ADOR, the agency of the girl group NewJeans, won a court order to provisionally seize real estate owned separately by Danielle's family, whose exclusive contract was terminated, and by former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin (now CEO of ooak).
According to legal sources on the 29th, Presiding Judge Han Sook-hee of the Seoul Central District Court, Civil Division 58-1, granted on Feb. 2 ADOR's applications for provisional real estate seizure filed against Danielle's mother, identified as A, and former CEO Min. A provisional seizure is a temporary measure to tie up a debtor's assets so enforcement can proceed smoothly if the applicant prevails in the main lawsuit later.
ADOR filed for provisional real estate seizure against A and former CEO Min on Jan. 23. The claimed amounts were reportedly about 2 billion won for A and about 5 billion won for former CEO Min.
Earlier, NewJeans members held an emergency press conference on Nov. 28, 2024, and said they would terminate their exclusive contracts with ADOR as of 12 a.m. on Nov. 29, 2024, and continue activities independently.
In response to the unilateral termination notices by the NewJeans members, ADOR filed a lawsuit last December seeking confirmation that the exclusive contracts remain valid, and won a first-instance ruling upholding the contracts.
ADOR, however, notified Danielle of the termination of her exclusive contract. At the same time, it sought liquidated damages and compensation from Danielle, and filed a lawsuit demanding damages of about 43 billion won from A and former CEO Min, holding them responsible for NewJeans' departure and delayed return. The case is being heard by the Seoul Central District Court, Civil Agreement Division 31 (Presiding Judge Nam In-soo), and the first preparatory hearing was held on the 26th of last month.