The FIFTY FIFTY controversy is slowly coming to a close after ATTRAKT announced the contract termination for members Sio, Saena, and Aran.
Just last week, things took a turn when member Keena dropped her lawsuit against ATTRAKT and returned to the label. Since then, there were further developments as Keena sat down with Dispatch and revealed the details of what happened and how The Givers' Ahn Sung Il gaslit the members and their parents into filing the provisional injunction to terminate the contract with ATTRAKT.
Despite Keena revealing that Ahn Sung Il had deceived the members into filing the lawsuit, the remaining three members continued to post statements on social media stating that ATTRAKT had unfairly passed on debt to the members.
Then, on October 23, Keena unveiled Kakaotalk messages between the members and ATTRAKT CEO Jun Hong Joon, revealing his true character.
Translation:
Song Ja Kyung (Keena): "CEO, This is Ja Kyung!!!!!! Have you been well? We weren't able to see you this week! With the allowance you kindly gave us last week, the members and I came to get some healing today after our practice session. We spent time taking photos to commemorate our hard work, eating delicious diet meals, and engaging in conversations. We've also made a pledge to strengthen our bond as a group and recharge ourselves for the coming week. Being together as 4 members has always given us strength and motivation, and we will continue to work hard until our debut.
As the oldest member, I will also make an effort to pull myself together and work even harder with sincerity! We may have our shortcomings, but we are always grateful for the opportunities you provide, CEO! Have a great weekend!
I wanted to let you know that I used the allowance you gave us meaningfully, which is why I'm reaching out like this hehe."
CEO Jun: "It's really good to see everyone have a good time. Since we'll be starting the filming soon, Ja Kyung, Euna (Aran), and Ji Ho (Sio), please make an effort to lose just 3kg each from your current weight. Let's debut in great shape!"
Translation:
Song Ja Kyung (Keena): "Yes, sir. Understood!!! We'll make an effort to maintain our weight!!!!!! Thank you, CEO!"
CEO Jun: "Become the best girl group in the world!"
Song Ja Kyung (Keena): "We ate a Cauliflower and broccoli dish today!!"/ "Yes CEO!! We'll keep that in mind!!! Please take care of us!!!"
CEO Jun: "Hello World"
Song Ja Kyung (Keena): "Thank you."
CEO Jun: "Dreams and pursuing that dream bring courage and resilience to those who do! Just like Admiral Yi Sun Sin's 12 mighty warships, we are crossing the vast Pacific Ocean with four high-performance battleships and escort vessels. Moving forward and charging ahead, we fear no adversaries. Strength and effort, practice and talent, and the grace of God, all contribute."
Song Ja Kyung (Keena): "Yep!!! I'll keep that in mind!!! Together, the four of us will work hard and build our skills towards that dream, achieving many things, CEO!"
With the latest messages revealed, many Korean netizens praised Keena for being grateful to CEO Jun, and the netizens praised CEO Jun for giving the girls allowances to support their dreams.
They commented, "Keena is so cute," "It's so nice how she said she wanted to use the allowance for something meaningful. It really shows how good she is," "CEO Jun is so cute too. 'Hello World'? lol," "CEO Jun really seems like a nice Ahjuhssi (mid-aged man)," "So funny how he says 'Hello World' so randomly," "Keena seems like a good kid too," "She's so nice even if CEO Jun says cringe things to her," "The CEO sounds like my dad :(" "What the CEO said came true, they really said 'Hello World' to the whole world, now everyone in the world knows them," "I really like both of them," "The CEO is so funny, he's a real Ahjussi," and "Keena did put in hard work."
Keena seems to have a very sweet nature and I am glad she has reconciled with the CEO. That said, this new revelation of the CEO's character makes the remaining (ex)members look really bad. Whenever I think about them, I just shake my head in confusion and disbelief. I have said this before, but the revelations of this case never cease to amaze me.
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