The 11 member group Omega X. Omega X Official FacebookWhile the 11-member male idol group Omega X filed a temporary injunction to stop the exclusive contract with its current agency, Spire Entertainment, for reasons such as verbal abuse, assault and sexual harassment by the CEO, the contract came to end although Spire He did not deny the facts of verbal abuse and offensive language. He said that could not be a reason.
On the afternoon of the 7th, at the Civil Division of the 21st Seoul Eastern District Court in Songpa-gu, Seoul, the first questioning of the 11 members of Omega X against Spire Entertainment (hereafter referred to as the ‘Spyre’ side) in which a lawsuit was held for an injunction to suspend the validity of the exclusive contract. All Omega X members were present with legal representatives, and dozens of fans also kept their seats.
Spire Entertainment, which has rarely responded to the media, said it did not deny that director Kang used offensive language and insulting language to Omega X, but that the conditions for terminating the contract had not been established.
Spire’s legal representative said, “From the point of view of the debtor (Spyre), I do not deny the abusive language and the abusive language itself that was presented by the creditor (Omega X). It will not work, but it informs for that there were various circumstances. Even if it is a problem with the director and the creditor, (this) is not a reason to reject the exclusive contract.”
At the same time, he said, if you want to ask for the termination of the exclusive contract, you must make the request for correction within 14 days, and then make the claim when no corrective action is taken. Spire explained that given the data submitted by Omega X, the request to terminate the contract is not legally valid.
On this day, Spire said △On September 25th, when they were on tour in South America, one member had been confirmed of Corona 19, and the confirmed person did not go on stage. △The plane ticket was canceled to protect the artist They claimed to have returned to Korea at their own expense, △ in June this year, they had not been able to pay the bills because they had not reached the level to pay the profits , and △ the sexual harassment was unfounded.
In response, Omega X said △On September 25, a total of 4 members had been confirmed of Corona 19, and although the kits were positive, the representative tried to force the performance, so the practice went up to practice, but in the end the performance was not performed △Director Kang unilaterally canceled the plane ticket △ They refuted that sexual harassment happened.
On the 16th of last month, Omega X held a press conference to conclude the exclusive contract. Reporter Ryu Young-jooThe court noted that Omega X continued to release albums and tours in Japan in August, South America in September, and the United States in October, but the members did not receive a settlement of profits. Spire said that the cost of Omega X so far has reached 9 billion won, and that the settlement part does not reflect the sales and profits generated by the world tour.
Spire said, “I feel sorry for (this situation). It’s a situation where the debtor (Director Kang) feels sorry for the fact that (the members) have had a hard time in several way and has a heart to do well in the future.”
Still, after noting the fact that Omega X called Director Kang his mother, the relationship between the two sides was “I know it’s not that vertical,” and “(So) Director wasn’t Kang felt he was using such serious abuse. language,” he explained. Emphasizing that director Kang has taken remedial measures at the agency level, such as stepping down as CEO, he added, “I have a fervent heart to believe (the agency) once again and hope that the creditors (Omega X) will change their minds.”
On the other hand, Omega X said, “The personal rights and privacy of the creditors were violated by the debtor, and that is the reason for terminating the contract.” “There has been a lot of compensation in the past, so the leader Kim Jae-han, on behalf of the creditors, told the CEO specifically about the matter related to Director Kang and insisted on correcting it. But after that, the violation of personal rights and privacy became so serious that there were cases of assault.
Previously, on the 16th of last month, Omega X held a press conference and revealed that they were constantly being lighted by director Kang Mo (former CEO), attending unwanted drinking parties, and verbally assaults and sexually harasses them.
