Source: New Daily
by VITALWARNING on February 15, 2011
As lawsuit complications between the three members of KARA and DSP Media become more and more troubled with turbulence and uncertainties, veteran singer and president of the Korean Singers Association, Tae Jin Ah, recently came forth to intervene in an attempt to settle the situation.
A representative of Tae Jin Ah told Newsen on February 15th, “The presidents of the Korean Entertainment Producers Association and the Korean Singers Association, Ahn Jung Dae and Tae Jin Ah, have been in discussions for several hours in an attempt to resolve problems between KARA and their agency. Nothing is known in detail, however after receiving information from both sides, we are aware that the members of KARA are also in discussions with DSP Media.”
They continued, “The Korean Singers Association has been managing the Victim Complaints Center to resolve unfair misconduct of singers. The center received information about the current situation of the three KARA members, and when Tae Jin Ah was informed, he decided to personally arbitrate the matter.”
“The biggest problem between the agency and the three members seems to lie in the allegedly unfair sharing of revenue. We think the depth of the conflict is deeper than we first thought.”
“If KARA disbands, not only is it a big loss to the country, but the media will also begin to take notice of every move of the rough patches between a singer and their agency, thus bringing forth unnecessary noise into the industry. We hoped for the situation to resolve as quietly as possible, so we were really upset when KARA’s side filed a lawsuit.”
The representative concluded, “Even though Tae Jin Ah is slowly urging for both sides to reconcile, we feel that it will not be easy to find an immediate agreement.”
According to the representative, Tae Jin Ah is encouraging the three members of KARA to take action, while also asking for the agency to have a more open mind about the singers’ perspectives.
日媒報導“解約門”稱KARA形象惡化
“再次面臨解散危機”（《日刊體育》）
南韓女子組合KARA的形象一落千丈。KARA三名成員韓勝妍、鄭妮可、姜智英14日向首爾中央地方法院提起解約訴訟，日本媒體迅速報導了這一消息。《體育日本》在網站娛樂新聞版頭條報導了KARA事件。該報通過醒目的標題《KARA上訴……月薪僅1萬日元》報導說：“如果進入法律程式，KARA形象惡化將在所難免。”該報還預測“事態很可能長期化，組合再次面臨解散危機。”
《產經體育》也報導說KARA的月薪只有1萬日元，並預測說其在南韓和日本的活動將受到影響。《日刊體育》在新聞標題中把焦點集中在KARA的解散危機，報導說，KARA三名成員與經紀公司就在日本活動達成了基本協定，但未能達成最終協定，雙方鬧上法庭，KARA再次面臨解散危機。因為此次訴訟，KARA的形象受到巨大衝擊。月薪1萬日元組合的烙印將伴隨著她們，而且在眾人眼中KARA成為解散可能性極大的組合。就連支持她們複合的歌迷看到媒體報導，也表示對KARA失望，因此KARA今後的活動將很難順利開展。
Kara韓勝妍父親發表驚人言論 隊長朴奎利是罪魁禍首？
處於解散邊緣的女子組合Kara，其成員韓勝妍父親將事件發生的原因指向隊長朴奎利，一石激起千層浪。
韓勝妍的父親在15日日本富士TV的《SUPER NEWS》採訪中表示，同所屬經紀公司的問題紛爭隊長朴奎利有著不可推卸的責任，引發矚目。韓某談及作為隊長的朴奎利的素質時還說：『朴奎利好像沒有什麼責任感，貌似沒有好好溝通才導致事件的發生。』將劍鋒直指朴奎利，認為她應該為此事件負責。韓某的這次發言與之前提出訴訟的3人[姜智英，韓勝妍，Nicole]『成員間沒有不和』的言論對立，令人大跌眼鏡。另外他還公開了提出訴訟的理由：『所屬經紀公司根本就不是Kara的後盾，孩子們的未來讓人擔心』。另外，Kara3人在14日向首爾中央支檢法院對經紀公司DSP提出解除專屬合約的訴訟。
DSP Media releases official statement regarding KARA's lawsuit
Source: OSEN via Nate
by VITALSIGN on February 14, 2011
DSP公司表示“將竭盡全力圓滿解決問題”
KARA妮可、韓勝妍、姜智英3人提出法律訴訟之後，DSP公司通過媒體發表了一份聲明，表明了立場。
DSP方面表示：“目前我們還沒有收到具體的訴訟內容，在瞭解詳細情況後會和律師商議並做出適當的回應。和訴訟無關的是，我們仍會全力確保KARA今後的日程順利進行。”“媒體報導的收益分配等問題只是單方面的主張，大幅歪曲了事實。截止目前為止所有的收益支付都是根據合同處理的，這件事將在之後的訴訟過程中確認。”“現在已經走上了法律程式，所以我們希望3人方面克制沒有確認的單方面的主張。DSP Media也會像之前所做的那樣，最大限度地克制法律程式之外的發言。KARA的未來是首先要考慮的事情。經紀公司DSP Media將竭盡全力圓滿地解決此事。”“DSP方面在事情發生之後，一直在努力解決問題。我們正在期待通過對話解除相互間的誤會時，突然提出了訴訟，令人非常震驚。”
After being hit with a lawsuit yesterday by KARA’s Seungyeon, Nicole, and Jiyoung, DSP Media released an official statement about their position on February 14th.
