NewJeans (NJZ) representatives state, “ADOR attempts to completely block activities… Retaliatory action following the failed cancellation of Bang Si-hyuk’s performance.”

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[MyDaily = Reporter Kang Da-yun] Group NewJeans (NJZ) claims that Adore is attempting to completely block their entertainment activities.

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The parents of NewJeans (NJZ) members Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein announced on the PR account on the 6th, “We are unfortunately conveying our position to respond to Adore’s additional statement and prevent any misunderstandings regarding the injunction scheduled for this week.”

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They stated, “Adore seemed to focus only on advertising activities, but the application included a demand to recognize their status as the management company,” and added, “This is an attempt to restrict all of NJZ’s entertainment activities, including advertisements. It’s clear that Adore’s ultimate goal is to completely block NJZ’s activities.”

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Furthermore, “On February 11, 2025, Adore expanded the scope of their injunction request to prohibit not only advertising but also NJZ’s songwriting, composing, performing, singing, and all other auxiliary activities.”

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They alleged, “This happened immediately after we received news that ‘Chairman Bang Si-hyuk pressured complex concert officials.’ It is presumed to be a retaliatory action following the failure of their attempt to cancel the concert.”

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They also stated, “This is an attempt to infringe upon NJZ’s freedom of profession and an intention to avoid public criticism by not disclosing it publicly. NJZ’s essence is music activities, and restricting this denies NJZ’s existence value. Ultimately, Adore applied for an injunction to block all of NJZ’s activities from the start.”

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Meanwhile, on the 7th, the hearing for the injunction against NewJeans (NJZ) members Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein filed by Adore for the protection of managerial status and prohibition of advertising contract formation will take place.

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▲ Full text of NJZ PR account.

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Hello, this is NJZ.

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Last Friday, we decided to express our stance in response to Adore’s additional announcement and to prevent misunderstandings regarding the injunction scheduled for this week.

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We notified Adore of the termination of the exclusive contract on November 29, 2024, due to Adore’s failure to fulfill contractual obligations, and thus the contract was terminated. Therefore, Adore no longer has the right to manage or interfere with our activities.

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Nevertheless, on January 6, 2025, Adore filed for an injunction asserting that they are still NJZ’s management company. At that time, they seemed to focus only on advertising activities, but the application included a request to recognize their status as the management company. This is an attempt to restrict all of NJZ’s entertainment activities, indicating that Adore’s ultimate aim is to completely block NJZ’s activities.

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In addition, on February 11, 2025, Adore expanded the scope of the injunction request to prohibit advertising as well as NJZ’s songwriting, composing, performing, singing, and all other ancillary activities.

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This happened immediately after we were informed that ‘Chairman Bang Si-hyuk exerted pressure on complex concert officials,’ and when the concert cancelation attempt was neutralized, it was presumed to be a retaliatory decision.

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Until just a few days ago, Adore continued to express a position on NJZ’s independent activities, yet did not disclose that their injunction request aimed to prohibit all entertainment activities.

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This is in stark contrast to the widespread reporting at the time of the January 6 injunction request. Adore has superficially claimed to only have issues with NJZ’s advertising activities or to prevent confusion among fans and advertisers, but they are actually requesting the court to ban all of NJZ’s entertainment activities.

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This is an attempt to infringe on NJZ’s freedom of profession and an attempt to evade public criticism by not disclosing it openly.

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The essence of NJZ is music activities, and restricting these denies NJZ’s essential value. Adore ultimately applied for the injunction to block all of NJZ’s activities from the start.

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We have endured continuous discrimination and unfair treatment within HYBE. HYBE made it clear last June, after the Tokyo Dome fan meeting, that they intended to keep us inactive for a long time and have consistently attempted to demean our value. We did not bring this up first, but such attempts continued even after the termination of the exclusive contract and have become more severe recently.

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We have repeatedly raised objections and protested to Adore, but during our time under their label, they did not protect us. Instead, they sided with HYBE or other labels, treating our words as false. Moreover, none of our key activity plans for 2024 were realized, causing us significant damage, and even after the termination of the exclusive contract, we are constantly interfered with and harassed regarding advertising matters and visa issues.

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We attempted multiple times to maintain the exclusive contract relationship by requesting corrections from Adore. However, Adore disregarded all requests, leaving us no choice but to decide on contract termination.

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Due to Adore’s accumulation of serious non-fulfillments, the trust relationship, which is the prerequisite for maintaining the exclusive contract, has long been broken. In this situation, if NJZ can only operate through Adore, not only would normal entertainment activities be impossible, but we would endure overwhelming mental distress.

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Adore is well aware of this situation and is using various means to block our activities. The injunction and various obstructive actions are attempts to fundamentally cease our careers as artists and are merely one-sided harassment aimed at killing our efforts to continue activities after lawfully terminating the contract.

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This termination notice is based on exclusive contract law principles and civil law, which is a standard and common legal procedure. Therefore, the claims by Adore or some groups that our independent activities after the termination notice are somehow illegal or unjust are false claims, and the insistence that only the artists should abandon the legally guaranteed procedures and effects is a preposterous demand.

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We intend to participate diligently in both the injunction and the forthcoming main lawsuit and aim to reconfirm the legality of our termination during the trial process.

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We hope that no one else experiences such unjust cases as ours. Thank you.

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