‘Please listen and judge.’

Regarding the police decision of “not guilty” regarding the charges brought by Fifty Fifty member Kinna regarding the forgery and use of forged private documents against Ahn Sung-il, CEO of The Gibus, Kinna’s agency Attract is drawing attention by asking for public opinion by citing specific evidence in the form of a “recording.”

On the 29th, Attract released an official statement regarding the recording related to the allegations raised by Fifty Fifty Kina regarding the forgery and use of forged private documents by CEO Ahn Sung-il of Dougiebus.

The 36-second long MP4 file contains a conversation between CEO Ahn Sung-il of The Gibus and Fifty Fifty member Kina.It includes CEO Ahn saying to Kina, “You didn’t sign it,” followed by, “We submitted the registration documents to the Copyright Association, and if there’s a problem with the signing, then that’s a problem for us.”

Attract appealed, saying, “It is difficult to understand why the investigative authorities decided not to prosecute, given that the remarks in question, as recorded, imply awareness and responsibility for the forged signature.” They added, “Furthermore, this incident is a serious crime in which deception and theft of rights were clearly committed against a new artist who did not have sufficient information about copyright.Our company will continue to respond to set the truth straight and protect the artist’s rights.”

In addition to taking a strong stance against the release of the recording, Attract also called for a reinvestigation into the case.

Meanwhile, on the same day, The Gibus revealed that Ahn Sung-il, the CEO, had been cleared by the police regarding the charges of forgery and use of forged private documents filed by Fifty Fifty member Kinna.The Gangnam Police Station in Seoul recently made a non-indictment(not guilty)decision regarding the case in December of last year, when Kinna sued Ahn, claiming that “her signature was used on copyright registration documents without her consent,” citing insufficient evidence to prove the crime.

The CEO of Dougiebus, Ahn Sung-il, was also pointed out as the person behind the dispute over the exclusive contract of Fifty Fifty that occurred in 2023.At that time, Sana, Aran, and Sio, who were active with Kina, re-debuted as a three-member group, and Kina returned to Attract and is continuing Fifty Fifty activities with new members.

Last December, Kina sued CEO Ahn Sung-il, claiming that he used her signature without her consent on the copyright registration documents for the Fifty Fifty mega hit song “Cupid.” Her agency, Attract, is also in the process of filing a lawsuit with The Giverse regarding the copyright of “Cupid.”


Reporter Heo Min- mignon@donga.com

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