ZE:A’s Leader Lee Hoo/ Junyoung Announces Changes for ZE:A & Star Empire

Earlier today ZE:A’s leader Lee hoo (Moon Junyoung) has tweeted several shocking messages, reporting the abuses of the agency and saying he will be going to war against Star Empire CEO.

What exactly happened for him to stand up is unclear. But it seems that it has gotten too far, and Moon Junyoung will stand up for himself and his band ZE:A. This resulted in him going in discussions with Star Empire’s president, and it seems they have come to a result and that big changes are coming for the KPOP industry, first and foremost for Star Empire.

You can read all the translated tweets of Lee Hoo/Moon Junyoung below.

It is not the first time there are such worrysome news in the business. We already know about idol groups such as Shinhwa, JYJ, block B, … . We hope the industry and the contracts of idols will be improved for everyone out there trying to make their dream come true.

Lee Hoo/Junyoung’s tweets:

“Everyone, you know I love you right? My profile photo is of the Japanese athlete, Tanaka, who made our ZE:A’s Taeheon hurt. I want to hate him a lot.. But I felt against that professionals and amateurs are different. Was it two years ago? I went into KBS’ “Dream Team” and broke my leg. If only I didn’t have this metal pin in my leg..”

“Even if I get hit 10 times, break my nose and fracture my face, I want to hit him at least once.. But.. I heard that it is his last match.. I calm my heart once again today with a sigh.. Anyways, he will not forget his last match. That fighter faced Korean idol group ZE:A and retired cooly. Taeheon’s surgery went well and he’s now out of the hospital. And now it might be late.. but I send him applause. Fighter Tanaka, please live happily. I think you must know your last match was not that sweet.”

“I hope you know that loss became a sea of tears for someone, and that a lot of people were sacrificed.. Since you are a professional and a man, I hope you know. From now on, I will live like a man. I watched the match and I felt a lot of things. I spilled tears, and I think I know what a man is.”

“The photo is of the entrance, and I shouldn’t have smiled. Ha… I’m bitter. Today, if you are a fan or just anyone else and you watched the match, you’ll understand. From now on, since I’m a man, I’ll live my life through my heart.”

“Ah, and it would have been nice if while Taeheon was bleeding, I asked Tanaka to stop because I was the leader, I was his friend, and I was a member who loved him, because we had a concert the next day.. But this is broadcast, right..? I guess you wanted to air him bleeding even more. Since it’s the broadcast.. Ha..”

“Would you have still done it if Taeheon, I, ZE:A’s fans, or the other members were your children? Today, as always, I spent all night just sighing.”

“From now on, I’ll communicate and let the public know everything I’ve been keeping in my heart, what I saw with my eyes and the life I felt through my tears. Please follow me, everyone. I ask especially for reporters to follow me. I’ll hint and promise that my SNS will be the place for me to cry out about all the unfairness. From now on, I’ll live like a human and a man. I won’t pass by if I see unjustness. I shouldn’t keep it all in. All that came back to me were useless curses and the depression that trapped me.”

“There’s nothing long to be said. I believe that a true leader, a true king, and a true sincere person should know how to listen to the cries of his people. I can’t be trickily like a fox, but I will live justly like a lion. No, that’s just my style, I won’t hide it.”

“I will show you what a true leader is, what true sacrifice is, and I’ll show you how tears turn to fury. I’m not joking, from now on, fun things will happen. If my Twitter account gets deleted, or muted, you can take that to mean that I am being pressured by that kind of influence. But, I’ll break it all. ^^”

“Sincerity and truth can connect and move hearts.. and also manipulate it. Now, I will ask the world my first question. Star Empire’s President, Shin Joo Hak, that I really trusted and loved… Is your conscience clear?”

“I cried and asked you.. CEO Shin Joo Hak… I asked you not to cross the line.. You crossed the line that you shouldn’t have and now you must deal with it. My lid is open. I have dealt with [everything], from hair loss to depression. Be prepared… President, I’m sorry. I’m sorry. All I wanted was a warm word.”

“You always said be a man.. be a man.. I’ll show you what it really means to live as a man. I’m not Jesus, but I’m a child of God, and I’ll trust in God and start war. I’ve even tried to [commit suicide].. and I saw my parents crying tears of blood in front of the family that I loved.”

“President Shin, [cry] the same tears. Why? It was so unfair and I was getting so weak and ugly.. but I was a man, so I decided I’d die before I got even more ugly.”

“My fans, my parents and the parents of the 9 members, and everyone in the world. Why do you think CEO Shin Joo Hak raised me as a killer? Now, I’ll return it back to you. Be prepared. Staring tomorrow, I will be uploading data. No, I’ll explode it. Do you remember when I asked if you were laughing at me?”

“I’ll let you know how it feels like for that laugh to turn to horror. You called us your children, right? Your sons? Now, let me ask you the first question. All the money that the 9 [members] made bleeding and crying.. Where did it all go? Reply with your hand on your heart.”

“I’ll finish here today.. You said you were the company’s owner and CEO and you yelled at me to respect you right? I’ll respect you.. I grit my teeth today as well and I’ll stand back. Have a nice day.. CEO.. Why did you do this to me? I asked.. I asked you to please stop.”

“Ah.. And I forgot something. If you threaten to try to buy out the rest of the 8 ZE:A members, I will do the same back to you. I’m prepared to break that as well, so stop, president. I’m not going to bear it any longer.”

