NewJeans spreaks throughout a press convention held in Seoul to announce their contract termination with ADOR. Picture: Newsis by way of TheKoreaHerald
NewJeans unilaterally terminated their unique contract with All Doorways One Room (ADOR), a subsidiary of HYBE, and introduced plans to embark on a brand new journey outdoors the corporate, throughout a press convention held in Seoul, on Thursday, November 28.
“Our contract shall be terminated as of midnight, right now. It was ADOR and HYBE that violated the contract, so we’re ending it,” Minji mentioned.
“Furthermore, we’ve by no means breached our unique contract and have all the time given our greatest efforts. There is no such thing as a purpose for us to pay any penalties. It’s them who’ve violated the phrases, and the accountability lies with them,” she added.
Hanni elaborated on their determination, citing ADOR’s lack of will and talent to satisfy its basic responsibility of defending NewJeans.
“Staying right here looks like a waste of time and a supply of continued psychological anguish. Most significantly, there’s nothing for us to achieve professionally, which is why all 5 of us don’t have any purpose to stay,” Hanni mentioned.
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Hanni solutions to a reporter’s query throughout a press convention held in Seoul. Picture: Newsis by way of TheKoreaHerald
Hyein hinted at potential challenges relating to the continued use of their group title, NewJeans, however expressed their willpower to struggle for its trademark rights.
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“The essence of NewJeans will all the time be with us, and we won’t give away our title simply. It represents the whole lot from the start of our journey to the place we are actually,” Hyein mentioned.
The group additionally reassured followers and enterprise companions that they might honor their deliberate schedules and commercial commitments.
“We wish to inform advertisers that they don’t have to fret. We’re dedicated to making sure that our contract termination with Ador doesn’t negatively affect others,” Danielle mentioned.
NewJeans additionally expressed a want to collaborate with former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin sooner or later.
“We haven’t spoken to Min about our contract termination, however we will surely like to work together with her once more if doable,” Minji added.
The termination comes simply eight days after Min resigned from her place as an inside director at ADOR. Reinstating Min as CEO, a job she was faraway from in August, was considered one of a number of calls for made by the group. NewJeans had warned that failure to satisfy these calls for by Thursday would represent a breach of their contract, resulting in its termination.
On Nov. 13, NewJeans despatched a certification of contents to the label, citing “main contract violations” and demanding corrective actions inside 14 days. Their calls for included reinstating Min Hee-jin as CEO, issuing a proper apology from the supervisor of ILLIT over alleged office harassment towards member Hanni, and pursuing authorized motion to establish the creator of an inside doc that reportedly instructed it to “discard NewJeans and begin anew.”
ILLIT is a rookie woman group below Belift Lab, a HYBE subsidiary and sister firm of ADOR.
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Nonetheless, the company failed to satisfy the group’s calls for. On Wednesday, in the future earlier than the deadline, ADOR solely urged Belift Lab to undertake a “honest and respectful method” to the office harassment allegations involving Hanni, falling in need of the actions NewJeans had requested.
