NewJeans can’t shake an injunction banning them from collaborating in “unbiased leisure actions” with out approval from HYBE-owned label ADOR.
On Tuesday (June 17), the Seoul Excessive Courtroom rejected an attraction filed by the 5 members of the Okay-Pop group towards the injunction.
In accordance with ADOR, the choice has “reaffirmed the label’s unique rights because the group’s sole administration company,” with the courtroom ruling in favor of ADOR as soon as once more.
That is the courtroom’s third resolution with the identical order, following the Seoul Central District Courtroom’s rulings in March and April 2025, respectively.
“We sincerely admire the courtroom’s resolution,” stated ADOR in an announcement despatched to MBW.
“We hope that this ruling will function a chance for the members to return to their rightful place as NewJeans and resume their actions.”
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“We hope that this ruling will function a chance for the members to return to their rightful place as NewJeans and resume their actions.
“As they method their third debut anniversary subsequent month, ADOR is dedicated to offering full assist for the artists’ additional development and success.”
The event marks the newest within the dispute between the Okay-pop group and ADOR, which started in November when NewJeans publicly introduced their plan to terminate their unique contract with ADOR throughout an emergency press convention on November 28.
This prompted ADOR to file a lawsuit in December, searching for to verify the validity of its unique contracts with the NewJeans members.
In January, ADOR filed for a preliminary injunction towards the group to stop the members from pursuing unbiased actions with out firm approval.
NewJeans introduced in February that they’d rebranded as “NJZ,” after launching their very own social media accounts in December.
Following the identify change, the courtroom ordered the group to halt their unbiased 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 Every day.
On Could 30, the courtroom warned NewJeans that they’d be ordered to pay 1 billion received (USD $726,300) per member for every unauthorized exercise exterior their company’s management, probably totaling 5 billion received ($3.6 million) if all 5 members carry out collectively.
A number of information retailers in South Korea reported that the Seoul Central District Courtroom authorised ADOR‘s enforcement software, citing violations of the preliminary March injunction that prevented the group from conducting unbiased promotional actions.
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