Newzins, a group that has declared “post-hive,” has expressed a tough stance on terminating the exclusive contract at Adore.
Newzins (Minji, Hani, Daniel, Harin, and Hyein) announced through its official position on the afternoon of the 29th, “The five of us will terminate our exclusive contract with Adore as of the 29th, and will continue our activities freely away from Hive and Adore.”
They said, “The five of us notify Adore of the termination as he violates his exclusive contractual obligations and fails to correct them within the correction request period. This notice of termination is in accordance with an exclusive contract and five of us have signed the notice of termination document directly. The notice shall take effect immediately upon reaching the 2024.11.29. In other words, from that point on, the exclusive contract has no effect. Therefore, there is no reason to apply for provisional injunction to terminate the exclusive contract, and we are free to operate from November 29, 2024.
The five of us, as artists belonging to Audor, have faithfully fulfilled their exclusive contractual obligations. The cancellation of the exclusive contract is solely due to the violation of Adore’s obligations, so the five of us are not obligated to compensate for the penalty,” he added.
Newzins, who said the decision was made after a long period of consideration, said, “The five of us can no longer remain at Adore, which does not fulfill our basic obligation to protect our artists, and maintaining exclusive contracts will only cause us extreme mental pain,” adding, “We have come to the conclusion that we have no choice but to leave Adore.” Until now, it has been hurt and shocked by numerous media plays based on false facts. I hope this situation will not occur after the exclusive contract is terminated,” he said.
Earlier on the 13th, Newzins sent a certificate to his agency, Adore, saying, “If you don’t accept the request for correction, I will cancel the exclusive contract.”
The members of New Jeans, who sent proof of contents under the real names of five members, Kim Min-ji, Hani Farm, Marsh Daniel, Kang Hae-rin, and Lee Hye-in, said, “We call on Doer to correct violations of the exclusive contract. Audor requested that all serious violations of the exclusive contract described below be corrected within 14 days from the date of receipt of this letter.”
The requirements include the necessary measures as an agency, the official apology of another label manager who said, “I ignore you,” and the resolution of the dispute with director Shin Woo-seok of the dolphin band, who said, “Ignore you” in the Hive Music Industry Report.
Since then, Newzins held an emergency press conference on the evening of the 28th, the deadline for an answer, and declared, “We will terminate our exclusive contract with Adore as of midnight on the 29th.”
the full text below
Hello, I’m Minji, Hani, Daniel, Haerin, and Hyein.
As of November 29, 2024, the five of us will terminate our exclusive contract with Adore, and will continue our activities freely away from Hive and Adore.
Audor is an agency that has signed an exclusive contract with us and is obligated to faithfully manage it for our benefit. The five of us made a final request to Adore on November 13, 2024, to correct the violation of the obligation. Even though the correction request period of 14 days has passed, Adore refused to correct it, and none of the demands for correction have been resolved.
The five of us have made several demands to correct several cars on the door over the past few months. However, Adore was consistent with evasions and excuses. Let’s make it clear that the true communication of respect for each other was not made by the door.
The five of us demanded specific actions from Adore in the request for correction. However, Adore did nothing to correct it until after business hours, and it became physically impossible to correct it in light of the remaining period of correction request. As a result, the five of us had an urgent press conference yesterday, so Adore’s claim that he did not wait for Adore’s reply is just a pun.
The five of us notify Adore of the termination as he violates his exclusive contractual obligations and fails to correct them within the correction request period. This termination notice is in accordance with an exclusive contract, and five of us have signed the termination notice document directly. The notice shall take effect immediately upon reaching the 2024.11.29. In other words, from that point on, the exclusive contract is not effective. Therefore, there is no reason to apply for provisional injunction to terminate the exclusive contract, and we are free to operate from November 29, 2024.
In addition, the five of us, as artists belonging to Audor, have faithfully fulfilled their exclusive contractual obligations. Since the cancellation of the exclusive contract is solely due to the violation of Adore’s obligations, the five of us are not obligated to compensate for the penalty.
The five of us don’t want to damage others at all due to the termination of the exclusive contract. We will faithfully fulfill all contractual obligations concluded between Adore and others before the time of termination.
The decision of the five of us was made after a long thought. The five of us can no longer remain in adores who do not fulfill their basic duty of protecting their artists, and maintaining exclusive contracts will only cause us extreme mental distress. As a result, we came to the conclusion that the five of us had no choice but to leave Odor. In addition, the five of us have been hurt and shocked by numerous media plays based on false facts. I hope this situation will not happen after the exclusive contract is terminated.
The five of us will continue to do our best to present good music. I would appreciate it if you could keep an eye on the future of the five of us and support us.
[Son Jin-ah, MK Sports reporter]