• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EST 22:32
CET 04:32
KST 12:32
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
Behind the Blue - Team Liquid History Book10Clem wins HomeStory Cup 289HomeStory Cup 28 - Info & Preview13Rongyi Cup S3 - Preview & Info7herO wins SC2 All-Star Invitational14
Community News
Weekly Cups (Feb 2-8): Classic, Solar, MaxPax win1Nexon's StarCraft game could be FPS, led by UMS maker2PIG STY FESTIVAL 7.0! (19 Feb - 1 Mar)9Weekly Cups (Jan 26-Feb 1): herO, Clem, ByuN, Classic win2RSL Season 4 announced for March-April7
StarCraft 2
General
Nexon's StarCraft game could be FPS, led by UMS maker Behind the Blue - Team Liquid History Book Weekly Cups (Feb 2-8): Classic, Solar, MaxPax win Rongyi Cup S3 - Preview & Info How do you think the 5.0.15 balance patch (Oct 2025) for StarCraft II has affected the game?
Tourneys
PIG STY FESTIVAL 7.0! (19 Feb - 1 Mar) WardiTV Mondays $21,000 Rongyi Cup Season 3 announced (Jan 22-Feb 7) Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament $5,000 WardiTV Winter Championship 2026
Strategy
Custom Maps
Map Editor closed ? [A] Starcraft Sound Mod
External Content
Mutation # 512 Overclocked The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 511 Temple of Rebirth Mutation # 510 Safety Violation
Brood War
General
Gypsy to Korea BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/ [ASL21] Potential Map Candidates BW General Discussion Liquipedia.net NEEDS editors for Brood War
Tourneys
[Megathread] Daily Proleagues Escore Tournament StarCraft Season 1 Small VOD Thread 2.0 KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 1
Strategy
Zealot bombing is no longer popular? Simple Questions, Simple Answers Current Meta Soma's 9 hatch build from ASL Game 2
Other Games
General Games
Diablo 2 thread ZeroSpace Megathread Battle Aces/David Kim RTS Megathread EVE Corporation Nintendo Switch Thread
Dota 2
Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
Vanilla Mini Mafia Mafia Game Mode Feedback/Ideas
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Russo-Ukrainian War Thread YouTube Thread The Games Industry And ATVI Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine
Fan Clubs
The herO Fan Club! The IdrA Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
[Manga] One Piece Anime Discussion Thread
Sports
2024 - 2026 Football Thread
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
Play, Watch, Drink: Esports …
TrAiDoS
My 2025 Magic: The Gathering…
DARKING
Life Update and thoughts.
FuDDx
How do archons sleep?
8882
StarCraft improvement
iopq
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 1817 users

Sonic sued for fraud (Update Jan 11) - Page 4

Forum Index > SC2 General
408 CommentsPost a Reply
Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 19 20 21 Next All
FeyFey
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany10114 Posts
December 20 2015 14:44 GMT
#61
On December 20 2015 23:20 nanaoei wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 20 2015 18:20 WrathSCII wrote:
On December 20 2015 18:18 digmouse wrote:
Is this the worst week/month for Starcraft ever? Flash retiring, new WCS, MMA retiring, Rain retiring and now this?


November was worse, it witnessed the birth of the abomination


i literally wonder, why do you stick around as a known sc2 hater (moved onto sc:bw supposedly) and continue to jab at the game in literally every thread you can imagine. do you want to see the jengas crumble?
looking for justification as a joy and hobby?
nobody likes a downer at a party.
what is the paradox here? do you actually enjoy the game and want it to succeed and to be proven wrong? otherwise what is your problem that you have to voice the contrary to anything and everything related to this game?

"sc2 sucks? sc:bw is waaaay better?" you've already snuck this sentiment in a few dozen times already, at the very least you could get more creative here. you certainly have a lot of practice.

i'm not going to tell you to grow up, but it should be an obvious thing to think about at some point.


