[05032011] List account + ranking for Korean Star's Twitter!

As you know, today, many Korean Stars joins Twitter to keep in touch with their worldwide fans. So, Hallyu Wave Zone did a survey and discover Korean Stars who have many followers. If we looks on the top 20 rankings, 9 members of Super Junior make on the list, even Super Junior's Donghae got #1. Beside of them, all member of JYJ also appear on the list. Congratulation to them!

Check out List account and ranking for Korean Stars Twitter below!

#Top 20 Rankings :

No. - Name - Username - Followers

1. Super Junior’s Lee Donghae @donghae861015 417,365 followers.
2. Super Junior’s Kim Heechul @Heedictator 396,998 followers.
3. 2PM’s Nichkhun @Khunnie0624 387,899 followers.
4. Super Junior’s Choi Si Won @siwon407 375,090 followers.
5. JYJ’s Kim Jaejoong @mjjeje 360,846 followers.
6. 2AM’s Jo Kwon @2AMkwon 348,139 followers.

7. Kim Yuna @Yunaaaa 322,683 followers.
8. JYJ’s Park Yoochun @6002theMicky 321,208 followers.
9. Super Junior’s Shindong @ShinsFriends 307,271 followers.
10. Super Junior’s Leeteuk @special1004 304,640 followers.
11. Super Junior’s Eunhyuk @AllRiseSilver 299,214 followers.
12. JYJ’s Kim Junsu @0101xiahtic 296,950 followers.
13. Super Junior’s Yesung @shfly3424 288,283 followers.
14. Super Junior’s Ryeowook @ryeong9 257,093 followers.
15. BoA @BoA_1105 235,662 followers.
16. Super Junior’s Cho Kyuhyun @GaemGyu 222,470 followers.
17. Beast’s Yoon Dujun @BeeeestDJ 202,264 followers.

18. Kara’s Goo Hara @_sweethara 201,846 followers.
19. Lee Minho @ActorLeeMinHo 200,545 followers.
20. 2PM’s Ok Taecyeon @taeccool 200,153 followers.

#Rankings 21 - 135 :
21. FT Island’s Lee Hongki @skullhong 198,604 followers.
22. Park Jaebom @JAYBUMAOM 178,932 followers.
23. Kara’s Nicole @_911007 177,006 followers.
24. Kara’s Park Gyuri @gyuri88 174,648 followers.
25. Alexander @alexander_0729 172,290 followers.
26. Kevin @Kevinwoo91 171,249 followers.
27. 2AM’s Jung Jin Woon @2AMjinwoon 170,093 followers.

28. Super Junior-M’s Henry @Henry 169,734 followers.
29. 2AM’s Lee Changmin @2AMCHANGMIN 168,228 followers.
30. 2PM’s Kim Junsu @Jun2daKAY 166,673 followers.
31. SE7EN @officialse7en 164,146 followers.
32. 2AM’s Lim Seulong @2AMONG 162,902 followers.
33. Beast’s Yong Junhyung @Joker891219 161,413 followers.
34. Wonder Girls’ Sohee @WGsohee 148,193 followers.
35. Miss A’s Suzy @missA_suzy 144,374 followers.

36. MBLAQ’s G.O @MBLAQGO 140,947 followers.

37. Wonder Girls’ Yubin @WGyubin 137,356 followers.
38. Big Bang’s Taeyang @Realtaeyang 135,124 followers.
39. Miss A’s Min @missA_min 134,386 followers.

40. Wonder Girls’ Sun Ye @WGsun 128,666 followers.

41. 2PM’s Chan Sung @2PMagreement211 128,016 followers.

42. Kim Hyung Jun @HyungJun87 127,157 followers.
43. Wonder Girls’ Ye Eun @WGyenny 120,579 followers.

44. Tiger JK @DrunkenTigerJK 119,520 followers.
45. U-Kiss’ Eli @u_kisseli 118,973 followers.
46. MBLAQ’s Mir @BangMir 117,289 followers.
47. MBLAQ’s Yang Seungho @MBLAQSH 117,277 followers.

48. Beast’s Dong Woon @beastdw 114,836 followers.

49. Kara’s Kang Ji Young @kkangjii 114,282 followers.

50. Go Hyesun @koohs 113,286 followers.
51. Kim Kibum @90KKB 110,863 followers.
52. 2PM’s Jun Ho @dlwnsghek 109,656 followers.
53. Super Junior’s Kim Kibum @ikmubmik 109,390 followers.

