Abogados . com: "I suddenly disappeared" Says the former member of the VK band "I want to tell the truth about my retirement" now that he has already reached an agreement with the record company.
It's finally time to talk to Kana, former member of the visual kei rock band Codomo Dragon, who was in charge of the guitar, about his "retirement".
This is because in August a settlement was reached in the civil lawsuit in the dispute with the record company.
The content is:
1. The record company will pay Mr. Kana 3.3 million yen as compensation
2. Apologies for the lack of consideration for Mr. Kana for suffering adjustment disorders.
Kana wrote this on his blog dated 11/18/2020 https://kana-gt.com/to-everyone20201118/
Kana told us that "the trial was very long and difficult, but I'm glad I did it" and said that "I wanted to convey the truth about my withdrawal."
In 2013, Kana signed a contract with the record company as an active member of Codomo Dragon. However, it soon happened that Kana "disappeared".
In May 2018, the record company communicated Kana's "decision to withdraw completely" by deleting her public profiles.
According to the record company, Kana suddenly disappeared on January 4, 2018 and sent a letter on January 6 saying that "I want to stop being part of Codomo Dragon", so the record company suggested that "If you want to retire, at least say it at a concert to the whole audience, "but Kana refused.
However, the reality is that Mr. Kana did not "disappear" but was mentally ill. On January 6, 2018, he was diagnosed with "an adjustment disorder, in a state of moderate depression, for which he cannot work and will need medical treatment at home for the next few months."
But why did Kana suffer from adjustment disorder? According to Mr. Kana, the origin of the matter was that in September 2016, Kana refused to play golf invited by the president of the record company due to a leg injury.
"The doctor told me I shouldn't play golf if there was a concert nearby, so I told him and declined the invitation to play."
At the time, it was not a problem, but the next day the president saw that Kana was walking normally and became enraged yelling "You lied!" and that's where the "harassment" began.
The president would say things like "You are going to get sick little by little"For example, in March 2017, after the concert in South Korea, Mr. Kana became ill, so he contacted the president to tell him about the situation, refusing to continue with the next day's activities and return to the hotel. immediately. "The president was furious. He called me again. When I went to the office, he put me in front of a lot of people to tell me that he was only talking to make them angry."
Also in December of the same year, after the performance of one of the senior bands of the same record company, Kana was in the store with them when he received a call from the president of the record company claiming that he had to go to the office immediately or he would get angry. , so Kana left the store going to the office. At that moment, the president communicated to the people in the office that Kana was going to go to expose them again and thus anger them again. When Kana tried to explain herself, the president just said "You're sick".
Kana's mind and body deteriorated from the continued bullying "I couldn't sleep, I had diarrhea and stomatitis and I even started vomiting before the shows. I am naturally prone to gaining weight, but I was so thin, they told me stop dieting. "
In these circumstances, on December 31, 2017, the event that broke everything occurred. After the Live Countdown, Kana greeted saying "Thank you for the new year" and the president replied "The year has started but you are finished".
After this, he did not appear for the rehearsal on January 4, 2018.
Mr. Kana wrote a letter with a medical certificate with his diagnosis saying "I was diagnosed with depression, I will not be able to work for a while" and "Still I am thinking about leaving the band, I can no longer continue playing.
Expecting the president to say "Okay, take some time off" he replied with an email saying "I think it's too irresponsible of you if you don't think about the rest of the band and the fans."
In March 2018, the president told him "I think you should go out in front of everyone and say that you are leaving and if it is not possible, you will be fired" Along with the mail was also the "request for compensation".
Faced with this situation, Mr. Kana contacted the Labor Standards Inspectorate, although he did not belong to the sector as he is not a normal "worker". He went to a Houterasu consultancy and the government office, finally meeting Keisei Takagi, who is familiar with musician contract issues.
The lawyer Takagi realized that Mr. Kana was not properly paid in compensation. Originally the record company and the band had a contract to distribute the profits obtained by subtracting the costs of the band's concerts and sessions, dividing it by 5: 5, but a scandal in 2017 among the members, the president insisted that "all members should take responsibility "and made all members respond by cutting their compensation.
Mr. Kana filed a lawsuit in June 2018 against the record company for harassment and unpaid compensation totaling approx. 8.5 million yen. In March this year, during the first trial, the Tokyo District Court approved a portion of Mr. Kana's application and ordered the record company to pay a total of 3.7 million yen (including the consolation fee of 500,000 yen).
The lawyer Takagi said "Basically, it was admitted that there was no agreement on the severance of the award. However, there was little evidence on the amount of the award to be paid and not all the amounts claimed were accepted."
The record company appealed the decision of the first trial, but in August the record company considered:
1. Pay 3.3 million yen as agreement
2. Apologize for the acts that caused Kana's adjustment disorder and depression.
The president of the record company did not admit to the "harassment" but the judge of the appeals court said that "it was inappropriate to fire him after being diagnosed with adjustment disorders and depression and not to compensate him for the damages caused."
On the other hand, Kana says that it is not a question of money: "Rather I would like the president to reflect on me and change his mind, even if I win the trial and he does not reflect, nothing will change. I don't want anyone else to pass it on bad like me. "
What will happen to Kana's musical activities in the future?
"Originally I was thinking of leaving any musical activity but when I spoke with my friends from Codomo Dragon I thought I should make a live to officially announce my retirement, if it is possible, I will cooperate to do so."
ATTENTION, I'M NOT VERY SURE IF HE IS TELLING WHAT I'M WRITTING ABOUT A CONCERT:
With the news from the record company that Kana was suddenly gone among the fans, Kana wrote a blog that didn't spread to many people. Therefore, Kana plans to resume his musical activities next spring, on March 1st, his birthday. "I want as many people as possible to get together, I think a lot of people still wonder why I left and I would like to tell them directly."
He has not been seen again with his bandmates: "I am guilty of not being in the band. The other members have had a lot of problems with all this, I have been able to make music thanks to Codomo Dragon and I think I owe it to him."
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