SM Entertainment has broken their silence, releasing an official statement for the first time since Luhan revealed he would be filing lawsuit against the agency. 

SM Entertainment has released their first official statement as below:

Our agency has received Luhan’s lawsuit on Friday through our corporate law firm.

We are shocked because the lawsuit was suddenly filed while we were in the process of negotiating his future schedules and activities after he expressed his wishes to focus more on his individual activities in China more than group activities, as well as matters concerning his health. 

As it was with Kris’s case, when a lawsuit is filed for no actual reason by using the same pattern and lawyers after a gaining a lot of popularity as a star through group activities, we see this as one prioritizing one’s self and ignoring the understanding of the contract with the agency as well as everyone involved in the contracts and the activities with the group. We believe there is someone behind the scenes who is pulling the strings.

Regarding these kinds of situations, the agency plans to actively respond to it with our partners overseas including those in China as well as legal experts.

EXO’s future activities will also proceed on as scheduled.