54. Yoo Ah In @seeksik 106,367 followers.
55. FT Island’s Jonghun @FtGtJH 107,802 followers.

56. Miss A’s Jia @missA_jia 103,997 followers.
57. Rain @29rain 95,120 followers.

58. Kim Bum @ActorKimBeom 89,275 followers.
59. Narsha @flyx2NAL 86,288 followers.

60. T-Ara’s Jiyeon @pjy1234 85,063 followers.

61. After School’s Park Kahi @misskahi 84,522 followers.
62. Shin Dong Ho @Dongho94 83,462 followers.
63. Shin Soo Hyun @ukissSH 81,585 followers.
64. Miss A’s Fei @missA_fei 80,804 followers.
65. Brian @Brianjoomuzik 79,710 followers.
66. T-Ara’s Eunjung @taraeunjung1212 77,764 followers.
67. Yoon Eun Hye @1003Grace 74,968 followers.
68. Younha @younhaholic 71,382 followers.
69. Park Jung Min @JungMin0403 71,247 followers.

70. Wonder Girls’ Hye Rim @WG_Lim 67,076 followers.
71. T-Ara’s Hyomin @b89530 67,029 followers.
72. MBLAQ’s Sanghyun @MBLAQCD 66,677 followers.
73. Chang Kiha @KihaChang 65,529 followers .
74. After School’s Lizzy @Lizzy_sy 64,219 followers.
75. Gina @G_NA_love 64,212 followers.
76. 4Minute’s Hyun Ah @4M_hyunah 63,196 followers.
77. Han Seungyeon @fateflysy 57,885 followers .
78. FT Island’s Jaejin @saico011 56,941 followers.

79. Isak @realISAK 53,458 followers .
80. Young Saeng @mystyle1103 50,990 followers.
81. MC Mong @monkeyfunch 48,417 followers.

82. 2NE1’s Minzy @mingkky21 46,154 folowers.
83. Jea @Jeaworld 45,547 followers.

84. TMAX’s Kim Joon @kj0203 44,396 followers.
85. Kim Jong Eun @chocolatecat9 43,937 followers.
86. 2NE1’s Bom @harooluvstar 40,946 followers.

87. Kim Sung Je @Sj861117sj 43,878 followers .
88. Jung Ryeo Won @Yoana81 42,939 followers.
89. 4Minute’s So Hyun @4M_kkwonsso 41,664 followers.
90. T-Ara’s Raina @raina57 41,597 followers.
91. Lee Junki @JGShock 39,431 followers.

92. Lee Chaeyeon @chaeyeon_lee 39,356 followers.

93. After School’s Bekah @__BEKAH 38,815 followers.

94. Miryo @MIRYOakaJOHONEY 37,789 followers.
95. One Way’s Chance @onewaychance 36,613 followers.
96. Sunmi @mimimimi0502 35,174 followers.
97. San E @san_e 34,284 followers.

98. Park Ji Bin @Actor_ParkJiBin 34,270 followers.

99. Teen Top @TEEN_TOP 32,515 followers.
100. Son Dam Bi @dambi925 32,196 followers.
101. Rainbow’s Kim Jaekyung @JaeKyung_K 32,014 followers.
102. Joo @JOOJYPE 31,360 followers.

103. T-Ara’s Park Soyeon @sohotmelody 30,278 followers.
104. Lee U @LUsyndrome 26,862 followers .
105. Danny Ahn @DNA1222 26,123 followers.
106. T-Ara’s Lee Qri @QriPretty 25,346 followers.
107. Geon-il @geonil2 22,661 followers.
108. Ji Sook @Jisook718 21,897 followers.

109. Girls Day’s Minah @Girls_Day_Minah 21,860 followers.
110. Lee In Jun @InJun0309 21,313 followers.
111. Kim Jongjin @Kjjzz 21,127 followers.
112. Park Nam yong @NYPark79 20,330 followers.
113. Lee Mika @Mika90628 19,768 followers.

114. 4Minute’s Ji Yoon @4M_Jiyunit 18,923 followers.
115. ZINGER @HANAZINGER 17,955 followers.

