Amid the ongoing dispute, the members of the New Jeans have put forward a new team name and Audor has been auditioning for the launch of the new group. It’s an annual audition, but when Newzins is away for a while, it feels more urgent.
The five members of New Jeans (Hyelin, Hyein, Hani, Daniel, and Minji) announced the termination of their exclusive contract to their agency Adore in November last year, signaling a new move. At the same time, the members have performed their activities independently until the 39th Golden Disc, which was scheduled for December last year through Audor. Here, the members could not use the team name “Newzins” attributed to Adore, and they performed their schedules under each member’s name.
As a result, it seems that there is a barrier to the activities of the members of the New Jeans, drawing fans’ concerns. However, the members said on their official SNS account on the 7th, “The new team name is NZ. Please look forward to the surprising journey to be with Engage in 2025,” the new news said.
In addition, the members expressed the need for a team name in an interview with CNN, saying, “We are trying to solve all problems so that our work can go back to normal.”
When the members’ new team names were released, the fans’ minds seemed to be entering a period of stability. This is because the new team name can be a starting point for new activities, even if it is not an immediate new agency contract.
However, Audor expressed discomfort over this, saying, “We have revealed a plan to work under a team name that has not been discussed with the management, causing confusion in the media.” “We will do our best to finish the confusion as soon as possible and present good music and content,” Adore said, still drawing a companion with Newzins.
Even so, it is not possible to just look at Newzins. Last month, Odor announced that it would hold an audition to select a new idol group. Applicants are born after 2006 and have no restrictions on nationality and gender. It is to create the next group of Adore connecting Newzins. Trainees selected through auditions will also be in the debut group after a long period of training, but expectations are already high just because they are a younger group of Newzins.
The future became an uncertain thorny road as Newzins, the flagship group of Audor, declared the termination of its exclusive contract and was embroiled in various lawsuits. The risk of adore is too high to just look at the New Jeans. In fact, the need for a new idol group is greater than ever, as the members of the New Jeans are strongly expressing the door.
As he turns his eyes to the selection of the next group member, his hand is still extended to the members of the New Jeans.
[JI SEUNG HUN, STAR TODAY Reporter]