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The unfortunate story behind Mnet and SM Entertainment

November 22, 2009 @ 6:45 am

 

 

Last night's MAMA, hosted by Mnet, was certainly a feast for numerous Kpop fans out there. However, as enjoyable as it was, the event was (and still is) swamped with layers of controversy, with SM Entertainment's boycott being the eye of the storm. Mnet and SME appear to be mortal enemies, but many still remember the fact that they used to be very friendly with each other.

 

Exactly what made them become such bitter adversaries? Let's examine the dispute between Mnet and SME. What exactly is Mnet? Mnet is a media company owned by CJ Media which focuses on music, media, entertainment and web content business. CJ Media is a part of CJ, a South Korean conglomerate that is one of the top five largest companies in the country.

 

Mnet is involved in pretty much every aspect of the entertainment industry, ranging from album production, distribution, sales, management, television broadcasting, online media and many other businesses. With these expansion, Mnet has become a giant in music industry, with market share of 44% in album sales and over 20% in online music sales.

 

Mnet and CJ are also shareholders in major entertainment companies DSP Entertainment and YG Entertainment. Although they own no more than 20% of shares from each company, the fact that CJ is a conglomerate means the aforementioned companies are now affiliates of CJ. Smaller entertainment companies with famous names such as Shinwha, Kim Dong Ryul and Wheesung are "affiliates" of CJ as well. Similarly, 30% of JYP Entertainment is held by SK, another conglomerate that is one of top 5 largest companies in Korea, making JYP a faction with as much support as Mnet has.

 

How has SME and Mnet's relationship developed over the years? Before 2008, SME and Mnet were quite friendly. MKMF, now known as MAMA, featured numerous artists from SME which were given many awards. However, during 2008, Mnet proposed to SME that they would like to be the distributor of music produced by SME; in return, Mnet would receive certain percentage of profit from the sales. Mnet had already been distributing music of JYP, DSP and YG, and with the right to distribute SME's music they would become undisputed leader in the industry. SME refused the offer as they had the ability to distribute their own music and did not feel the need to pay Mnet for a job that they could do themselves (SME's stance against this was well known even prior to 2008 as evidenced here).

 

Mnet undoubtedly held a grudge against SME for obstructing their dominance of the industry, and the friendship ended there. CJ has also attempted hostile takeover of SME but failed. If they had been successful, CJ would have acquired control of Korean entertainment industry. These facts have not been well-publicized, until recent controversy involving SME and MAMA have brought the public's attention to the relationship between the two parties. With SNSD's Gee and MAMA, we have now witnessed the nature of their relationship.

 

How does MAMA play into this tense relationship between SME and Mnet? One of the biggest controversies brought on by MAMA was the fact that the three members of TVXQ, Jaejoong, Yoochun and Junsu, made their appearance for acceptance of Best Representative of Asia Award. Although some may argue that SME's outrage was uncalled for, and that the trio is free to do whatever they want, the choice to make an appearance at an Mnet event was deliberate and could not have been a spontaneous, wanton decision.

 

So what's the significance behind TVXQ's appearance? Many have suspected that the three members were able to act in such bold manner against SME in recent months because they were being supported by an organization more powerful than SME. With their unabashed appearance at MAMA, it now appears that Mnet and CJ might be the ones that have the three members' back. It is very possible that CJ and Mnet are backing the three members in order to win their fight against SME for dominance in the industry. If that is so, then TVXQ members have become mere pawns in a battle between two corporations. S

 

SME, a company now known for its oppressive, big-corporate attitude towards its artists, is ironically under attack from one of the largest corporations in Korea. Both companies are profit-motivated organizations that are pursuing whatever action that generates more profit, so there is no good or bad in a situation like this. What is unfortunate, however, is that the artists have become the victims in this corporate power struggle. TVXQ, SNSD, and SHINee are all victims in this dispute between SME and CJ/Mnet; MAMA could merely have been the beginning of penance for these artists.

