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EXO-CBX Loses All Lawsuits Against SM Entertainment

Court dismisses claims of unfair contracts and settlement data disputes, upholding SM's position in all legal challenges

[OSEN=Yeon Hwi-seon Reporter] The EXO unit EXO-CBX (Chen, Baekhyun, Xiumin) has lost all lawsuits against SM Entertainment.

According to the Legal Times on the 28th, the EXO-CBX side lost various lawsuits, including claims of failure to provide settlement data and unfair contracts, against their former agency SM Entertainment, as the court consecutively dismissed and found no grounds for the claims.

Earlier, the EXO-CBX side requested all settlement data related to EXO’s 13 years of activity from SM at the Seoul Eastern District Court. However, the court ordered the submission of data only from after the new exclusive contract and dismissed the rest, stating, “The application was speculative without specifying the existence or scope of the settlement amount.”

Provisional measures for inspecting and copying accounting books were also dismissed. The court reasoned that “the case application was an expedient to achieve the purpose of the document submission order or to psychologically pressure SM Entertainment by maintaining this case.”

Despite the EXO-CBX side filing appeals and re-appeals, both the High Court and the Supreme Court dismissed them, ruling in favor of SM Entertainment.

Meanwhile, reports filed with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Fair Trade Commission were also concluded without charges. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism found no violation of the exclusive contract or the Popular Culture and Arts Industry Act, as SM periodically disclosed settlement data to the EXO-CBX side. The Korea Fair Trade Commission also did not accept the EXO-CBX side’s claims of an “unfair contract” with SM and “unfair support” regarding the imposition of music distribution fees with Kakao Entertainment.

However, the EXO-CBX side has not released a separate official statement. Meanwhile, EXO will hold a year-end fan meeting and release a new album with a six-member lineup excluding EXO-CBX, consisting of Seohun, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai, Xiumin, and Lay.

Source: https://www.chosun.com/english/kpop-culture-en/2025/10/28/PEQ5MUOM65G3JFTYCM7IFZ6RFI/

 

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EXO-CBX Agency Addresses Non-Participation, Vows Full-Group Activities

EXO-CBX Cleared December Schedules for Comeback, Awaiting SM's Final Response Amid Fan Meeting Exclusion

[OSEN=Reporter Kim Chae-yeon] Amid the EXO group fan meeting scheduled for December, where EXO-CBX, Chen, Baekhyun, Xiumin members will not participate, the EXO-CBX side has directly spoken out.

On the 29th, the agency INB100 announced through an official statement, “We deeply apologize for causing confusion and concern among fans as the announcement regarding whether EXO-CBX would engage in full-group activities with EXO was delayed. Our company and EXO-CBX promised fans full-group activities as members of EXO and have been making every effort to fulfill this.”

The agency stated, “We would like to inform you of the progress made so far,” adding, “On July 9, 2025, we met with SM Entertainment and confirmed our initial intent to reach an agreement. We confirmed the direction and commitment to achieving full-group activities for EXO.”

According to the agency, on September 10, both parties shared specific agreement proposals and entered substantive discussions. After the second mediation session on October 2, EXO-CBX accepted all conditions proposed by SM for a year-end full-group comeback and clearly conveyed their intent to agree.

The EXO-CBX side stated, “We cleared all personal schedules for December to prioritize full-group activities and were awaiting SM’s final response through legal representatives. While making these efforts, we came across announcements about an EXO fan meeting and regular album release excluding EXO-CBX. We apologize for the delayed response as we sought to understand SM’s intentions regarding the agreement progress under unexpected circumstances,” and bowed in apology.

Additionally, the EXO-CBX side added, “The members have always valued the sincerity of fans who have supported them for so long and chose the path of agreement as they earnestly wished for full-group activities. Accordingly, we plan to finalize an agreement for full-group activities as soon as possible. We thank our fans for their continued trust and patience, and we will do our best to achieve positive results.”

Meanwhile, according to a recent report by Legal Newspaper, EXO-CBX lost several lawsuits against their former agency SM Entertainment, including cases related to non-provision of settlement data and unfair contracts, as the court dismissed the claims and ruled them without merit.

