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K-pop fans, brace yourselves – NewJeans is officially starting fresh with a brand-new name: NJZ. The five-member girl group – featuring Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin and Hyein – is set to kick off this new era with an exciting performance at Complex Live during ComplexCon Hong Kong 2025. The event marks their first official event under their rebranded identity.”This will be the first new activity after NJZ changes its name,” announced the event organizers in a press release, as quoted by Korea JoongAng Daily. NJZ members are also super excited about their new name and the upcoming concert. Minji said, “We…
K-pop girl group NewJeans — comprising members (clockwise from top left) Haerin, Hyein, Danielle, Hanni and Minji — have rebranded themselves as NJZ after unilaterally exiting their label Ador. Image: Instagram/@njz_official K-pop group NewJeans have unveiled their new name, NJZ. The quintet is made up of members Haerin, Hyein, Danielle, Hanni and Minji. They have rebranded themselves after announcing their unilateral exit from the label Ador on Nov. 28 amid contractual disputes and allegations of mismanagement. The moniker was revealed on Friday, Feb. 7, on an Instagram account the girl group made following their exit. The account was originally called…
The global girl group NJZ, formerly known as NewJeans, is now facing allegations of plagiarism over the metallic design of their new logo, with some claiming they are copying SM Entertainment’s aespa.On Thursday, the group—made up of Danielle, Haerin, Hanni, Hyein, and Minji—revealed it is officially rebranding as NJZ amid its legal battle with agency ADOR. The announcement was made in collaboration with the media publishing company COMPLEX and was accompanied by new group photos, including one that showed a Y2K logo stylized with metallic fonts. Other photos also featured chromatic metal elements.Since the reveal, some social media users accused…
In a shocking development, NewJeans members Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein have announced their rebranding as NJZ, a move that comes amid their ongoing legal dispute with their agency, ADOR. The group’s first official appearance under their new name will take place at ComplexCon in Hong Kong, where they are set to debut a brand-new song. ADOR Responds to NJZ’s Announcement Shortly after the name change was revealed, ADOR issued an official statement, expressing disappointment over the members’ decision. “It is deeply regrettable that the members made this unilateral decision before any legal ruling has been made regarding the…
The group NewJeans has changed its name to “NJZ” (엔제이지), and ADOR has responded to the news!On February 7, NJZ posted an image featuring all five members—Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein—along with the “NJZ” logo, officially confirming the name change on their SNS story.ADOR released a statement saying, “We deeply regret that the members unilaterally made such a decision before a legal judgment regarding the validity of the exclusive contract between ADOR and NewJeans was made. ADOR will do its best to protect the brand value of NewJeans.”They added, “We are always ready to meet with NewJeans members or…
If you’ve been following the ongoing turmoil between NewJeans, their parent company HYBE and their former label ADOR‘s now ex-CEO, Min Hee-jin, then you’ll know the chart-topping group has faced a turbulent year. It all started as a battle for creative control. Hee-jin, who founded ADOR in 2021 after working as HYBE’s Chief Brand Officer, clashed with the entertainment giant over the management and artistic direction of both the label and NewJeans. What seemed like an internal power struggle quickly escalated into a much bigger fight, over artistic freedom and workers’ rights. By November 2024, the girl band officially left…
The members of NewJeans have announced a new group name in an effort to rebrand following their ongoing dispute with former agency ADOR.In a recent Instagram post, ComplexCon announced that NewJeans members Danielle, Haerin, Hanni, Hyein, and Minji will perform under their new name, NJZ. The five-member group will also premiere a new song at the event, which will take place in Hong Kong from March 21 to 23. It is unclear which day NJZ will perform.”We are thrilled to be stepping onto the stage for the first time as NJZ and share something new with everyone,” Minji said in…
(Credits: New Jeans) Fri 7 February 2025 15:44, UK K-pop stars New Jeans have unveiled their new name, NJZ, as a result of their ongoing legal dispute with record label Ador.Ador is a subsidiary of Hybe, the major player in the K-pop industry and responsible for managing globally renowned acts such as BTS. NJZ’s Pham Ngoc Han, known professionally as Hanni, said to CNN that the new name is their way of “turning this rough period of time into something more exciting”. She also confirmed their performance as NJZ would take place at the ComplexCon Hong Kong festival in March,…
One of the biggest-selling K-pop acts, NewJeans, has changed its name amid a long-running legal dispute that has gripped South Korea.Related video above: NewJeans terminates contract with AdorSpeaking exclusively to CNN ahead of Friday’s announcement, the five-member group unveiled it will now be known as NJZ.Band member Pham Ngoc Han, who goes by Hanni, said the rebrand was a way of “turning this rough period of time into something more exciting,” as the group confirmed it would perform under its new name for the first time at the ComplexCon Hong Kong festival in March. The band will also debut a…
One of the biggest-selling K-pop acts, NewJeans, has changed its name amid a long-running legal dispute that has gripped South Korea.Related video above: NewJeans terminates contract with AdorSpeaking exclusively to CNN ahead of Friday’s announcement, the five-member group unveiled it will now be known as NJZ.Band member Pham Ngoc Han, who goes by Hanni, said the rebrand was a way of “turning this rough period of time into something more exciting,” as the group confirmed it would perform under its new name for the first time at the ComplexCon Hong Kong festival in March. The band will also debut a…