ADOR’s official announcement that Haerin and Hyein could be returning was quickly adopted by a press release from Danielle, Minji and Hanni expressing their intent to return to the label
Ok-pop woman group NewJeans. (courtesy of ADOR)
After a prolonged authorized dispute over their unique contract, all 5 members of the Ok-pop group NewJeans are to return to ADOR, their administration company. This determination comes a 12 months after the members declared that they have been going their separate methods with ADOR in November 2024 and commenced to pursue work impartial of the label.
ADOR introduced in an official assertion Wednesday that two NewJeans members had stated they’d return to the company.
“Haerin and Hyein have expressed their intention to proceed working with ADOR. After consulting with their households and ample discussions with the company, they determined to respect the courtroom’s ruling and adjust to their unique contracts,” the label stated.
Two hours after the announcement, Danielle, Minji and Hanni additionally revealed their intention to return to the company.
“After many discussions, we now have determined to return to ADOR. Certainly one of our members is at present in Antarctica, so communications have been delayed. ADOR has not but responded, so we had no selection however to share this determination in a separate assertion. We’ll return to the stage to greet the general public with our sincerity, as proven via our music and performances,” the three stated in a launch.
The rift between ADOR and NewJeans was triggered by the dismissal of Min Hee-jin, the previous CEO of ADOR, who served because the group’s government producer. After HYBE eliminated Min from her place for allegedly making an attempt to grab management over the corporate and breach of belief, the members of NewJeans demanded that Min be reinstated to her place.
When these calls for have been unheeded, NewJeans declared in November 2024 that ADOR breached its contractual obligations, stating that their contracts have been thus null and void. The group then started to work independently of the label underneath the identify NJZ.
ADOR responded by submitting a lawsuit in December 2024 to substantiate the validity of the NewJeans members’ unique contracts, additionally requesting an injunction to ban them from persevering with impartial actions.
The courtroom dominated in favor of ADOR by issuing the injunction, and sided with ADOR within the first trial ruling late final month. The members determined to return to the company a day earlier than the authorized deadline to attraction the primary ruling, which fell at midnight on Thursday. The choice is assumed to have been influenced by their unhealthy luck in courtroom and souring public opinion.
The members didn’t expose the specifics of their future actions. As ADOR made it clear throughout the authorized spat that it was planning NewJeans’ subsequent comeback, the group might discover itself speeding headfirst into its subsequent single or album. It’s extremely seemingly that Min is not going to be producing or directing the group for his or her subsequent undertaking.
NewJeans’ contract with ADOR is legitimate till July 2029.
By Lee Jung-gook, employees reporter
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