An End To Legal Woes For JYJ, C-JeS Entertainment And AVEX Reach An Agreement After Years Of Fighting

Since departing from their original group TVXQ and former label SM Entertainment, the three members of JYJ have seen their fair share of legal woes.

As of February 16, it would appear that the group has finally settled matters with AVEX and their promotions in Japan.

In a statement on their official homepage, the group's Korean label, C-JeS Entertainment, said, "C-JeS (JYJ) and AVEX have agreed to end all legal battles we have had. C-JeS (JYJ) and AVEX will no longer meddle in each other's affairs."

The announcement comes a year after the Japanese courts sided with the group and ordered AVEX to give up their sole management rights of the pop group in Japan and pay C-JeS 660,000,000 JPY (approximately 6.5 million USD) for damages caused to the company and an additional 1 million JPY for defamation charges to representatives of C-JeS.

AVEX appealed the initial ruling and after a year of back and forth, the two parties resolved their differences with the help of the Tokyo High Court. "In the end, through the Tokyo High Court's mediation, we were able to settle on an agreement," explained the statement from C-JeS.

Junsu, Yoochun, and Jaejoong ventured off on their own in 2010 under C-JeS Entertainment after a contract dispute with SM Entertainment and the trio experienced a warm reception from fans across the globe. Their former TVXQ groupmates Changmin and Yunho, too, have continued on a path of fame and chart-topping success and all was right with the world. Or so everyone had hoped.

A short time after JYJ's debut, their Japanese management, AVEX, halted all overseas promotions in Japan in favor of TVXQ. JYJ then filed an injunction to end their exclusive contract with AVEX, resulting in the past couple years of legal troubles.

Now, with the recent settlement, things are looking much brighter for Junsu, Jaejoong, and Yoochun as they are free and clear to promote in Japan as they see fit without worry of further legal action.

According to Baek Chang Joo, CEO of C-JeS, "With this, we have finished all fights related to the Japanese promotions. Now that AVEX and JYJ have agreed not to interfere in each other's business, it means a lot in that JYJ's Japanese promotions are officially confirmed as being secured legally."

Reiterating what many fans of the group are saying upon hearing the news, Baek added, "We are happy that JYJ's long legal fight has come to an end and we hope to meet Japanese fans more often and closer through stages."

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