It is a really common occurence in game forums. Mostly done by people that still have an interest, but want to avoid getting back into the game. It is a form of self reassurence to have done the right thing, while at the same time not being able to let go completely.
mikedebo
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada4341 Posts
December 21 2015 02:00 GMT
#62
Need nuckledu to come in here and turn this sonic bust into a sonic boom
I NEED A PHOTOSYNTHESIS! ||| 'airtoss' is an anagram of 'artosis' ||| SANGHOOOOOO ||| "No Korea? No problem. I have internet." -- Stardust
StasisField
Profile Joined August 2013
United States1086 Posts
December 21 2015 02:24 GMT
#63
Not too surprised by this tbh. SBENU's sudden explosion of sponsorships in eSports gave me that "too good to be true" feeling about the entire business. Not to say I felt SBENU was shady, but that there was no way Sonic's ambitions were sutainable
What do you mean Immortals can't shoot up?
Thouhastmail
Profile Joined March 2015
Korea (North)876 Posts
December 23 2015 10:24 GMT
#64
http://gall.dcinside.com/board/view/?id=starcraft_new&no=4029683&page=1&exception_mode=recommend

phase 2 alert
"Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people we personally dislike"
RvB
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Netherlands6263 Posts
December 23 2015 10:29 GMT
#65
Can you give a TLDR? I don't read Korean sadly.
Wala.Revolution
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
7584 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-23 10:49:49
December 23 2015 10:33 GMT
#66
Is Sonic's name Hwang Hyo-jin?

Hwang (boardmember of Sbenu?) owes 3 billion won (~$2.5 mil) to a shoe manufacturer. He gives them assurances to pay back but reneges. The shoes Hwang bought are collateralized for loans from 3rd parties and he sells the shoes to warehouse stores for fraction of the price. These stores set up shop next to the franchise locations and Hwang accuses the vendor of selling illegally to the warehouses. The manufactuer, franchise owners, and warehour store owners all filed lawsuits against Sbenu/Hwang. The pictures of Hermes/Rolls-Royce are gifts that Hwang gave to his girlfriend.

Can't tell if fact but with the pictures of Hwang's handwritten note about borrowing the money it seems to carry some weight.
Stuck.
RvB
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Netherlands6263 Posts
December 23 2015 10:45 GMT
#67
yeah he is

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/Sonic
Thouhastmail
Profile Joined March 2015
Korea (North)876 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-23 10:54:59
December 23 2015 10:53 GMT
#68
On December 23 2015 19:33 Wala.Revolution wrote:
Is Sonic's name Hwang Hyo-jin?

Hwang (boardmember of Sbenu?) owes 3 billion won (~$2.5 mil) to a shoe manufacturer. He gives them assurances to pay back but reneges. The shoes Hwang bought are collateralized for loans from 3rd parties and he sells the shoes to warehouse stores for fraction of the price. These stores set up shop next to the franchise locations and Hwang accuses the vendor of selling illegally to the warehouses. The manufactuer, franchise owners, and warehour store owners all filed lawsuits against Sbenu/Hwang. The pictures of Hermes/Rolls-Royce are gifts that Hwang gave to his girlfriend.

Can't tell if fact but with the pictures of Hwang's handwritten note about borrowing the money it seems to carry some weight.


The point is, there are tons of factories that have this sort of contract dispute.

"Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people we personally dislike"
Wala.Revolution
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
7584 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-23 12:06:56
December 23 2015 10:59 GMT
#69
Picture 1: sonic's handwritten agreement that he'll pay back 3 billion won by Sep 15th, 2015 to the shoe manufacturer (Haiki). If not, 100% of shares of Sbenu will be given to Haiki.

Picture 2: I think it's a paper that says picture 1 was notarized by a public notary.

Picture 3: Notice of seizure from a district court.

Picture 4: Repayment plan from Sonic? Dunno.

Picture 5: picture of protest placards against Sbenu accusing them of screwing franchisees by opening cheap(er) warehouses stores close to franchise locations.

Pictures 6-9: Hermes bracelet, Rolls Royce given to Sonic's girlfriend (I assume she is).

