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Friday, March 01, 2013

C-JeS releases details regarding JYJ’s lawsuit victory over Avex + Avex announces its intentions to appeal


After the initial announcement regarding JYJ‘s win against Avex, C-JeS Entertainment has revealed details regarding the ruling received.

According to C-JeS, the Japanese court ruled that Avex cannot insist on JYJ’s sole management in Japan, and ordered the management company to pay JYJ’s agency C-JeS Entertainment 660 million Yen (~ 7.3 million USD). The court also acknowledged the fact that Avex has defamed C-JeS’s CEO, and as such, ruled that they also pay the CEO 1 million Yen (~ 11,000 USD).
To recap, JYJ and Avex suspended their exclusive contract back in 2010 and as the conflict of promoting in Japan escalated between them, Avex had released a public notice that falsely claimed that C-JeS’s CEO was affiliated with gangsters and brought about the halt of promotions in Japan for the group. They also insisted that they had sole management over JYJ’s Japanese activities and interfered with the group’s attempt to put on a charity concert back in 2011, which led to the lawsuit.

In response to the ruling received in court today (18th), Avex has already made it clear through an announcement on their homepage that they cannot accept the decision and that they will be filing an appeal.

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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Possibility of TVXQ reunion through Avex?


Recent news on the possibility of TVXQ‘s reunion is sending shockwaves throughout the industry.

On January 22nd, a Japanese article titled, “Will Avex act as the savior? TVXQ’s reunion project” surfaced. It reported of rumors of a reunion concert at Tokyo Dome orchestrated by Avex, who was previously accused of hindering JYJ‘s Japanese activities. In light of Avex’s recent under-performing releases, it is said that they are willing to go head with this project and stop hindering JYJ’s Japanese activities. Japanese superstar Ayumi Hamasaki is rumored to be negotiating on behalf of both sides.

While the news of a possible reunion is being met with enthusiasm by fans all over the world, many are skeptical of the chances of such a reunion actually occurring. The fact that this reunion is being orchestrated by Avex instead of SM Entertainment is also a cause of skepticism.

The article goes on to state, “While the reunion of TVXQ is something that many fans are waiting, the small possibility of this actually happening is an indicator of Avex’s desperation,” hinting that Avex’s recent lack of success may be reason for pursuing such a unlikely project.

TVXQ fans responded to the news with, “While it would be great if reunion happens, it seems unlikely“, “They say Avex will lead the project but I can’t trust them“, and “I hope they stop writing these pointless reunion articles“.

As no official statements have been released from any parties, it’s important to wait for these rumors and speculations to be confirmed. Stay tuned to allkpop as we await developments on this matter.





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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Short version (teaser) of GD&TOP’s Japanese “Oh Yeah” released


Back in September, Big Bang‘s GD&TOP announced that would be making their Japanese debut with the release of “Oh Yeah” on November 9th. Unfortunately, due to the breakout of G-Dragon‘s marijuana case, their Japanese promotion plans were put on hold.

The single was pushed back for a released date of January 7, 2012 but earlier today, YG and Avex Entertainment (YGEX) delighted their fans by releasing the short version (teaser) of GD&TOP’s Japanese “Oh Yeah”.

Check it out below!





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Monday, November 28, 2011

TVXQ photos from “Winter Rose” booklet revealed


 
With TVXQ releasing their latest Japanese single “Winter Rose“ for the holidays, Avex has unveiled the classy photoset featured in the booklet!

Dressed in black suits and ties, Yunho and Changmin lounge together in the backseat of a car. With muted colors and a vintage feel, the duo perfectly exudes a classy yet sexy vibe. Check out the photobook below:
 The single, titled “Winter”, will be released on November 30th in Japan, with “Winter Rose” and a Christmas version of “Duet”.

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Wednesday, November 09, 2011

U-KISS preparing to officially make their formal Japanese debut


The boys of U-KISS have just wrapped up promotions for their second full length album with a final performance on the November 6th episode of SBS Inkigayo. They’re now actively preparing to make their formal debut into Japan on December 14th with the release of their single ‘Tick Tack‘.

U-KISS participated in the Chinese-Korean music festival that took place in Beijing, China on the 8th and have a few performances scheduled in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Once they complete their Chinese promotions, they will be heading to Japan on the 22nd.

Their agency stated, “On top of having powerful dance performances and strong vocals, a few members are able to speak fluently in languages such as English, Chinese and Japanese, enabling them to quickly develop an international fan base.”

U-KISS released their first full Japanese album, ‘First Kiss‘ back in December of 2010 but recently they have officially signed with Avex and are preparing for their formal Japanese debut next month.







