Hong Jin Young Files For Termination Of Her Contract, Reveals The Horrific Actions Her Agency Did To Her
Hong Jin Young announced through her personal Instagram account that she recently filed for termination of her exclusive contract with Music K Entertainment, and revealed many of the horrible things her agency has done to her.
In her lengthy statement, she revealed everything that has happened to her that led to this drastic decision.
She first revealed to her fans the bad news, before going into in depth detail.
Hello, this is Hong Jin Young. I know I am suddenly writing to you all, but it is to give some sad news to everyone.
I am now going through the legal process of terminating my contract with my agency that I thought of as family for the past 10 years. They were my family from my debut until now. I worried a lot, has a lot of hesitation and fear, and every single day was painful, but I arrived at this decision.
— Hong Jin Young
She revealed that she had full trust in her agency, so she never felt the need to question them.
Up until now, I have been loyal and trusted my agency. I’ve been working hard without missing a schedule, and without properly thinking deeply about things.
Sometimes, I would see comments claiming I just wanted money, and I hated myself for having people think of me like that. There were many times where I just wanted to give myself some rest. But in the end, I thought that working hard, performing at several events every day, dozens of events a month, was how I could repay my company for raising my since I was a rookie.
— Hong Jin Young
One event was the breaking point in her decision to terminate her contract.
At one point, my health quickly deteriorated. In early June, I had an infection in my lower abdomen, and it became so serious I had to receive surgery. I told my agency many times it was too painful to carry on schedules, but they still made me attend them.
While all of this was going on, there were many other things also happening, that I was not aware of. Secret contracts with advertisers that I never knew of, poor accounting practices that are I suspect took tens of millions of won in my appearance fees through paper companies, forcing me to sign contracts with advertisers I don’t want to do, leaving out part of my commission from performing at events, and more. After thinking about it, I submitted my notice to cancel my contract in June.
— Hong Jin Young
She never believed something like this would happen, but her agency is not even apologizing.
To be honest, I never thought this situation would end up like this. We were one family, and we trusted each other, I thought there was a misunderstanding and I was waiting for an honest explanation from the agency with their reflection, and I wanted to trust them right to the end.
However, the agency has not said a single word of apology, and they consistently give excuses and do not acknowledge their wrongdoings. As someone seeing this, I decided I could no longer maintain a sense of trust with them anymore.
— Hong Jin Young
She kept on apologizing to her fans for having to do something like this and revealed she filed for termination today.
Today, I submitted my application to terminate my contract to the courts, against my agency and to prosecute them, as I was betrayed and disappointed by them, as I thought of them as family. My heart hurts so much, that this situation has happened.
Unlike my normal self, I couldn’t sleep properly and I was crying alone everyday. Even as I am writing this, tears are coming out. I really wanted to show everyone just a bright and happy image when I am in the public view. I made a promise to myself when I was a rookie to never let it show that I was in pain or having a hard time.
I’m truly sorry for showing everyone an image like this.
— Hong Jin Young
She ended her letter, determined to fight for herself, and recover from her huge wound.
I had trusted this company so much, the decade that passed by now feels shameful. The betrayal and disappointment that I have felt in the past few months has become a big wound for me now.
Now, I need to fight alone, and I decided that it is only right for me to let everyone know directly, so I have to release this. I’m sorry for making all of you who cheer for me feel worried.
— Hong Jin Young
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