Find out what events caused FIFTY FIFTY to be restructured and keep only one of its original members
In October last year, the entertainment company, ATTRAKT, responsible for managing the activities of the girl group FIFTY FIFTY, revealed that they were planning to “reorganize the group and introduce it to the public with Keena”, in a press release.
At the beginning of this month, the agency confirmed (via Koreaboo), that the new generation of FIFTY FIFTY will be announced in April and new songs will be released in June this year, as after auditions in Singapore, Korea and Japan, the candidates were defined to preliminary tests. The final audition will take place in March, in Thailand.
Why will FIFTY FIFTY feature a new lineup?
The decision was made after months of a legal battle between ATTRAKT and former FIFTY FIFTY members. Started in June 2023, the process began to unfold after the South Korean agency accused Warner Music Korea of trying to convince the group to leave ATTRAKT.
At the time, Warner Music Korea denied the allegations, but on June 27, ATTRAKT filed criminal charges against Ahn Sung IlCEO of creative content development group The Givers and producer of “Cupid,” alleging that he and three other individuals were secretly making deals with Warner Music Korea that were later called “buyouts.”
“Buyout” is the term used to recruit an artist even if a certain period of their contract with another company is still in progress, but in exchange for the payment of a certain amount of money, they can have their contract terminated before the deadline, as explained by the Soompi portal.
Furthermore, the four members of the group, Aran, Keena, SaenaIt is Zionfiled a court request for the suspension of exclusive contracts with ATTRAKT, which underwent an attempt at mediation between the group and the agency, but without success.
Thus, the process continued, with the suspension of contracts denied by the Seoul Central District Court in August, a decision that was subsequently appealed by all members, causing the dispute to be resumed.
However, in October, Keena canceled an appeal to suspend its exclusive contract with the agency, becoming the only one to remain in training, as Saena, Zion It is Aran their exclusive contracts ended on the 19th of that month.
Source: Recreio
