The Seoul Central District Court docket has sided with ADOR within the ongoing administration dispute over NewJeans, naming the HYBE-owned label because the group’s professional unique administration company.
The court docket has granted the corporate’s request for a preliminary injunction, barring the group’s members from signing promoting contracts independently (or by way of third events) with out ADOR’s approval. ADOR additionally introduced that the group ought to solely be known as “NewJeans” fairly than “NJZ” — the identify utilized by the members throughout their current rebrand — and that “all leisure actions” can solely be negotiated with the label.
ADOR launched the assertion, ”We categorical our honest gratitude for the court docket’s considered choice to grant the preliminary injunction. With our standing as NewJeans’ unique company now legally affirmed, we’re totally dedicated to supporting the artists going ahead.”
“We will likely be totally current at ComplexCon this weekend to ensure the efficiency is introduced beneath the NewJeans identify. We eagerly anticipate assembly with the artists for a heartfelt dialog on the earliest alternative,” the label continued. “We sincerely request your ongoing help and encouragement for NewJeans as they proceed to develop along with ADOR.”
In 2024, the Ok-pop group introduced its departure from the label and accused its employees of mistreating each them and members of their crew.
