In $17M ruling, Min Hee-jin appears to gain momentum in other suits, lose face with NewJeans fans

A court sided with former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin in her suit against HYBE over a 25.5 billion won ($17.7 million) put option with rulings

2026-02-12

Ex-ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin's new agency ooak announces new boy band project

Ex-ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin’s newly established agency, ooak records, launched a series of branding videos on Thursday, ahead of an audition widely speculated to be linked to a new boy band project.

2026-02-05

ADOR ex-CEO Min Hee-jin to unveil new plans on Thursday

Embattled former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin is set to unveil her new plans Thursday morning.

2026-02-04

Min Hee-jin's team denies plot to 'poach' NewJeans, stock manipulation involvement — as it happened

The attorney representing Min Hee-jin, the former ADOR CEO and one-time NewJeans mentor, has called a press conference at 1 p.m. Lawyers have neither confirmed nor denied that Min herself will be present. Stay with us here for live updates.

2026-01-28

Ex-ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin's legal team to hold press conference on NewJeans allegations

Former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin’s legal team will hold a press conference on Wednesday afternoon regarding allegations that she tried to poach girl group NewJeans from HYBE. Min's attendance has not been decided yet.

2026-01-28

Company behind NewJeans music videos seeks to block enforcement of 'ETA' damages ruling

A dispute over a YouTube upload of the music video for the track “ETA” (2023) by girl group NewJeans is escalating, with the production company behind the clip seeking to block enforcement of a damages ruling.

2026-01-21

Former NewJeans member Danielle opens Chinese social media account

Danielle, a former member of girl group NewJeans, has sparked speculation of a possible debut in China after opening an account on Xiaohongshu, a popular Chinese social media platform similar to Instagram.

2026-01-16

ADOR partially wins damages suit against NewJeans music video production company

ADOR, the agency behind girl group NewJeans, partially won a damages suit in its first trial against production company Dolphiners Films and director Shin Woo-seok, who directed the music videos for “Ditto” (2022) and “ETA” (2023).

2026-01-13

'I fought till the very end': Ex-NewJeans member Danielle breaks silence

Former NewJeans member Danielle stressed that she “fought till the very end” to remain with the group during an emotional livestream held amid a high-profile lawsuit with her former agency, ADOR.

2026-01-12

Former NewJeans' member Danielle speaks out — as it happened

At 7 p.m., former NewJeans member Danielle will go live on Instagram for the first time since she was dropped from the group at the end of last year. Join us here for live updates.