After Child(ren) of Empire made�a�name change to ZE:A (acronym of ??? ???, 'Children of Empire' in Korean), fans of the�Brown Eyed Girls have been protesting that the name is too similar to their fellow group member, Jea. Well, it seems like the hard work of protesting worked, because ZE:A's agency Star Empire Entertainment officially stated that ZE:A will NOT be pronounced Je-Ah, but fully "Jaeguk eh Ah-e-deul" ('Children of Empire') in Korean.

[ZE:A] just took their first step in their debut, and we thought that it wasn't appropriate to have conflicts unrelated to music affecting the group. We have come to this decision because we respect the opinion of Brown Eyed Girls' fans.

Since this is just a pronounciation issue, it's believed that this group will continue under the name "ZE:A" �in text. After partnering up with Warner Music Chinese Mandarin Group as well as Sony Music, ZE:A recently released their first album Nativity as well as a MV for their song, Mazeltov. ZE:A is now scheduled to have a showcase on the 13th and meet up with fans. I think Star Empire Entertainment made the right decision - I mean come on, do we really want some big conflict over a name? I don't think so.