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Thursday, October 06, 2011

GD&TOP’s Japanese album gets put on hold

Due to the recent breakout of G-Dragon‘s marijuana case, his Japanese promotion plans have come to a halt.

The Japanese distributor for Big Bang‘s albums, avex, stated on October 6th, “GD&TOP‘s single “Oh Yeah”, which was scheduled to be released on November 9th, has been put to a stop.”
They continued, “G-Dragon had smoked marijuana before signing with avex… However, we have decided to stop the sale of the album because of the responses that [this case] will draw from Japanese society.”

A few months ago, avex joined with YG to form the YGEX label in Japan, and have been introducing YG’s music to the Japanese public. Their first project was 2NE1‘s debut album ‘NOLZA‘, and GD&TOP’s single was scheduled to become the second big release. However, in light of recent events, the plan seems to have changed.

Korean broadcast stations have ruled that G-Dragon’s on-air appearances will not be affected by this case since he was not charged with anything. However, G-Dragon’s promotions in Japan will be difficult for the time being, since Japan has strict regulations against celebrities associated with marijuana. Additionally, since G-Dragon’s marijuana incident took place in Japan, many are predicting that he will draw harsher criticisms from the local populace.

Stay tuned to here on urkpop & allkpop as we update on this situation.


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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

GD&TOP to make Japanese debut this November with “Oh Yeah”



Via tokyohive:

Big Bang‘s GD&TOP has announced that they’ll be making their Japanese debut in November!
Recently, a Japanese media outlet reported, “Big Bang’s sub-unit GD&TOP will be making their Japanese debut with their single album ‘Oh Yeah‘ on November 9th.” 

This will be another project under YG and avex Entertainment‘s collaboration label, YGEX.  “Oh Yeah” is a song off of their Korean album released in December last year with a featuring by 2NE1‘s Bom.  A Japanese version of “High High” will also be included in the release, with particular emphasis on the lyrics’ promunciation and meaning.

GD&TOP stated, “Our unit’s concept is freedom.  It’s something friendly, like the youth you see playing on the streets.  Big Bang itself is a very free-spirited group so we want to transfer that energy on the stage.” 



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Thursday, July 21, 2011

YG Entertainment and avex announce the creation of ‘YGEX’!


Yesterday, news broke that YG Entertainment artists, Se7en, Gummy, Big Bang, and 2NE1 were all headed to Japan for “an important announcement”.

At approximately 3:30PM (JST) on July 21st, a live Ustream began for this major announcement. The event was jointly hosted by avex and YG Entertainment, which is surprising since Big Bang and Se7en were signed with other Japanese record labels.

After a brief introduction of the YGE artists, it was announced that Avex and YG Entertainment would be collaborating to form a new company called ‘YGEX Entertainment‘.

As this is a new company, how exactly promotions and releases will be handled is unclear. However, we do know that YG and avex intend to work hand-in-hand as a new entity, and bring the music industries of Korea and Japan closer together.

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At the conclusion of the press conference, viewers were provided the new label’s website address, www.ygex.jp. The site describes YGEX :
The birth of a record label dedicated exclusively to YG Family!
The name is “YGEX”, attributing to the collaboration of YG FAMILY “YG” with AVEX “EX”.
“EX” also inspired by words like “EXPERIENCE” and “EXCLUSIVE”, carries connotations of it being the one and only label you can experience YG FAMILY.
The collaboration between YG, not bound to just Asia now spreading as a worldwide trend “YG POP”, and AVEX who has always innovated and led the Japanese music scene, is definitely a match up bound to create a new and unpredictable form of entertainment.
In addition, the artist relayed their upcoming activities. Se7en and Gummy announced plans to release new mini-albums this year. Taeyang told reporters he was working on a new solo album. There was also mention of additional YG Family Concerts in Japan and Korea in honor of YGE’s 15th anniversary.

Stay tuned for more details about this exciting new enterprise!





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YG outlines his master plan with YGEX and avex

 
On July 21st, YG Entertainment and avex announced the establishment of their new collaboration label, ‘YGEX‘, through a press conference at a hotel in Odaiba, Tokyo.

The event was attended by Yang Hyun Suk, YG artists, and avex’s Mastuura Masato, as well as 600 different reporters from major Japanese outlets like NHK and Yomiuri News.

Yang Hyun Suk expressed, “YG Entertainment is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. We’ve set up an agency named YGEX with our great partner, avex, and this will mark the start of our Japanese advancement. Not only will 2NE1 be debuting in Japan in September, but all future debuts under YG will debut both in Korea and Japan at the same time through YGEX. YG, like it has always done, will be actively producing albums through YGEX.”