Through a press report, the agency stated,
“Because we were not delivered the accusation yet, we will speak with a lawyer once it is delivered and take the appropriate action then. Aside from the lawsuit, we will do our absolute best to ensure that KARA’s future activities are fulfilled.
Their claims of flawed income distribution is a huge distortion. All of the payments made by DSP Media were done according to their contracts, and this will be further confirmed through the process of the lawsuit.
The legal process has begun, and we hope that the three KARA members will refrain from making one-sided claims that are unconfirmed. DSP Media will also be refraining from making any statements outside of the legal discussion, like we have done thus far. We will be prioritizing KARA’s future, no matter the lawsuit. DSP Media will make sure that this controversy is resolved in an amicable matter.
Before the three members of KARA filed the lawsuit, we have made repeated attempts to resolve the situation. While we were looking forward to discussions and for misunderstandings to be resolved, the lawsuit has taken us by surprise.”
KARA's Nicole, Seungyeon, & Jiyoung formally file a lawsuit against DSP Media
Source: Star News #1, #2, #3 and Sports Today via Nate
by VITALSIGN on February 14, 2011
（韓勝妍、姜智英、鄭妮可）對經紀公司提起了專署合同無效訴訟。
首爾中央地方法院14日表示，5人女子組合KARA三名成員對經紀公司DSP媒體提起了專屬合同無效確認訴訟。
KARA成員們說，經紀公司沒有向她們提供應有的服務。她們說，自經紀公司代表去年3月住院後，經紀公司在11個月裏幾乎沒有向她們提供有關經紀業務和演藝活動的服務。經紀公司還單方面同日本經紀公司簽署委任合同，且未向成員們說明過合同內容。KARA三名成員還透露，從去年1月至6月的其間裏，成員們每人只拿到86萬韓元（約合人民幣5040元），月均收入僅為14萬韓元。此前，由於同經紀公司發生糾紛，KARA三名成員1月19日要求經紀公司解除專署合同。但成員們表示，在明年7月合同期滿前，KARA將按照原計劃繼續在日本展開活動。
The contract termination dispute between KARA’s Seungyeon, Nicole, and Jiyoung against DSP Media has escalated into a legal battle.
On February 14th, representatives of the three members filed a lawsuit against DSP Media, asking the Seoul Central District Court to confirm that their three exclusive contracts were invalid. They also claimed that their incomes were not distributed fairly.
Through their head representative, the three members of KARA stated, “Without prior compromise, the agency deducted promotional fees from our income without our consent, which is classified under embezzlement. From January through June of 2010, we brought in $410,000 USD in income, while the promotional expenses amounted to $390,000 USD. The expenses are abnormally excessive.”
They continued, “Even when ‘Lupin‘ was at its highest point in popularity, DSP Media only paid $860 USD per member for a total of six months. The $140 USD that we were paid a month is unfair compared to the income that we brought in.”
Landmark previously sent notice to DSP Media regarding the termination of the three contracts on January 19th. Although the members resumed their scheduled activities, the two parties were not able to come to an agreement during their repeated attempts at reconciliation over the course of 25 days.
The dispute’s escalation into a legal battle has caught both fans and industry representatives off guard, and many are speculating about what this could mean for KARA as a unit of five.
A representative of DSP Media spoke through Sports Today and stated, “We’re shocked. We met several times, but it is true that the dispute went back to first base with each discussion. But because of their ‘URAKARA‘ filming in Japan, we agreed to speak with their parents upon their return. Now that we found out that they filed a lawsuit, we’re just shocked. First of all, we will be having a meeting within our company first before releasing further statements.”
The representative also told Star News, “Their head representative claimed that the girls only received $860 USD per member for six months of their ‘Lupin’ promotions, but that is truly ridiculous. We deducted six months worth of their entire promotional expenses from the profits made off of their album sales. Thus, we did not deduct anything from their promotions in other areas such as CFs. Unlike what the three are claiming, we paid them a larger sum, but they’re claiming as if we’ve embezzled.
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