FIFTY FIFTY has filed a lawsuit against ATTRAKT

    This is law firm Barun Law, representing Sio, Saena, Aran, and Keen (hereafter referred to as the members) from FIFTY FIFTY.

    The four members filed for the temporary suspension of their exclusive contracts with the Seoul Central District Court through their legal representatives on June 19. The trial is currently in process. This is due to ATTRAKT violating the terms of their contract and breaking any form of trust between the two parties.

    The members have not made a response as the trial was underway. We have sent the company a letter asking for the mistakes to be corrected and pointed out the various issues, but ATTRAKT revealed their position to the media with continuous articles without trying to explain the actual demands.

    The four members have tried to think and act independently despite their young age. After fully consulting with their parents, they came to raise the issue with our help. ATTRAKT has not been listening to the members’ opinions, instead saying how ‘external forces are attempting to poach the members’ and they have not been able to clarify the accusations of their side violating the contract. The members were also very frustrated and disappointed with the fact that Aran’s surgery was disclosed without consulting all involved parties.

    The members raised questions about the various situations where ATTRAKT did not faithfully fulfill their contract obligations, such as how there was no transparency in financial documents and unilaterally trying to have the group promote despite the members having health issues. We would like to also make it clear that this [lawsuit] was a decision made by the four members themselves, with no outside intervention.

    The members know how important of a time this is for them and how many people around them are worrying about them. When they first started to practice, they wanted to be artists who could be a good influence on others. The four members didn’t want to agree with or hide things that were wrong. They made this decision independently, without any lies, to ensure they could move forward on the correct path.

    We ask that there is no more defamation of the FIFTY FIFTY members by ATTRAKT.

    The four members want to be in front of their fans as soon as possible. They promise they will continue to be more sincere as artists and more independent.

    We sincerely ask that you refrain from speculative articles so there are no more victims due to unconfirmed claims.

    Thank you.



    e/ highlighted notable issues the girls have

  • AllKill VIP

    Attrakt will need to explain themselves on these claims from Fifty Fifty's side.


    But also, none of this statement really addresses Attrakt's issues.


    Though I suppose that would be more up to Siahn/The Givers rather than the group to disprove.

  • AllKill VIP
  • AllKill VIP

    You want me to believe it's all the girls decision without outside influence when they hired an expensive law firm for this? :pepe-joy:


    Ngl, the girls might didn't know the consequences of all this messy lawsuits and just following what SIAHN or Warner told them to do. It never make any sense for any groups to filed a lawsuits after only a year of their careers especially after having a huge viral hit. For what? One of the example is because the company told them to still doing a promotion perhaps without Aran after their huge hit? For what else again? Exposing their girl private life such as? And lack of financial documents, I think this one is acceptable but again I don't think their ceo will not being transparent to them if actually talk or negotiate to him while threatening him to sued the company in front of his face.


    Sorry girls, but this didn't make sense. I really hope they know that this never end well whenever they win or lost. They will lost all the hype they had while proceed with this lawsuits that might take years to resolve. Not really a smart move from them. Kpop community only loud about this but will not really stay loyal to the group especially they didn't have a stable fanbase yet to support them like Loona has.

    On another note, I hope at the end of this, 5050 continues to be able to promote. Even if they are back to nugu status and "flop".


    I've really come to love them as a group, and I really love their music. I was really looking forward to their next Korean comeback to see what direction they would go in and to be with them for their 1st comeback as a Hunnie.


    This whole thing makes me so sad, and I just don't want the girls to be hurt. Fuck a grammy, fuck a billboard hit, fuck a national hit, fuck all of that. I just want to see Aran, Sio, Saena, and Keena back on stage with a fair contract and smiling. I don't know how long it will take before that happens, but that's all I want. They are too talented for it to end here.

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    There's something I just thought about.


    If what Attrakt says is true, (And that's only if it's true.) and The Givers has the Cupid Copyright... wouldn't any profit form Cupid be in The Givers' hands, not Attrakt's?

    Quote from Blossomin88

    You want me to believe it's all the girls decision without outside influence when they hired an expensive law firm for this?


    Ngl, the girls might didn't know the consequences of all this messy lawsuits and just following what SIAHN or Warner told them to do. It never make any sense for any groups to filed a lawsuits after only a year of their careers especially after having a huge viral hit. For what? One of the example is because the company told them to still doing a promotion perhaps without Aran after their huge hit? For what else again? Exposing their girl private life such as? And lack of financial documents, I think this one is acceptable but again I don't think their ceo will not being transparent to them if actually talk or negotiate to him while threatening him to sued the company in front of his face.


