[TV Report=Reporter Jo Eun-ji] New Jeans’ Min-ji revealed herself actively carrying out her schedule.
On the 22nd, Minzy posted several photos with the comment, “I have to do it anyway, what can I do?” through New Jeans’ channel. Minzy revealed selfies taken during the photoshoot and part of the video. Judging from the fact that the brand Calvin Klein was tagged in the post, it is presumed that the photoshoot was related to Calvin Klein. In addition, the phone case with the phrase, “I have to do it anyway, what can I do” written on it in Minzy’s mirror selfie stands out.
Although New Jeans stated that they will carry out their official schedule as planned, since they concluded their official schedule under their contract with Adore by attending the ‘4th Golden Disc Awards’ held in Japan on the 39th, the public’s curiosity about what Minzy is doing has grown. After Minzy uploaded the post, a new statement from the five members of New Jeans was uploaded on a channel that New Jeans separately created on the 23rd.
The members of New Jeans said in a statement, “We have confirmed through the media that Adore not only filed a ‘lawsuit to confirm the validity of the exclusive contract’ against us, but also applied for an ‘injunction to preserve the status of the agency and prohibit the conclusion of advertising contracts, etc.’ We received the lawsuit and application a few days ago, and we have appointed law firm Sejong as our agent.” Former Adore CEO Min Hee-jin, who is currently in conflict with HYBE due to the tampering controversy, has also appointed Sejong.
Newzine revealed that they had hired a lawyer for a full-scale legal battle with Adore, and explained why they are still demanding termination of their contract. They stated, “HYBE and Adore did not fulfill the agency’s duty to protect and develop their artists. Even after the exclusive contract was legally terminated, groundless accusations were made against us through the media and YouTube’s Rekka channel, most of which we would not have known about unless Adore and Hybe provided the information.”
Newzin then showed a strong stance, saying, “The five of us have absolutely no intention of returning to Hive and Adore, from which we cannot even expect the bare minimum of trust. We will fight proudly in court to clearly reveal the wrongdoings of Adore and Hive through legal procedures and to tell the truth.”
About 3 hours after the statement was posted, Newjins posted an announcement on their channel saying, “We are holding a contest for two days to come up with a new stage name for Bernie’s (Newjins’ fandom name) to be used for a certain period of time. Please participate in the comments.”
Previously, New Jeans had been demanding the termination of their exclusive contract since November of last year. In response, their agency Adore filed a ‘petition to confirm the validity of the exclusive contract’ in December of last year, and on the 11th, they filed an ‘injunction to preserve the agency’s status and prohibit the signing of advertising contracts, etc.’ against the New Jeans members, continuing the sharp confrontation.
Reporter Jo Eun-ji jej2@tvreport.co.kr / Photo = TV Report DB, Newzine