EXO members Chen, Baekhyun, and Xiumin became a hot topic after notifying the termination of their exclusive contracts with SM Entertainment. Amid CBX's ongoing issue with SM, the three comforted EXO-Ls with reassuring words through the law firm's statement.
Here's what they said.
EXO-CBX Assures Eris With Comforting Words Through Lin Law Firm's Official Statement
On June 1, Lin law firm's Lee Jae Hak stated all three members of EXO's sub-unit CBX (Chen, Baekhyun, and Xiumin) have filed their exclusive contract termination.
Lee Jae Hak is CBX's law firm representative, who claimed that Chen, Baekhyun, and Xiumin's contracts were supposedly extended by SM Entertainment, and that all three members have requested copies of transparent settlement data and basis.
According to Lee Jae Hak, the demand for settlement is a minimum right of an artist. However, SM Entertainment has failed to fulfill the requirements. "SM has maintained its position that it cannot provide copies of such data," Lee Jae Hak stated.
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In the representative's statement, several key points were made, including the perspective of the artists, the conditions of the legal dispute, and a personal message from CBX to fans.
Read their full notes below:
1. There is no other way to express our sincerest apologies to fans for causing so much concern.
2. We will find the best and wisest way to resolve the dispute, even though our situation is something that concerns legal enforcement because of our differences with SM Entertainment.
3. We are afraid currently as we are trying our best to voice out against the injustices.
4. We hope that everyone will be attentive to what we have to say, as well as our courage to speak out. We would like to thank our fans who supported us for so long.
SM Entertainment Breaks Silence on EXO-CBX's Contract Termination, BPM Gets Entangled
In the middle of their lawsuit against SM Entertainment, the agency officially shared their perspective and mentioned an "external force" being involved.
On June 1, it was reported that SM Entertainment sent a statement of facts to BPM (also known as Big Planet Made), which caused speculations to arise that the content may be related to EXO-CBX, and that BPM had approached the artists.
SM Entertainment declared:
"We are hoping to identify the external forces that our artists have encountered and those who generate false information or wrong legal evaluations."
"Actions such as prompting them of making alternative proposals and ignoring their contracts will not be tolerated lightly."
Following this, Big Planet Made released their take on the situation, denying involvement of prompting CBX to file a lawsuit against SM Entertainment.
The agency also stated that MC Mong (Shin Dong Hyun) is not the executive director for BPM, and rejected the allegations of meeting with Chen, Baekhyun, and Xiumin.
"Moving on, we will take strong legal action if they continue to insist on this," BPM commented.
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