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Hanni’s got a visa, NJZ’s got a plan — and NewJeans aren’t looking back

Hanni has a visa and the members are set to join a new agency soon — so back the hell up, says NewJeans, the girl group now calling itself NJZ.

2025-02-13

'Artists are not employees': Gov't closes NewJeans' Hanni bullying case

Hanni of girl group NewJeans is not classified as an employee under the law, making her ineligible for workplace harassment protections provided by the Labor Standards Act, the government decided Wednesday.

2024-11-20

Petition to revoke HYBE's 'top job creator' status gathers more than 40,000 signatures

A petition to cancel the government's designation of HYBE as a "top job creator" has garnered more than 40,000 signatures within six days since it was posted on the National Assembly’s petition platform as of Tuesday.

2024-11-05

NewJeans' fans accuse Coupang Play for mocking Hanni on 'SNL Korea'

Coupang Play came under fire for allegedly creating misogynistic and racist content on its "SNL Korea" comedy series, especially regarding its recent portrayal of girl group NewJeans' member Hanni and Nobel laureate Han Kang.

2024-10-21

HYBE CEO assures employees of 'principled measures' amid spats with Min Hee-jin and NewJeans

HYBE is taking "principled and reasonable measures" regarding ongoing legal conflicts with Min Hee-jin, company CEO Lee Jae-sang said during a town hall meeting with employees on Monday, according to local media.

2024-10-17

Hanwha Ocean executive in hot water after smiling selfie with NewJeans’ Hanni at workers' death hearing

Hanwha Ocean issued an apology for the "highly inappropriate" behavior of a company executive who took a selfie with NewJeans’ Hanni at the National Assembly on Tuesday while he was attending a hearing on worker deaths.

2024-10-16

NewJeans' Hanni reveals industry's lack of artist rights during National Assembly testimony

An alarming disparity in the way that a K-pop agency treats its artists and the artists’ rights as workers was revealed at the National Assembly on Tuesday.

2024-10-15

'We are all human': NewJeans' Hanni sheds tears during testimony at National Assembly

NewJeans member Hanni shed tears in front of the National Assembly's Environment and Labor Committee as she testified on a workplace harassment allegation raised last month.

2024-10-15

NewJeans' Hanni arrives at the National Assembly — in pictures

Hanni of girl group NewJeans arrived at the National Assembly building in western Seoul on Tuesday at around 2 p.m. to give her testimony on the workplace harassment allegation she raised last month to the Environment and Labor Committee.

2024-10-15

NewJeans' Hanni to testify before National Assembly over workplace harassment allegation

NewJeans member Hanni will testify before the National Assembly's Environment and Labor Committee on Oct. 25 regarding a workplace harassment allegation, according to a Phoning message she left on Wednesday.

2024-10-10