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JAKARTA – The inaugural trial of the ADOR label against its former artist, NewJeans, who is now NJZ, was held on Friday, March 7. In this trial, both parties explained their claims regarding the conflict between these two camps.This lawsuit began because ADOR wanted to question the contract status of five NewJeans members. The five members claimed the contract ended according to the agreement and they started with the group name NJZ. ADOR considers the contract still ongoing because ADOR and HYBE are one of the reasons they were successful.Check out the facts related to ADOR’s inaugural trial of the…

Source Music has firmly refuted NJZ’s allegations that HYBE treated them unfairly compared to fellow label mate LE SSERAFIM, calling the group’s claims “irresponsible and serious misconduct.” On the afternoon of March 7, LE SSERAFIM’s agency, Source Music, issued an official statement via its social media platforms. “We would like to clarify and correct the misinformation regarding our agency and our artists that has been raised today,” the statement read. Earlier that day, during a hearing at the Seoul Central District Court concerning ADOR’s injunction request against NJZ members to prevent them from signing contracts with other agencies, NJZ’s legal…

On March 7, members of the group NJZ (NewJeans) tearfully expressed their desire not to return to their former agency, ADOR, citing a lack of protection and support. The emotional plea came during a court hearing at the Seoul Central District Court, where ADOR had filed for an injunction to maintain its status as the group’s agency and prevent the members from signing new advertising contracts. The hearing, presided over by Judge Kim Ji Hyun of the 50th Civil Division, began at 10:30 AM. Present were ADOR CEO Kim Ju Young and all five members of NJZ. At the end of…

At a March 7 court hearing in Seoul, ADOR and NJZ (NewJeans) faced off over an ongoing management dispute, with members Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein in attendance. The hearing focused on ADOR’s injunction request, originally filed in January, but the case took a new turn when Hanni publicly accused ADOR and HYBE of distorting her past messages in court. After the hearing, Hanni publicly criticized ADOR and HYBE on Instagram, accusing them of manipulating her words to fit their narrative. “How can you take one part of a conversation and shift the meaning of it to benefit your…

The legal dispute between NJZ (formerly NewJeans) and ADOR took a new turn after CCTV footage presented in court contradicted Hanni’s claims that she was ignored by ILLIT at HYBE’s building. During the March 7, 2025, hearing at Seoul Central District Court, ADOR revealed CCTV footage showing three ILLIT members bowing at a 90-degree angle to Hanni and Danielle. This directly challenged Hanni’s earlier accusation that ILLIT’s manager instructed members to ignore her. However, since the footage lacked audio, ADOR could not prove whether the alleged instruction was ever given. It is also reported that after watching the CCTV video,…

NJZ Vs ADOR First Hearing: NJZ Presents Case, Label Says NewJeans Was Referred ‘Younger Sibling Of BTS’ On Min He-Jin’s RequestNJZ, formerly called NewJeans has stepped up its case against ADOR as the ongoing feud between the two sides reached the corridors of the court. In the first round of legal proceedings, NJZ members Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein on March 7 appeared at the Seoul Central District Court along with the representatives of ADOR.The hearing mainly involved the injunction request filed by the label in January 2025, requesting the verification of its status to manage NewJeans. It also…

On March 7, 2025, NJZ (formerly known as NewJeans) members Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein and ADOR appeared in court to address ongoing disputes regarding the validity of exclusive contracts and NJZ’s independent advertising activities. The hearing took place at the Seoul Central District Court following ADOR’s expanded injunction request to halt all of NJZ’s endeavors. NJZ has alleged that HYBE’s treatment towards them was unfair in comparison to Source Music’s LE SSERAFIM, another K-pop group under a separate HYBE label. NJZ claimed that HYBE initially promised they would debut as “HYBE’s first girl group” and were originally selected as…

She is begging for ADOR and HYBE to stop harassing her. Koreaboo 8 hours ago During the first interrogation for NJZ (NewJeans) and ADOR’s case over the validity of their exclusive contract, ADOR revealed the allegedly deleted CCTV footage. NJZ (NewJeans) Members Appear At Court For First Round Of Interrogations Versus ADOR The footage shows three ILLIT members bowing to Hanni in the hallway. However, because there was no audio, it was difficult to know whether ILLIT’s manager instructed them to ignore Hanni, as she claimed. ADOR Reveals CCTV Footage Of ILLIT Greeting NJZ, Disputing Hanni’s Previous Claims Previously, Hannic…

On March 7 KST, ADOR publicized alleged CCTV footage of ILLIT bowing to NJZ’s Hanni at the HYBE Labels building, as well as KakaoTalk messages of Hanni initially reporting the “ignore her” incident involving ILLIT’s manager. Previously, Hanni claimed that she had experienced discrimination from ILLIT’s manager. Known as the “ignore her” incident, the event supposedly occurred on May 27, 2024, when Hanni encountered several ILLIT members at the HYBE Labels building. According to Hanni, ILLIT’s manager told the group members to “ignore her (Hanni)” just before crossing paths. The NJZ member then went on to problematize the incident as workplace harassment,…

NJZ vs. ADORThe ongoing legal dispute between ADOR and NJZ (formerly NewJeans) took a new turn as CCTV footage and private text messages were presented in court. The footage was released following claims by Hanni that a manager from ILLIT had allegedly told the group to “ignore” her.NJZ members (from left: Hanni, Minji, Hyein, Haerin, Danielle.) / News1On March 7, the Seoul Central District Court’s Civil Agreement Division 50 (Presiding Judge Kim Sang-hoon) held a hearing regarding ADOR’s injunction to maintain its status as the group’s agency and to prohibit the members from signing independent advertising contracts. All five NJZ…