116. 4Minute’s Ji Hyun @chungglenjh 16,900 followers.

117. TRAX’s Jungmo @guitarjm 16,955 followers.
118. Shin Min Chul @tmaxminchul 16,889 followers.
119. Kan @ChoiKanism 16,806 followers.
120. Koh Woo Ri @nunino 16,451 followers.
121. Lee Ho Won @hoya1991 15,493 followers.
122. Kim Jin Ho @MOKSOLEE 14,781 followers.
123. Girls Day’s Jihae @Girls_Day_Jihae 13,553 followers.
124. Girls Day’s @Girls_Day_Sojin 13,226 followers.

125. Kim Yong Jun @sgkimyongjun 12,656 followers.
126. T-Ara’s Jeon Bo Ram @Boram86322 12,636 followers.

127. Hyun Young @Hyunyoung_C 12,496 followers.

128. F.CUZ Official @FCUZ0108 12,197 followers.
129. After School’s Jung Ah @AS_JungAh 12,053 followers.
130. Sori @sori8502 11,215 followers.

131. Go Ara @FloARA211 11,054 followers.
132. The Boss @theboss0304 9,854 followers.
133. Girls Day’s @Girls_Day_Yura 7,465 followers.

134. Girls Day’s @Girls_Day_Hyeri 6,719 followers.

135. Beige @beigeluv 5,984 followers.

Source : Twitter

Updated by : notperfectgirl@hallyuwavezone.wordpress.com

Kara released "Jet Coaster Love" Music Video!

KARA trio rejects KSA president Tae Jin Ah’s arbitration?

Recently, it was announced that the president of the Korean Singers Association, Tae Jin Ah, personally decided to arbitrate the dispute between KARA and DSP Media. It was reported today that the three members of KARA have firmly refused to accept the Association’s intervention.

The representatives of the three members were in discussions with Tae Jin Ah until 5:00 PM KST on February 17th to talk about possible mutual agreements with DSP Media. Unfortunately, however, the discussion ended with the following statement from KARA, “We cannot come to agreements with the proposed cases.”

A representative of the KARA trio revealed to OSEN, “The initial issue that the three KARA members had expressed concerns over has still not been resolved, so unfortunately, the lawsuit must go on.”

With regards to the public’s discontented opinions on this on-going matter, the representative stated, “We are aware of the public’s opinion. We will be opening a conference sometime next week and reveal our perspective in full detail.”

Meanwhile, the KARA trio recently dissolved their partnership with their previous lawyers, Landmark, to begin fresh with the Hankyul law firm.

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[UPDATE]

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Through TV Report, Tae Jin Ah revealed that earlier reports of KARA’s trio rejecting arbitration was false. “On the 17th, Nicole’s mother called and asked to postpone discussions until the 19th. I cannot understand why reports of the trio rejecting arbitration were released. It’s difficult to believe, especially since we have not received any contact from representatives of the three.”

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In a conflicting report, through Newsen, Tae Jin Ah announced, “Responses were originally scheduled to be given by 5 PM KST on the 17th, but have been postponed to 12 PM KST on the 18th.”

Source: TV Report via Naver, OSEN via Daum Media, Newsen

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KARA’s trio ditches Landmark, hires Hankyul as their legal representative

KARA’s legal dispute with DSP Media has now developed into a battle between professional law firms.

DSP Media was hit with a lawsuit three days ago from KARA’s Seungyeon, Nicole, and Jiyoung, and unable to avoid a legal battle, went ahead by bringing in Sejong Law Firm’s Im Sang Hyuk. Sejong is one of the representative law firms in the nation, as it houses over 300 lawyers by itself.

KARA’s trio, who had been working with Landmark ever since the start of this dispute, was recently revealed to have been in a secret meeting with Hankyul Law Firm on February 16th. Representatives of the trio asked Hankyul to take on their case, and Hankyul accepted.

Hankyul is known for their work in the entertainment industry, as they made headlines in 2005 for taking on the ‘celebrity x-files’ case. Hankyul is also responsible for 60% of the film distribution companies in the nation.

The legal representative KARA’s trio chose from Hankyul, Kim Jin Wook, has previous experience working with Super Junior’s Han Geng in his lawsuit against SM Entertainment. KARA’s trio were revealed to have been adamant with their decision on Kim, especially since he won the lawsuit.

