A trial for the damage suit filed by Ador, a subsidiary of K-pop giant HYBE Labels, against former NewJeans member Danielle and former Ador CEO Min Hee-jin opened on Thursday, showing no end in sight for the dispute that began in 2024. In December last year, Ador filed the damage suit against the...
Korean entertainment agency ADOR secured a preliminary injunction from a Seoul court prohibiting girl group NewJeans (aka NJZ) from pursuing independent activities. In a decision on March 21, the Seoul Central District Court accepted ADOR’s application for an injunction against NewJeans...
K-pop girl group NewJeans resumed their activities under a new name, NJZ, amid the ongoing legal dispute with their agency ADOR and parent company HYBE. “Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein's new group name: NJZ Get ready for an exciting journey with NJZ in 2025! Stay tuned!” NJZ...
ADOR, a subsidiary under Korean entertainment company HYBE, filed a preliminary injunction with a Seoul court to prevent members of K-pop girl group NewJeans from signing independent advertising contracts without its consent. NewJeans held a press conference in November last year and...
Min Hee-jin, the former CEO of Korean agency ADOR, which manages K-pop group NewJeans, resigned as inside director of the company on Nov. 20. “I am resigning from ADOR’s inside director today. I will also terminate the shareholder agreement I signed with HYBE and hold HYBE legally...
Min Hee-jin, the former CEO of Korean agency ADOR, which manages K-pop group NewJeans, has been reappointed as inside director for a three-year term. ADOR held an extraordinary general shareholders meeting on Oct. 17 to reappoint Min Hee-jin, who is in a legal battle with HYBE, ADOR’s parent...
Amid the legal battle between Korean entertainment company HYBE and Min Hee-jin, former CEO of ADOR, the agency that manages group NewJeans, fans of BTS have issued a statement opposing her reinstatement. HYBE is the parent company of BTS, NewJeans and other K-pop groups. Last Sept. 11,...
The board of directors of label ADOR, which manages K-pop girl group NewJeans, has ousted Min Hee-jin from her position as chief executive officer (CEO). She was replaced by Ju Young Kim, a human resources management expert at HYBE, and a member of ADOR board of directors. Min Hee-jin...
Belift Lab, the agency of K-pop girl group ILLIT, has a complaint against NewJeans’ CEO Min Hee-jin of ADOR for defamation and obstruction of business. Belift Lab and ADOR are under HYBE. However, the relationship between HYBE and ADOR soured after Min Hee-jin accused ILLIT of plagiarizing...
Korean entertainment company HYBE told Min Hee-jin, CEO of ADOR, the agency of K-pop girl group NewJeans, to resign and stop lying amid the growing rift between the two parties over allegations that she planned a takeover of the label. HYBE confirmed to Manila Bulletin on April 26...
Korean entertainment company HYBE announced on April 25 that it will report CEO Min Hee-jin of ADOR, the agency that manages K-pop girl group NewJeans, to the police for breach of trust. The decision came after HYBE said it uncovered evidence that Min Hee-jin planned to seize management...
As the audit and investigation into K-pop group NewJeans’ agency ADOR and its CEO, Min Hee-jin, continued about suspicions of a takeover attempt of ADOR, new news reports stated that she claimed the chairman of HYBE copied her ideas to create Grammy-nominated idol group BTS. ADOR is an...
