[TRANS] 110217 JYJ’s Side States, “A Victory Of Truth”

CEO Baek Chang Joo of C-JeS Entertainment, the agency in charge of managing JYJ, has stated his stance on the diecsion of the Seoul District Courts to dismiss all of SM Entertainment’s injunctions against JYJ’s Kim Jaejoong, Kim Junsu and Park Yoochun.

CEO Baek Chang Joo stated, “I want to send my respect and gratitude to the members of JYJ and their staff who are silently winning the arduous battle against Goliath.”

He continued to say, “I believe this is a victory of truth, and we hope that JYJ’s activities are no longer interfered with on a false premise of a dual contract. JYJ will continue to work hard to show the public their best.”

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[TRANS] 100728 Micky Yoochun's Manager Accused Of Assault; The Truth REVEALED

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[TRANS] 100728 Micky Yoochun's Manager Assaults Female Student
"Pushed her shoulder" vs "Slapped her face" What is the Truth?

Both sides refuse to back down in the 'assault dispute' case surrounding the manager of singer and actor Micky Yoochun.

On the information sharing site 'Nate Pann', a netizen wrote on the 26th that Micky Yoochun's manager assaulted her younger sister and swore profusely at the siblings.

The netizen stated that she and her sister met Micky Yoochun by chance at a restaurant and explained that they got in a dispute with his manager, who was acting very hostile. According to the netizen, the manager swore at her younger sister, pushed her shoulder and slapped her on the face. She also stated that Micky Yoochun was watching the scene take place while laughing.

The netizen stressed that, "The CCTV footage of this happening has been attained and at least ten people, including my sister's friend, were there as witnesses." She also added, "My sister has been traumatized by this outright assault and we have no thought of coming to a settlement."

As the controversy increased for the issue, the netizen wrote another post holding her current thoughts as she said, "I know that I wrote the account from a subjective point of view because it happened to my sister," and "I wasn't trying to depreciate a celebrity, I was just trying to make it known what happened to my underage sister. I don't believe it's right to reveal the CCTV footage in the current circumstances."

The Southern Hwasung Police Station, who is in charge of this case, as stated, "We have not yet been able to check the CCTV footage to see if assault really took place."

When fans of Micky Yoochun saw this post, they questioned the credibility of the account as it was posted on 'Nate Pann', a site where there is no need to certify one's name and identity, and set out to find the truth behind the assault case. As assault by a manager can affect the image of Micky Yoochun, the fans took an active approach as they demanded the revealing of the CCTV footage and called the restaurant in question to figure out what had happened.

In this process, the situation became more clear as it was revealed that, "The girl sat in front of Micky Yoochun and stared at him intensely. The manager did not feel comfortable with the situation and stepped in. He asked her to move many times, which must have hurt the girl's feelings, because she swore as she stood up; this became the catalyst to the dispute."

Many posts rebutting the original post, with titles such as 'The explanation from the restaurant manager' and 'Post written by a fansite master after talking with Yoochun's manager', have spread very quickly.

The original poster has currently deleted all her posts in the site saying, "This case isn't something that should be fought over in here and made a fuss about, it's a problem that should be settled by the police.

On the other hand, Micky Yoochun's manager stated that he pushed the girl's shoulder but he never slapped her.

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[TRANS] 100728 Yoochun's Manager Caught In Assault Case... Police "Done With The Investigation"


TVXQ's Micky Yoochun has been caught in an assault case.

A netizen stated in an online forum on the 26th that her sister was assaulted by Micky Yoochun's manager.

This netizen stated that she was eating in a restaurant while looking at Micky Yoochun, when his manager swore at and slapped her sister.

She also added that the CCTV footage has been attained and she has no thought of coming to a settlement.

A representative of Micky Yoochun spoke in a telephone conversation with asiae and explained that, "Micky Yoochun and his manager were having their meal when the girls kept staring at them and taking Micky Yoochun's picture. So his manager said, 'If you keep staring at us, how can we eat in peace?' but the girls didn't stop their actions."

He followed by saying, "As the manager kept telling them to stop, the girl in question suddenly stood up and began to swear at the manager. He got mad, because he was being sworn at by a high school student much younger than him, and lightly pushed her on the shoulder as he said 'Don't use such vulgar language." And now she's saying that he slapped her." He also added that, "From checking the footage, it has been revealed that there was no slapping involved in the incident."

The Hwasung Police officials stated that, "We have called in the people in question and finished our investigation with them," and "We are currently gathering information to figure out the exact details of the situation."

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[TRANS] 100728 Yoochun's Manager "I Pushed Her Shoulder But I Didn't Slap Her"

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The manager stated, "All that the CCTV footage showed was the pushing of the shoulder but there was no slapping that took place," and "A short 10 or 15 minute investigation has already taken place at the police station."

A witness of the case stated, "It looked like the student who claims to have been assaulted kept bothering Micky Yoochun by asking him, "Are you really Micky Yoochun?" over and over again," and "When the manager pushed her, she swore and ran away. There was no assault in the restaurant."

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The police station stated, "The investigation for the case has been completed," and "The outline of the case will be revealed tomorrow (28th)."

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[TRANS] JaeChunSu: The Truths & the Lies

Most of this is old news so I've only translated a summary of the article.

1. What is the point of this article?

Ever since the three members filed the lawsuit, the internet has been flooded with unconfirmed reports and false claims, and such rumors have spread to fans in foreign countries including China and Japan etc. The point of this article is to clear up some of the rumors about the three members so that they will not be wrongly accused.

2. Did the three members demand 10 billion won each from SM?

The trio's lawyer Lim Sang Hyuk stated that '”We have asked that SM Entertainment pay each member one billion Won first. The amount we file for compensation will increase but ten billion Won, which is the amount reported in some news articles, is a false report. We have not yet decided upon a final compensation amount.”

