Min Hee-jin Reappointed as ADOR Director Amid Ongoing Leadership Dispute with NewJeans
Oct 17, 2024
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ADOR held an extraordinary general shareholders' meeting on the 17th and passed a resolution to re-elect former CEO Min as an inside director for a three-year term.
Earlier, the members of NewJeans demanded that former CEO Min be reinstated. In response, Min filed an injunction requesting to be reappointed as CEO following her re-election as an in-house director. However, ADOR stated that while Min's term as an in-house director would be extended, she would not return to a leadership position, though her production rights for NewJeans would be guaranteed.
Amid this conflict, the NewJeans members find themselves in a difficult situation.
Hanni appeared as a witness at a parliamentary hearing on the 15th and became emotional. She claimed she had been unfairly treated by HYBE Chairman Bang Si-hyuk and other HYBE employees, while Kim Joo-young, CEO of ADOR, failed to adequately support the group. Hanni tearfully expressed that NewJeans had been mistreated by HYBE, stating, "I didn’t want to cry, but I did."
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In this context, former CEO Min denied allegations of gaslighting, stating, "It’s natural that I play a motherly role because Hanni's mother isn’t in Seoul. I should be supportive." She emphasized that she had no intention of turning the members into avatars.
The court ruling on Min’s application for a provisional injunction is expected as early as next week, leaving the question of whether she will regain her CEO position uncertain.
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