NewJeans’ Hanni Faces Visa Issues Amid Contract Dispute with ADOR

Feb 12, 2025

NewJeans’ Hanni Faces Visa Issues Amid Contract Dispute with ADOR



Group 'Newzins' Hani's visa has expired.

Hani, a dual Australian and Vietnamese citizen, had her art promotion (E-6) visa expired earlier this month. However, there was a theory that Hani refused to sign documents prepared by Adore to extend her visa.

To obtain an E-6 visa under the Korean Popular Culture Industry Act, you must submit an exclusive contract, a pop culture and arts enterprise registration certificate, an identity guarantee from the agency's representative, and an employment recommendation letter from the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism. If Hani signs the visa extension document for Adore, it means acknowledging that she has an exclusive contract with Adore. As a result, there was speculation that Hani might have refused to sign the autograph.




The related address " cannot be verified" reported his position.

NewJeans’ Hanni Faces Visa Issues Amid Contract Dispute with ADOR
Jae Man, Park pjm@sportschosun.com
In any case, the expiration of Hani's visa has made Newzins' activities in the country difficult for the time being. Newzins said it will soon find a new agent, but as the issue of exclusive contracts with Audor has not yet been sorted out, prematurely entering into a contractual relationship with another company could cause legal problems.

As a result, Newzins is expected to turn to overseas stages for the time being. The actual members declared that they would work as 'NJZ' rather than Newzins, and said they would release their new song and debut song of NJZ at 'Complex Live' at the Asia World Expo in Hong Kong from March 21 to 23.




In November last year, Newzins declared that his exclusive contract with Adore had been terminated. In response, Adore filed a lawsuit against Newzins to confirm the validity of the exclusive contract and filed an injunction for prohibition, such as preserving the status of an agency and signing an advertising contract.

The first hearing on the application for provisional injunction was set on March 7, and the first hearing of the exclusive contract validation lawsuit was set on April 3.






silk781220@sportschosun.com