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T/N: Translating all of Han Geng's law suit news, as it might become a reference point for JSC's case in future.

On 1 January 2010, midnight, popular idol group Super Junior-M made an appearance at the Hunan TV New Year's Eve concert, with the sole exception of their leader Han Geng, causing the fans to say that they feel "pained" about it. It was revealed to the media that Han Geng's case for termination of his contract will being on 8 January in the Korean courts, and Han Geng had already previously submitted documents to request for "suspension of contract agreement" as well as request to "void the contract". According to Han Geng's representative for this law suit, Attorney Lee, to prevent SM Entertainment from dragging out the case, Han Geng had especially requested for a "suspension of contract agreement", and if this was awarded by the courts, Han Geng will be able to regain his freedom this year, March, soonest.

At the end of last year, SJ-M's leader, Han Geng, suddenly filed a law suit against his Korean management company, SM Entertainment, and caused the postponement or cancellation of many SJ-M activities. They had already signed a contract agreement with Hunan TV for the New Year's Eve special before the law suit, thus all 7 members were expected to attend. However, only the remaining 6 members participated, and it could be seen that their spirits were a little low. Attorney Lee revealed that Han Geng personally felt that his health is in bad condition, and as he is taking a rest for now, he will not be attending any activities.

According to the Chinese media, SM Entertainment officially responded to the lawsuit which Hankyung (the only Chinese member of the 13-members group, Super Junior) had filed against SM, for the termination of his exclusive contract.

SM announced to Star News on 6:30pm, December 21, saying that "We would like to hold consultations with Hankyung, for the sake of Super Junior, too.” This is the first time that SM officially responded to the clause, after it was opened to the public.

Hankyung had filed the lawsuit against SM for the termination of his exclusive contract to the Seoul Central District Court. This news is received as Hankyung not willing to accept the exclusive contract any further.

Date: 2009.12.23
Time: 14:41

T/N: This document is a request from Hangeng's lawyer to ask for confirmation that the Seoul District Courts received their documents relating to the case.
The Seoul District Courts confirmed that they received it. - jeeelim5@tohosomnia.net



[Sina Entertainment News] The day before, Hangeng, the only Chinese member of Asia's super popular group, Super Junior, filed for a termination of his "exclusive contract" with SM Entertainment. According to the latest news from Korea, Hangeng is not the only one who filed the lawsuit. Other Super Junior members have also filed a similar lawsuit, and they include: Lee Teuk, Yesung, Kangin, Eun Hyuk and Donghae. The only reason why news about Hangeng was exposed first, is because of his nationality.

According to the lawsuit, Hangeng has not had any rest in 2 years, causing him to suffer from fatigue, which also resulted in chronic gastritis, illnesses related to his kidney, lumbar disc herniation, as well as a visible decrease in body strength. However, SM Entertainment rejected Hangeng's requests for rest, and continued to schedule activities for him, which caused Hangeng to suffer a lot of pain.

According to the contents of the lawsuit, since the time of his debut, Hangeng didn't even have one day of rest per week. For 2 years, Hangeng has continuously done his overseas schedules as well, and had no choice but to continue with his schedules without any rest. In his contract with SM, there are clauses stating that he has to pay the company monetary damages should he be unable to fulfill the schedules arranged for him. Thus, even when he was in poor health, he had no choice but to follow through with his schedules.

Once the news broke out, many fans have expressed the wish for SM and the members to be able to make peace, and make changes to their contracts, as well as expressed hope that Super Junior will not face the threat of disbanding.

T/N: Translating this because it might turn out to be relevant to the TVXQ case in the long run.

According to Korean news sources, Sina reports that Hangeng from Super Junior, one of Asia's top idol groups, have applied with the Seoul Central District Court for the termination of his 'exclusive contract' with SM Entertainment. This is another bomb that dropped on SM Entertainment since the 3 members of TVXQ, Park Yoochun, Kim Jaejoong and Kim Junsu filed to terminate their contracts in July this year.

In 2001, Hangeng was chosen out of 3000 participants for the "H.O.T China" auditions held by SM Entertainment based on his looks and talent in dancing. After years of training in singing, dancing, acting, instruments and languages, Hangeng debuted as the only Chinese member of Super Junior in 2005, and became the first Chinese to officially debut in South Korea. In April 2008, he was appointed the leader of sub-group SJ-M and began activities in China. Due to his outstanding work, he played an important role in aiding SM in breaking into the China market.

Amongst the youth and media, Hangeng has very high EQ and speaking abilities, and his 'sunshine' and hardworking image left a deep impression. Before this, there were many speculations, and even expectations, that he might go solo. His lawyer has expressed that the full details of the case cannot be revealed yet. However, according to the informant, it might be because there are interference to his solo work progress, and thus resulted in his unhappiness with SM Entertainment.