(Seoul) The very popular girlsband South Korean label NewJeans announced Thursday its decision to leave its record label ADOR, accusing it of “mistreatment.”
Posted at 9:35 a.m.
Updated at 11:05 a.m.
“As of midnight today, our contract with ADOR will be terminated,” said one of the members, Minji, during a press conference held by this all-female K-pop group, which is one of the record company’s most popular.
The group members indicated that they would continue to honor their contractual obligations, but noted that they may no longer be able to use the NewJeans name.
Another member of the group, Hanni, added that NewJeans had “faced mistreatment, not only towards us, but also towards our team”, without elaborating.
NewJeans experienced “deliberate miscommunication and manipulation in several areas,” she said. “That’s not the kind of work ethic we respect and it’s not the kind we want to be a part of.” Continuing to work for a company that has no intention of protecting NewJeans will only harm us,” Hanni charged.
In a statement to AFP, ADOR expressed its “regrets” that the press conference “was planned and conducted without sufficient consultation.” »
ADOR added that the exclusive agreement between NewJeans members “remains in full force and effect” and, therefore, “respectfully requested that the group continue its collaboration with ADOR for future activities, as has been the practice until now.” ‘now’.
The group’s announcement comes two weeks after the group issued an ultimatum to ADOR’s parent company HYBE – which is behind the K-pop phenomenon BTS – telling them it would terminate their contract unless certain requirements are met.
The group’s demands to HYBE included an apology for a comment made by a company manager NewJeans accused of harassment, as well as the immediate reinstatement of their producer Min Hee-jin.
Mme Min resigned from ADOR’s board last week after HYBE accused her of breach of trust, sparking a legal and media battle.
