NewJeans‘ Hyein and Haerin will return to the file label ADOR following a authorized battle, it has been confirmed.
The Ok-pop group and former NME Cowl stars have been embroiled in a dispute with ADOR – a subsidiary of Hybe, South Korea’s greatest label. They introduced final yr that they might be departing the company attributable to alleged mistreatment and manipulation. ADOR has denied these claims.
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On October 30, the Seoul Central District Court docket rejected NewJeans’ attraction to terminate their contract and settlement with ADOR to be able to pursue impartial actions.
Because of this verdict, NewJeans had been required to stay with ADOR completely till 2029. Nonetheless, the five-piece mentioned they might be submitting a direct attraction towards the choice.
ADOR has shared an official assertion on social media immediately (Wednesday November 12), saying that Hyein and Haerin had “expressed their intention to proceed their actions” with the label (translated to English).
“After cautious consideration with their households and thorough discussions with ADOR, the 2 members have made the choice to respect the court docket’s ruling and adjust to the unique contract,” the message added.
“ADOR will do its utmost to make sure that Hyein and Haerin can proceed their leisure actions easily.
“We kindly ask for the nice and cozy assist of our followers and respectfully request that you simply chorus from any unfounded hypothesis relating to the members. Thanks.”
The plans for the pair’s three bandmates – Hanni, Danielle and Minji – are at the moment unclear. See the assertion within the submit beneath.
[NOTICE] 어도어에서 알려드립니다.
뉴진스 멤버 해린과 혜인이 어도어와 함께 활동을 이어가겠다는 의사를 밝혀왔습니다.
두 멤버는 가족들과 함께 심사숙고하고 어도어와 충분한 논의를 거친 끝에,
법원의 판결을 존중하고 전속계약을 준수하겠다는 결정을 내렸습니다.
어도어는 해린과 혜인이…— ADOR (@alldoorsoneroom) November 12, 2025
Not one of the 5 members of NewJeans had been current in court docket final month, however all 5 of them had been ordered to bear the litigation prices of the authorized dispute. The full quantity to be paid has not but been made public.
The band claimed that former ADOR head Min Hee-jin’s removing from the corporate had made them really feel unprotected, and that the label was incapable of selling NewJeans with the identical care that Min had.
“It’s troublesome to conclude that merely the truth that Min Hee-jin was dismissed from her place as CEO of ADOR triggered a spot in administration duties for the NewJeans members or that ADOR lacks the plans or capabilities to carry out these duties,” the court docket dominated two weeks in the past.
It went on: “The unique contract doesn’t stipulate anyplace that ADOR should entrust the administration duties for NewJeans to Min Hee-jin. It can’t be thought of a big contractual obligation to ensure Min Hee-jin’s place as ADOR’s CEO merely as a result of NewJeans personally locations excessive belief in her.
“Contemplating that ADOR launched albums, ready fan conferences, established plans for a world tour, and offered alternatives for occasions and industrial shoots even when NewJeans was not cooperating, it’s troublesome to conclude that ADOR can’t be anticipated to fulfil administration companies for NewJeans.”
NewJeans’s lawyer responded by saying that the belief between the group and their administration had been “utterly ruined”, including that NewJeans would proceed their battle (by way of BBC Information).
The court docket had dominated over the summer time that NewJeans had been urged to honour their contracts with ADOR, and wouldn’t be legally permitted to interact in particular person or group actions with out the company’s approval. Moreover, the court docket maintained that NewJeans’ allegations of mistreatment by the hands of ADOR had no standing attributable to a scarcity of proof.
NewJeans’ intention to terminate their contracts with ADOR adopted a prolonged authorized battle between HYBE and Min Hee-jin for management of the band.
ADOR filed an injunction towards the group in March, requesting to dam them from finishing up impartial actions beneath a unique title. This got here after the band independently rebranded themselves as ‘NJZ’ and had been introduced to carry out at ComplexCon in Hong Kong.
The group would proceed with their ComplexCon efficiency, the place they debuted a brand new music and introduced an indefinite hiatus after a court docket dominated towards the band’s rebranding.
“We have now determined to cease all actions in the meanwhile in accordance with the court docket ruling. It wasn’t a straightforward choice however a mandatory one,” they instructed the viewers, as reported by The Korea Occasions.
Hybe has a number of subsidiaries, together with Large Hit Music, which is dwelling to BTS.