Considering the fact that DSP Media is backed by Im Sang Hyuk, who’s currently the legal representative for JYJ against SM Entertainment, industry representatives have interpreted the trio’s move in switching out their lawyers to mean that they are now ready to put up an aggressive fight.

Source: Sports Chosun via Daum

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DSP Media reveals KARA’s full income and contract information

Three days after KARA’s Seungyeon, Nicole, and Jiyoung filed their lawsuit against DSP Media, the agency’s legal representatives have released an official statement refuting the girls’ claims.

On the morning of February 17th, DSP Media’s legal representative, Im Sang Hyuk, spoke with Star News and stated, “It’s said that the lawsuit was filed on February 14th, but it was actually filed on the 11th. Their accusation has not arrived yet, but DSP Media will be preparing to take legal action. This case is different in various ways from the TVXQ lawsuit.” (Im is also the lawyer for JYJ against SM Entertainment.)

He continued, “The representatives of the three KARA members claimed that each member only received $860 USD from January through June of 2010 from album sales made during their ‘Lupin‘ promotions. Their claim made it seem as if this amount was all that the members received for their income during this time period, but they are hiding the accurate truth.”

Im continued, “Aside from their album sales, KARA was distributed a total of $200,000 USD per member from income made through CFs, events, broadcast appearances, digital sales, and mobile sales.”

DSP Media’s lawyer further revealed that all promotional expenses were taken out from the income made through their album sales, and the girls were given a total of $1 million USD during this promotional period, which was divided into $200,000 USD per member.

Im further claims that Landmark’s demands for a change in administration was an invasion of DSP Media’s administration rights. “After Lee Ho Yeon CEO was hospitalized, his wife received full administrative rights and successfully advanced KARA into Japan. She has done absolutely nothing wrong. Because of this, Landmark demanding that the company change administrators is an invasion of DSP Media’s right of management.”

He continued, “KARA’s contracts have already passed the evaluation review by the Fair Trade Commission. There is nothing wrong with their contracts, which is why we believe that Landmark is acting as if these three members experienced a loss in their income.”

Im concluded, “We will continue to attempt discussions, but now that the three members have already taken legal action, we will be responding in the same manner.”

Source: Star News via Naver (1) (2)

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KSA President Tae Jin Ah intervenes to mediate KARA/DSP Media dispute

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.

Source: New Daily

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DSP Media releases official statement regarding KARA’s lawsuit

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.”

Source: OSEN via Nate

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KARA’s Nicole, Seungyeon, & Jiyoung formally file a lawsuit against DSP Media!

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.

KARA’s Nicole, Seungyeon and Jiyoung filed a lawsuit against DSP Media earlier today, and it was revealed that they will be holding a press conference by February 15th at the earliest to state their stand.

A representative stated, “On the 15th or 16th, representatives of the three members will be holding a press conference and announce their positions in a more detailed fashion.”

The attendance of the three members has yet to be confirmed, as KARA is scheduled to leave for Japan on the 17th to continue their activities there.

Interestingly enough, industry representatives claim that during the time that they were in Korea, the three KARA members attended recording sessions for their new Japanese album with their other groupmates.

This attendance, however, was done under the agreement made with DSP Media on January 27th to fulfill all pre-scheduled activities prior to the dispute. This agreement also includes their Japanese activities, which explains why the group must return to Japan as complete unit in order to continue filming for their drama, ”URAKARA“.

Though KARA is scheduled to depart on the 17th, Jiyoung will be leaving a day earlier due to a personal schedule.

Source: OSEN, Star News via Nate

Source: Star News #1, #2, #3 and Sports Today via Nate

KARA to revive their Korean schedule!

After returning to their Japanese schedules last week, KARA has announced that they’ll be tending to their Korean activities as well, starting with leader Park Gyuri’s attendance at the “Alpha & Omega” press conference on February 10th.

After meeting with DSP Media on January 27th, the group decided to fulfill the commitments they’ve made prior to the dispute. The continuation of the team, as well as the status of the lawsuit, will be discussed at a later date.

On February 8th, a representative confirmed, “Gyuri will be attending the interview at the press conference on the 10th.“ The girls will also be participating in fan signings, CF recordings, and many other activities over the coming weeks.

