--♥ Mnet Invited TVXQ For Their Year-end Awards ♥--

On the 16th, it was revealed by Mnet’s office that they have invited TVXQ, whose members are in the midst of a legal dispute with their management
company, to attend their
year-end awards “Mnet Asian Music Award”
(hereafter known as MAMA).
This year’s MAMA will be held on the 21st November,
Seoul, Jamsil Gymnasium.
Their office said, “MAMA’s aim is to show the rest of Asia Korea’s culture” and “the award ceremeony
will be aired across the 10 main
countries in Asia, like Japan, China, Malaysia,
Singapore and Thailand, where TVXQ is the best artist.
Thus, Korea’s top artist cannot be
excluded from the invitation.”
On MAMA’s end, they have expressed interest in inviting
TVXQ to attend their awards. On the 16th, they said that
they would get in touch with
TVXQ’s management to see whether
it would be possible for them to attend or not.
However, TVXQ’s company,
SM Entertainment has declared that they
would not be attending MAMA,
so a lot of attention has been cast on
TVXQ to see whether
or not they will attend.
An official from the KPOP industry said,
“Last month, the courts approved a partial
injunction to the 3 members’
exclusive contract with the company, and the 3 members are
allowed to participate in their own
individual activities” and “while we hope that
all 5 members can attend together, the possibility of only the
3 members attending is high”.
MAMA is holding their award ceremony on the 21st,
which was originally the date of TVXQ’s concert in China.
However, SM Entertainment claimed that,
“The 3 members expressed that they
did not wish to participate in the concert that was
to be held on the 21st, and the remaining
performances are uncertain.” In contrast,
the 3 members’ side claimed that “From the beginning,
the China concert (Shenzhen) was not in the contract.”
A representative from a company
for idol groups said, “SM Entertainment
and the 3 members have differing opinions,
and the dispute is becoming more serious.
Disbandment might be inevitable.”


source: [WoW!Korea]
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