Dispatch reveals the secret behind the external forces in FIFTY FIFTY controversy, “Ahn Sung Il owns 95% copyright”
Dispatch gathered proof and explained the cause of FIFTY FIFTY controversy in detail, starting from the debut plan.
FIFTY FIFTY recently applied for an injunction to suspend their exclusive contract with Attrakt, claiming that they didn’t get paid and the company ignored their health issues.
However, the evidence obtained by Dispatch tells a different story.
Who planned the debut of FIFTY FIFTY?
It all started with the relationship between Attrakt CEO Jeon Hong Joon, The Givers CEO & producer Ahn Sung Il, and KAMP (a performance production company represented by K in Korea where Ahn Sung Il used to work in 2019).
The three met through the K-pop festival ‘KAMP Singapore 2019’ hosted by KAMP. CEO Jeon met with K, Ahn Sung Il and B there. CEO Jeon mentioned the global influence of K-pop and suggested to K, “Let’s create a global K-pop group together”.
K said, “CEO Jeon proposed a girl group project. We (KAMP) decided to help with overseas marketing. Ahn Sung Il was the producer so we sent him to Attrakt”. In November 2019, FIFTY FIFTY debut project was launched by CEO Jeon, KAMP’s CEO K, Ahn Sung Il, B (KAMP staff) and L (KAMP staff).
Who created FIFTY FIFTY?
CEO Jeon spent a year, from December 2019 to the end of 2020, gathering trainees. From 12 trainees (2020), the number reduced to 5 (2021) through various monthly evaluations and then 4 (2022), which became the final lineup.
KAMP helped in the trainee selection process. Foreign partners participating in 2 monthly evaluations. They joined forces to make a global strategy and collected songs from overseas composers. However, the cooperation with KAMP ended in January 2021 due to a disagreement between CEO Jeon and K in the global promotion plan.
CEO Jeon wanted to find another US agency to replace KAMP. Ahn Sung Il volunteered. He left KAMP with B and L to establish The Givers and took over the responsibility. CEO Jeon then signed a contract with Ahn Sung Il for outsourced services.
Who raised FIFTY FIFTY?
CEO Jeon looked for money and believed that it was the job of a producer. PD Ahn Sung Il was in charge of training the members. Both of them shared the responsibility of raising FIFTY FIFTY.
However, they quickly ran out of money. Attrakt spent about 20-30 million won per month for training the members with various courses, such as vocal, music theories, rap, dance, English, exercise, and acting.
A total of 1 billion won was invested in producing music videos. In December 2021, they filmed four music videos for all four songs in FIFTY FIFTY’s first album. This cost more than 500 million won. In addition, the music video for “Cupid” was made with 250 million won. The whole music video production process was led by PD Ahn Sung Il, but CEO Jeon did his best to help, such as selling his own cars and watches.
Who made FIFTY FIFTY become famous?
In April 2023, FIFTY FIFTY made their appearance on the Billboard chart. They entered “HOT 100” with the song “Cupid” and stayed in-chart for 14 consecutive weeks, setting a new record for K-pop girl groups.
As the song became viral, producer Ahn Sung Il also received attention. The members also thanked him in a press conference. Explaining his promotion direction for “Cupid”, Ahn said, “It has to be a K-pop song but I wanted to make sure that regular listeners don’t know that it’s K-pop”. Ahn’s strategy worked and the easy-listening song “Cupid” emerged as a trend on TikTok.
Crediting himself for the success of “Cupid”, Ahn said, “I chose it after listening to about 2000 songs”. In particular, “Cupid” was created by Swedish music school students and Ahn arranged the song by adding K-pop elements.
Who made money from FIFTY FIFTY?
Ahn Sung Il is the person who benefits the most from “Cupid”. Dispatch identified a list of “Cupid” copyrights holders. The result shows Ahn Sung Il 28.65%, B 4%, Song Ja Kyung 0.5%, and The Givers 66.85%. The names of Swedish students are on the list. As such, the percentage of copyright revenue received by Ahn Sung Il will be 95.5% (28.65% as the producer & 66.85% as The Givers CEO).
Dispatch found out that Ahn Sung Il paid 9000 USDN to Swedish students who created “Cupid” in the form of a buyout. CEO Jeon told Dispatch, “The fund was not enough. I asked Ahn to send me the cost of the song. I received an investment in March so I gave it to The Givers. It turned out that he (Ahn) even took the copyright secretly”.
Who made FIFTY FIFTY members change their minds?
CEO Jeon made a mistake as he trusted The Givers 110%. B was in charge of managing the members and communicating with their parents.
In May, member Aran underwent surgery. B took care of everything and reported to CEO Jeon. CEO Jeon agreed to give Aran a week off according to B’s proposal.
CEO Jeon said he did not ignore the health issue of the members, adding “I trusted B because he said he would take care of them. I think my strong belief was the cause of trouble”.
CEO Jeon shed tears after realizing that the only communication channel between CEO Jeon and the members was The Givers and blamed himself for the mistake of leaving entrusting everything to The Givers.
Meanwhile, CEO Jeon will appear in court on July 5th for the contract lawsuit.
Source: Nate
