I find it actually hilarious how JYJ were allowed to release "The..." under avex in Japan, but not "The Beginning" under CJeS in Korea. This really shows that avex and SME still have contracts together.
I'm sure the album is not delayed because of agency problems within CJeS, but more like SME boycotting them. I knew it was fishy when the album got pushed back

Also, Hangeng from Suju is in a lawsuit with SME and he released a solo album in China. SME did nothing to him. Maybe because they are too focused on "how can we get JYJ down, so they return to us like defeated puppets?"
PS: a comment on Ayu's pics when she went to the showcase: "That is oh so nice of her. ^^ And… buy over SME while you’re there, Ayu chan!!" Haha
KBS News Report about Showcase:
Jaejoong's "Everybody, thank you!" sounds really good