Danielle ousted from NewJeans as Ador terminates contract, sues her

On May 30, the Seoul Central District Court accepted Ador’s software for an oblique obligatory enforcement – a sort of penalty imposed for not complying with a court docket order – in opposition to NewJeans.

This ruling stipulated that every member must pay 1 billion gained (US$726,800) each time they engaged in actions with out Ador’s approval, from May 30.

Then on Oct 30, the Seoul Central District Court dominated that every member’s unique contracts with Ador had been nonetheless legitimate. The authorized staff representing NewJeans stated they’d attraction the ruling.

“While the members respect the court’s decision, they maintain that, given the current situation in which the relationship of trust with Ador has been completely destroyed, it is impossible to return to Ador and continue normal entertainment activities,” the assertion stated.

However, the 5 members introduced on Nov 12 that that they had determined to return to Ador.

“EXTENSIVE DISCUSSIONS”

On Monday, Ador stated in an announcement that following the ultimate court docket ruling confirming the validity of the unique contracts, they engaged in “extensive discussions” with Minji, Hanni and Danielle in addition to their households.

Hanni and her household held “in-depth conversations” with Ador in Korea over “a long period”, throughout which they revisited previous occasions and “objectively examined the issues”, stated Ador, including that Hanni determined to proceed with the company.

Minji is at the moment in discussions with Ador, it stated, “and we are continuing to broaden mutual understanding”.

Ador added that it had notified Danielle of her unique contract termination on Monday.

It later defined to Okay-pop information outlet Osen that it could not “disclose specifics” concerning the explanations for terminating her contract as a result of ongoing authorized procedures. 

“However, Danielle violated the exclusive contract by signing conflicting agreements, engaging in independent entertainment activities, or damaging the reputation and credibility of Ador and NewJeans,” it stated.

“Despite requests for correction, no action was taken within the deadline, leading to the termination notice.”

Ador did not disclose the precise quantity, however stated “the penalty will follow the pre-agreed formula in the exclusive contract”.

“Through these discussions, we learnt that the members had been exposed to distorted and biased information for a long time, leading to misunderstandings about the company and the dispute,” the company stated. 

“Both the company and the artistes agreed that, despite the time required, it is necessary to resolve misunderstandings based on accurate facts to restore the love of fans and the public.”

Ador added that it will “address the controversies arising from the dispute at a later opportunity”, and do its greatest to “resolve the matter easily and guarantee NewJeans returns to their followers as quickly as doable”.