The conflict between Korean singer Meenoi and her agency AOMG is getting heated. On Wednesday (6/3/2024), Dispatch released a number of conversations between Meenoi and representatives of his agency, regarding the topic of contracts with brands “P” is the main problem for both of them.
The conflict started when Meenoi suddenly did not come to the shooting location for an advertisement for his collaboration with someone brands. The singer argued that he did not know anything about the collaboration. Meenoi also accused his agency, AOMG, of manipulating his signature in the collaboration contract.
On the other hand, the agency actually denied the 26 year old singer’s claims. To find out more, come on! see the complete chronology here.
1. Chronology of the Meenoi case versus his agency, AOMG
portrait of Meenoi (instagram.com/meenoie)The feud between Meenoi and his agency, AOMG started from a live Instagram held by the singer. In live At that time, Meenoi cried with tears in her eyes. When asked, Meenoi admitted that he was going through an internal struggle. Fans who watched live then they worry about the condition of their idol.
Then, on Wednesday (7/2/2024) the agency immediately revealed that the artist was crying because he missed an advertising shoot with a cosmetic brand called “P” with which he collaborated.
“It is true that Meenoi did not participate in the ad shoot. This happens because agencies and artists have different understandings about agencies and signing advertising contracts. “The disagreement was not resolved, so in the end he did not participate in the advertising shoot,” said AOMG in February.
2. Meenoi admitted that he did not know about the existence of this cooperation contract
portrait of Meenoi (instagram.com/meenoie)On Monday (4/3/2024), Meenoi personally made a statement regarding his controversial live broadcast. He apologized for making it fanshe was worried.
“I apologize for causing concern to everyone. I was told not to respond, but I couldn’t take it anymore. I want to be brave,” Meenoi said in a live broadcast on Instagram.
In the live Most recently, Meenoi admitted that he didn’t know anything about the advertising collaboration contract with brands “P”. Plus, details of the contents of the cooperation contract were not shared with him. According to him, there is no transparency at all from the agency.
Apart from that, he also claimed that there was a fake stamp with his name on the contract. As a result, due to claims of ignorance regarding this collaboration, Meenoi decided not to attend the shooting.
It didn’t stop there, Meenoi admitted that he only found out about the contract when the advertising payment was transferred to him. So he accused the contract of having been completed without his knowledge.
3. Dispatch spill conversation between Meenoi and the agency
conversation between Meenoi and the agency revealed by dispatch regarding the collaboration contract notification (koreaboo.com)On Wednesday (6/3/2024), Dispatch released a series of evidence of actual conversations between Meenoi and agency representatives when the collaboration contract was being discussed. However, almost all of the claims of the musician who sang the song “Talk Tomorrow” are inversely proportional to the findings Dispatch.
Based on a text message conversation between Meenoi and an AOMG representative in August 2023, the agency had informed Meenoi of an advertising deal with the “P” brand, but was not given a detailed contract first.
“This (advertising collaboration with “P”) will be carried out in June. The cost is 200 million KRW and I will let you know after further arrangements,” wrote an Agency representative in August 2023.
“Okay! I like.” Meenoi’s response was deep chat the.
4. Many of Meenoi’s claims do not match the conversational evidence
proof of agency conversations that always carry out cooperation contracts using electronic signatures and stamps (Allkpop.com)Meenoi admitted that he only found out about the collaboration contract with “P” after the advertising payment was transferred to him. In fact, Meenoi himself had been invited to a group chat to discuss an advertising deal with the “P” brand company.
AOMG staff explained that the group was useful for scheduling their commercial shoots. Even in the chat room, the staff has shared the shooting schedule and style concept plans for the advertising shoot for brands “P”.
Not only that, Meenoi was also seen actively scheduling meetings with companies regarding advertising creation. On several occasions he also approved the shooting schedule and appointed the team stylist for the ad.
Regarding Meenoi’s claim about fake stamps, Dispatch discovered that the fake stamp was an electronic signature. AOMG and P companies collaborate by signing an electronic contract in the signature column. They also insert a stamp image provided by the e-contract site.
Based on the agency’s confession, this method has been done dozens of times with various clients and no problems have ever been found.
5. Meenoi never came to the commercial shooting location
evidence of Meenoi’s conversation that she didn’t want to come to shoot the advertisement one day before (Allkpop.com)One day before shooting an advertisement for the “P” brand, Meenoi suddenly stated that he couldn’t shoot. In a conversation with AOMG on January 29, 2024, Meenoi did not want to shoot without modifications to the advertising conditions.
“Without modifications to the advertising conditions, I will not be able to shoot tomorrow,” he wrote.
When persuaded by AOMG representatives, Meenoi still refused to come. “For me, I don’t think I can do it. I feel very depressed today, so I may not be able to contact you again. I’m sorry,” Meenoi added.
As a result, the agency decided to cancel shooting the advertisement. However, the managers tried to contact Meenoi on the day of shooting, but there was no response. So it can be confirmed that Meenoi never came to the commercial shooting location.
Reporting from KoreabooMeenoi also refused to pay the fine resulting from canceling the cooperation contract.
Until now, the feud between the singer and his agency is still hot and in the spotlight of netizens. AOMG is also known to be processing the termination of its exclusive contract even though Meenoi has not joined them for long. There are various different versions, what do you think about this case?