Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Han Filed for Contract Termination from SM Entertainment

Super Junior M debuted at number 2 on the G-Music album sales chart this week, while Show Luo held on to the number 1 spot for the second week in a row.
Super Junior M's latest album "Perfection" was not perfect enough to debut ahead of Show Luo's latest album "Only For You". Show's album accounted for 21.05% of all album sales this week, make it the top selling album. Super Junior M's album accounted for 14.69% of all album sales, giving them a debut at number 2. Wilber Pan's latest album rounded out the top 3 selling 8.22% of all albums.
Also new to the chart this week were SID, Justin Bieber and the new girl group MissTER.
The top 10 albums for the week of 02/25/11 - 03/03/11 were:
1. Show Luo - Only For You, 21.05%
2. Super Junior M - Perfection, 14.69%
3. Wilber Pan - 808, 8.22%
4. Della Ding - Soul Mate, 2.48%
5. SID - dead stock, 1.77%
6. Justin Beiber - Never Say Never (The Remixes), 1.67%
7. Edison Lin - Curtain, 1.59%
8. A-Lin Huang - Loneliness Is Not The Hardest Part, 1.39%
9. MissTER - MISSTER, 0.9%
10. Ricky Xiao - Alone Doesn't Mean Lonely, 0.83%.
The show had the highest ratings during their time slot, with a strong 4.05%. Separated into several weekly episodes, the group's appearance in their first episode on the challenging game show Bravely Going Forward in early August gave the show the highest ratings during that time slot as well.In August 2008, Han was casted in the idol television drama Stage of Youth, a mini-drama dedicated to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Han portrayed Xia Lei, a youth who aspires to be a famous dancer. Other members of Super Junior-M gave cameo appearances in the final episode.
In September 2009, Super Junior-M released their album album, the EP Super Girl. The album garnered them a nomination for Best Vocal Group at the 21st Golden Melody Awards.The EP's title single "Super Girl" is Super Junior-M's most critically successful song to date, winning numerous accolades for its composition and performances.
2010–present: Lawsuit and lineup changes
In December 2009, Han filed for contract termination from SM Entertainment, claiming that the provisions of his contract were unlawful, harsh, and against his rights. Super Junior-M immediately canceled all of their future activities and performances in China and Taiwan. They returned to Korea to begin preparing for Super Junior's fourth studio album. Han, however, stayed in China and signed under a new management, releasing his debut solo album Geng Xin in July 2010.Although Super Junior-M remained largely inactive for most of 2010, they won several accolades for their song "Super Girl" at China's 2010 MusicRadio TOP Awards, including Most Popular Group, Golden Melody Award, and Best Composition.
In December 2010, the Seoul Central District Court ruled in favor of Han. However, SM Entertainment announced that they will file an immediate appeal to reverse the decision. In September 2011, Han and SM Entertainment officially came to a mutual agreement regarding Han's contract, closing the case. Although Han will not continue his exclusive contract with SM Entertainment,the agency has yet to release an official statement regarding his status in Super Junior and Super Junior-M.

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