On December 4, Minzy took to her Instagram to express frustration over the recent news involving her legal dispute with her label, Music Works.
She wrote, "It seems that I will have to begin a new legal dispute with my company, a long and arduous one. At the time of the contract's signing, I was promised at least 4 albums within a year as well as full support toward my promotions, but in the past 4 years I've only promoted one album, and they've barely supported me in any activities. I've never once laid eyes on documentation of earnings, and they have not paid me a single penny."
Minzy continued, "To me, the most important thing is to continue my career as a singer, not the money. Which is why I wanted to come to some sort of settlement with the company through a nullification request, or for the matter to come to an end as soon as possible through the court's mediation; however, it did not work out that way and so I have no choice but to file a lawsuit and unveil the truth through legal procedures. I will fight through this for my fans who are always supporting me and cheering me on. I promise to show you an honest and earnest individual, whether on stage or off stage."
Meanwhile, Minzy signed on as a solo artist under Music Works in April of 2016, after departing from YG Entertainment.
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I'm sorry, I know she's frustrated, and she has every right to be given Music Works' lack of performance. Still 4 albums a year seems like a rather unrealistic standard to meet. Didn't she doubt whether that was even possible, before she signed the contract? Even if they were all just mini-albums / EPs, that's still a crazy pace of promotion. The only one I've seen that has matched that pace of production was TWICE, during their blitz in 2017-2018, but that was with the full force of JYP Ent (a large company with 22 songwriters on contract) pushing behind them, and releasing albums in two countries. There would be no way Music Works would be able to gather enough songwriters to sustain a production of 4 albums a year for just a single artist.
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