Former The Boyz member Joo Hak-nyeon and his former agency One Hundred are clashing head-on over the termination of their exclusive contract.Joo Hak-nyeon claims that the prostitution allegations are groundless and is taking legal action against the unilateral termination of his contract, while One Hundred is maintaining a hard-line stance, saying, “terminating the contract is a legitimate action.”

▶Joo Hak-nyeon’s side: “Prostitution is groundless… I never agreed to terminate the contract.”

On the 20th, Joo Hak-nyeon announced through SNS, “There was no illegal activity, and the groundless claim that I engaged in prostitution is clearly false,” and “I will take all legal action, both civil and criminal.” He claimed, “I did not agree to the termination of my exclusive contract, and I have not left the team,” and refuted that the agency unilaterally notified him without a legitimate reason for termination stated in the contract.

He also claimed, “The agency demanded over 2 billion won in damages and told me to leave, but I never accepted it,” and “Instead of protecting the artist, they encouraged me to terminate my contract just because I was with a celebrity.” Joo Hak-nyeon emphasized that some media outlets are damaging his reputation by making groundless references to prostitution, and that he will reveal the truth to the end.

▶One Hundred “Contract termination is justified… Legal action will be taken in case of false claims”

Regarding this, Wonhundred released an official statement on the same day, saying, “We deeply regret Mr.Joo Hak-nyeon’s one-sided false claims.” The company explained, “We decided to suspend activities because we judged that this incident had a serious impact on the entire team’s activities, and later decided to terminate the contract because we deemed it to be ‘damage to dignity as a popular culture artist’ according to Article 6, Clause 3 of the contract.”

They also stated, “Joo Hak-nyeon’s side is distorting the facts and avoiding responsibility,” and “We will respond resolutely with all legal means regarding his continued false claims.” However, they drew the line, saying, “After this statement, we will not be making a separate statement regarding Joo Hak-nyeon’s claims.” They added that The Boyz’s activities will proceed as scheduled, and that they will focus on protecting the honor and rights of the remaining members.

Meanwhile, Won Hundred announced on the 16th that Ju Hak-nyeon would be halting team activities due to personal reasons.Then on the 18th, they announced that Ju Hak-nyeon would be halting team activities and terminating his contract.



Reporter Kim Gyul- winter@donga.com

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