Loen attempts to screw Junsu's album release over

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Article: JYJ's reps "Distributor Loen cancels all promotion arrangements for Junsu's new album... exertion of power"

Source: E-News via Nate

Six days before Junsu was to release his second album, Loen, the distributor, told him that it would be impossible for them to market/promote the album.

"Since May, Loen and our artist Junsu entered a business contract that left them in charge of the online and offline distribution of his second album. We shared information regarding our album content over the course of several interviews and over 50 e-mails. We were even in the process of the official online distribution of 'The Appropriateness of 11', a song off of the album, and its international sale on the 2nd.

With its release scheduled for the 15th, we were in the process of concluding the final marketing and promotion of the song on major digital music sites along with a Melon guest showcase event.

Yesterday (the 8th), six days before the album's release, we received a notice from Loen that said that they have decided to only distribute Junsu's second album online and offline but will not be going through with any of the promotion and marketing that we had already concluded and decided upon. The showcase scheduled for the 15th will also only be broadcast through Loen TV, not on Melon TV.

We request that Loen comply with all of the promises they made until the album's release on the 6th."

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1. [+329, -15] This has nothing to do with whether or not you like this artist because this is a clear display of a company exerting their power over the weaker party. Not even a month but barely a week before its release, how could they say they're turning all of the planning back into a blank sheet of paper? What does that leave the singer and his staff who spent all this time recording and investing into the album?

2. [+310, -17] So they're basically saying that they'll take the merchandise in but they're not going to put it on display. Melon is Mel-trash... I want to at least know what led to the staff to come down to such a decision.

3. [+299, -19] Well there's obviously something going on when something like this happens just a few days before its releaseㅎㅎ

4. [+61, -2] So Loen is saying they're going to sell the song but not promote it... which means free money to them = they're thieves.

5. [+48, -4] Exactly until how long do people feel that JYJ deserves this kind of treatment when all they've done is fight against a large agency and win?

6. [+44, -1] So Loen's been fed money by a certain someone, eh?

7. [+42, -1] What a ridiculous situation for both the fans and the artist

8. [+41, -3] Why if it isn't the company that said the most ridiculous phrase of the century... "Just visiting the sick"

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