The hearing on the injunction filed by members of the group NewJeans takes place today, 9th.
The 50th Civil Division of the Seoul Central District Court will hold a hearing at 2 p.m. on the injunction application filed by ADOR, a label under HYBE, against the five members of NewJeans regarding the preservation of agency status and prohibition of entering into advertising contracts.
Unlike the hearing date for the injunction application held last month, the hearing on the objection today will be closed to the public.
Earlier, on the 21st of last month, the 50th Civil Division of the Seoul Central District Court (Chief Judge Kim Sang-hoon) accepted ADOR's injunction application against the five members of NewJeans regarding 'the preservation of agency status and prohibition of entering into advertising contracts' and issued a ruling in favor.
According to the ruling, the court found it difficult to conclude that ADOR had sufficiently violated significant obligations of the exclusive contract with the claims and materials submitted by Kim Min-ji and others up to that point regarding the following matters: ▲ the vacancy in producing due to the dismissal of ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin ▲ the statement by HYBE CEO Park Ji-won that he would give 'Kim Min-ji and others' a long vacation ▲ the dispute between director Shin Woo-seok of the Dolphin Kidnappers and ADOR ▲ the phrase 'If you discard the new and set up a new plan' included in HYBE's May 10, 2023 music industry report ▲ the violation of the uniqueness of NewJeans belonging to ILLIT ▲ the statement 'Ignore' heard by Hanni from the ILLIT-affiliated manager ▲ the leak of photos and videos from the trainee days of Kim Min-ji and others ▲ the derogatory remarks made by a HYBE public relations officer regarding NewJeans' achievements ▲ the devaluation of NewJeans' achievements due to HYBE's practices of pushing albums ▲ the statement by HYBE Chief Strategy Officer Lee Jae-sang that he was considering 'damaging NewJeans' brand value and bringing down Min Hee-jin and NewJeans together.'
According to the court's judgment, the members are prohibited from engaging in entertainment activities on their own (including legal representatives) or through third parties without prior approval or consent from ADOR, making it difficult for them to use their new name 'NJZ' and to pursue independent activities.
Regarding the ruling, ADOR noted, 'We are deeply grateful for the wise judgment of the injunction court. Since ADOR has legally confirmed its position as the agency of NewJeans, we will take responsibility for supporting the artist moving forward.' However, the NewJeans side stated, 'We, NJZ, respect the court's decision,' while also saying, 'The decision does not fully consider that the members' trust in ADOR has completely broken down.'
Subsequently, the members of NewJeans filed an objection against the court's decision and declared a suspension of activities. They also changed their official social media ID, which they had opened to communicate with fans under the name NJZ, to 'mhdhh_friends' and deleted all posts.
At the first trial date of the validity confirmation lawsuit for the exclusive contract filed by ADOR against the five members of NewJeans on the 3rd, the members were absent, and both sides displayed a tense difference in positions. Attention is focused on whether the members' side will present new evidence at today's hearing date.
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