Picture 10: Handwritten agreement that if debts aren't repaid until Dec 31st, 2015, Sbenu's brand rights and selling rights will be given to Busan Factory.

Edit: brand -> brand rights
Stuck.
Wala.Revolution
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
7584 Posts
December 23 2015 11:04 GMT
#70
What role does sonic play in Sbenu?
Stuck.
BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES50616 Posts
December 23 2015 11:21 GMT
#71
isn't he the CEO?
Brood War EICWoo Jung Ho, never forget.| Twitter: @BLinDRawR
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55566 Posts
December 23 2015 11:21 GMT
#72
On December 23 2015 20:21 BLinD-RawR wrote:
isn't he the CEO?

Yeah, he's the CEO.
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES50616 Posts
December 23 2015 11:25 GMT
#73
part of me wants to see if sonic can just cut and run and just start an esports agency like kongdoo instead.....
Brood War EICWoo Jung Ho, never forget.| Twitter: @BLinDRawR
Heartland
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
Sweden24593 Posts
December 23 2015 11:28 GMT
#74
Picture 10: Handwritten agreement that if debts aren't repaid until Dec 31st, 2015, Sbenu's brand and selling rights will be given to Busan Factory.



So if Sonic doesn't pay in like one week Sbenu becomes the property of this busan factory enterprise?
BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES50616 Posts
December 23 2015 11:30 GMT
#75
On December 23 2015 20:28 Heartland wrote:
Show nested quote +
Picture 10: Handwritten agreement that if debts aren't repaid until Dec 31st, 2015, Sbenu's brand and selling rights will be given to Busan Factory.



So if Sonic doesn't pay in like one week Sbenu becomes the property of this busan factory enterprise?


I believe thats what it means, unless the factory intends to cut sponsorship of the team it should not matter either way.
Brood War EICWoo Jung Ho, never forget.| Twitter: @BLinDRawR
Wala.Revolution
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
7584 Posts
December 23 2015 12:07 GMT
#76
Edited brand to brand rights. Either way Sbenu seems to be in trouble to put it mildly.
Stuck.
2Pacalypse-
Profile Joined October 2006
Croatia9529 Posts
December 23 2015 12:48 GMT
#77
So wait, this is not a fraud in the classical sense, ie. Sonic doing something illegal to advance his company?

He promised to pay a company that manufactures his shoes until a certain date and to assure them that he'll pay, he signed an agreement that said he'll sign over his shoe brand if he doesn't pay. Then he bought one too many Rolls Royces and Lamborghinis, and couldn't afford to pay them back? Seems like a scummy thing to do, but not really illegal. And now it's up to judge to determine the legitimacy of the agreement Sonic signed. Potentially, he could be in quite a bit of trouble, financially.

But then again, Sonic is also accusing other parties of doing something illegal? That definitely complicates the situation and might explain why Sonic didn't pay (especially since $2.5 million seems like less money than SBENU spends on advertising and I assume could easily afford for something so crucial like their product). Can anyone clarify this bit:

"The shoes Hwang bought are collateralized for loans from 3rd parties and he sells the shoes to warehouse stores for fraction of the price. These stores set up shop next to the franchise locations and Hwang accuses the vendor of selling illegally to the warehouses."
Moderator"We're a community of geniuses because we've found how to extract 95% of the feeling of doing something amazing without actually doing anything." - Chill
RvB
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Netherlands6263 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-23 13:17:56
December 23 2015 13:17 GMT
#78
The way I read it is that the shoes were used as colleteral. Since Sonic didn't pay the ones who provided the loans sold the shoes for cheap to warehouse stores. These stores set up next to Sbenu stores and then sell the shoes.

edit: but yeah I don't see anything illegal here either just a lot of financial trouble.
2Pacalypse-
Profile Joined October 2006
Croatia9529 Posts
December 23 2015 13:33 GMT
#79
On December 23 2015 22:17 RvB wrote:
The way I read it is that the shoes were used as colleteral. Since Sonic didn't pay the ones who provided the loans sold the shoes for cheap to warehouse stores. These stores set up next to Sbenu stores and then sell the shoes.