Additionally, EXO plans to hold a year-end fan meeting and release a new album with six members excluding EXO-CBX: Suho, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai, Sehun, and Lay.

Full Text of INB100’s Official Statement

We deeply apologize for causing confusion and concern among fans as the announcement regarding whether EXO-CBX would engage in full-group activities with EXO was delayed.

INB100 and its artists Chen, Baekhyun, and Xiumin (hereafter “EXO-CBX”) promised fans full-group activities as members of EXO and have been making every effort to fulfill this.

We would like to inform you of the progress made so far:

1. July 9, 2025 – Confirmed initial intent to agree with SM Entertainment (hereafter “SM”)

We met directly with SM and confirmed the direction and commitment to achieving full-group activities for EXO.

2. September 10, 2025 – Shared specific agreement proposals

Both parties exchanged concrete agreement details and entered substantive discussions.

3. Full acceptance of SM’s demands

After the second mediation session on October 2, EXO-CBX accepted all conditions proposed by SM for a year-end full-group comeback and clearly conveyed their intent to agree.

4. Prioritizing EXO activities by clearing December schedules

We cleared all personal schedules for December and were awaiting SM’s final response through legal representatives.

While making these efforts, we came across announcements about an EXO fan meeting and regular album release excluding EXO-CBX. We apologize for the delayed response as we sought to understand SM’s intentions regarding the agreement progress under unexpected circumstances.

The EXO-CBX members have always valued the sincerity of fans who have supported them for so long and chose the path of agreement as they earnestly wished for full-group activities.

Accordingly, we plan to finalize an agreement for full-group activities as soon as possible.

We thank our fans for their continued trust and patience, and we will do our best to achieve positive results. Please continue to support and encourage us.

INB100

Source: https://www.chosun.com/english/kpop-culture-en/2025/10/29/R2JN2JOCJBCUBKBPCPH4HCW5KQ/

 

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EXO-CBX Members Commit to Full-Group Activities Amid SM Exclusion

EXO-CBX accepted SM's terms, cleared December schedules but excluded from fan meeting and album plans

The EXO-CBX side, Chen, Baekhyun, Seohyun, revealed their position regarding the full-group activities of the group EXO.

On the 29th, INB100, the agency of EXO-CBX, released a statement saying, “We deeply apologize for causing confusion and concern among fans due to the delay in announcing our stance on whether EXO-CBX will participate in EXO’s full-group activities.”

It added, “INB100 and its artists Chen, Baekhyun, and Seohyun, as members of EXO, have promised fans full-group activities and are making every effort to fulfill this.”

The agency stated that on July 9, it met directly with SM Entertainment to confirm the direction and commitment to an agreement on EXO’s full-group activities. Subsequently, on September 10, both sides exchanged specific terms and entered substantive negotiations.

The agency claimed, “After the second mediation deadline (October 2), to enable a full-group comeback by the end of the year, EXO-CBX accepted all conditions proposed by SM and clearly conveyed its intent to agree. They cleared all personal schedules for December and were awaiting SM’s final response through legal representatives.”

It continued, “While making such efforts for EXO’s full-group activities, we learned of the announcement regarding an EXO fan meeting and regular album release excluding EXO-CBX. We apologize for the delayed response as we sought to confirm SM’s intentions amid unexpected circumstances.”

The agency stated, “The EXO-CBX members valued the sincerity of fans who have supported them for so long and chose to pursue an agreement because they earnestly wished for EXO’s full-group activities. Accordingly, we plan to finalize an agreement for full-group activities as soon as possible.”

It added, “We thank fans for their continued trust and patience, and we will do our best to deliver good results. We kindly ask for your unwavering support and encouragement.”

EXO will hold a fan meeting titled ‘EXO’verse’ at the Incheon Inspire Arena on December 13 and 14. They are also set to release their regular 8th album in the first quarter of next year and begin full-scale activities.

This marks EXO’s first team activities in about two years since the release of their regular 7th album *EXIST* in 2023. SM Entertainment announced that Suho, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai, Sehun, and former SM member Lay will participate in this activity. Chen, Baekhyun, and Seohyun were not included in this list.

Source: https://www.chosun.com/english/kpop-culture-en/2025/10/29/G5GQGPNF2FARBILGSBB6BBRDG4/

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