Former ADOR chief Min Hee-jin held a press conference over allegations of "NewJeans tampering," and ADOR issued a statement.
Min's side held a press conference in the afternoon of the 28th at a location in Jongno-gu, Seoul, and claimed that the allegation of "NewJeans tampering" was discovered to be a stock market manipulation conspiracy involving the family of one NewJeans member and a specific businessman, not Min.
Min's side said that the father of one member introduced his brother A and asked him to handle negotiations with HYBE, and that in the process A and businessman B conspired to use her and the NewJeans members as "theme stocks" to boost share prices.
In this regard, ADOR told OSEN on the 28th in a brief statement, "If there are claims, they can be addressed in court."
Meanwhile, NewJeans members in November 2024 notified ADOR of unilateral termination of their exclusive contracts, alleging ADOR violated its management duties citing the dismissal of former chief Min Hee-jin and others. That led to a suit to confirm the validity of the exclusive contracts, and after about a year of disputes the court ruled that the exclusive contracts with ADOR were valid. Immediately after the first-instance ruling the NewJeans members expressed an intent to appeal, but in November last year members Haerin and Hye-in decided to return to ADOR. Then Min-ji, Hanni and Danielle also notified their intention to return to ADOR, ending the exclusive contract dispute with ADOR's victory.
Afterward Hanni decided to respect the court's ruling and stay with ADOR, and Min-ji is also in discussions with ADOR. However, ADOR notified Danielle of contract termination and filed a damages lawsuit seeking about 43.1 billion won against Danielle, one member of Danielle's family, and former chief Min Hee-jin, saying they bear significant responsibility for causing this dispute and for NewJeans' departure and delayed return.
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