[ARCHIVES] 100916 Trio Tohoshinki

JUNSU/JEJUNG/YUCHUN will be halting all activities in Japan for the time being.

The management company in Korea representing JUNSU/JEJUNG/YUCHUN, C-JeS ENTERTAINMENT CO.,LTD’s representative was reported to have been found guilty of using his father's power and ties with gangs to blackmail the artist he was responsible for, and served time for coercion. Avex has been investigating the validity of news reports, and it was found that, though the speculations of the head's ties with gangs cannot be verified, the rest of the report stated above was factual.

Also, as the exclusive contract lawsuit is still progressing for JUNSU/JEJUNG/YUCHUN in Korea, the probability of our company’s exclusive contract with the company being invalid has become higher.

As our company focuses on compliance, to comply with our business ethics and policies, until this issue has been resolved, we have decided not to continue with the management of the artists’ activities in Japan.

To all the fans that support JUNSU/JEJUNG/YUCHUN, we offer our deepest apologies for the news that have caused you worry. In addition, regarding the companies above decision, we hope that you will grant us your understanding.

With regards to the scheduled release of products and services that are ongoing, there will be no changes as of now. Also, SM Entertainment’s management states that there has been no change in the exclusive contract for the 5 members of Tohoshinki. As our company has often mentioned, we will continue to try our best to re-start Tohoshinki’s activities.