Girl group FIFTY FIFTY is reportedly trying to reconcile in dispute with their agency Attrakt.
On August 9th, the Civil Conciliation Division 50 of the Seoul Central District Court (Chief Judge Park Beom Seok) will proceed with a mediation for the injunction to suspend exclusive contracts filed by all FIFTY FIFTY members against their agency Attrakt.
The mediation will be held privately. This is the process to resolve a lawsuit through mutual understanding between the parties.
A mediation is proceeded when it is considered that the plaintiff and the defendant want to resolve their dispute through agreements. If mediation succeeds, it can take effect as the final judgment.
If the parties cannot reach an agreement, the court will make a decision instead. If either side does not accept the decision, lawsuit trials continue.
After the first trial held in May, the members cited Attrakt’s incompetence and nonfulfillment of the contract as the reason they initiated the lawsuit. The agency argued, “There were serious misunderstandings or intentionally distorted explanations of the transaction structure”, and complained that they couldn’t even contract the members due to a hidden force behind them.
Later, Attrakt pointed out The Givers, an outsourcing service company managed by CEO Ahn Sung Il, as the hidden source.
Attention is focused on whether FIFTY FFITY members will have a successful mediation with Attrakt and return to the company or whether both sides will continue with trials.
Source: Daum
