Rising K-pop girl quintet Fifty Fifty has been embroiled in scandal. Attrakt, the group’s agent, claims Warner Music Korea tried to recruit members through a third party. Attrakt called on Warner Music Korea and a subcontracted outsourcing company to explain their position in a press statement.
The agency did not name the outsourcing company, but it said “outside forces” had tried to persuade group members to break their exclusive contracts.
The agency did not name the outsourcing company, but it said “outside forces” had tried to persuade group members to break their exclusive contracts. Warner Music Korea, refuting the allegations, expressed displeasure and stressed its support for Fifty Fifty’s success as its global distributor.
Since their debut, the K-pop quintet had achieved many milestones, including entering Billboard’s Hot 100 with “Cupid.” Fifty Fifty, on hiatus, owing to a member’s surgery, continues to attract fans worldwide.
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Record-Breaking K-Pop Group Fifty-Fifty Caught in Alleged Poaching Attempt
The manager for the rising K-pop girl group Fifty Fifty said Monday that Warner Music Korea tried to hire away members of the group through a third party.
“Both a subcontracted outsourcing company and Warner Music Korea appear to be behind the recent attempt by an outside force to steal Fifty Fifty members,” Attrakt said in a press release.
Soompi has shared this tweet about Warner Music Korea that they are trying to Poach Members:
#FIFTYFIFTY‘s Agency Names Warner Music Korea As The “External Force” Allegedly Trying To Poach Membershttps://t.co/eWTUAlQfgc pic.twitter.com/kq1Zh9C0zB
— Soompi (@soompi) June 25, 2023
“We detected evidence that the outsourcing company approached Warner Music Korea to sell Attrakt’s girl group Fifty Fifty,” the agency said, asking Warner Music Korea to provide an adequate explanation and unveil its position on the issue.
The K-pop agency did not say who the outsourcing business was, though. It also said that it had written to Warner Music Korea to find out what was going on.
Attrakt said on Friday that members of the group have been approached by “outside forces” who are trying to get them to break their exclusive contracts with the agency and sign new ones instead. The company said it didn’t like the claims and pointed out that it has been working as the group’s global agent since April.
“We have made every effort to provide our capabilities and network to enhance the remarkable achievements attained by “Fifty Fifty and its agency,” it said in a statement. “However, we are deeply disappointed by the unsavory allegations that have been raised.
In their response to Attrakt’s claims, Warner Music Korea denied them and said that Attrakt never sent them any proof of content, even though they said they would:
📄 Warner Music Korea’s statement on Attrakt’s accusations, denying them and saying that Attrakt didn’t send them any proof of content despite saying so earlier.
🔗 https://t.co/SMgtAqzHA1#FIFTYFIFTY #피프티피프티 pic.twitter.com/1ZFkXaicTD
— fifty fifty archive (@fiftyfiftylog) June 26, 2023
The K-pop quartet debuted in November, and their new song “Cupid” made them the fastest K-pop group ever to get on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Songs list. The song has been on the chart and the British Official Singles Chart for 13 weeks in a row.
This makes Fifty Fifty the K-pop girl group that has been on both lists the longest. The group is taking a short break because one of its members just had surgery and will need another one or two months to heal, according to the agency that represents it.
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