Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

HYBE, ADOR eye legal measures as NewJeans members walk away from contracts

As strange as it was, it happened — members of NewJeans ended their exclusive contracts with their agency ADOR. The jury is still out over whether the action is legitimate, but the more pressing issue is what ADOR and HYBE are going to do about it.

2024-11-30

ADOR claims it 'did everything it could' in a 22-page letter to NewJeans

Girl group NewJeans revealed the entire 22-page response from ADOR to reporters as it promised during a press conference held the previous day.

2024-11-29

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

ADOR's Min Hee-jin says she was 'pushed out' of CEO job against her will

NewJeans producer Min Hee-jin says she was pushed out of her position as CEO of ADOR against her will, in a statement to the Korea JoongAng Daily on Tuesday.

2024-08-27