Ahead of the ‘Current King 2’ Season 2 concert, the conflict between the production company Crea Studio CEO Seo Hye-jin and nCH Entertainment is deepening.

On the 25th, nCH Entertainment said, “We signed a contract for the ‘Current King 2’ concert and management business with Crea Studio (CEO Seo Hye-jin), the production company of ‘Current King 2’, in March 2024. Currently, a lawsuit requesting confirmation of the validity of the contract between the two companies is in progress, and the court has not yet made a ruling, so we also have the business rights to the ‘Current King 2’ concert.” However, Crea signed a contract for the ‘Current King 2’ concert business with another entertainment company in October 2024, and is currently pushing ahead with the nationwide tour concert, selling concert tickets in Seoul and other regional areas.“

Continued “Even though the trial to determine the validity of the contract is in progress, unilaterally signing a contract with a third party and forcing a performance while the conclusion has not been reached is a clear violation of the contract, such as a double contract, and an act of deceiving the law in a situation where the trial is in progress,” they raised their voices.

In the meantime, nCH said, “We have been taking the lead in helping Crea to create opportunities for the contestants of ‘Current King of Singers 1’ to make their names known in Japan and advance into the Japanese market. Also, in response to CEO Seo Hye-jin‘s continued requests to help make the Korea-Japan national team competition, ‘King of Singers for Korea’ a reality, our company has supported Crea in every way, including making efforts for the members produced by ‘Trot Girls Japan’, produced in Japan, to appear on the ‘King of Singers for Korea’ after three years of effort, ”However, Crea suddenly terminated their contract with us, with which they had been cooperating, and unilaterally broke the contract entered into according to an agreement between both companies, and even ignored the law and order and procedures stipulated by law. “Due to this way of doing business by Crea, there have been so many victims in Korea and Japan, including our nCH, and the damage is continuing to grow,” they explained.

Finally, nCH stated, “We have filed a criminal complaint against Crea Studio’s CEO Seo Hye-jin for obstruction of business and breach of trust under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Economic Crimes (breach of trust) for 7.8 billion won in concert sales loss due to double contracts. The police investigation is currently underway.” They added, “We would like to inform you that we will actively inform you of the unfairness and explain it by taking legal action, such as seizure, against Crea’s unreasonable performance enforcement and double contracts.”

Meanwhile, the contract violation conflict for ‘King of Singers 2’ has been ongoing since October of last year.
Reporter Lee Seul-bi, Donga.com misty82@donga.com

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