In the first legal hearing between AROR and NJZ Quintet, former Newjeans, a company shares video of the controversy between Hanni and Illit members
This Friday, March 7, took place at the Central District Court of Seoul, in South Korea, the first hearing of the legal dispute between the ador and the members of NJZ, former Newjeans. In order to discuss the closure of the exclusive contract of artists with the company, which occurred in November 2024, after the allegations of abuse and negligence, including the controversy surrounding the member Hanni with the Illit members.
The incident, which reverberated in mid-2024 after the Vietnamese-Australian artist accuse a manager of another Hybe group (Illit, according to the company) of advising singers to ignore it, had security cameras released in court in this first discussion.
In filming, it is possible to observe three members of Illit bending in a formal compliance with Hanni and Danielle while they passed the hallway. However, according to what was released by the Koreaboo Portal, the images have no audio, which prevents precise analysis of the group’s possible instruction for the members to be ignored.
Still in relation to the trial, the legal representatives of Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin and Hyein They accused Hybe of distinct treatment for the quintet compared to other artists of the company. In the statement, the lawyer stressed that the label “originally promised that the Newjeans premiere would be Hybe’s first female group. However, after Newjeans’s debut assessment in March 2021, Hybe neglected the group until September 2021 ”, finalizing the defense exemplifying with the group’s Maknae case, Hyeinthat “was chosen as ambassador of a specific brand, but suddenly Le Sserafim was also appointed as ambassadors.”
The legal dispute over the exclusive contract between the ador and the NJZ members remains open, and with a possible new hearing soon.
Source: Recreio
