NewJeans Members Clash with ADOR Over Contract Dispute
Mar 06, 2025
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On the 6th, Adore issued an official position and inevitably expanded the purpose of applying for provisional injunction because Newzins expanded its activities such as releasing new songs and announcing large overseas performances, while the prohibition of "preservation of agency status and signing of advertising contracts" was underway" he said.
"This is not intended to restrict activities, but rather to "with Doror' and ' keep the contract' entertainment activities together'", he said, drawing the line ""We never put pressure on the performance organizers and did not extend the purpose of the application as a retaliatory measure at all"."
Regarding the provisional interrogation to be held tomorrow (7th), "We want to clarify the artist's various misunderstandings in court and seek the judgment that Adore, which is waiting for numerous members, is the agency of Newzins."
Earlier on the 5th, the members of New Jeans (Minji, Hani, Daniel, Harin, and Hyein) once again announced on their official account that their exclusive contract with Adore has been terminated on November 29, 2024, "Accordingly, Adore no longer has the authority to manage or interfere with our activities. Nevertheless, Odor filed a provisional injunction on January 6 with the intention of acknowledging that they are still management companies of NZ. At the time, Adore argued that only advertising activities were problematic, but the application included a request to recognize the status of a management company. This is an attempt to limit all entertainment activities in the NJZ, as well as advertising. It is trying to completely cut off the activities of the NJZ."
Then, on February 11, Dorr extended his application for provisional injunction, asking him to ban not only advertising, but also all music activities, including writing, composing, performing, singing, and all other incidental activities of the NJZ"This is an attempt to infringe on the professional freedom of the NJZ, and at the same time intends to avoid public criticism by not disclosing it publicly."
Members said "The trust relationship with Dorr has long been broken. Under these circumstances, if the BJZ has to work only through the door, normal entertainment activities are impossible, and they have to suffer mental pain that is too much to handle."
Finally "This notice of termination is based on the exclusive contract law and civil law and is a common and general legal procedure. Therefore, it is a false claim that Audor and some organizations raise their voices as if it is illegal or unjust for us to conduct our own activities after the notice of termination, and it is a ridiculous claim that only the artist should give up the legal procedures and effects guaranteed by law," he said. "We will faithfully work on provisional disposition and upcoming main lawsuit, and we would like to confirm the legality of termination once again during the trial process."
Meanwhile, five members of the New Jins, including Minji, Hani, Daniel, Harin, and Hyein, who are in exclusive contract disputes with Audor, announced a new group name called 'NJZ' on the 7th.
In response, Adore said, "We are very sorry that the members made this choice unilaterally before a legal judgment was made on the validity of the exclusive contract between the members of the Newzins."," he said, claiming that his exclusive contract with Newzins is due in 2029. As a result, Adore has filed a lawsuit with the court for prohibition such as preserving the status of an agency and signing an advertising contract, and confirming the validity of an exclusive contract. The date of provisional interrogation, including the prohibition of signing advertising contracts, will be held on the 7th.
The following is the full text of the door to the door
The provisional injunction against preserving the status of an agency and signing an advertising contract is underway, and Newzins has expanded its activities such as releasing new songs and announcing large overseas performances, so the purpose of the provisional injunction has been inevitably expanded.
This is not intended to restrict activities, but rather to engage in entertainment activities with 'Adore',' while keeping the contract.
As we have already made our position public, we have never put pressure on the performance organizers, and we have not expanded the purpose of the application at all as a retaliatory measure.
Audor wants to clarify the artist's many misconceptions in court tomorrow, seeking to determine that Audor, who is waiting for numerous members, is the agency of Newzins.
Hereinafter, the full text of the parents' position
Hello, we're NJZ.
On Friday of last week, we are inevitably expressing our position to respond to Adore's announcement of additional positions and to prevent misunderstanding of the disposition scheduled for this week.
We notified the termination of the exclusive contract as of November 29, 2024, because Adore did not fulfill its exclusive contractual obligations, and the contract was terminated accordingly. Therefore, Adore informs us that we are no longer authorized to manage or interfere with our activities.
Nevertheless, on January 6, 2025, Adore filed a provisional injunction with the intent of acknowledging that they were still management of NZ. At the time, Adore insisted that he only took issue with advertising activities, but the application included a request to recognize the status of a management company. This is an attempt to limit all entertainment activities in the NJZ as well as advertising, indicating that the ultimate purpose of the adore is to block the activities of the NJZ altogether.
Additionally, on February 11, 2025, Adore expanded its application for provisional injunction to prohibit all music activities and all other incidental activities, including lyrics, composition, performance, and singing of NJZ, as well as advertising.
This means that Chairman Bang Si-hyuk put pressure on the officials of the complex concert' occurred shortly after the news was delivered, so it is presumed that the decision was taken as a retaliatory measure when the attempt to cancel the performance was neutralized.
Until just a few days ago, Odor continued to state its position on NJZ's independent activities, but did not disclose that its application for a provisional injunction was aimed at banning all entertainment activities.
This is a completely different attitude from the mass coverage of the fact at the time of the application for provisional injunction on January 6. On the surface, Audor is only taking issue with NZ's advertising activities or making excuses to prevent confusion between fans and advertisers, but it is actually asking the court to ban all of NZ's entertainment activities.
This is an attempt to infringe on the professional freedom of the NJZ, and at the same time appears intended to avoid public criticism by not disclosing it publicly.
The essence of the NZ is musical activity, and limiting it is to deny the value of its existence. In the end, Odor applied for a provisional injunction to block all activities in the NZ from the beginning.
I have endured continuous discrimination and unfair treatment within Hive. After the Tokyo Dome fan meeting in June last year, Hive has made clear that he will not take a long vacation and will not work for a long time, and has continuously attempted to undermine our values by making comments to reporters that disparage our performance. We didn't reveal it first, but such attempts continued even after the exclusive contract was terminated, and recently it has become more serious.
In the meantime, we have raised objections and complained to Audor several times, but even when he was an agency, he did not protect us, but rather sympathized with Hive or other labels or treated our words as false. Above all, none of the major activities plans for 2024 that we expected were implemented, causing enormous damage, and even after the exclusive contract was terminated, we are constantly interfering and harassing with advertising progress and visa issues.
We made a request for correction to Adore several times to maintain the exclusive contract relationship. However, Adore ignored all of this, and in the end, we had no choice but to decide to terminate the contract.
The trust relationship, which is a prerequisite for maintaining the exclusive contract, has long been broken due to the accumulation of significant non-compliance with Adore's obligations. In this situation, if the NZ has to work only through the door, normal entertainment activities are impossible, and they have to suffer mental pain that is too much to handle.
Adore knows this situation better than anyone else and is trying to block our activities by using various methods. We would like to inform you that various acts of obstruction, including provisional disposition, are an attempt to fundamentally halt our career as artists and are nothing more than one-sided harassment to extinguish us who want to legally terminate our exclusive contracts and continue our activities.
Such notice of termination is based on exclusive contractual law and civil law and is a common and general legal procedure. Therefore, it is a false claim for Adore or some organizations to raise their voices as if it is illegal or unjust for us to conduct our own activities after the notice of termination, and it is a ridiculous claim that only the artists should give up legal procedures and effects guaranteed by law.
We will faithfully deal with the provisional disposition and upcoming main lawsuit, and we would like to confirm the legality of the termination during the trial process once again.
I don't want anyone to go through an unfair case like ours again. Thank you.
yaqqol@sportschosun.com
