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...
A securities firm in South Korea predicted that the dispute between Korean agency HYBE and ADOR and K-pop group NewJeans’ CEO Min Hee-jin will have limited impact on HYBE’s performance especially with the comeback of BTS next year. NH Investment & Securities has issued a stock report...