Whilst the trio have not filed lawsuit seeking a compensation of this amount, reports of them demanding 10 billion won from SM have spread quickly throughout the Korean media and such erroneous reports have yet to be corrected. This is a typical SM strategy: 'adding a zero after the initial figure' to mislead the audience, the same tactic was employed in the case with Crebeau, where members of the public were misguided and manipulated.

According to SM's contracts, if an artist were to violate the contract, then they would have to pay a sum of 400 billion won.

3. Did the letters 'CJ' appear in 'Heaven's Postman'?

Funds for the production for 'Heaven's Postman' came from the Korean Film Council, the financial industry as well as the distributing company itself.

There are 2 possible explanations for 'CJ' appearing in the movie:

1. During the filming of 'Heaven's Postman', Youngwoong Jaejoong was still under SM Entertainment. The production company accepted funds from CGV (a company under CJ which is also responsible for the production of Changmin's TV series)

2. 'Heaven's Postman' is distributed by CJ

4. Is the trio's new manager involved in triad activities?

Kim Yong Ho wrote two articles in total; the first claims the trio's manager to be a triad member whilst the second clarifies that he is not. Unfortunately, whilst the first article has spread to countries outside of Korea and Japan, the second has not gained much public attention.

Such harsh accusations not only lack reliability, they can also be considered slander against the three members.

5. Is there a big-name company funding the production of JaeChunSu's worldwide album?

The production and distribution of the trio's album will be managed by a company in the US, but the album itself is targeted at audiences throughout Asia.

6. What is the intent of spreading these false reports?

SM is manipulating the three members' status as artists to impair their image and make the three of them lose value.

By stirring up conflict and prolonging the lawsuit, SM hopes to minimize the company's losses.

7. What should we do as fans?

Whilst SM has persisted in misleading the public by spreading lies and rumors, the three members have yet to do anything to defame SM. When faced with large corporations such as SM, as powerless individuals, there is nothing we can do other than to accept the company's manipulation through the media.

Fans of all people, should understand that 'If there weren't an unfair contract, then there wouldn't be a lawsuit'

As fans, we must distant ourselves from these fictitious reports and rumors and calmly await the decision of the court. In the mean time, please continue to look over and protect the trio.

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[TRANS] 100621 The Truths And Fallacies Of Idols In Musicals

The idol wind is blowing on the musical industry. Idols are knocking on the musical industry's door with stars like SES' Bada (Choi Sung Hee) and Ok Joo Hyun, both already recognized as talented musical actresses, Big Bang's Daesung, TVXQ's Xiah Junsu and U-Know Yunho, Girls Generation's Taeyeon, Super Junior's Sungmin and Yesung, and After School's Jung Ah being cast as lead roles in productions. One should consider carefully, however, of whether or not the entrance of idols in musicals is necessarily a positive change.


□The Power of Idols, a String of Sold Out Performances

The biggest strength that idol stars bring to the musical industry is their ticket power. Most of the time, the mere fact that an idol star is appearing in a musical will bring a string of sold out performances.

'Mozart!', which cast Xiah Junsu as its lead, experienced this when they grabbed everyone's attention with their online ticket reservation site crashing the first day ticket sales began due to a sudden influx of people; this continued on to every single show being sold out. Recently, 'The Sun's Song' experienced the same effect from Taeyeon.

A production representative of 'Mozart!' stated that the casting of an idol star is one that cannot be denied because it breathes life into the industry and presents a great opportunity to promote the musical.

But the charm of casting an idol with ticket power goes both ways in such a situation as for a star, a musical is a brilliant opportunity. As musicals require multiple talents such as singing, dancing, and acting, they can become stepping stones for stars who wish to broaden their horizons.


□The 'Hallyu Wave' has reached the Musical Industry

Just because a musical is done in Korean, doesn't mean that the audience will be Korean too. With the appearance of idols on the musical stage came Japanese and Chinese fans flocking to Korea to watch. Production teams began to turn their attention to 'Hallyu marketing' in the Asian market by creating leaflets in different languages or showing promotional clips overseas.

'Hong Gil Dong', which featured Yesung and Sungmin from 'Star of Asia' Super Junior, was held at the Woori Finance Art Hall between February and April and attracted over 800 people from Asia.

Following this, the production team Seoul Symphony Orchestra uploaded promotional videos in Japanese on Japanese websites and went knocking on the doors of overseas markets.

'The Brothers were Brave', SHINee's Onew's debut musical, created leaflets specially for Japanese fans in their native language. An average of fifteen Japanese tourists watched every performance since the show began in April. Promotional information, such as a description of the performance and photos, have been distributed to them.


□An audience who wants a High Quality Performance

Even fans don't want their idol singers to appear on stage if they haven't prepared enough or lack the necessary skills. The reason that production companies cannot go over the top when casting idol stars is because if idols forcefully appear frequently in musicals, the quality of the performance may drop. There is also the stereotype embedded within the minds of the public that a performance with a celebrity cast can't be a high quality show.

However, it is a reality that idol stars cannot completely focus on musical rehearsals as they have their own busy schedules to complete.

There are quite a few examples of musicals that failed to attract a large crowds because an idol star could not practice or participate in rehearsals due to their busy schedule which resulted in a drop in quality of the overall show along with criticism of the idol star for their unstable singing and lacking acting skills.

One musical representative stated, "It is true that there are many cases where the stars practice so little that they constantly worry whether or not they will make a mistake on stage," and "It's frustrating at times because we cannot demand that they focus completely on the musical because we know how packed their schedules are."

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