Attract, the agency of the girl group Fifty Fifty, won part of its damages lawsuit against the outsourced service company The Givers and CEO Ahn Seong-il.
The Seoul Central District Court's Civil Agreement Division 33 (Presiding Judge Choi Jong-jin) on the 15th ruled in a damages claim case worth about 2 billion won that Attract filed against The Givers, CEO Ahn, and a director surnamed Baek, saying, "The Givers and CEO Ahn shall jointly pay 499.5 million won to Attract." The court also said of the director surnamed Baek, "Of the above amount, pay 449.5 million won jointly with The Givers and CEO Ahn."
Attract filed the lawsuit in Sept. 2023, saying The Givers and CEO Ahn breached obligations under a service contract and that deception and breach of trust caused property damage.
Fifty Fifty went through an exclusive contract dispute with Attract after the 2023 hit of "Cupid," and Attract suspected during the dispute that The Givers was behind it. CEO Ahn, a music producer involved in making "Cupid," signed a PM (project management) service contract for five years starting in June 2021 and was in charge of discovering a rookie girl group and main producing, according to Attract.
Attract has pursued legal action, including civil and criminal proceedings, against The Givers and CEO Ahn by raising suspicions of tampering (pre-contract contact before contract expiration) related to Fifty Fifty.