[OTHER NEWS] 160508 Member of the Diet Uenishi visited Korea and met with JYJ representatives… ‘accomplish’ the preliminary preparations of JYJ Law in Japan as well

Note: xiahjunjjyu previously translated and shared this article titled, “Receiving the SMAP disbandment uproar in Japan, ‘JYJ Law’ became a topic” (here)

Lower house lawmaker Sayuri Uenishi through Twitter raised the amendment of the Japan’s broadcast act. It is also reported that within the Golden week she visited South Korea and met with the agency representatives of popular group ‘JYJ’ who became the beginning of the amendment of the broadcast act that protects from pressure and obstruction regarding Korea’s celebrity TV appearance. (T/N: Golden Week in the first week of May is national holiday in Japan)

Uenishi on the 5th tweeted, “Regarding the matter (I have been) investigating since the end of last year, I am going to South Korea for observation from now.” “Though these past 5 months I met with various people concerned with Japan’s entertainment [industry], in order to resolve that contradictory point, I will go to listen to the opinions of the neighbouring country who amended the broadcast act before (T/N: Japan).”

She explained the purpose of going to South Korea, “I am going to South Korea to survey about which is being called the ‘JYJ Law’, not just in Japan but it is the preliminary arrangements for a legislative path for all the artists with talents to be able to give their best performance in that country.”

[NEWS] 160121 Receiving the SMAP disbandment uproar in Japan, ‘JYJ Law’ became a topic

Translator’s note 1: Recently Japan has been in an uproar with the rumors regarding one of Japan’s popular Jpop boy group SMAP’s dissolution. One member Kimura Takuya decided to remain in the agency, while the other 4 members are rumored to have decided to leave with the manager. However, SMAP themselves in a video message neither denied nor agreed to this. There is a rumor floating regarding how SMAP’s agency Johnny & Associates (Japan’s biggest entertainment agency) is responsible for this incident.

Translator’s note 2: Original article by Matsutani Souichiro title; “JYJ Law” in order to not cause ‘public execution’ in television — entertainment world’s future pondered from SMAP’s uproar

To the point of thinking what would have happened if SMAP wasn’t there, even now the after math of the SMAP disbandment uproar continues in Japan.

In this situation, in Yahoo Japan! a column was published claiming that South Korea’s legal reform so called ‘JYJ Law’ would serve as a reference extremely for Japan’s entertainment world as well, and attracted attention.

[NEWS] 160115 Kim Jun-su controversy puts spotlight on ‘JYJ Act’

JYJ member Kim Jun-su’s exclusion from Thursday’s 2016 Seoul Music Awards is sparking a heated debate on the effectiveness of the so-called “JYJ Act.”

The controversy grew Thursday evening when Kim revealed on his Twitter account that he was not invited to the event despite winning the most popular artist of the year award.

This comes only a few months after the National Assembly passed a revision bill on Nov. 30, 2015, to toughen regulations on broadcaster’s unfair practices, such as banning certain musicians from making TV appearances or performing at annual awards events. It has since been called the JYJ Act.

Junsu (left) and Rep. Choi Min-hee (Choi’s official blog)

Under the act, media organizations that violate the rules will face fines up to 2 percent of the entity’s net profit, or will be ordered corrections by the Korea Communications Commission.

The history behind the act can be traced to 2009 when three members of JYJ, including Kim, nullified their contract with SM Entertainment, citing unfair contract regarding profit share and the excessively long 13-year deal. The idols made their singing debut under SM Entertainment as members of quintet TVXQ.

The issue appeared to have been resolved in 2012 when the two parties agreed not to interfere in each other’s activities.

But such wrongful practices went on against JYJ, even after the Fair Trade Committee ordered the Union of Korean Pop Culture and Arts Industry to stop blocking the group’s activities in Korea, which was revealed to have been done in collusion with SM Entertainment.

Rep. Choi Min-hee of the main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea openly blasted the industry for the collective move and sponsored the bill in April 2015.

So when the controversy grew online this week, the 55-year-old lawmaker expressed disappointment on her official Twitter account Thursday, saying, “Kim’s fans have all the rights to accuse the organizers for their unfair practices. We’re making efforts to get the facts straight on why he was not invited.”

