{"id":100267,"date":"2025-08-21T21:18:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T21:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/100267\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T21:18:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T21:18:08","slug":"ador-appoints-new-ceo-lee-do-kyung-amid-newjeans-contract-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/100267\/","title":{"rendered":"ADOR Appoints New CEO Lee Do-kyung Amid NewJeans Contract Dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tADOR, the HYBE-owned label behind K-pop powerhouse <a href=\"https:\/\/billboard.com\/artist\/newjeans\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NewJeans<\/a>,\u00a0has appointed Lee Do-kyung as its new CEO.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe appointment comes just a year after Kim Ju-young, formerly HYBE\u2019s chief personnel officer, took over as ADOR CEO following the departure of Min Hee-jin in August last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tADOR\u2019s board stated that under Kim Ju-young\u2019s leadership, the company successfully stabilized its organizational and management structure. With that milestone reached, the board appointed a new CEO to transition into a more agile operating model \u2014 one designed to better support artist activities and accelerate business initiatives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tLee Do-kyung, ADOR\u2019s newly appointed CEO, joined the company in 2019, when HYBE was still operating under its former name, Big Hit Entertainment. Since then, she has spearheaded a range of new business ventures and most recently served as Vice President of the IPX Business Division, which oversees artist IP-driven projects such as merchandise and pop-up stores.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/hybe-min-hee-jin-police-drop-criminal-complaints\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HYBE-office-2024-seoul-billboard-1548.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HYBE-office-2024-seoul-billboard-1548.jpg\" alt=\"HYBE\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe leadership change comes amid ongoing tensions between ADOR and NewJeans regarding their exclusive contract. With a second round of mediation set for early September, industry observers are closely watching to see whether the appointment of a new CEO could help bridge the gap between the two sides. Reflecting the heightened public interest, nearly 100 domestic media outlets reported on the CEO transition within 24 hours of ADOR\u2019s press release on August 20.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMeanwhile, ADOR has also announced plans to launch a new boy group and is currently holding auditions.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"c-logo lrv-a-unstyle-link u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-width-100p  u-width-165 u-height-30 u-max-width-130px@mobile-max u-margin-t-040@mobile-maxlrv-u-flex-basis-100p@mobile-max lrv-u-justify-content-center@mobile-max\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/\" title=\"Billboard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-accent-l@desktop u-font-size-1205 a-font-accent-xs@mobile-max u-font-size-15@mobile-max u-line-height-22px@mobile-max lrv-u-text-align-center@mobile-max u-letter-spacing-0030@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-t-025 lrv-u-margin-a-00 u-padding-t-0125@mobile-max u-padding-b-0063@mobile-max lrv-u-color-grey-dark lrv-u-text-align-center@mobile-max\">Daily newsletters straight to your inbox<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"c-link  lrv-a-unstyle-button lrv-u-cursor-pointer lrv-u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-background-color-brand-primary lrv-u-background-color-grey-dark:hover lrv-u-color-grey-dark lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover u-padding-lr-0.875 u-padding-tb-10 lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-align-items-center a-font-basic-fancy-xs u-margin-t-0.188 u-margin-b-0188 u-margin-b-040@mobile-max\" href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.billboard.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\tSign Up<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ADOR, the HYBE-owned label behind K-pop powerhouse NewJeans,\u00a0has appointed Lee Do-kyung as its new CEO. 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