Source + Photos: Newsen via Daum

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KARA and JYJ: “Slavery” or “Betrayal”?

With the recent news of KARA’s contract negotiations, and JYJ’s “Music Essay” reaching #1, the debate between management companies and artists has once again become a hot topic, and this time both sides are speaking out.

Featured in a segment called, “JYJ and KARA, why did they do it?”, on MBC’s “News Magazine 2580” (시사매거진 2580), representatives from both sides spoke out, and Junsu and Yoochun themselves discussed their controversial decision and artists’ rights.

For one of the first times, Park Yoochun confessed that he fully knew that he “might never be able to be a star again” when he decided to leave SM Entertainment, but even with this realization, he still needed to “find happiness and leave.”

Kim Junsu, Kim Jaejoong, and Park Yoochun left their band, DBSK, and management group, SM Entertainment, in July of 2009, citing differences in regards to the length and terms of contract. The best known of these claims is SM Entertainment’s lack of transparency regarding group finances, and that the 13 year term of contract was far too long. However, the boys’ decision to leave and regroup as JYJ has not been a walk in the park, especially with them facing an unstated ban from popular music programs (SBS Inkigayo, MBC Music Core, and KBS Music Bank all declined to give statements or explanations).

Regarding this, Junsu said, “I think that it is very weird that we cannot appear on broadcast television. I learned that it truly is difficult for a Korean singer to perform on a stage, and it is what I resent most.”

Fast forward to almost a year and a half later, and three members of KARA: Jung Nicole, Han Seungyeon, and Kang Jiyoung, have moved to terminate their contract with their management group, DSP. The group also cites lack of transparency and suspected mishandling of group finances – especially regarding the money they raised and earned through overseas promotions and activities in Japan.

On the flipside, the show also did the footwork and found that a management company invests an average $1,800 per person per month during the artists’ training years. Covering everything from food and housing to lessons, promotional fees, and spending money, costs can accrue during the process that could last anywhere from six months to three years. The segment also cites that one popular seven member girl group incurred 2.9 billion won in training fees alone over the course of four years.

In defense of the industry, a representative from Core Contents Media (the management company of groups T-ara, Davichi, and 5Dolls) said, “Management companies have to blindly and continuously invest money… Most people underestimate how much money we pour into our artists, and overestimate how much they make when in the market. We do what we can, but this is the way it works.”

With netizens lining up and crying “slavery” or “betrayal”, and with passions still running high, we hope that for the sake of the fans, this battle between artists’ rights and management costs will somehow find a resolution soon.

Source: My Daily via Daum / Newsen via Daum

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Kara Controversy still continue...

The parents of KARA’s Nicole, Jiyoung, and Seungyeon held a press conference with their lawyers, Landmark, at 3 PM KST on January 20th. The members were not present.

The parents began by declaring that they wanted “a KARA of five members” and that the members genuinely wanted “a KARA of five members” as well. Although there are legal issues between the members and their agency, the parents were adamant about making clear that the members wanted to continue as a group.

The parents stated, “The priority right now are KARA’s promotions. The agency itself is the next problem. The basic job of a management agency is to support an artist’s activities. An artist is not subordinate to the company.”

Representatives of the three members of KARA stated, “We want the full support of a management company that will allow KARA to express their full potential. The very foundation of an entertainment management company is trust and professionalism. The kind of relationship the members want with their company is one of trust and cooperation. We’ve reported many times that the company lacks both elements.”

They continued, “This controversy is a problem between the members and their agency, not one between each other. There is no discord between the members, but DSP Media continues to contact each of the members in an effort to divide them. We genuinely hope that they will act with character for the members.”

When asked about the possibility of the girls returning to DSP, Hong replied, “There is a possibility, but like we’ve said numerous times, it’s only possible once the problems as revealed by the members and their parents are fixed. ”

On Hara’s decision to cancel her termination, he replied, “From what I know, she has a strong attachment to the five and wanted teamwork.”

A reporter asked, “What do you have to say about your previous claim of the members receiving 1% of their income?” Hong replied, “I do not have the exact documents so I cannot verify that for you.”

Another asked, “What do you think about the public believing Nicole’s mother is the cause of all this?“ Hong replied, “Not only Nicole’s mother, but the rest of their parents could not find a compromise with DSP, which is why they sought legal help.”