(Rep. Choi Min-hee’s official twitter account)

“If there was any injustice, I will try my best to fix the problems like I did by tabling the JYJ Act,” she added.

At the Awards ceremony, Korean boy band EXO from SM Entertainment clinched the top prize for the third consecutive year.

Source: Kpop Herald
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[TRANS] 160106 Who is the person JYJ Kim Junsu met first in 2016?! Assemblywoman Choi Min-hee

Taking a copy of the special photo.
It is a photo of Assemblywoman Choi Min-hee and JYJ Kim Junsu together at Kim Junsu’s concert on the last day of 2015.

What is the connection?
The very ‘JYJ Bill’ is the connection between them.

Wanting to let her daughter see fully, Assemblywoman Choi Min-hee’s JYJ Bill passer who set out to carry through the bill to the end,
Would you like to hear it one time?

Assemblywoman Choi Min-hee had heard about JYJ’s circumstances, where they cannot appear on terrestrial music broadcast with the power harassment of a large agency, from her middle school student daughter.

She put out the JYJ Bill which televised the unfair broadcast appearance ban in the legislation contest ‘I am Politics’ hosted out of the party in January 2015, and had won by receiving 1765 votes(80%).
From preparing for the contest, the bill proposal, to its passage in the plenary session; it has been a 11-month long journey.

On the last day of 2015, Assemblywoman Choi Min-hee paid a visit to Kim Junsu’s concert together with her daughter.

Meeting Mr. Kim Junsu backstage, Assemblywoman Choi Min-hee said, “The fact that you worked hard for your hoobaes[/juniors] to be able to be free, is admirable”.
Mr. Kim Junsu conveyed his greeting: “I watched the video of Assemblywoman Choi Min-hee’s legislative activity,” and, “I’m pleased to meet you”.

This year, the entertainment companies are expected to lend a hand in reaching out with coexistence and unity first.
Assemblywoman Choi Min-hee will be making the effort in continuing to wipe and stop the “tears of those” in the entertainment industry this year, too.

Source: Choi Min-hee’s Naver blog
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[NEWS] 151201 S. Korea passes ‘JYJ bill’ preventing banning of stars on TV without fair reasoning

Fans are one step closer to seeing K-pop favorites JYJ on television.

The so-called “JYJ Bill” — which prevents Korean broadcasters from banning celebrities from airwaves without fair reasoning, and introduced by Assemblywoman Choi Min-hee – was passed by the National Assembly, according to Yonhap.

According to the bill, broadcasters in violation of banning celebrities from their programs without legal reasoning will be fined for up to 2 percent of revenue or forced to issue a correction by the Korea Communications Commission.

JYJ, comprised of former members of TVXQ, one of SM Entertainment’s biggest acts, was used as an example in the proposal of the bill.

Its three members, who left SM in 2010 following a contract dispute, have not been able to star on a majority of broadcasts as a group — including music shows or variety programming — despite several album releases.

In October 2009, Seoul Central Court ordered an injunction against SM Entertainment to halt its involvement in preventing JYJ’s television activities. In February 2011, it gave a court order to the agency to pay 20 million won, or about $17,250, for each violation.

In 2013, SM received an order to cease meddling with JYJ’s broadcast appearances by the Korea Fair Trade Commission.

Last year, JYJ was not invited to perform at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games despite being the event’s official ambassadors.

In April this year, the appearance of JYJ member Kim Junsu on EBS music program “Space Sympathy” made headlines. It was the singer’s first TV music show appearance in six years.

“Through the passing of this bill, we’ve secured the rights of both celebrities, including JYJ, who have faced unfair broadcast bans, and of viewers,” said Choi, who is of the New Politics Alliance Democracy party.

“We have fought unfair practices for seven years and are thankful that the masses agreed with our efforts,” JYJ agency C-Jes Entertainment said. “Through this bill, we hope unfairness subsides in the entertainment industry.”

The effectiveness of the bill remains to be seen — the court has no jurisdiction over the rights of production directors’ decision-making in casting stars.

“It’s hard to be optimistic about seeing this bill as a direct road to seeing JYJ on music programs,” one director at a K-pop idol agency told Yonhap. “But producers will now try their hardest to operate fairly under the new law.”

