Popular K-pop group NewJeans have officially appointed the Shin & Kim LLC lawfirm as their representation in their ongoing legal battle with their management company ADOR along with it’s parent company HYBE.
NewJeans had officially announced last week that they have no plans on returning to ADOR as legal issues escalating over contract disputes and comes on the heels of ADOR’s lawsuit in December 2024 that seeks to confirm the validity of their exclusive contract with the group.
ADOR then filed an injunction this month that aims to prevent NewJeans from signing external advertising contracts.
“Given that ADOR and HYBE have appointed Kim & Chang Law Firm as their representative, we felt the need for a law firm that could effectively counter this” the group said in an official statement published by the Korea Herald. “We believe Shin & Kim LLC is the most suitable choice, as they already understand HYBE and ADOR’s wrongdoings and issues, which is crucial for responding to the rapidly proceeding injunction.”
Additionally, the group alleges that “HYBE and ADOR have failed to fulfill their duties as an agency to protect and nurture their artists.”
“Even after the legal termination of our exclusive contract, groundless criticism poured in through the media and YouTube reaction channels, most of which contained information that could only have come from ADOR and HYBE. We cannot help but conclude that ADOR and HYBE are at the center of all these issues,” NewJeans said.
“Rather than using cowardly methods to disparage and divide us behind closed doors and manipulating the media with false information, we wish they would address these matters honestly and fairly,” the members said, among other things, adding that they “have absolutely no intention of returning to HYBE and ADOR.”
“We will fight proudly in court through legal proceedings to clearly reveal the wrongdoings of ADOR and HYBE, and to make the truth known.”
