KMCA added, "New Jeans should fulfill their contract faithfully and have sincere discussions with their agency. However, if they can't reach an agreement, they should humbly wait for the court's decision." They also reminded in their statement, "NewJeans is not the only group in the K-pop industry. Many senior artists, employees of other agencies, and fellow and junior artists are doing their best in their respective roles."
Furthermore, KMCA strongly urged the National Assembly and the government to improve laws and systems to get rid of tamperings. It is no longer acceptable to see exclusive contracts as a matter of private freedom and leave it to the parties' own judgments. KMCA continued, "Even if this case could be considered a violation of the duty of loyalty or a breach of trust under current law, the laws and systems that match the specific nature of the music industry are currently inadequate.Therefore, we request the revision of individual laws or the introduction of systems to maintain order and establish healthy practices in the music industry."
In particular, the KMCA said, "We are considering excluding albums and music sales from the charts of agencies and artists involved in tampering allegations on the Circle Chart, which we manage." They added, "We are also looking into excluding and withholding data from the music broadcast programs that use the Circle Chart's data (such as MCountdown, Music Bank, Show! Music Core, Inkigayo, The Show, Show Champion, The Trot Show, ENA K-pop Chart Show) and major domestic music awards (such as the Circle Chart Music Awards, MAMA, Golden Disc Awards)."
Full translation here: https://pannative.blogspot.com/2024/12/korea-music-content-association-min.html
-So basically, you're saying you're going to manipulate the charts?
-I heard they have connections with HYBE. So how can I trust the achievements of HYBE's artists now?
-Why are they sticking their nose in it? It's strange how they released a statement out of the blue.
-So they're saying that they're going to meddle with the charts now...? Or have they been doing it all along?
-And yet they stay silent about Sajaegi?? So transparent.
-This is so ridiculousㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ They practically admitted that they're on HYBE's side. This makes me wonder if all of HYBE artists' achievements are fakeㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-They're practically admitting that they played golf with them...
-Oh... So you're excluding NewJeans because of the allegations?? Then why are you not excluding HYBE's idols?
-Just leave the kids alone...
-I can’t help but curse, there are too many Bang Sihyuks in this world.
-At this point, they're probably playing golf with Bang Sihyuk.
-Are they going to exclude the achievements of criminals too?
-The moment this actually happens, it will be harder for people to trust HYBE's idolsㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Isn’t this also manipulation? Shouldn't we report it? And from now on, I won’t believe any achievements from HYBE idols.
-The results data is just directly reflected on their charts, so if they start removing anyone without permission, it’s no different from manipulating the chart. If they actually do it, it’ll just become a manipulated chart.
