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The attorney for the three members has slammed AVEX for  trying to hold the past of their management company’s leader against them.  AVEX was trying to take full control over their schedules and apparently wanted to change how much money AVEX would get.  This whole dust up seemed to occur because they didn’t get what the wanted.  Here’s the report from their legal spokesperson:

[TRANS] 100917 Interview With Trio’s Legal Spokesman Lawyer Lim Sang Hyuk
In an interview on the 17th, the trio’s legal spokesman and lawyer Lim Sang Hyuk revealed that, “Avex requested changes in the contract that the members found difficult to agree to in clauses regarding topics such as income distribution.”

Lawyer Lim Sang Hyuk also added, “At first, it was agreed that all activities performed by the three members would be scheduled and discussed by both sides, but Avex began asking for this to be changed so that Avex would have sole control of scheduling; Avex also requested additional changes that the trio felt were logically unacceptable”

Regarding Avex pinpointing the history of the head of C-JeS as the main reason for halting activities, Lawyer Lim explained that, “Mr. Baek, the head of C-JeS, willingly volunteered for his company to be excluded from the contract if his criminal record would become a problem, but Avex ignored such a notice,” and “Later, they deemed that it would be difficult to progress normally with Mr. Baek’s background.”

Well now it looks like AVEX isn’t as rosy as we all thought they were.  Here it is folks:

[TRANS] 100917 TVXQ Trio’s Official Statement Regarding Avex’s Decision To Halt JYJ’s Japanese Activities

The TVXQ trio, Micky Yoochun, Xiah Junsu and YoungWoong Jaejoong, released the following official statement regarding Avex’s decision to halt the group’s activities in Japan.

<Official Statement>

1) The head of C-JeS has no ties to gangs whatsoever.

Though his previous conviction is true, it was not a verdict made regarding any ties with gangs. Avex was fully aware of this fact before their contract with the TVXQ trio was signed, and as this cannot be classified as a breach of the exclusive contract, it cannot become a reason to halt activities or cancel the contract.

Several months ago, Avex requested that C-JeS be excluded from the contract for such reasons, and the TVXQ trio agreed to such a request and actively participated in the discussions regarding the renewal of their contract with Avex in order to ensure that they would have smooth activities within Japan.

However, Avex put forth conditions that were unfair to the trio unlike their previous contract, and when the trio refused to accept such conditions, Avex stated the gang ties of the head of C-JeS as a reason for canceling the contract, and finally released an official notice stating that no more activities would occur.

First, calm down.  Second, the news circulating around the world is that apparently something went down with the temporary Korean management agency, called CJeS Entertainment Co., of the three members.

Apparently the head of the agency may have used blackmail and coercion in the past on its artists and has served a prison term in the past. There is also speculation about CJeS having ties with gangs.  As of now, there have been no allegations that we know of about whether the three members were coerced, forced, or blackmailed into signing with CJeS

Because of this situation, there will be a pause in the management of activities in Japan until some of these problems are resolved. Avex is (was?) managing the 3 members activities in Japan.

The Japanese mini-album released by Junsu, Jejung and Yuchun (JYJ or JJY) has taken the #1 spot on the Oricon WEEKLY chart.  The mini-album garnered a lot of attention and is the first mini release from the three members since the dustup with you-know-who (the Korean management agency that has come under heavy criticism for their corporate practices).

Supernova gave thanks to the hard work and dedication put in by TVXQ in Japan for their (Supernova’s) acceptance into the Japanese market now.  Here’s the relevant translated parts of the article:

Awwww, check out the YooSu love. ROTFL Watch now before the a.v.e.x monster gets to it. {youtube}SBph4q-jWwE{/youtube} Yoochun is a trip! 🙂