He continued, “When YG artists advance into Japan, we will not be matching our style to the Japanese style, but rather presenting a music that echoes YG itself. avex expressed that they like and understand YG’s music, so in the future, all music will be released in Japan through YGEX.”

Mastuura added, “I’m glad to be able to present this new project with YG. I’ve felt a lot of things through my various meetings with Yang Hyun Suk, and I’m happy to be able to work with him.”

2NE1′s CL said, “We’ll be starting our Japanese promotions soon, so we’re glad to be working with seniors who have already advanced.”  Dara added, “I’ve become the communications director for 2NE1 a while ago, so I’ll be working as the cutie Director Park in Japan. This is my first time revealing this, but YG Family will be holding our 15th anniversary concert in both Korea and Japan this year.”


Big Bang’s G-Dragon said, “I’m glad that we’re all able to work together through YGEX. Big Bang has been working as solos, units, and as a group this past year, and through YGEX, we will be working in Japan in the same manner. It hasn’t been decided yet who will come out first, but the person who has the best final results will be promoting in Japan first.”

T.O.P. expressed, “YG Family is dependable, so I’m glad to be working with them.” Maknae Seungri stated, “I don’t think there’s an idol who has a style like Big Bang’s in Japan. The members of Big Bang will be working as both solos and units in Japan.”


Gummy said, “As for me, I’ll be advancing in Japan soon so I’m glad that I can depend on YG Family. I’ll become a singer who succeeds with her vocals in Japan.”

Se7en said, “It’s fun being here with everyone today. Since we’re all working under one agency in Japan, we’ll be supporting each other as much as possible. I’m also confident in that I’ll be able to do better on my Japanese promotions than before.”




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Friday, April 29, 2011

JYJ takes legal action against Avex


Male trio JYJ has taken legal actions against Avex, their management company in Japan with whom they’ve been having trouble with, for interfering with their charity concert.

JYJ’s Korean management company, CJES Entertainment, has filed a lawsuit along with an official statement on their webpage, while Avex was quick to respond with an official statement as well.
What caused the problem?

To start off, Avex suspended their contract with JYJ last September. The group, while not legally allowed to perform in Japan without Avex’s permission, was planning on a charity concert to help the victims of recent Tohoku earthquake.  However, Avex stepped in and pressured them to cancel the show, presumably arguing that it violated their no promoting rules.

CJES asked the Tokyo regional court for a provisional disposition regarding disruption of performance, meaning that they are asking the court to step in and stop Avex from cancelling the concert.

JYJ has expressed that they are determined to go ahead with the concert regardless of outside interventions.
Below is an official statement posted by CJES’s Mr. Baek Chang Joo on their Japanese webpage.

“We thank you for showing us your continued support last year with JYJ’s world ide album and promotion, despite the fact that our contract with Avex was suspended and we could not promote in Japan. When Japan was in sorrow after an earthquake hit eastern Japan, JYJ grieved with you as if we were a member of your family. We planned a charity concert in order to help Japan’s recovery and to show gratitude for your love.

 Although we started out with a good intent, there have been external pressure against us, such as concert hall bookings being cancelled. We are sorry to worry our fans who have already purchased the tickets for the show and are waiting patiently.

 While we thought about cancelling the concert as we might not be able to put on our best performance for our Japanese fans who have been waiting so long for JYJ’s performance, we have decided to keep the promise we made with our fans who waited in patience. We are pressing on.

 We would like our Japanese fans to understand this concert, not just as a one time event, but as the starting signal for JYJ’s Japanese promotion. Our stage might be a bit lacking, but please have faith in our sincereness and continue showing us your support.

 JYJ will not bend to such pressures in future and will visit wherever we can to perform for our Japanese fans. I too, will personally wage my everything, in order for JYJ to play their music and share their stories with our Japanese fans to thank for your support. Japanese fans of JYJ, please continue your support for us as you have done all along. We can, because there is faith.”

Avex quickly posted their side of the story on their official webpage, arguing,

“The charity concert was planned without the consent of our organization, which owns all rights to management of JYJ within Japan. We have reacted in fair and reasonable ways to this invasion of our rights… We have been receiving complaints from anti-social groups and members of our board have been receiving threats.”

An inside source familiar with the concert was quoted as saying,

“Avex claims that they have the rights, but they suspended the contract one-sidedly. They continue making profits off of JYJ through DVD sales and such, but really, they’re stopping JYJ from performing in Japan. Contract with Avex was something completely unrelated to the one with SM Entertainment, and they’re interrupting JYJ’s promotion at the same time that JYJ is taking legal actions to void their contract with SM. I do not think this is fair.”

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Stay tuned to urkpop as the JYJ saga continues on.

Source: OSEN via Nate, allkpop
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