MC Mong expressed his position on being mentioned as a third party in the dispute between EXO unit Chenbaeksi and SM Entertainment.
On the 2nd, MC Mong's legal representative, the law firm Gowoo, said, "During the dispute between EXO's Baekhyun, Xiumin, and Chen (hereinafter referred to as Chen Baekshi) and SM Entertainment (hereinafter referred to as SM), there are three external parties who exert influence by approaching the artists belonging to SM. 's claim was raised, and related articles were distributed."
"Unfortunately, there have been unconfirmed speculation reports that the third party SM mentioned in some follow-up articles was MC Mong and Big Planet Maid Entertainment, of which MC Mong is an in-house director," he added.
Gowoo's side stated, "In order to prevent any further spread of false reports, MC Mong makes it clear that there was no artificial intervention that could cause a dispute between SM and Chenbaeksi. MC Mong is furthermore not an inside director of Big Planet Made Entertainment. As such, the related rumors are clearly far from the truth."
In addition, "MC Mong only has a personal relationship with Baekhyun as a senior/junior in the music industry, and he has never taken any action to recruit the artist using his personal friendship. As part of a normal exchange, he only comforted the junior who was struggling with company problems at the meeting. As SM mentioned, there was no incentive to engage in illegal activities, and we are not in a position to do so."
Go Woo's side said, "We hope that MC Mong will refrain from any further unclear mentions of being a third party so that MC Mong will not suffer further damage and misunderstanding due to the unclear mention that SM is a third party."The full text of MC Mong's official position is as follows:During the dispute between EXO's Baekhyun, Xiumin, and Chen (hereinafter referred to as Chen Baekshi) and SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as SM), SM filed a claim to the effect that there is an external third party who approaches and exerts influence on its artists, and related articles has been distributed.
Unfortunately, however, in some follow-up articles, there were unconfirmed speculation reports that the third party SM mentioned was MC Mong and Big Planet Maid Entertainment, where MC Mong is an in-house director.
In order to prevent further spread of false reports, MC Mong makes it clear through this press release that there was no artificial intervention that could cause a dispute between SM and Chenbaeksi. Moreover, since MC Mong is not an in-house director of Big Planet Maid Entertainment, the related rumors are obviously far from the truth.
MC Mong only has a personal relationship with Baekhyun as a senior/junior in the music industry, and he has never taken any action to recruit the artist using his personal friendship. At the meeting as part of a normal exchange, we only comforted our juniors who were struggling with company issues, and as SM mentioned, there was no incentive to engage in illegal activities, and we are not in a position to do so.
Please refrain from any further unclear references to MC Mong as a third party so that MC Mong does not suffer further damage and misunderstanding due to the unclear mention that SM is a third party.
Through this press release, MC Mong clearly revealed the facts and clarified its position. Therefore, regarding the spread of false information that occurs later, we plan to take swift legal action through our legal representative. Please cooperate to prevent further damage.
Reporter Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia kkk39@tenasia.co.kr