Ah yeah, that makes sense. I didn't imagine Sonic being irresponsible to the point of not paying the manufacturer of his product, but I guess buying a Rolls Royce for your girlfriend is more important.
Moderator"We're a community of geniuses because we've found how to extract 95% of the feeling of doing something amazing without actually doing anything." - Chill
Thouhastmail
Profile Joined March 2015
Korea (North)876 Posts
December 23 2015 13:44 GMT
#80
On December 23 2015 22:17 RvB wrote:
The way I read it is that the shoes were used as colleteral. Since Sonic didn't pay the ones who provided the loans sold the shoes for cheap to warehouse stores. These stores set up next to Sbenu stores and then sell the shoes.

edit: but yeah I don't see anything illegal here either just a lot of financial trouble.


If you do not mind my expanding, maybe I can tell you the story. However, do not judge too soon, because 'certain points are not certain' yet.

"Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people we personally dislike"
Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 19 20 21 Next All
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Next event in 6h 28m
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
PiGStarcraft496
RuFF_SC2 186
ProTech119
StarCraft: Brood War
Artosis 715
BeSt 248
ZergMaN 113
Shuttle 25
Noble 25
Sea.KH 15
Dota 2
monkeys_forever674
NeuroSwarm121
League of Legends
JimRising 708
C9.Mang0426
Counter-Strike
fl0m1313
taco 700
m0e_tv453
Foxcn345
Coldzera 261
minikerr10
Super Smash Bros
hungrybox981
Mew2King91
Other Games
summit1g8111
Day[9].tv388
KnowMe124
Maynarde106
PiLiPiLi11
Organizations
Other Games
gamesdonequick965
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 16 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• HeavenSC 27
• intothetv
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• Migwel
• sooper7s
StarCraft: Brood War
• RayReign 16
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
Dota 2
• masondota21509
League of Legends
• Stunt495
Other Games
• Scarra987
• Day9tv388
Upcoming Events
Sparkling Tuna Cup
6h 28m
LiuLi Cup
7h 28m
Reynor vs Creator
Maru vs Lambo
PiGosaur Monday
21h 28m
Replay Cast
1d 5h
LiuLi Cup
1d 7h
Clem vs Rogue
SHIN vs Cyan
Replay Cast
1d 20h
The PondCast
2 days
KCM Race Survival
2 days
LiuLi Cup
2 days
Scarlett vs TriGGeR
ByuN vs herO
Replay Cast
2 days
[ Show More ]
Online Event
3 days
LiuLi Cup
3 days
Serral vs Zoun
Cure vs Classic
RSL Revival
3 days
RSL Revival
4 days
LiuLi Cup
4 days
uThermal 2v2 Circuit
4 days
RSL Revival
4 days
Replay Cast
4 days
Sparkling Tuna Cup
5 days
LiuLi Cup
5 days
Replay Cast
5 days
Replay Cast
6 days
LiuLi Cup
6 days
Wardi Open
6 days
Monday Night Weeklies
6 days
Replay Cast
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

CSL 2025 WINTER (S19)
Rongyi Cup S3
Underdog Cup #3

Ongoing

KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 1
LiuLi Cup: 2025 Grand Finals
Nations Cup 2026
IEM Kraków 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter Qual
eXTREMESLAND 2025
SL Budapest Major 2025
ESL Impact League Season 8

Upcoming

Escore Tournament S1: W8
Acropolis #4
IPSL Spring 2026
HSC XXIX
uThermal 2v2 2026 Main Event
Bellum Gens Elite Stara Zagora 2026
RSL Revival: Season 4
WardiTV Winter 2026
CCT Season 3 Global Finals
FISSURE Playground #3
IEM Rio 2026
PGL Bucharest 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 1
BLAST Open Spring 2026
ESL Pro League Season 23
ESL Pro League Season 23
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.