Singer Lee Mu-jin filed for an injunction to suspend the effect of his exclusive contract against his agency, citing issues including unpaid settlement money. The agency reportedly said in court that it would accept the request.
According to legal sources on the 27th, the Seoul Central District Court Civil Agreement Division 50 (Presiding Judge Lee Sang-hun) will hold a hearing this morning on Lee Mu-jin's application for an injunction to suspend the effect of his exclusive contract filed against Big Planet Made Enter.
Lee is said to have notified the agency of the termination of the exclusive contract in March and filed the injunction application with the court on the 7th of this month.
Lee's legal representative said, "The settlement money for the second to fourth quarters of last year and the first quarter of this year has not been paid," and noted, "We already notified the termination of the contract, so the relationship has effectively ended, but we filed for an injunction to obtain an official ruling from the court."
They added that they are also considering filing a main lawsuit seeking payment of the settlement money against the agency going forward.
A representative for Big Planet Made Enter said, "There is no objection to the claim to suspend the effect of the exclusive contract," and added, "We plan to accept Lee's request."