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EXO members Chen, Baekhyun, and Xiumin are in an exclusive contract dispute with INB100, and CEO Cha Ga-won has been arrested and indicted on fraud charges.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Young-seop = It was confirmed that EXO members Chen, Baekhyun, and Xiumin (hereinafter referred to as Chen Baeksi) filed a lawsuit against their agency INB100 to stop the effect of their exclusive contract.
According to the legal community on the 7th, the Seoul Central District Court's Civil Agreement Division 50 (Chief Judge Lee Sang-hoon) will hold a hearing on the case filed by Chenbaeksi against INB100 for a provisional injunction to suspend the exclusive contract.
INB100 is a company founded by Baekhyun in June 2023, and was incorporated into CEO Cha Ga-won's One Hundred label in May of the following year.
It was reported that Chenbaeksi notified CEO Cha Won of termination of their exclusive contract in April last year due to non-payment of settlement fees. When the company did not respond, it appears that a preliminary injunction lawsuit was filed.
Representative Cha was arrested and indicted last August on charges of fraud worth 30 billion won and is scheduled for his first trial on the 13th of next month.
A former chairman of a real estate development company, he co-founded the One Hundred label with singer MC Mong in 2023, but has been running the company alone since MC Mong left after a conflict in July of last year.
The One Hundred label has notified Lee Seung-gi, The Boyz, BBG, and broadcaster Kim Dae-ho of terminating their exclusive contracts one after another, claiming non-payment of settlement fees.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Seoul Central District Court will conduct a hearing on the application for provisional injunction and issue a decision.
Very likely · Within days
Representative Cha Won's first trial on fraud charges will be held on the 13th of next month.
Very likely · Within weeks

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