Dugiverse, who was caught in suspicion of extortion of Fifty Fifty members, said that it was not a conspiracy and that it was groundless.
On the 3rd, Dugiverse announced its position, saying, "We express our deep regret for Attract, which is constantly causing confusion to the media and the public as well as the parties concerned based on untrue circumstances." "The reason we have maintained a neutral stance without expressing any position or response so far is that the issue between the company and the artist will be a legal discussion between the parties, so we are disclosing facts that are not related to this and causing unnecessary controversy. Because I didn't want to," he explained.
Dugiverse insisted, "The Attract side is distorting it as if Ahn Seong-il, the company's CEO, had independently discussed the future of the 55th members with Warner Music Korea, but this is not true." "Warner Music Korea suggested the structure of the 'label deal', and Warner Music wanted to discuss this with Attract CEO Jeon Hong-joon, and because this information was delivered, a connection between Attract and Warner Music Korea was established. "he said. Regarding the 'label deal' structure, "It is an investment method used at home and abroad as a structure for smooth operation by providing funds and infrastructure while maintaining the operation method as a label under a global direct distribution company for small and medium-sized companies lacking funds or infrastructure. "he explained.
Dugiverse said, "This proposal was a good signal for Attract, which lacked funds at the time and needed stable operation. "At this time, CEO Jeon Hong-joon expressed his intention to refuse to Warner Music Korea, hoping to list Attract, and later expressed interest in advanced investment. Accordingly, Warner Music Korea modified the proposal accordingly." In addition, "We are not the decision-maker, and we did not play any unnecessary role in this regard. It is impossible for Attract to communicate with Warner Music Korea without being aware of the contents, and according to Attract's opinion, which had decision-making authority, This is how Warner Music Korea changed the direction of the proposal."
Dugiverse emphasized, "Attract is claiming that it is a conspiracy plotted behind the scenes by the company, which is dissatisfied with Warner Music Korea for not accepting the label deal, but this is not true at all." "We are a company specializing in planning, production, and production, and the contractual relationship between the artist and the affiliated company is not directly related to our work, and there is no benefit to the company through this process." Please stop the forced frame of placing responsibility for issues between the company and the artist on an unrelated company."
Dugiverse said, "The main reason we announced the suspension of business to Attract is the fundamental structural problems that have existed since before the establishment of Attract and the difficulty of operating production due to insufficient budget." "To improve this, we established a new corporation, Attract, to minimize the existing risk and introduce a new system, but it was not smooth," he said. In addition, "We have been carrying out various tasks to build Attract's good reputation, and for about 2 years from before establishment to now Cupid, 4-5 of our executives and employees have poured in all their physical strength, energy and infrastructure while handling the workload of more than 20 people. However, the chronic problem did not improve, so we talked to CEO Jeon Hong-joon several times, but the project ended without reaching an agreement." "Even during this process, the two companies wanted to actively cooperate if there was anything to help in business so as not to create a situation that would harm each other, so even after the end of work on May 31, they were fulfilling their responsibilities for overseas promotions."
The Dugiverse said, "The reason we didn't express any position is because all the attention and damage caused by the false frame that deviated from the essence of the issue will eventually go to the 55th members who are artists. In this way, we are paying back what we have helped a lot in difficult times, such as doubting the people who put all our efforts into the drama and damaging their honor.” He then asked, "I want you to focus on the issue between the company and the artist. Please stop any more speculative false frames and actions that damage our reputation." "Because authenticity is revealed through legal procedures, please stop making unilateral claims that incite the media and the public with malicious false facts, away from the essential problem," he said. We will respond,” he added.
The agency, Attract, pointed out Seong-il Ahn, the CEO of Dugibus, an outsourcing service company, as the culprit behind the attempted extortion of Fifty Fifty members. On the 26th, Attract pointed out the relevance of the incident and said that it had sent a proof of content to Warner Music Korea, which Warner Music Korea denied on the same day, saying it was groundless.
On the 4th, Attract released a recorded file containing the conversation between Attract CEO Jeon Hong-joon and Warner Music Korea's managing director. At the same time, Attract insisted, "CEO Ahn Seong-il arbitrarily proceeded with the buyout of Fifty Fifty without the approval of his agency, Attract CEO Jeon Hong-joon."
◆ Below is the full text of Dugibus admission
First of all, we express our deep regret for Attract, which continues to confuse the media and the public, as well as the parties involved, based on untrue circumstances.
The reason we have maintained a neutral stance without expressing any position or response so far is that the issue between the company and the artist will be a legal discussion between the parties, so we did not want to cause unnecessary controversy by disclosing unrelated facts. because of.
Attract's side is distorting it as if our CEO Seong-il Ahn had independently discussed the future of the 55th members with Warner Music Korea, but this is not true.
Warner Music Korea proposed the structure of the 'label deal', and Warner Music hoped to discuss this with Attract CEO Jeon Hong-joon, and because this information was delivered, a connection between Attract and Warner Music Korea was established.
The structure of the 'label deal' is an investment method used domestically and internationally to facilitate operation by providing funds and infrastructure while maintaining the operation method as it is by placing a small company lacking funds or infrastructure as a label under a global direct distribution company. no see.
At the time, this proposal was a good signal for Attract, which lacked funds and needed stable operation, and delivered Warner Music Korea's proposal thinking that it would benefit the company and artists in the long run.
At this time, CEO Jeon Hong-jun expressed his intention to refuse to Warner Music Korea, hoping to list Attract, and later expressed interest in advanced investment. Accordingly, Warner Music Korea modified the proposal accordingly. We are not decision makers and have not played any unnecessary role in this. It was impossible for Attract to communicate with Warner Music Korea without being aware of the content, and Warner Music Korea changed the direction of the proposal in accordance with Attract's opinion, which had the authority to make decisions.
Attract is claiming that it is a conspiracy plotted behind the scenes by the company, which is dissatisfied with not accepting Warner Music Korea's label deal, but this is not true at all. We are a company specializing in planning, production, and production, and the contractual relationship between the artist and the affiliated company is not directly related to our business progress, and we do not gain any benefit from this process. Please stop the forced frame of placing responsibility for issues between your company and artists on unrelated companies.
The main reason we announced the suspension of business to Attract is the fundamental structural problems that have existed since before the establishment of Attract and the difficulty of operating production due to insufficient budget. To improve this, a new corporation, Attract, was established to minimize existing risks and introduce a new system, but it was not smooth. We have been carrying out various tasks to build Attract's good reputation, and for about 2 years from before establishment to now Cupid, 4 to 5 of our executives and employees have handled the workload of more than 20 people, pouring all their stamina, energy, and infrastructure into the process. came. However, the chronic problem did not improve, so we talked to CEO Jeon Hong-joon several times, but the project ended without reaching an agreement.
Even in this process, the two companies wanted to actively cooperate if there was anything to help in business so as not to create a situation that would harm each other, so even after the end of work on May 31, they were fulfilling their responsibilities for overseas promotions.
The reason we didn't express any position is because all the attention and damage caused by the false frame that deviated from the essence of the issue will eventually go to the artists, 55fifty members. Attract is still paying back in this way for what it has helped a lot in difficult times, such as suspicious of Fifty Fifty and the parties who devoted all their energy to the project and tarnishing their honor.
I want you to focus on the issues between the company and the artist. Please stop any more speculative false frames and actions that damage our reputation.
Since authenticity will be revealed through legal procedures, please stop making one-sided claims that incite the media and the public with malicious false facts, away from the essential issues. If the spread of false information and defamation continues, we will take strong legal action.
Reporter Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia bella@tenasia.co.kr