Park Kyung's company has issued an official statement that reveals their plan in protecting the artist. The Block B member recently posted a tweet about "sajaegi," which is the manipulating of music charts and streaming numbers of the agencies of particular artists. In the post, Park Kyung named several singers. Even though he deleted the tweet, the artists mentioned have decided to take legal action against him.
The companies of the specified idols released statements containing their response to the controversy. Some of them noted the current conditions of their artists because of the chart manipulating matter, and all of them expressed their regret over Park Kyung, who publicly named their artists and announced their plans for legal action.
On November 26, Park Kyung's label Seven Seasons has spoken out about the other agencies' legal procedures. They started their account saying, "This is an official statement in relation to the legal action reported by the named artists in Park Kyung's recent social media post."
They continued, "In spite of the matter raised in this case, as Park Kyung's agency, we have the duty to represent and protect our artist. If ever there will be any legal actions in the future, we are planning to assign a lawyer who will respond."
Seven Seasons then apologized once again for the troubling those named singers and their company. They also said that they would cooperate in the legal process in solving the conflict between Park Kyung and the other artists.
Seven Seasons concluded their statement hoping that the truth about the chart manipulation will be uncovered. They said, "We hope that the rumors regarding the current situation of the music industry's streaming charts, which is leading everyone question one another and making the people victims, will be soon disclosed through this case. Furthermore, we hope to have a thorough discussion on finding solutions for the issue. Thank you."
Meanwhile, Park Kyung's song "Inferiority Complex" has been ranking high on major music charts since he tweeted about "sajaegi." Earlier this day, the single is at No. 6 on Melon and Bugs, and No. 15 on Genie. Korean netizens have been working together in making the track rose high on the tables to show their support for Park Kyung.
"Inferiority Complex" is a digital single that was launched in 2016 and featured GFRIEND's Eunha.
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