Source: Yonhap
Credit: Korea Times US

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[NEWS] “JYJ Law” Prohibiting Blacklisting of Celebrities Passed

[NEWS] 151130 ‘JYJ Bill’ is fruitful, passes through plenary session

Broadcasting station & big agencies cannot do ‘power harassment of appearance ban’…’JYJ Bill’ is fruitful, passes through plenary session

‘JYJ Bill(the Broadcasting Act revision)’ –which is another name for the contents that prevents the unfair practices by a broadcaster, in prohibiting broadcasting appearances of a specific person without a justifiable reason– passed through the National Assembly plenary session on November 30.

During all this time, there has been controversy because singers Kim Jaejoong, Park Yuchun, and Kim Junsu –who were active with ‘TVXQ’ under the big agency SM Entertainment– are having their [TV] appearances obstructed by various broadcasting stations’ while being active as JYJ; and that it is not due to the demand of the big agency’s vindictive appearance ban.

Meanwhile JYJ Bill was proposed through the National Assembly’s ‘I am Politics”s bill contest program this April. Assemblywoman Choi Min Hee and Assemblyman Hong Jong Hak held a policy showndown to have their act nominated. Assemblywoman Choi’s JYJ Bill was chosen when it received 1742 votes(79.9%) with netizens’ votes, and beated out Assemblyman Hong’s bill(438 votes, 20.1%).

Sources: The 300 via Naver
Translated by: rilanna of JYJ3
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[OTHER TWITTER] 151120 Supporters of Assemblyman Jin Sung Joon tweets support for Choi Min Hee, JYJ, & JYJ fans

JYJ3 note: The Twitter account is the unofficial account for Assemblyman Jin Sung Joon (who is in the New Politics Alliance for Democracy with Assemblywoman Choi Min Hee), but they have been retweeted by Jin Sung Joon on many occasions.

[TRANS]
You have struggled in your efforts. We honestly were a little shocked to see JYJ name cleverly be written out and broadcasted when they recieved the Prime Minister’s Citation Award the other day. Although we didn’t know fully, we wanted to mention we are proud that JYJ and fans are making an effort all the while. Have strength!

Source: @hotjjoon0413
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Thanks to jyjfan for the tip!

[OTHER TWITTER] 151119 Assemblywoman Choi Min Hee of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy tweets an update on JYJ Bill

[TRANS]
JYJ Bill was passed in Science, ICT, Future Planning, Broadcasting, and Communications Committee general meeting. There remains the Legislation-Judiciary Committee plenary session now. Let’s do it together to the end. Thank you.

Source: @motheryyy
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[OTHER TWITTER + NEWS] 151110 Actor Moon Sung-keun tweets article link about ‘JYJ Bill’ passing supposition

JYJ3 Note: Moon Sung-keun played the role of ‘Wan-ho’ (the father-figure to Dong-shik, Yuchun’s character) in ‘Sea Fog’

[TRANS]
Assemblymen Choi Min Hee & Woo Sang Ho! Thank you very much for your hard work =>

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[NEWS] 151110 ‘JYJ Bill’ undergoes ‘power harassment’ by broadcasters even in the National Assembly…barely passed bill supposition

‘JYJ Bill’ –which is another name of the contents that are to prevent the banning of a particular personality’s broadcast appearance without a justifiable reason by a broadcaster– jumped over numerous crises and passed through its first barrier of the National Assembly’s bill screening.

There has been the controversy over singer JYJ having their appearances obstructed on each broadcaster after splitting from group TVXQ whom belong to SM agency, and that they are being sacrificed in the colossal agency’s vindictive appearance ban.

On November 10, the National Assembly[ of the Republic of Korea]’s Science, ICT, Future Planning, Broadcasting, and Communications Committee held a bill screening supposition and pushed through the ‘Broadcasting Act revision'(JYJ Bill) –which was proposed by Assemblywoman Choi Min Hee of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy–. JYJ Bill is the contents which includes the measure that would regulate to prevent the banning of a particular entertainer’s appearance without a justifiable reason by broadcasters.

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On this day ‘JYJ Bill’ passed through the bill supposition as an amendment by the Science, ICT, Future Planning, Broadcasting, and Communications Committee.

Sources: @actormoon + The 300 via Daum
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