 

 

source: http://www.allkpop.com/article/2009/11/the-unfortunate-story-behind-mnet-and-sm-entertainment

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Just look at what media companies are under CJ

 

CJ E&M (formerly O Media Holdings)
CJ E&M Music and Live (former names: Mediopia and Mnet Media) - record label, music events promoter
Core Contents Media
FNC Entertainment
Good Entertainment
Music Works
UK Muzik
CJ E&M Film Division - film financing, production and distribution
CJ E&M Broadcasting Division - owns various pay and cable TV channels
CJ Media
tvN - general entertainment network
Mnet Channel - music entertainment channel, acquired in 1997
XTM - men's lifestyle channel
National Geographic Channel - factual channel in partnership with NGC Networks Asia/Fox International Channels (especially STAR TV)
insiteTV - online channel
Chunghwa TV - Chinese channel
KM
Channel CGV
Chunghwa TV
On-Media - acquired from the Orion Group in 2010
Onstyle - fashion and beauty channel
Olive - food lifestyle channel
OCN - movie channel also known as Korea's No.1 Channel, acquired from Daewoo Group in 1999
CatchOn - Premium drama and movie channel (Subscription required)
StoryOn - women & female lifestyle channel
Super Action
Tooniverse - Cartoon & Kids' channel
Ongamenet - Game channel and host of Korea the Champions League of Legends tournament.
Badook TV
CJ E&M SmartMedia
CJ Games - Owns CJ Entus Gaming teams
Interest.me - CJ E&M's official web and social portal
Mnet.com
Tooniland
CJ CGV - multiplex cinema chain
Ciné de Chef
CJ Netmarble
CJ HelloVision - formerly known as CJ CableNet
CJ Powercast
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but many SM artists have received awards, screentime and MCing in Mnet programs.

 

I think SM is the company holding the biggest number of awards from MCountdown/MAMA.

 

I think what you wrote/copied is related to SM boycotting MAMA back in 2009, but SM claimed the reasons for the boycott were nothing related to TVXQ

 

 In a phone interview with Money Today on the 3rd, a MNET representative said:

 

Inwoo and SM Entertainment mentioned that the fairness in selection of candidates was questionable, but that is not true. All candidates were selected fairly through the music charts and data collected on Mnet.com. If we were to try and exclude artists of certain company, we wouldn't have put artists of those companies on our candidate list to begin with. Also, we would be risking our reputation and fairness if we were to change things just because major entertainment companies disagree with our system. If companies keep complaining about year end ceremonies, then such event cannot exist. The point of this ceremony is celebration by all artists who shined this year with their hard work, so I wish that artists would forget about receiving award or not and just put on an amazing show.

 

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Just look at what media companies are under CJ

 

CJ E&M (formerly O Media Holdings)
CJ E&M Music and Live (former names: Mediopia and Mnet Media) - record label, music events promoter
Core Contents Media
FNC Entertainment
Good Entertainment
Music Works
UK Muzik
CJ E&M Film Division - film financing, production and distribution
CJ E&M Broadcasting Division - owns various pay and cable TV channels
CJ Media
tvN - general entertainment network
Mnet Channel - music entertainment channel, acquired in 1997
XTM - men's lifestyle channel
National Geographic Channel - factual channel in partnership with NGC Networks Asia/Fox International Channels (especially STAR TV)
insiteTV - online channel
Chunghwa TV - Chinese channel
KM
Channel CGV
Chunghwa TV
On-Media - acquired from the Orion Group in 2010
Onstyle - fashion and beauty channel
Olive - food lifestyle channel
OCN - movie channel also known as Korea's No.1 Channel, acquired from Daewoo Group in 1999
CatchOn - Premium drama and movie channel (Subscription required)
StoryOn - women & female lifestyle channel
Super Action
Tooniverse - Cartoon & Kids' channel
Ongamenet - Game channel and host of Korea the Champions League of Legends tournament.
Badook TV
CJ E&M SmartMedia
CJ Games - Owns CJ Entus Gaming teams
Interest.me - CJ E&M's official web and social portal
Mnet.com
Tooniland
CJ CGV - multiplex cinema chain
Ciné de Chef
CJ Netmarble
CJ HelloVision - formerly known as CJ CableNet
CJ Powercast

 

yep. they are basically the disney of korea

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but many SM artists have received awards, screentime and MCing in Mnet programs.

