Despite the ongoing legal battle between ADOR and HYBE, NewJeans pushed forward with their scheduled performance in Hong Kong—but without their agency’s staff by their side.
On March 21st, the court ruled in favor of ADOR’s injunction, allowing them to continue managing NewJeans and preventing the members from signing independent advertisement deals.
In response, ADOR sent staff to Hong Kong to support the group at ComplexCon on March 23rd. However, reports confirmed that the staff never got to meet the members.
This performance was the first official event that NewJeans arranged on their own, without ADOR’s involvement. The members shared, “After a lot of thought, we decided to perform because we didn’t want to disappoint fans and the people who made this concert possible.”
ADOR previously stated, “Since the court has confirmed our legal status as NewJeans' agency, we are fulfilling our responsibility by sending staff to support them. We wanted to ensure they could perform under their original name rather than NJZ.”
However, ADOR staff were unable to reach the group at the venue, and it remains unclear who assisted NewJeans during the event.
During their performance, the members got emotional as they revealed, “This might be our last stage for a while. Out of respect for the court’s ruling, we have decided to temporarily pause our activities.”
Fighting back tears, they added, “We are mentally and emotionally drained, but we need to take this step to protect ourselves. Only then can we come back stronger.”
After NewJeans' unexpected hiatus announcement, ADOR expressed disappointment, stating, “Despite the court’s decision, the group performed under a different name and unilaterally declared a break, which we find very unfortunate.”
The agency emphasized, “We are committed to supporting NewJeans under the valid contract and hope to meet with the members soon to discuss the future.”
Fans are now left wondering what lies ahead for NewJeans as the conflict between ADOR and HYBE continues.
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