Fans were alarmed when THIS fourth-gen K-pop boy group declared legal action against their own agency through the Bubble app.
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NINE.i Members Expose Legal Dispute Against FirstOne Entertainment Through DearU Bubble
On social media platform X (Twitter), fans were sent into a stir when eight out of nine members of NINE.i uploaded an official statement through the fan platform DearU Bubble.
According to the group's message made on March 14, all NINE.I members except Eden, shared their legal dispute against agency FirstOne Entertainment. The group also sent their sincerest apologies and their immense gratitude to their loving fans.
The members added that NINE.i would still continue to promote in Japan without the dispute affecting their activities. They also shared that the dispute was "difficult" for member Eden to partake in and that NINE.i will do its best to move forward.
Read the full statement below:
"Hello. We are here to inform everyone with this sudden news.
The eight members of the group (Jewon, Minjun, Vahn, Vari, Seowon, Taehun, Joohyoung, Jiho) are currently in a legal dispute against FirstOne Entertainment.
We would like to apologize for sharing this sudden news with i.ENIN, who has always been there for us. However, we are aware that NINE.i exists because of i.ENIN, and that the happy memories we've made with each other have helped us a lot.
We will do our best for i.ENIN and NINE.i by collecting strength from this gratitude, and doing well in future activities as long as our conditions allow. We would also like to assure everyone that the relationship of NINE.i members will not change.
Furthermore, the current promotions of NINE.i in Japan would still proceed without any changes. After an in-depth conversation, one of our members, Eden-hyung, found it difficult to proceed with this dispute.
We will do our best to be with i.ENIN, along with Eden-hyung. Our words might affect i.ENIN, which worries us, but we hope to see you trust our solid hearts through this situation and wait a little longer for us.
Once again, we would like to apologize for this abrupt news at the time we started the tour."
🫧 message from nine.i members (except Eden) announced that they’re currently in a legal dispute with Firstone pic.twitter.com/xt4SJzWlnL
Fans reacted to the announcement on X (Twitter) by conveying their resolve and rooting for NINE.i to win the case. Read their reactions below:
I go to Korea. I start my own company. Nine.i wins their legal battle. They come to my company. I let them do whatever they want and pay them millions of dollars. We all cheer
Remember when I said companies after seeing that dog shit ceo get away with harming 5050 other companies are going to try as well? Well It's starting. If it's requiring a legal dispute it's serious to me. My Nine.i boys deserve the world and I hope they win this battle. https://t.co/59AFEclxoS
Let’s all just trust the Nine.i boys. Whatever is best for them. This definitely wasn’t an easy decision to take legal action. Let’s give them love in the ways we can.
