OMEGA X's agency IPQ updates on lawsuit against former representative for assault, harassment, and defamation.

OMEGA X explained the progress of the lawsuit with their former agency. IPQ, OMEGA X's agency, announced that they filed a lawsuit against Kang Song-hee, the former representative of SPIRE Entertainment, for assaulting member Jaehan in Los Angeles on October 22, 2022. After a long investigation, it was confirmed that Kang Song-hee was indicted for assault on March 12, 2024. They also emphasized that an investigation is being conducted for sexual harassment, defamation, and obstruction of business against Kang Song-hee. IPQ stated that they are cooperating with the legal investigation based on clear facts and specific evidence, and plan to release related materials in the future. OMEGA X's former agency filed a defamation lawsuit against the members' lawyers last year, but they have not attended or made a statement. IPQ has reported to the Fair Trade Commission about the fraudulent acts and hopes that the truth will be revealed. [IPQ Official Comment Full Text] Hello. This is IPQ. We will inform you about the progress of the ongoing lawsuit. On October 22, 2022, we filed a lawsuit against Kang Song-hee, the former representative of SPIRE Entertainment, for assaulting OMEGA X's member Jaehan in the hallway in front of the elevator on the first floor of a hotel in Los Angeles. After a long investigation, it was confirmed that Kang Song-hee was indicted for assault on March 12, 2024. The lawsuit for obstruction of business, which was carried out at the same time as the assault, was withdrawn by us due to an agreement regarding the main lawsuit for the termination of the exclusive contract, so no indictment was made, but we are currently investigating Kang Song-hee for sexual harassment using his business power and defamation and obstruction of business by spreading false information. We are also conducting the main lawsuit related to the termination of the exclusive contract, and we plan to continue to inform you about the additional investigation items that will be conducted in the future. In January 2023, SPIRE Entertainment was granted a temporary injunction to suspend the effectiveness of the exclusive contract for OMEGA X members due to assault and verbal abuse. Despite the fact that it was revealed through a lot of evidence that they had forced and threatened the members to attend drinking parties, they continue to cause a lot of damage to the members' activities by spreading continuous false information. In addition, we clearly state that participating in reporting without accurate fact confirmation and spreading false information is secondary victimization of OMEGA X, who are making efforts to prove the facts of the damage. We are cooperating with the legal investigation based on clear facts and specific evidence, and we have materials to refute distorted cases and reports, and we will inform you that we plan to release related materials in the future. As we have informed you, we are proceeding with numerous lawsuits to protect our affiliated artists and continue their activities smoothly, and we will continue to make efforts to protect and rehabilitate our affiliated artists in the future. Thank you very much.