    Sorry girls, but this didn't make sense. I really hope they know that this never end well whenever they win or lost. They will lost all the hype they had while proceed with this lawsuits that might take years to resolve. Not really a smart move from them. Kpop community only loud about this but will not really stay loyal to the group especially they didn't have a stable fanbase yet to support them like Loona has.

    Some alternate possibilities

    - The girls knew Siahn was more helpful/useful to them and they had good relationship thus, when Siahn was leaving Attrakt, the 2 parties discussed and agreed to leave together.

    - After Siahn left, things got worse thus, the girls talked to Siahn to help take them out. Siahn responded.

    - Law firm loves high profile case for publicity. This case can help put its name out thus, it offered a generous discount.


    This viral song could possibly be the group's highest time to make profit. It makes even less sense for them to wait for the next hit (which may never come) to get paid. If the ship leaks, it is better to not wait until it sinks.


    It is very common for smaller companies to not track its finance properly, that is an elaborate task. Some companies do not even have accountant.


    Sorry you just made a fool of yourself thinking you know the situation better than them.

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    What a dumb move. Their career is most likely done.

    And, it was wiser to just rot in the rut, to stick with the company that had severed its tie with its powerful music publisher?

    OMG


    The Attrakt CEO is a loose canon, and if he is calling the shots, they have zero chance of continued success.


    However they did sign a contract, and this guy did invest time and money into the group, so should have a cut of the profits ongoing, at least for 6.5 years.


    There is probably a lot more not in the public eye that we do not know about, because you would not even try terminating a contract unless there is a good chance you will win.

    I don't know if most of AKP just trolling by attaching "one hit wonder" to them or really wishing (and jinxing) that to be happen to them.


    This is such a regretful moment when they're supposed to doing next big things and silencing their doubters.


    Perhaps Bang PD is really put the truth in his words that he's the only one who can save K-pop

  • AllKill VIP

    You forgot to say that this is probably Kakao's doing and that Wonyoung use her chaebol status to force them


    It was a ploy to cause the downfall of other groups so that IVE can be on top


    And while we are at it, how Kakao caused chaos by having NJs and NMIXX have the same concept pictures to create tension and fanwars so that IVE is No.1


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    Except you forget that whatever happens right now didn't help any of them. The girls or the company. The girls claims towards their company is weak as hell. So, I don't even think the situation get bad between them, they're simply getting poached by SIAHN and Warner as his support. They have that barbie ost, a long planned promotion in the US and basically everything that a nugu group will never get. SIAHN will not registered their songs under him if he wanna left that company peacefully or didn't have ill intentions since the beginning.


    And who in kpop actually ever sued their company for something like exposing what surgery they're taking (no other private information leaked other than this), forcing them to keep promoting without one of their member ( in 2nd May Attrakt released a statement about Aran's hiatus situasion but never the other girls but suddenly they all went to hiatus which we can conclude something here) and that financial disclosure one, not that they cannot negotiate the term with JHJ and threatening to sue him. He cannot afford to lost them.



    I don't know better as much as you don't know better. I can make my own conclusion as much as you can. It's kinda obvious situasion tho that the girls seeing the other side more greener in siahn and wm. But anyway they still need to know the consequences of these lawsuits battle. They might unable to promote for months to years until all these case end. Really bad move tho and you can't convince us it's not. They're not having huge popularity to doing this in their one year careers with one hit song.

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    I don't know if most of AKP just trolling by attaching "one hit wonder" to them or really wishing (and jinxing) that to be happen to them.


    This is such a regretful moment when they're supposed to doing next big things and silencing their doubters.


    Perhaps Bang PD is really put the truth in his words that he's the only one who can save K-pop

    Bold...that is such a crazy thing to say

    Quote from Blossomin88

    You want me to believe it's all the girls decision without outside influence when they hired an expensive law firm for this? :pepe-joy:


    Ngl, the girls might didn't know the consequences of all this messy lawsuits and just following what SIAHN or Warner told them to do. It never make any sense for any groups to filed a lawsuits after only a year of their careers especially after having a huge viral hit. For what? One of the example is because the company told them to still doing a promotion perhaps without Aran after their huge hit? For what else again? Exposing their girl private life such as? And lack of financial documents, I think this one is acceptable but again I don't think their ceo will not being transparent to them if actually talk or negotiate to him while threatening him to sued the company in front of his face.


