.

Update

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

As for their Japanese drama, “URAKARA” which is now facing an uncertain future, they stated, “They’ve already filmed four episodes before this so we have about three weeks of time left. We are looking forward to drawing a positive decision with the KARA members before then.”