Sio (FIFTY FIFTY): Female idol accused the company of oppression, filed a lawsuit, and abruptly left the group

Sio's real name is Jeong Jiho, born on October 6, 2004 in Yeosu, Jeollnam-do, South Korea. She is known as a Korean female singer and former member of the group Fifty Fifty . She used to hold the positions of Main Vocalist and Lead Dancer in the group.

Sio officially debuted as a member of the Korean girl group Fifty Fifty under the company Attrakt on November 18, 2022. However, on June 28, 2023, she sued to invalidate the contract with the company. Then, on October 23, 2023, it was announced that Sio's exclusive contract with the company was terminated.

Specifically, Sio's journey to joining and leaving the group is as follows. Sio was introduced as a member of the girl group Fifty Fifty on November 14, 2022 through the music video for the group's pre-released song called " Lovin Me". After that, she and her band officially debuted to the public on November 18, 2022 and released their first Mini Album called "The Fifty". On August 17, 2023, Barun Law Firm, representing the music group, announced that the group had filed a criminal complaint against Attrakt CEO Jeon Hong Joon for "violation of the Aggravated Penalties Act, ...on Specific Economic Crimes (breach of trust)".

In 2023, Sio, along with her group FIFTY FIFTY, saw a sudden surge in popularity thanks to the hit Cupid . However, soon after, the members got into a long legal battle with the management company ATTRAKT. In the end, Keena was the only member to return to the company, the remaining three members, Saena, Sio and Aran, left the group and continued to pursue the lawsuit.

Attrakt Company announced: "3 former members of Fifty Fifty, Saena, Sio and Aran, will have to pay damages and be fined for violating the exclusive contract. We will also file a civil lawsuit and seek compensation for damages. with The Givers, Ahn Sung Il, Baek Jin Sil and the members' parents - who actively participated in the unfair termination of the exclusive contract. We filed a civil lawsuit demanding compensation often damage".

Kyunghyang said that the amount of damages and fines calculated by Attrakt could reach tens of billions of won, and will likely increase during the litigation process.

A lawyer from Gwangjang law firm said: "This lawsuit goes beyond simple compensation for damages. We will try our best to carry out the lawsuit. This may be an important opportunity to establish Establishing a fair trading order in the entertainment sector".

Fifty Fifty is a 4-member group (Aran, Sio, Keena, Saene) known for the global hit "Cupid" - the song that broke Blackpink's record on the Billboard Hot 100 and was dubbed the "Kpop miracle". ".

But in June 2023, all four members of Fifty Fifty suddenly filed a request to suspend the exclusive contract, on the grounds that Attrakt company did not properly care about the members' health and schedules, and Fifty Fifty was not allowed to pay since launch.

At the end of August, the Seoul Court rejected Fifty Fifty's lawsuit because the members had not sufficiently explained the reason for canceling the contract. After that, the 4 female idols continued to file an appeal.

But in mid-October, member Keena suddenly withdrew his appeal and asked to return to the company. Keena revealed that Fifty Fifty was manipulated and instigated by CEO Ahn Sung Il of The Givers - the company hired by Attrakt to produce music for the Fifty Fifty group - to submit a request to leave the company.

Keena himself suffered the most damage, because Ahn Sung Il secretly falsified music copyright records for the song "Cupid", causing Keena to have his copyright share reduced from 6.5% to 0.5%. .

On October 23, Attrakt company, headed by CEO Jeon Hong Joon, announced the termination of the exclusive contract with 3 members of the Fifty Fifty group (Sio, Aran, Saena) because the 3 girls "did not have any feedback or corrections." any remedy or remorse for a serious breach of contract".

Up to now, if any K-Pop idol has a contract problem with their management company, the fan community often sides with them and criticizes the company. But when it came to FIFTY FIFTY, netizens sided with the company, not the artist. Because in the case of FIFTY FIFTY, the management company did their best to help the group have the famous hit song Cupid like it is now. CEO of ATTRAKT - Jun Hong Joon created the best conditions for the girls and even bought them a 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom apartment in Gangnam.

Many netizens at that time supported CEO Jun Hong Joon and urged him to cut ties with the four FIFTY FIFTY members even though he wanted to reconcile with the members. Netizens commented:

"I can't believe people are supporting the company instead of FIFTY FIFTY. This is truly amazing! ATTRAKT! Make it happen!! We cheer you on!!"

Saena: Thành viên FIFTY FIFTY đệ đơn kiện bị đuổi khỏi nhóm, sắp debut nhóm mới Gia Nhi16:21:28 25/10/2024Saena tên thật là Jeong Sehyun sinh ngày 12/03/2004 tại Haeundae, Busan, Hàn Quốc. Cô nàng là cựu thành viên của nhóm nhạc nữ Hàn Quốc Fifty Fifty và từng đảm nhiệm vị trí Leader, Main Dancer, Sub Rapper.