A new hearing for attempting to reversing the ban on NJZ (Newjeans) members was denied, according to press
On Wednesday, 9, the Central District Court of Seoul held a new judicial hearing regarding the prohibition of independent activities of the members of Newjeans, currently attending by the name NJZ. The session, conducted by the 50th Civil Agreement Division, analyzed the appeal filed by the group against the injunction previously issued at the request of the ador, former agency of the quintet.
The hearing was held at closed doors, and was only attended by legal representatives of both parties. At the end of the session, according to the South Korean press, a producer’s lawyer stated: “There have been no significant changes in the circumstances since the injunction was granted.”
A date for disclosure of the final decision of the jury has not yet been informed.
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On March 21, the court ruled in favor of the request for an injunction of the ador, preventing members Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin and Hyein To act independently, claiming that the exclusive contract with the company was still in force. The measure was taken after the announcement that the group, under the new name NJZ, would perform at Complexcon in Hong Kong.
The quintet had been promoting parallel activities, such as the creation of new social networks and the preparation for presentations outside the company’s management, therefore, in response, the producer filed a lawsuit alleging a contractual breach, which led the court to temporarily suspend the activities of the artists. During the event in China, the members announced a voluntary break in respect of the decision.
Since then, the members of the members have publicly criticized the company’s stance, as in the letter released to the press, where they accused the president of Hybe, Bang si hyuktrying to cancel the presentation of NJZ at the festival, which was denied by the ador. The producer stated that the request made to the event was for the performance to occur under its management, as stipulated in the contract.
The first hearing of the main proceedings, which aims at validating the exclusive contract between the members and the company, was held on April 3, in the same court, when the ador reiterated that the group could follow with the promotions even without the presence of the producer Min hee jin. According to the agency, the allegation of dependence on the executive “makes no sense”, and would be contradictory for the preparation for the presentation at the festival, which took place on March 23.
After the incident, the group’s official profiles were modified, using the acronym “MHDHH_Friends”, with the initials of the artists, and excluding the name NJZ.
The case remains in progress.
Source: Recreio
