During the first pleading trial for ADOR’s lawsuit against NJZ (NewJeans) to confirm the validity of its exclusive contract, the group claimed that they could not fulfill their contract with an agency with a completely new management team.
We believe that the individual termination reasons mentioned are sufficient grounds for termination. However, even if each reason alone is not grounds for termination, the conclusion is that the trust between the plaintiff and the defendant cannot be restored.
— NJZ’s legal representative
They also revealed that ADOR’s new management had completely different values from the past and had become a “different corporation.”
If all the management is replaced, the past and current agency will be different corporations, even if they are the same in form. We’re not just talking about Min Hee Jin. When Min Hee Jin was ousted, and new management came under HYBE, the new management had completely different values from the past and become a different corporation.
— NJZ’s legal representative
They hoped that the court would look into whether or not the agency could be trusted.
The relationship of trust has been broken, so we cannot continue together. We hope that rather than looking just at Min Hee Jin, in the situation where she has been kicked out, we hope the court will look into whether the past and current ADOR is the same as the agency the group has trusted and whether it is in line for them to continue with the current ADOR.
— NJZ’s legal representative
On the other hand, ADOR has called the group’s claims to be contradictory.
ADOR Calls NJZ’s (NewJeans) Claims To Be Contradictory During Trial