Is Hankyung’s contract termination request a publicity stunt?
12/22/2009 12:30:00 PM
kenmouse
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When the scandal regarding Super Junior member Hankyung's request to terminate his contract with SM Entertainment broke out recently, the Korean and Chinese media immediately began scrambling to dig deeper into this issue and read between the lines.ifeng.com recently held a poll to see how E.L.F members were taking the situation; an overwhelming number of people speculate that this is SME's attempt to create a succès de scandale to raise sales for Super Junior's upcoming concert.
According to the poll, approximately 80% of the fans believed that SM Entertainment had created this controversy in order to hype up Super Junior's upcoming concert in China on January 23, 2010 by conjuring a controversy around Super Junior's single Chinese member. Many don't buy into the coincidence that the tickets went on sale to the public on the 18th, a mere three days before the Hankyung scandal surfaced.
Personally, I have no opinion on the situation yet because there isn't enough information out... but at this point, what's your take on this matter - is Hankyung a victim of a slave contract, a marketing scheme or not a victim at all?
Interview with Hankyung’s legal representatives
We've previously reported that Hankyung of Super Junior requested that his contract be voided. Daily Joongang of Korea tried to reach Hankyung but was unable to reach him as he is currently in China. Instead, they were able to speak with his legal representatives.
- We heard that two separate actions were taken.
"To put it simply, the first action seeks to relieve him from the unfair contract and the second action asks to suspend the contract until the decision is made for the first one so that Hankyung may act on his individual will for the time being."
- When did Hankyung start planning on this action?
"We cannot answer that. We can only answer within the boundaries of what is described on the file."
- His arguments are the same as that of the three members of TVXQ / DBSK?
"Very similar. Hankyung also has 13 year contract with unfair terms."
- Did Hankyung have any contacts with the three members?
"We're not sure. He will soon release an official statement so wait for that."
- Has the date for the first trial been decided yet?
"The file did not even fully go through yet. DBSK's case took about two and a half months until a partial ruling was given and we expect about the same amount of time to be taken for this case. DBSK's case had numerous negotiations for settlements and couple trials so it took longer than usual. We hope that Hankyung's case would not be so long."
- Does Hankyung want to continue as Super Junior or does he want out?
"We don't know. Nothing has been decided in terms of Super Junior."
- We heard that he is preparing for solo activities in China.
"We haven't heard anything about that."
Under immense pressure, Han Geng thanks fans' support on blog
Yesterday, news broke out that Super Junior member Han Geng submitted a formal application to court, wishing to terminate his contract with management company SM Entertainment. On one hand, Han Geng hopes to lift the inequality in his exclusive contract, on the other, SM hopes that they can settle this through communication, and save Super Junior.
Towards member Kyuhyun’s earlier blog post: "Even a beast don't bite the hand that feeds one...I can not understand..." which seemed to suggest Han Geng’s ‘ungratefulness’, Han Geng also updated his CY blog last night at 10:11pm with the message: “I’m currently very well, I know you guys are all there! I love you all.” Besides reassuring fans, the message also expresses his own thoughts of gratitude. And fans have also flooded his blog with comments, expressing that Han Geng can take this time to get some proper rest.
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