SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – All five members of the girl group NewJeans have not challenged a court ruling that upheld the validity of their exclusive contracts with their management agency, industry sources said Friday. The members — Haerin, Hyein, Minji, Danielle and Hanni — did not file an appeal by the midnight deadline, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — In a quiet courtroom in Seoul on Thursday, the five young women of NewJeans lost the first round of one of K-pop’s most dramatic showdowns. A judge ruled that their management contract with the agency ADOR remains valid, rejecting the group’s bid for independence after months of turmoil that has [...]
SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Members of K-pop girl group NewJeans filed an appeal Wednesday after a Seoul court dismissed their objection against an earlier ruling banning them from independent activities outside their management company. Earlier in March, the Seoul Central District Court accepted the injunction sought by the group’s agency, ADOR, to prevent [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group NJZ, formerly known as NewJeans, has said it will suspend all music activities in compliance with a recent court ruling. “We have decided to stop all activities for the time being in accordance with the court ruling. It wasn’t an easy decision but a necessary one,” [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — ADOR, the K-pop girl group NewJeans’ agency, has filed a complaint seeking to ban the group’s music activities, according to the group Thursday, marking the latest development in the ongoing dispute between the agency and the artists. The group, which rebranded as NJZ early last month, revealed on its [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop girl group NewJeans has changed its name to NJZ and announced its first independent activities, including a performance at an upcoming event in Hong Kong, amid a contract dispute with its agency. NJZ unveiled its new name and promotional photos through its official social media accounts, which have [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop sensation NewJeans has officially notified their agency, ADOR, of the termination of their exclusive contract, sparking industry-wide discussion about their unprecedented approach in avoiding immediate legal action, such as a preliminary injunction. Typically, disputes between artists and agencies in South Korea, as seen in recent cases involving LOONA’s Chuu [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — ADOR, the agency behind K-pop girl group NewJeans, confirmed Friday that the group’s contract remains valid until July 31, 2029, a day after the group announced a decision to leave over a dispute between the label and its creator. ADOR, a sub-label of Hybe, said it will continue fulfilling [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Min Hee-jin, the former CEO of K-pop label ADOR, has filed a criminal complaint against its parent company’s public relations executives, alleging misconduct related to their duties in promoting the label’s girl group NewJeans, Min’s representatives said Tuesday. Min filed the complaint with Seoul’s Yongsan Police Station on Monday, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Employment and Labor on Wednesday dismissed claims of workplace harassment against a member of K-pop girl group NewJeans, saying she cannot be regarded as a worker under the labor law. NewJeans fans filed a petition with the labor ministry in mid-September, alleging that Hanni Pham, a [...]