New Jeans members release an official statement after announcing the group’s departure from the companies ADOR and HYBE Labels last Thursday
After the announcement of the termination of the contract between the girl group NewJeans and the company ADOR, last Thursday, 28th, following allegations of poor management, lack of protection and rectification reported, the members Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin and Hyein released an official press release this Friday, the 29th (via Soompi).
Check it out:
Hello, this is Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin and Hyein.
Effective November 29, 2024, the five of us have terminated our exclusive contract with ADOR, and will continue our activities independently, free from HYBE and ADOR.
ADOR, as the agency that has signed an exclusive contract with us, has a duty to manage us diligently for our benefit. On November 13, 2024, we made a final request to ADOR to rectify its breaches of duty. The 14-day rectification period has passed, but ADOR has refused to make any corrections, and none of the issues we raised have been resolved.
In recent months, we have made several requests to ADOR for rectification. However, ADOR consistently responded with evasion and excuses. We want to make it clear that genuine communication based on mutual respect was not possible due to ADOR.
In our rectification requests, we demand specific actions from ADOR. However, ADOR took no action to rectify the issues within business hours, making it physically impossible to resolve the issues within the remaining rectification period. Therefore, ADOR’s claim that we did not wait for its response before holding a press conference yesterday is nothing more than a play on words.
We are notifying ADOR of the termination of our contract due to breach of contractual obligations and failure to rectify issues within the rectification period. This termination notice is in accordance with our exclusive agreement, and all five of us have signed the termination document. The notice is effective immediately upon delivery to ADOR on November 29, 2024. From that moment on, the exclusive agreement is null and void. Therefore, there is no need to file a request for an injunction to terminate the contract, and we are free to continue our activities from November 29, 2024.
Furthermore, we faithfully fulfill our contractual obligations as ADOR artists. Termination of the contract is solely due to ADOR’s breach of duty, and we are not responsible for any penalties.
We do not wish anyone to be harmed by the termination of our contract. We will diligently comply with all contractual obligations made between ADOR and other parties prior to the termination of our contract.
Our decision was made after long and careful consideration. We can no longer remain with ADOR, which fails to fulfill its basic duty to protect its artists, and maintaining the contract would only cause us serious mental suffering. Therefore, we conclude that we must leave ADOR.
Furthermore, we have been hurt and shocked by countless amounts of media reproduction based on false information. We hope that such situations will not occur after the termination of our contract.
We will continue to do our best to bring you great music. We would be grateful if you would support and look after the next few days for the five of us.”
What were New Jeans’ allegations against ADOR?
Allegations included poor management, lack of protection and rectification not carried out by ADOR.
Why did New Jeans terminate its contract with ADOR?
They terminated the contract due to breach of contractual obligations and ADOR’s failure to rectify the issues within the stipulated rectification period.
What was the date New Jeans left ADOR?
The press conference took place on November 28, 2024, but the official press release was released on November 29, 2024.
Source: Recreio
