[TRANS] 100706 Kangta "Celebrities Must Be Held Responsible For Their Contracts As Well"

"If they have signed a contract, celebrities must keep that promise"

Singer Kangta has stressed that celebrities, not only entertainment agencies, must be held responsible for problems in contract relationships in the entertainment industry.

Kangta attended the meeting held at 10 am KST at Room 128 in the National Assembly Congressional Hall. The meeting, named 'The Results and Measures to Develop the Celebrity Standard Contract After One Year of Implementation', was held to talk of the use and problems of the stand celebrity contract as well as ways to improve the situation in the entertainment industry.

Kangta stated his opinions on the development of the standard contract based on his own experiences as a celebrity.

Kangta stated, "Because the mentality of 'A celebrity who has broken a promise once, will probably do it again.' exists, I hope that people reflect deeply on the consequences before they sign a contract. And when they do sign a contract, they must keep that promise."

Regarding the relationship between celebrities and entertainment agencies, Kangta stated, "I don't think that celebrities and agencies are in an employer-employee relationship or a 'master an servant' relationship. I personally think that from the moment a contract is signed, the two become partners who complement each other."

He also said, "No matter how many clauses are in a contract, if there is no trust as partners between the two sides, that contract will not benefit either side," and "I hope that agencies lead celebrities to the right path, not only as celebrities but as a partner in business. And when these celebrities fall for temptation is goes astray, I urge agencies to become advisers and lead celebrities back to the right path."

Kangta stated, "Contracts should be signed and created based on each individual's situation and plans," and pointed out that contracts need to become more detailed to match each person.

He also said, "It is not sensible to choose a set contract period and ignore each person's situation. It would be better for all if each individual was given a contract that fitted their individual circumstances and situations."

Kangta first entered the entertainment industry as a member of HOT in 1996 and has since worked with SM Entertainment without changing entertainment agencies for the past 15 years.

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[TRANS] 100331 SME's Responsible for the Internal Conflict Between the TVXQ Members

SM Entertainment is responsible for the internal conflict between Dong Bang Shin Ki members. – Interview with President Kang, CreBeau.

Recently, the police have finished the investigation for CreBeau's lawsuit against SM Entertainment. The lawsuit documents have been sent to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’s Office, and at the same time, President Kang has voiced out his unhappiness about this whole issue.

*Irrelevant parts omitted*

On that very day, President Kang also revealed some information from the investigation.

The questionable declaration letter, with UKnow YunHo's and ChoiKang ChangMin's signature, that was revealed during the press conference, was not written by themselves, but by SM Entertainment.

President Kang expressed, “During the confrontation, when asked how and when was the declaration letter written, Kim YoungMin, the representative of SM Entertainment stated that it was written by the company after listening to the opinions of the two members.”

President Kang then said, “If SM Entertainment is a company that follows standard procedures, then when a representative is to release such letter, even if the members had such opinions, it should be stated clearly in detail, and explained to everyone”, “However, it has not been taken seriously, and even to the extent of covering up the truth, wouldn’t it create some misunderstanding amongst the group?”

President Kang then claimed, “Last May, Representative Kim has personally confirmed and checked that the cosmetic business is merely a financial investment by the members, and has discussed about it”, “But now he has said otherwise, to fool the public and to spread the impression that we are the source of Dong Bang Shin Ki ‘disbandment’, which has caused much damage to us.”

Notes: As usual, when dealing with such sensitive issues to do with the lawsuit. Please, please, please read with an OPEN MIND! Explore all possibilities and take every statement with a pinch of salt. ^^ (OhMyNews is a very reliable news source, though) We guess the reason why this did not become a big issue was because it was overshadowed by big events in the fandom like Jaejoong's new drama, Yunho's This Is It, Junsu's new Japanese single, etc.

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