“Those kids.. ZE:A.. They’re my children. I’m the only child, and I was so lonely, and they became like brothers to me.. Don’t touch them.. They’re mine. Don’t take anything away from me anymore. I’ll become a killer to protect my members and our fans.. God, please help me, and listen to my prayers”

“From now on, I’ll fight to protect my people. Lord.. Please forgive me for having such bad thoughts and acting badly for a bit.. as much as I believe in you, believe in me.. and I will work to clear the blame of the singers who are being unfairly blamed. Amen..”

Portal sites, I’m disappointed. Don’t take down the search term and instead raise up ‘Moon Junyoung ZE:A Star Empire corruption CEO Shin Joo Hak’ if you have a son like me. There can’t be another victim… If you keep doing this, I’m going to reveal the 1st [document] now.”

“I’m… requesting.. the moment that others and other agencies take Star Empire’s side, I will also open my mouth regarding the corruption of those agencies and reveal documents… Don’t get hurt by this.. You shouldn’t jump into a war that’s not yours. If you can handle it then buy your way out of it with money. You’re an expert at that.. This is just the reality.”

“Now, not much time is left until the day is over.. It’s just that including ZE:A, there can be no more sacrificed.. Why must they be suppressed while doing the music that they love.. The entertainment world is a world where you are a criminal if you don’t have money and the winner if you have money.”
“Sunbaenims, fellow [idols], hoobaes, and for those people who want to sing and dance with dreams that will continue to appear.. I want to show you that only the outside looks flashy, but the inside is really completely empty.. It’s not that no one is talking; it’s that no one can. What is money that it seals lips.. Reporters, help me.”
“But I want to clear all those accusations. Celebrities like us have to do whatever we are told. We can’t talk about all the internal things, and we have to swallow it in. I don’t want to lose my group, ZE:A.. So I’ll strengthen my heart again. Help me…”
“If this situation is buried, I also cannot say that the world you think about is wrong.. Siwan once said, ‘We cowardly shut our mouths today as well..’, before the standard contract came out. Our contract lasted for 12 years – 10 years, excluding the 2 spent in the army.”
“After that, the notification of the contract that we received from the Fair Trade Commission was that the company took 70% and we took 30%. More accurately, we work years and years after the 7:3 division. If we earn 1,000,000 KRW, President Shin Joo Hak takes 700,000 and we take 300,000…. There are 9 of us. We share that 300,000 over and over and over again….”
“Our contract period is 7 years – 9, including our enlistment. I have been giving Star Empire my entire youth, starting from my teens and now my 20s. Our dorm is lacking so we break our faces going to the bathroom while dozing off, and one week before our ‘Aftermath’ comeback, I’m sent out to KBS’ ‘Dream Team’ and my leg breaks..”
“Are there politics at the broadcast stations as well? The Dream Team PD told me to come out, and my leg broke so I had to get metal pins, but in the broadcast, I had to say that I hurt myself practicing, right? That’s where I’m saying things are wrong. After my surgery, these people came with only one basket of fruit.. But the reality is that [we have to deal with this] to be able to perform on music shows..”
“I kept my mouth shut back then too. Then, more than my broken leg, I was worried about the hospital fees.. What is money that it keeps me from saying things I should have said.. I… What we wanted was just a warm word.. But you made me.. us..like this.”

“Money is everything in this world. It’s even worse as I felt it in this celebrity industry.. And the manipulated mass-com shuts people up and even makes people commit [suicide].. Don’t trust it. I hope you definitely realize there is a reason why sweet candy melts quickly.”
“We are also our parents’ precious children, who, as people say, will not cause them pain even if we are put into their eyes. CEOs, reflect on your actions. If you really think we are actually like the children you raise, you could never do that to us.”

“I go now to settle this with President Shin Joo Hak. Please wait.. And don’t remove me from the search terms..”

“I finished speaking with President Shin Joo Hak, it has been decided that Star Empire will be operated by me, by us, as a ZE:A company. I promised all of you that ZE:A’s Day will be coming, I said I will either knock it down or absorb it … now is the time for you to protect us.. But the truth is…”
“Lastly, President Shin Joo Hak who lost everything and was left with empty pockets… I still deplore and hate you but you were our President for 8 years. You were my responsibility and.. that responsibility.. I’ll take the shaming from the public and the fans. Myself and President Shin Joo Hak will take the responsibility. The contract has been flipped, we now receive 7 to every 3 for the President.”
“What I want to say is, with this incident, I know that many other agency presidents are having problems with contracts. I will close my mouth so please fix the problem and treat your artists better. I will make this last request politely. If they can hear my heart ..”
“We will start fresh from the very beginning.. put everything down and consider it my baby.. I humbly request that you do it one more time.”

“And to everyone, the fans, the reporters, who helped us.. thank you. Thank you so much for revealing our truth. To everyone reading this… in the name of ZE:A, the singers, the actors, the dancers, the variety people, and in the name of our seniors, friends, juniors and all of the artists… putting ZE:A and my name, Lee Hoo, on the line, I wanted to tell you that we will live bravely.”

“I’m not a coward… but I will be quiet for the time being. I will be watching.. To all of the agency presidents and management, take care of your issues, fix your mistakes, apologize and acknowledge them.. what I, what we want is to put down everything and get the hearts of your artists.”

“If something like this happens again in the future, this entertainment industry that I know, that I see, that I feel… please keep in mind that I have a weapon that will flip the entire industry on its head. I’m sorry for causing trouble.. and thank you again. Because of you, we found again.. the words of hope, dreams, goals. Thank you and please take care of us.”
“And there are some people that are misunderstanding.. this is about ZE:A internally. It’s not that the ones playing around are splitting the money.. when I got hurt, I didn’t receive payment for two years.. zero won.. it’s not an issue of division. I won’t say any more and remain quiet. Thank you.”

Credit: Japako