IST Entertainment has challenged One Hundred‘s (THE BOYZ‘s new agency) claims regarding the ongoing trademark rights dispute. In a recent statement, the group’s soon-to-be former company accuses their new agency of lying and reporting misinformation about the negotiations and their requests. | IST Entertainment According to IST Entertainment, they had offered the trademark rights for […]
THE BOYZ Lose Trademark Rights Due To Their Agency’s “Unreasonable Terms”
After weeks of speculation, THE BOYZ‘s negotiations for trademark rights with their soon-to-be former agency IST Entertainment have fallen through. | IST Entertainment On December 4, THE BOYZ’s new agency, One Hundred, announced that efforts to secure the group’s trademark had failed due to IST Entertainment’s allegedly excessive demands. One Hundred stated that the conditions proposed by […]
K-Pop’s Big 4 Agencies Fined Over 10 Million Won For Violating Consumer Rights
According to reports, the Korea Fair Trade Commission has sanctioned the online stores of the biggest four K-Pop companies, HYBE, SM Entertainment (SME), JYP Entertainment (JYPE), and YG Entertainment (YGE), for violating consumer rights. Korea Fair Trade Commission office | Wikimedia Commons On August 11, the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) imposed corrective orders and a fine of ₩10.5 million […]
G-Dragon Acquires Trademark Rights To His Name From YG Entertainment
G-Dragon (real name Kwon Ji Yong) has acquired the trademark rights to his stagename from YG Entertainment. According to an exclusive report from Tenasia, YG Entertainment recently transferred the trademark rights to the terms G-Dragon and GD (in both Korean ‘지디’ and English GD) to G-Dragon himself. The transfer was reportedly made without any exchange […]
How J.Y. Park Reacted When GOT7 Wanted Their Trademark Rights After Leaving JYP Entertainment
An interview with GQ Australia revealed what the process of obtaining the trademark rights to GOT7 was like for the members—and the unexpected response they got from JYP Entertainment and its founder J.Y. Park (also known as Park Jin Young and JYP) when they made their request. J.Y. Park with GOT7 | @asiansoul_jyp/Instagram Leader Jay […]
South Korean Supreme Court Recognizes Same-Sex Couples’ Rights In Landmark Ruling
The LGBTQIA+ made significant progress in South Korea after winning a landmark ruling. On Thursday, South Korea’s Supreme Court ruled in favor of the same-sex couple, So Sung Wook and Kim Yong Min, who pursued receiving the same spousal coverage as heterosexual couples from the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS). South Korea’s current laws, unfortunately, […]
BIGHIT MUSIC Releases Statement, Updating On Legal Proceedings Against Violation Of BTS’s Rights
On June 29, BIGHIT MUSIC released a statement via Weverse in both Korean and English, updating on legal proceedings against violating BTS‘s rights. This includes defamation, criticism, sexual harassment, etc. Hello. This is BIGHIT MUSIC. Our company regularly initiates legal proceedings against perpetrators of malicious activities related to BTS, including defamation, personal attacks, sexual harassment, […]