When asked for further details on the “lack of professionalism” he mentioned earlier, Hong repied, “Details will be released later. I believe the fact that the situation has even reached this point is a big error on their end.”

Source: Newsen via Nate, Seoul NTN via Nate

Core Contents CEO wants the Kara members gone?

The recent Kara controversy has many people upset, not only the fans but also many people who work in the industry. Mr. Kim Kwang Soo, the CEO of Core Contents Media who produced many famous groups such as T-ara, Seeya, Jo Sungmo, and SG Wannabe, raised his voice of concern much higher than others; he wants Seungyeon, Nicole and Jiyoung out of the industry… permanently.

In a phone interview with Daily Sports, he stated, “I asked the Korean Entertainment Producers Association (KEPA) to take heavy measures against Kara. I believe that if the three members left the group to join another management company, then they should not be allowed to come back to music industry in the future. All 300 members of the association must stop the three members from breaking Kara up.”

He continued, “It must have taken a great deal of the company’s passion and love to get the group up to their current level, and it breaks my heart to see it all crumbled overnight. If the quality of management was the problem, then they should get back with the company and solve it through discussions. They could also ask KEPA to intervene. Simply leaving the group like they did doesn’t solve any problems, it just creates more.”

He finished by saying, “Many artists and producers that were seniors to them spent a lot of time and effort to create a market for Korean music in Japan. Kara made all those efforts by them turn into nothing by carelessly stopping their Japanese promotions. The members must have gone through a tough time, there is no doubt; but I still hope that they would first go back to the company and then solve the problem.”

Mr. Kim is a big name in the Korean music industry, and seeing him speak out at this level shows that the management companies are quite upset, and at the same time, nervous about this fiasco. This must especially be the case as this is the second time that a major idol group has gone through something like this recently. Perhaps the CEOs want to set an example to other idol members who dream of such rebellion… but at the cost of DSP’s most valuable group.

Source: Naver

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Is Kara's Gyuri and Hara can cajole the other member?

It seems that KARA is still bent on staying together, as it’s being reported that Hara and Gyuri are attempting to convince the other members to return to DSP Media. The two have apparently expressed, “Our team cannot break up.”

A representative stated, “Hara and Gyuri both contacted the other members and told them that the team could/should not break up. [If we do], we’ll all fail together. I believe they’re trying to convince the other members by stressing the importance of staying as a group.”

A staff member of DSP stated, “If one member moves agencies, it’s highly likely that the others will reset contracts as well. They’re continuing to explain the misunderstandings.”

Source + Photo: Newsen

[NEWS] DSP Media releases official statement!

After the four members of KARA previously announced that they filed to terminate their contracts with DSP Media, representatives of the agency have finally released an official statement on January 19th.

It reads:

“DSP Media will be making an official statement regarding the contract terminations reported by Jung Nicole, Han Seungyeon, Kang Jiyoung, and Goo Hara of KARA. We received a one-sided declaration from their lawyers, Landmark, on January 18th, but Goo Hara has decided not to join the others in terminating her contract.

According to their claims, the 10-month hospitalization of CEO Lee Hoyeon caused the management to become inefficient in planning and promoting the group’s activities, but that is not the truth, as the CEO’s wife ran administration in place of the CEO. KARA’s explosive popularity with the Hallyu wave in Japan testifies to these efforts, further proving that the management did not mishandle their activities.

CEO Lee Hoyeon was not able to run the company himself beginning March of 2010, and KARA’s Japanese achievements were made five months later in August. DSP Media has done all they can in supporting and preparing KARA’s Japanese advancement.

Regarding the income distribution claims made by Nicole’s mother and their lawyers, the information they revealed was distorted and is a complete misunderstanding. Income was distributed in a manner that was most profitable to the KARA members, and unlike what they claimed, every employee was paid at the same time the moment profits were received.

They also claimed that DSP Media used its stature to force unwanted schedules and activities, but this is also a baseless claim. This is a claim that only defames the company employees who have worked their hardest to raise KARA as one of Korea’s top groups and leaders of the Hallyu wave.

And regarding speculations from another report about a competing agency attempting to persuade their parents and lawyers to terminate the girls’ contract with DSP, we ask that they stop such actions immediately. Should such requests be made repeatedly, we will make sure that they are met with legal consequences.

