THE BOYZ Face $6 Million Lawsuit From Former Agency
The agency is seeking to reclaim signing bonuses and has secured provisional asset seizures against members, following the group's April contract injunction.
THE BOYZ are entangled in a new legal dispute with their former agency, ONE HUNDRED. According to reporting published on August 4, ONE HUNDRED has filed a lawsuit seeking roughly 6 million US dollars, arguing that the members' contract signing bonuses were advance payments tied to their activities with the label and should be returned.
As part of the action, the agency has obtained provisional asset seizures against the members. Property belonging to Younghoon and Q has been frozen, and ONE HUNDRED has indicated it intends to pursue similar measures against the group's seven other members.
The lawsuit follows a ruling earlier this year in the group's favor. In April 2026, THE BOYZ were granted a contract injunction against ONE HUNDRED, with the court citing breach of trust, managerial neglect and non-payment. At that time, the court rejected the agency's characterization of the signing bonuses as advance payments — the same argument now at the center of the new suit.
The case remains ongoing, and the members have not been found liable. Aegyo Arena will provide updates as the situation develops.
Reported by Asian Junkie. This article is Aegyo Arena's own write-up of that reporting.
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BeLift Confirms Heeseung Will Not Return to ENHYPEN
Despite fan campaigns to reverse it, Heeseung's exit from ENHYPEN is settled: BeLift Lab has repeatedly said he will not return. The group is moving forward as six members.
Heeseung's departure from ENHYPEN is confirmed, and it is not being reversed. BeLift Lab announced earlier this year that he would be leaving the group to pursue a solo path, and the agency has since restated that decision more than once.
Fans pushed back hard. A petition asking the company to reconsider gathered more than a million signatures, and the campaign around it was sustained and organized. BeLift Lab's position did not change: he will not be rejoining the group.
ENHYPEN are continuing as a six-member group. Their next album, 'THE SIN: BLISS,' is expected in late August.
For a lot of ENGENEs this is still recent, and there is no version of this news that lands easily. Take the time you need with it.
Reported by KpopStarz. This article is Aegyo Arena's own write-up of that reporting.
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back on US soil after four years and MONBEBE are, understandably, not okay (positive).
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