Ok-pop group NewJeans has retained extra heavyweight authorized counsel as they enchantment a court docket ruling that prevented them from participating in impartial actions exterior their company ADOR.
South Korea’s Allkpop reported on Wednesday (Could 21) reported that the group’s enchantment case has been assigned to Civil Division 25 of the Seoul Excessive Court docket, with presiding judges Hwang Byung Ha, Jung Jong Kwan, and Lee Kyun Yong overseeing proceedings.
The five-member lady group has reportedly added Park Hyung Nam, a 65-year-old former director of the Judicial Coverage Analysis Institute and consultant legal professional from regulation agency Wooseung, to their authorized workforce.
Park, who handed each bar and civil service exams whereas at Seoul Nationwide College, beforehand served as a senior choose on the Seoul Excessive Court docket earlier than becoming a member of the non-public sector in February, Allkpop stated.
With Park’s addition, NewJeans‘ authorized illustration now includes 14 attorneys, together with accomplice Lee Gained from regulation agency Sejong (Shin & Kim), in response to the report.
KBIZoom and Naver reported individually on Wednesday that NewJean’s authorized workforce contains legal professionals who previously represented ADOR‘s former CEO Min Hee-jin.
In response, HYBE-owned ADOR additionally strengthened its personal authorized workforce with former Constitutional Court docket justice Kang Il Gained and legal professional Chun Ji Sung, daughter of former Justice Minister Chun Jung Bae. The company had already secured former senior Excessive Court docket choose Hong Seung Myeon earlier this month, bringing its complete authorized workforce to 13 attorneys, the report stated.
The battle between NewJeans and ADOR erupted when when the Ok-pop group publicly introduced their plan to terminate their unique contract with ADOR throughout an emergency press convention on November 28, 2024.
“Staying on the company will solely extend our psychological ache and waste our time,” NewJeans member Hanni was quoted by JoongAng Each day as saying on the time.
This prompted ADOR to file a lawsuit in December, searching for to substantiate the validity of its unique contracts with the NewJeans members. Then in January, ADOR filed for a preliminary injunction in opposition to the group to forestall the members from pursuing impartial actions with out firm approval.
Subsequently in February, NewJeans introduced that they’ve rebranded as “NJZ,” after launching their very own social media accounts in December.
Following the identify change, the court docket final month ordered the group to halt their impartial actions and return to working with ADOR, granting the label’s request and ruling that there’s “inadequate proof to assist the claims made by the NewJeans members,” per Korea JoongAng Each day.
The ruling prompted NewJeans to announce an indefinite hiatus in March following a sold-out efficiency in Hong Kong. The live performance noticed the five-member band carry out as NJZ, moderately than NewJeans.
The Seoul Central District Court docket on March 21 dominated in ADOR’s favor, stating: “It’s troublesome to conclude that ADOR considerably violated its obligations beneath the unique contract, or that the mutual belief underpinning the contract has been irreparably broken,” Allkpop reported.
Though NewJeans filed an objection, the court docket maintained its authentic determination, prompting a right away enchantment from the group.
All NewJeans actions reportedly stay suspended pending decision of the case.
Regardless of the continued litigation, the group was just lately included in Billboard’s ’21 Beneath 21’ record alongside KATSEYE, represented by the HYBE x Geffen three way partnership.
One other controversy emerged this week after American R&B duo Emotional Oranges posted a photograph with NewJeans member Danielle on social media, which appeared to recommend a collaboration.
“Simply give us a while guys it’s coming,” the now-deleted submit, obtained by Allkpop, learn. The submit had an orange emoji, representing Emotional Oranges, and a bunny emoji, typically related to NewJeans, the information outlet famous.
The submit was shortly deleted and later clarified by the duo: “Sorry if we prompted any confusion, however that genuinely wasn’t the intention. Hope you’re having fun with orenjii & we are able to’t wait to see you on tour quickly.”
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