As the company that has poured their sweat and effort into creating who KARA is today, we hope that such issues are no longer exaggerated. Should there be issues between both parties, adjustments and reconciliation should be the appropriate step in continuing to promote themselves as a representative girl group of Korea.”

Regarding news of Hara staying with DSP Media, representatives continued, “Hara has decided not to comply with the terminations.” The possibility of further changes in the remaining three contracts is now at center stage.

Source: Newsen #1, #2 via Nate

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[Continue] Kara's Gyuri to attend schedule as planned

After making it clear that the four members would not be searching for a compromise with DSP Media, Hong Myungho of Landmark revealed that they will also not be complying with any future activities scheduled by DSP Media.

In an interview with Star News on January 19th, Hong revealed, “Seungyeon, Nicole, Hara, and Jiyoung will not be attending any new activities scheduled by DSP Media.”

He continued, “The reason they formally filed to terminate their contracts was to put an end to their pending schedules. Before we officially begin the steps for their lawsuit, we will find a way to reach an agreement on fulfilling activities scheduled prior to the announcement. There is absolutely no possibility for the girls to reach a compromise with DSP Media. Problems have been stacked for too long, and they are absolute with their positions.”

KARA’s Japanese drama, “URAKARA,” is expected to have the most impact with recent developments, as the future of the show will depend on the agreement reached by both parties.

Leader Gyuri, who is not a part of the lawsuit, will continue with her schedules as planned. She will be appearing on MBC’s “Shimshimtapa” with Super Junior’s Shindong tonight as scheduled.

Source: Star News via Nate

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[Continue] Details Kara's Contract uncovers by TV Report!

Further details regarding KARA’s decision to terminate their exclusive contracts with DSP Media have been revealed through TV Report, Park Gyuri’s mother, and representatives of DSP Media.

TV Report claimed that industry representatives were aware of the issues surrounding KARA and their agency since December 2010. Representatives of DSP Media and Park Gyuri allege that the reason for the four members’ terminations was “eventually because of money.”

According to another industry representative, KARA brought in a total of $18 million USD in income from their Japanese promotions, but as of December 2010, the group was only paid $3,000 USD per person.

The members were also only paid for album sales for August and September of 2010, excluding CF and event appearances. The girls are said to have been paid in a greater amount for their activities aside from album and digital sales, which are all going to be paid without problems. The reason the girls are paid less for their album sales is said to be because of specific clauses in DSP’s contract with their Japanese distribution company.

Income made from the girls’ Japanese albums are calculated three months after its initial release, and 85% of the profits go to the distribution company, leaving DSP with the remaining 15%. The representative mentioned that the numbers are similar for any Korean artist advancing into the Japanese market.

Especially with DSP Media’s CEO, Lee Hoyeon, currently hospitalized, all artists under the agency were ordered to be kept under tight control. Around this time, another entertainment agency approached KARA and offered them to join their agency. The agency went as far as to offer to pay the penalties the girls would have to deal with for breaching their contracts should they take the offer.

The representative was said to have met with one of the members’ mothers to present a contract with fairer terms and a promotion plan that would instantly earn KARA enough fame to rival that of SNSD’s popularity.

The representative first met with Gyuri’s mother, but discussions did not run smoothly. In an interview with TV Report, her mother stated, “I could not betray DSP, who worked their hardest in creating who KARA is now. I have no problems with the contracts, and I trust DSP.”

Representatives of DSP further added, “There were mothers that brought up problems, so we made sure to make all related documents as transparent as possible to them. We used accountants that they chose, but in the end, they could not trust even that.

Another representative also revealed that DSP Media met with KARA’s mothers on January 18th and almost reached a compromise to reform the income distribution regarding their Japanese albums. The next day, KARA’s lawyers from Landmark announced their contract terminations.

Is there a possibility for them to reach a compromise? The industry is already speculating them to be the ’second TVXQ‘ due to the complex underlying issues.

“There are definitely various problems with both parties, but the ultimate issue is the competition in trying to scout KARA, and money. The reality of these disputes with TVXQ and KARA is quite disappointing,” said one representative.

DSP Media has reasoned that they have no option left but to take legal action, predicting yet another legal battle in the industry.

