Keena (FIFTY FIFTY): Female star sues management company, cries and apologizes, hoping to return

Keena is a female singer of the music group FIFTY FIFTY. She studied at Lila Art High School and joined GB Academy. Keena performed her vocals on the song Take Back My Life on the soundtrack of the film The Running Mates: Human Rights.

Keena registered as an intern for the FIFTY FIFTY project in December 2020. During that process, Jeon Hong Joon conducted the selection and screening of interns for a year. In April 2022, Keena became an official trainee of the FIFTY FIFTY team. The company used a monthly evaluation system to decide which members will debut.

Keena is one of four members of this famous group. FIFTY FIFTY officially debuted in November 2022 after the management company participated in selecting and searching for composers and songs. In February 2023, FIFTY FIFTY released its first single titled "The Beginning: Cupid". This song quickly climbed the prestigious Billboard Hot 100 chart, helping the group become one of the six fastest groups to enter this chart.

At the end of 2023, the music group FIFTY FIFTY was involved in a long-running controversy with the management company Attrakt. Information said that the 4 members registered a trademark for their group name and stage name without notifying the company. Previously, the group also submitted an application to temporarily suspend the exclusive contract with the company due to violation of the agreement. The members also mentioned that the company not only lacked concern for the artists' emotions and health, but also failed to make salary payments. Information about the case was not published transparently and there were problems related to settlement.

Immediately after that, 4 members including Keena, Sio, Saena, and Aran all officially filed a lawsuit against the group's management unit. However, on October 16, 2023, the news that female idol Keena of the Kpop girl group Fifty Fifty withdrew her appeal against the management company ATTRAKT caused a stir in Korean public opinion. Keena was the only one in the group who decided to "turn around", while the remaining 3 members (Aran, Sio, Saene) continued to pursue the lawsuit.

In June 2023, Fifty Fifty - the rookie group that broke Blackpink's record on the Billboard Hot 100 with the hit song "Cupid" - was shocked when all four members filed a lawsuit, asking to suspend the exclusive contract with management company ATTRAKT. , headed by CEO Jeon Hong Joon.

The reason given is because the company does not pay proper attention to the members' health and schedules, and Fifty Fifty has not been paid since its debut.

But by the end of August, Fifty Fifty's lawsuit was rejected by the Seoul Central Court, because the members had not explained enough evidence and reasons for canceling the contract. Immediately after that, the 4 female idols continued to file an appeal, determined to pursue the lawsuit to the end.

But on October 16, member Keena suddenly withdrew his appeal and wished to return to ATTRAKT company. CEO Jeon Hong Joon recently revealed the real reason why Keena went directly to the company to apologize and look forward to returning.

According to CEO Jeon, Keena came to see him tired because he had to endure the noise for the past 4-5 months. The CEO asked Keena to take time to reflect, confess her mistakes, and then honestly tell the lawyer about who manipulated her.

Keena said that CEO Ahn Sung Il of The Givers - the company hired by ATTRAKT to produce music for the group Fifty Fifty - falsified music copyright records for the song "Cupid", causing Keena to lose his copyright shares. rights from 6.5% to 0.5%. After learning about CEO Ahn Sung Il's corrupt behavior through the news, Keena became suspicious.

"Cupid" performed by Fifty Fifty has continuously achieved success on the charts in 2023, expected to bring in huge amounts of money from streaming platforms.

However, according to Dispatch's investigation, Ahn Sung Il is the biggest beneficiary, accounting for 95.5% of the copyright shares, after combining the personal percentage (28.65%) and the percentage. The Givers' hundred (66.85%). While Keena, who wrote the lyrics for the rap part, only kept 0.5%.

The ATTRAKT investor is not allowed to record shares. As for the Swedish students who participated in writing the song, Ahn Sung Il paid to buy all their shares.

After CEO Jeon Hong Joon filed a lawsuit, the court accepted the request to freeze copyright revenue for the released Fifty Fifty songs, due to suspicions that CEO Ahn Sung Il had committed embezzlement and embezzlement. breach of trust.

CEO Jeon also shared that Fifty Fifty is a 4-member team, the whole group should have abandoned the lawsuit after realizing they were manipulated. But everyone has different thoughts, so that didn't happen. Therefore, Keena was the first person to muster the courage to withdraw the lawsuit.

In November 2023, FIFTY FIFTY celebrates the first anniversary of the debut of the music group under the company ATTRAKT. All photos including all four members were replaced with photos of Keena - the only member remaining in the group. In addition, Keena also posted a congratulatory post on the group's official account to mark the first anniversary. Until last month, audiences could still see Sio and Aran's birthday posts on this account, but at the present time, the images are no longer available.

Fifty Fifty: Gen 4's emerging "monster", booming internationally but Korean audiences "ignored", accused of being ungrateful Thảo Mai18:13:05 04/08/2023Fifty Fifty is a South Korean group formed by the entertainment company Attrakt. A small company with tight economic conditions, does not have much experience in training and producing idol groups.