    Sorry girls, but this didn't make sense. I really hope they know that this never end well whenever they win or lost. They will lost all the hype they had while proceed with this lawsuits that might take years to resolve. Not really a smart move from them. Kpop community only loud about this but will not really stay loyal to the group especially they didn't have a stable fanbase yet to support them like Loona has.

    Fact: Fifty Fifty is not KPop

    Fact: Fifty Fifty does not care about what the Kpop community thinks, since they never seeked the Kpop fans' support

    Fact: They don't really care about what Koreans or foreign Kpop fans might think. They know these won't support them, and will act without paying too much attention to Korea or foreign KPop fans.

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    On another note, I hope at the end of this, 5050 continues to be able to promote. Even if they are back to nugu status and "flop".


    I've really come to love them as a group, and I really love their music. I was really looking forward to their next Korean comeback to see what direction they would go in and to be with them for their 1st comeback as a Hunnie.


    This whole thing makes me so sad, and I just don't want the girls to be hurt. Fuck a grammy, fuck a billboard hit, fuck a national hit, fuck all of that. I just want to see Aran, Sio, Saena, and Keena back on stage with a fair contract and smiling. I don't know how long it will take before that happens, but that's all I want. They are too talented for it to end here.

    Yes. They will promote . Just never again in Korea, which they don't care since Korea was never their emphasis.

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    Fact: Fifty Fifty is not KPop

    Fact: Fifty Fifty does not care about what the Kpop community thinks, since they never seeked the Kpop fans' support

    Fact: They don't really care about what Koreans or foreign Kpop fans might think. They know these won't support them, and will act without paying too much attention to Korea or foreign KPop fans.

    Q: Can they even promote and continue their careers with all these lawsuits allegations behind their back?

    Q: Who is the last Asian acts especially gg/woman that being successful in the west by only promoting there and not in their home country especially with concept like 50/50 outside of tik tok hype?

    Fact: One hit wonder happen all the time.

    Fact: Even psy still being relevant because of his popularity in Korea.

    Fact: Korean support most of time will equal to Asian support especially for gg. They didn't have both.

    Q: Who actually their fans if they are not a kpop group? European ghost from Renaissance Era?

    Q: From all their album sales, how much actually being purchase by non kpop fans or coming from western countries? Did they really make money there?

    Fact: If they're not in kpop category, they will lost almost all support they have, non kpop fans won't token stanning and buying their albums or going to their concert.



    If you can actually giving a receipt thattheir real fans are mostly not a kpop stan (not that casual listeners that only consume their Cupid in tiktok and Spotify but won't support them as a whole) I will agree with your statement that they're not kpop. They didn't need to be successful in Korea but not like they even found success in other places that's not TikTok or Spotify either.

    Did the ATTRAKT CEO even receive the Cupid money to cover expenses and payout when producer taken all the rights. I now doubt CEO gets any penny on that success. What a show.

    a group and careers of 4 innocent kids are getting destroyed but here you are trying to do your typical wonyoung stan trolling, have some shame.

  • AllKill VIP
  • AllKill VIP

    but it might be true tho

    if I remember well 8M streams on spotify in month was 40k USD

    we know what numbers Fifty Fifty did

    they still have 34.2M monthly listeners


    + it was revealed there was two investors who came to company and put money into it


    so with such surprising big 'income' members either should be paid already or if they've had trainee debt they should receive some notices month after month about financial status, after all they are WORKERS of that company


    we really need to kick in the butt all old fashioned labels which treat kids unfairly

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  • AllKill VIP
    Quote from thebadguy

    Tbh i don't really care, i was just trying to pretend to be morally superior like akp users usually do.

    You need to say stuff like


    "You despicable bitch icy using the lives of others for your own pleasure"


    "I thought you would be better than this but I guess I was wrong you are a stone cold bitch"


    "I hope that in future when your company screws you over you don't come crying over at AKP"

    This is why nugus can't have nice things.


    Just look at the recent accusations from the Exo sub unit against the entertainment company with the biggest lineage in K-pop history. They are under a much bigger public lense and still pull BS so I doesn't surprise me that nothing agencies like Attrakt are even dirtier and care even less about treating their act right.


    Hopefully they break contract and get picked up by a better company and don't just vanish as that 1 TikTok song group.

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