NewJeans<\/a> members\u2019 declarations to terminate their contracts, along with newly submitted evidence in related court proceedings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\tMin stepped down from her position as an internal director at ADOR in November 2024 and officially left the company after her request for reinstatement as the label\u2019s CEO was denied. <\/p>\n
\n\tA third hearing in a separate civil lawsuit filed by HYBE for damages is scheduled to take place on Friday (July 18).<\/p>\n
\n\tThe police\u2019s decision not to indict stands in contrast to the court\u2019s rejection of NewJeans\u2019 request to overturn an injunction, filed by ADOR in January, that barred the five NewJeans members from signing independent deals without the label\u2019s approval. The NewJeans members effectively ended their independent activities under the name \u201cNJZ\u201d following their appearance at ComplexCon in Hong Kong this past March.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe legal battle between HYBE and Min Hee-jin, the implications of the police decision on NewJeans\u2019 future, and the evolving tensions between the group and their label ADOR are shaping up to be one of year\u2019s defining storylines in the K-pop world.<\/p>\n
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