TVXQ United Against SM?
There are now new UNOFFICIAL updates floating around in Korea as millions of Cassopeias are going sleepless and searching for more information about their beloved group. Apparently, Yoochun and Junsu have been going around together looking for law firms during their vacation so this was certainly not something that happened overnight.
While all seems calm for now, following the official statement from SM Entertainment, many are awaiting with anxiety with regards to what else will happen in the morning. Many are wondering if SM Entertainment are just papering over the cracks. As of now, all TVXQ notices and schedules on the SM Entertainment homepage have been deleted, including the SM Town Concert schedule.
Perhaps not strange to many but odd considering that they are SM Entertainment’s #1 group now, and TVXQ has had a 13 year (according to some) “slave contract,” with SM Entertainment. And TVXQ members have only received a 0.5% increase in salary over the past 5 years despite their amazing success and huge fanbase. All 5 members are actually preparing to sue SM Entertainment because of this, not just Junsu, Yoochun, and Jaejoong.
Junsu’s dad had been the representative of the 5 members and was at the head of the preparations to sue SM Entertainment. But SM entertainment found out about the pending lawsuit and proceeded to “bully around” Junsu. Yunho and Changmin aren’t sueing SM at the moment, but neither are they resigning with SM at the end of their contract. Contrary to rumors, there has been no conflict within TVXQ members, and the whole issue is been between the members and SM Entertainment.
SM has been taking from 70%-90% of the profits that TVXQ makes, leaving only 10%-30% for the members themselves. Most people think that Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu will win their case because it is against Korean law to make “slave contracts.” And slave contracts they are, receiving less than half is a stretch, but 10%?!?!
Ever since Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu started the cosmetics endorsements, SM Entertainment began to try and put down their efforts, wondering why the members were trying to go into business without first consulting with them. Junsu was being pushed around by a lot of upper officials in SM Entertainment because of his dad’s involvement and his private endorsements.
Yunho and Changmin aren’t betraying TVXQ for not being involved in the law suit. They all have wanted to leave SM Entertainment, but couldn’t because of their contracts. Even if they had wanted to leave, the amount of money fighting lawsuits would be enormous. All 5 members are standing together against SM. It is very distinct that this is not a TVXQ vs. TVXQ fight, but rather a TVXQ against SM fight.
It should be noted that Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu do not want to completely terminate their contract, but they do want major revisions to be done to their contract so that the corrupted control that SM Entertainment has over them can be dissolved.
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i hate SME!!
Thank God that they are not fighting with each other!! I knew that they would nvr! DBSK should stay as 5 always!!
ALWAYS KEEP THE FAITH!!
dbsk i miss you :(
GL to them
im all for them but if they win then what will happened? sm might push them over their limit. i have a feeling they should leave sm and find a new company x.x junsu is already getting bullied by them so watch if they win. they might push him around. wahh >_< goo dbsk. ill support <33
o.o !0%!!! THT iS EFFIN UNREASONABLE! I agree with dbsk…i hope they don’t disband oranything though…wait if they leave SM…they won’t leave their japanese companies rite?
CASSIES! READ THIS PLEASE!! http://wickedcreature.exteen.com/20090808/aug0809-keep-faith-cassies
DBSK Hwaiting…dis news gave me sleepless nights and my heart aches to find out how the members are being tortured =[ i thought SM would know how to appreciate their most valuable treasure : DBSK and not treat them like slaves…horrible SME..the news of SM Entertainment torturing their artists existed way back and i’m proud of JaeJoong, JunSu and Micky for standing up for themselves… JaeJoong oppa HWAITING! i hope TVXQ won’t disband…i’ll CRY MY LUNGS OUT =[ *worried*
O_O
always keep the faith!! TVXQ fighting…Cassies hwaiting!!
I’m Shinhwa Changjo not Cassiopea. This case almost same case wiht SHINHWA in the past. DBSK, keep UNITED.
they are HOT
Awwwe poor them. hope everything turns out well.
poor junsu! oppa hwaiting! we will support you!!SM entertainment will feel the wrath of all fans!!
If they are not tvxq anymore…
Then who will replace the best voices???
东方神起FIVE forever…
always keep the faith!! TVXQ fighting…Cassies hwaiting!!
Excuse me! Can anaone tell me what have happened! it is said that today there will a public conference.but even until now we can’t get any information.anyway, i still hope they will be together
don’t worry, even if they break up, they will always have our support (Fans).
if the company is really unfair to them, i support them to leave the company too..
im wondering what will happen to Max and Yunho after their member have left.. i hope they will get back together again sooner or later, because tvxq is the best group so far, and it’s always been my favourite group all the time.
all the best to tvxq. ^^
*hugs*
they don’t even get 10% each, they get 2%-4% each. so if they have a gig that pays $100,000, sms would get $80,000 and each of the dbsk would get $4,000. can you imagine all that hard work,and only getting $4,000? that doesn’t even consider taxes, and whatever fees that go into paying their stylists, and other assistants. plus they commute between korea and japan, do radio shows, tv appearances, fan meets, commercials etc. the owner of sms ought to be ashamed of himself. dbsk makes plenty of money, that you could at least give each of them a 10% share of the profit. that would still leave the management company with 50%. although after 5 years, the group should be majority profit owners. and you could at least include the military hiatus as part of the 13 years. and since they get paid so little, they should be able to start businesses outside the entertainment circle. they won’t be hot boys forever. what are they suppossed to do when they hit their 30’s and 40’s? they can’t shake their asses forever. they definitely won’t have any money in the bank, with only a 4% cut of the profits.
DBSK stay strong! fight the power!
this is totally unfair to TVXQ!!! they earned so little themselves…
i give full support to TVXQ…
coz this what happened to Shinhwa or H.O.T.(couldn’t remember….) before…..
SM is such a crapped!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To / Jaejoong oppa, Yunho oppa, Yoochun oppa, Junsu oppa and Changmin oppa All of you are the one. You can’t break up. As soon as I heard that news, I got a big shock.I really want to cry. All of you don’t know me . I am a fan of yours. but I felt you are my real brothers and I think all of your fans will feel like me. Oppas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Fighting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Cassiopeia fans forever in front of you. whatever you go , Dong Bang Shin Ki will top all over the world and shine. if you don’t want MY TVXQ, all the fans against SM.
im so glad that most of this is cleared up
the 3 boys are kinda right. gettin out of SM kinda means trouble financially.
but 10-30% is a bit HARSH saying they are getting a lot of money for wat they do and then splitting that small amount into 5; no wonder korean artists are poor and start their own business to survive.
but SM always did hav their problems, next is gonna be suju
problems always happened to SM artists, i mean look at the past…..is their any old artist left [except kangta - but he's alone in this]
omg NOOOZ. im so glad that it seems that they aren’t fighting within themselves bc that would be VERY BAD. poor junsu. gawd
i just remembered Shinhwa’s battle before to get off SM’s hands…
and a 13years ’slave contract’? wow, that’s too much!!
hope they’ll overcome this problem..
they should leave…
sm is so effed up its not even funny
gg sm.
waaaaaaaaah ! D:
GOODLUCK TO THEM.
DBSK <3