‘Highlight' member Yong Jun Hyung accuses the agency of wrongful contract termination, says they demanded 1 billion KRW in damages
Contract wrongfully terminated, says Jun Hyung
Jun Hyung recently took to a popular social media platform to express his worry and anger over his management company's treatment. In a story, the idol penned down a long note detailing how his company dropped him without notice or reason and how he has been unable to reach them.
His post read, "Last year on the day of the album release, they suddenly called me and said that they would end my contract without any strings attached because they had to close the label.
I didn't understand and said that I was confused, and then they took their words back and just said, Let's do our best.'
He continued, saying that even though his company said that they would keep going, almost 2 months later, he ended up getting a message about how his contract had been terminated without reason and that he had to pay some damages fees as well.
'Within 1–2 months, I get a notice asking me to leave the company and pay damages for an investment from a distributor I'd never even heard of or agreed upon.
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Apparently, there are a bunch of reasons according to the contract, but I don't recall doing anything that went against the contract since I signed it…' shared the 'Lovely Day' singer.
Did the company come up with the damages out of the blue?
In his post, the idol also shared that his agency had asked him to pay a total of 1 billion KRW in damages for an investment he was not made aware of and had no responsibility over. His post read. 'They came up with 1 billion KRW out of the blue, and they just expect me to pay up? I said I couldn't accept it and asked for them to fulfil their duties as my management company until the end of my contract, and I've been unable to reach them ever since.
Who exactly is violating the contract right now?"
Currently, Yong Jun Hyung is married to popular K-pop artist Hyuna.
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