As he was leaving for Germany to continue his world tour, JYJ member Kim Junsu heard the news that the legal issues between JYJ’s former entertainment company, SM, were finished. Along with fans, he, too, was startled to hear the lawsuit was finished. He said, “The legal battle lasted for 3 years and 4 months. To be honest, it should have ended earlier… But at the same time I also feel that the results came out suddenly. Having had a hard time for 3 years and 4 months, I felt like that time was not spent in vain… I heard the news when I was leaving for Germany, so I actually don’t know all the details of the settlement.”
However, he stated there was much positivity from the settlement, as JYJ was finally granted their independence from SME. Not only that, but he was happy to know the lawsuit helped future hoobaes as well as the ones currently in SM to have a better suited contract with the company.
Despite all of this, Junsu commented on the further decreased possibility for TVXQ to return as a five-member group. “A lot of time passed, but one unfortunate fact is that we can no longer have activities under the TVXQ name. We wanted to fight against the company’s unfairness, it wasn’t that we wanted to leave TVXQ. It just had to happen. It’s regretful and saddening. I feel sorry to the fans, but the title of TVXQ will remain forever. But realistically, it’s going to be difficult to promote as TVXQ again.”
At his press conference in Germany, Junsu continued with “I, too, find this situation to be unfortunate because I entered the entertainment industry and started out as a singer through TVXQ,” and “Though the situation is unfortunate and regrettable, the title of ‘TVXQ’ will always remain in my heart and I believe that other people, and not only myself, will remember and never forget the five years that I performed as a member of TVXQ.”
He continued to add, “Nothing will ever be as memorable and fill me with joy than if I could stand on stage again as ‘TVXQ’ one day.”
Kim Junsu didn’t hide his affection for TVXQ as he said, “We were fighting a battle against our company (SM Entertainment) and their unlawful practices; it wasn’t that we wanted to throw away our title of ‘TVXQ’ or leave ‘TVXQ’.
Source: allkpop and Newsen