 

I think SM is the company holding the biggest number of awards from MCountdown/MAMA.

 

I think what you wrote/copied is related to SM boycotting MAMA back in 2009, but SM claimed the reasons for the boycott were nothing related to TVXQ

 

 In a phone interview with Money Today on the 3rd, a MNET representative said:

 

Inwoo and SM Entertainment mentioned that the fairness in selection of candidates was questionable, but that is not true. All candidates were selected fairly through the music charts and data collected on Mnet.com. If we were to try and exclude artists of certain company, we wouldn't have put artists of those companies on our candidate list to begin with. Also, we would be risking our reputation and fairness if we were to change things just because major entertainment companies disagree with our system. If companies keep complaining about year end ceremonies, then such event cannot exist. The point of this ceremony is celebration by all artists who shined this year with their hard work, so I wish that artists would forget about receiving award or not and just put on an amazing show.

 

 

 

 

lol isn't this simply because SM have the most artists out of the big 3?

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 In a phone interview with Money Today on the 3rd, a MNET representative said:

 

Inwoo and SM Entertainment mentioned that the fairness in selection of candidates was questionable, but that is not true. All candidates were selected fairly through the music charts and data collected on Mnet.com. If we were to try and exclude artists of certain company, we wouldn't have put artists of those companies on our candidate list to begin with. Also, we would be risking our reputation and fairness if we were to change things just because major entertainment companies disagree with our system. If companies keep complaining about year end ceremonies, then such event cannot exist. The point of this ceremony is celebration by all artists who shined this year with their hard work, so I wish that artists would forget about receiving award or not and just put on an amazing show.

 

 

Do you actually believe this shit?

 

This made me laugh so hard:

The point of this ceremony is celebration by all artists who shined this year with their hard work.

How about PSY and CL  then?

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but many SM artists have received awards, screentime and MCing in Mnet programs.

 

I think SM is the company holding the biggest number of awards from MCountdown/MAMA.

 

I think what you wrote/copied is related to SM boycotting MAMA back in 2009, but SM claimed the reasons for the boycott were nothing related to TVXQ

 

 In a phone interview with Money Today on the 3rd, a MNET representative said:

Inwoo and SM Entertainment mentioned that the fairness in selection of candidates was questionable, but that is not true. All candidates were selected fairly through the music charts and data collected on Mnet.com. If we were to try and exclude artists of certain company, we wouldn't have put artists of those companies on our candidate list to begin with. Also, we would be risking our reputation and fairness if we were to change things just because major entertainment companies disagree with our system. If companies keep complaining about year end ceremonies, then such event cannot exist. The point of this ceremony is celebration by all artists who shined this year with their hard work, so I wish that artists would forget about receiving award or not and just put on an amazing show.

celebration by all artists who shined this year w/ their hardwork.. did this year, cl n psy fall to this category too, mnet?

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I thought the problem was from before. SM boycotted Mnet cause SNSD never win with Gee in MCountdown (even when it won anywhere else and was the song of that year). Then SM decided to pull out their artist from MAMA and Mnet in general for a long time.

 

 

2009–2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards boycott

SM Entertainment boycotted the 2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards event on November 21. SM stated that they had reservations regarding the standard of fairness and the criteria used in Mnet's selections for the recipients of the awards.[55] SM specifically cited the case of Girls' Generation in which their song had topped Korean music charts for nine consecutive weeks and had won numerous weekly music show awards from SBS's Inkigayo and KBS's Music Bank, but had never won on Mnet's weekly M! Countdown show and had only debuted on their charts a month after the album's released. SM also cited the fact that participants who wished to vote for the various Mnet awards had to pay a fee to do so and said they did "not want to see fans suffer any damage from the poll which has commercial intentions."[56]

They made people pay for voting??? WTF :donthinkso:

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Do you actually believe this shit?

 

This made me laugh so hard:

The point of this ceremony is celebration by all artists who shined this year with their hard work.

How about PSY and CL then?

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correct me if I'm wrong but that was from 2009 when SM was saying they weren't boycotting MAMA because of Mnet giving an award to JYJ.

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