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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