Source: SPN, TV Report via Nate

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[Performance] MBC Gayo Daejaejun 2010

MBC Music Festival was held at December 31th, 2010. Many artist attended, such as Super Junior, SNSD, BoA, Shinee, f(x), GD, TOP, 2NE1, Kara, T-ara, B2ST, 4Minute, etc.

Ending

BoA

Taemin, Krystal, Luna, Yoona

SUPER JUNIOR

2PM

SNSD

KARA

GD, TOP & 2NE1

GD & TOP

2NE1

Nickhun & Victoria

CN Blue, FT Island

Club DJ GOGO 90

K-Will

4Minute

Sistar

T-ARA

Secret

Shin Moon Hee

2AM & Miss A

DooJoon, Ki Kwang & Hara

2AM

SHINee - Hello

SHINee - Lucifer

SNSD - Run Devil Run

U-Kiss - Bingeul Bingeul + Man Man Ha Ni + Shut Up

Rainbow - A Remix

ZE:A - Mazeltov Remix

INFINITE - Come Back To Me Remix

KARA - Jumping

B2ST - Shock + Soom

After School - Bang, with new member

Homme

Davichi

Son Dam Bi

Narsha

Seo In Young

IU

SG Wannabe

Supreme Team

Super Junior & f(x) - U

f(x)

Miss A

Opening

Line Up Performance - KBS Music Festival 2010

For December 30th, 2010, KBS Music Festival, check this Line Up Performance :

Part 1.

Grand Opening – “Last Festival”

Performed by Leeteuk, Shindong (Super Junior), Nickhun, Taecyeon, Wooyoung (2PM), Minho, Taemin (SHINee), Hara, Gyuri (KARA), Yonghwa (CN Blue), Hongki (FT Island), Supreme Team, SISTAR, 2AM, U-Kiss, Orange Caramel

Miss A – Bad Girl Good Girl + Breath

2AM :

Changmin – Video (Indie Arie)

Jinwoon – Histeria (Muse)

Seulong – Beautiful Monster (Ne-Yo)

Jo Kwon – Baby (Justin Bieber)

Can’t Let You Go Even If I Die

T-ara – Bo Peep Bo Peep + I Go Crazy ( Because Of You)

Dance Special – G.I.R.L

* Glitter – 4Minute : Flirt (Pussycat Dolls)

* Innocent – SECRET : Stickwitu (Pussycat Dolls)

* Rhythm – After School : Let’s Do It

* Lollipop – f(x) : Lollipop

* So Hot – KARA : Fergalicious (Fergie)

* Closing – Special with these 5 group girl

FT Island – Love Love Love

U-Kiss – Mission Impossible + Am I Easy + Shut Up

IU & Seulong – Nagging

December – I’ll be A Star + Glittering Tears

f(x) & SHINee

f(x) – NU-ABO

f(x) & SHINee – Special Collaboration

SHINee – Lucifer

2PM – I’ll Be Back

Harmony For Folk - Yang Hee Eun + Supreme Team

* Let’s Walk

* To The Land Of Happiness

Part. 2

Grand Opening – “Vocalist”

It’s My Life – (Bon Jovi)

by Changmin, Seulong, Jinwoon (2AM), Junsu, Nickhun, Chansung (2PM), Jonghyun, Taemin, Key (SHINee), Yoseob, Hyunseung, Junhyung (B2ST)

Bohemian Rapsody – (Queen)

by Changmin (2AM), Junsu (2PM), Jonghyun (SHINee), Yoseob & Dongwoon (B2ST), Jungmo (TRAX)

SISTAR – De Javu + Crazy In Love + Push Push

After School – Bang

CN Blue – Im A Loner + Love

Supreme Team – Then Then + Dang Dang

Secret – Madonna + Magic

Harmony for Ballad – Shin Seung Hoon

SISTAR & SSH – Your Reflection In Smile

CN Blue & SSH – Romeo and Juliet

IU & SSH – I Believe

SSH – Since Then

SUJU – Like The First Feeling

KARA – Lupin

4Minute & B2ST

4Minute – HUH

4Minute & B2ST – Special Collaboration

B2ST – Breath

SNSD – Run Devil Run + Oh!

Super Junior - BONAMANA

Harmony for Hip Hop – DJ DOC

I Am Who I Am

Run To You (Ft. After School)

Dance With DOC (ALL The Cast)