The 5 members of NewJeans are leaving ADOR.
Earlier on November 13, NewJeans despatched a certification of contents to their company ADOR, demanding that ADOR rectify all important breaches of the unique contracts inside 14 days and warning, “If our calls for for rectification should not accepted, we are going to terminate our unique contracts.”
On November 28, Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein held an emergency press convention.
The members took turns explaining the group’s place:
Earlier than we start, we needed to reiterate that the YouTube stay we held in September and the certification of contents we despatched two weeks with calls for for rectification had been determined and ready collectively by all 5 of us.
To begin with, the rationale we’re holding this emergency press convention is as a result of the time interval for rectification from the certification of contents we despatched ends at midnight tonight. Nevertheless, though at the moment’s work hours are over, HYBE and the present ADOR should not exhibiting any will to make reform or to take heed to our requests.
Really, tomorrow morning we’re leaving for Japan and are returning subsequent week as a result of now we have scheduled actions overseas. We had been nervous as a result of we aren’t positive what sort of media play or media manipulation HYBE and the present ADOR will do throughout that point, and we needed to precise our ideas precisely, so we mentioned so much amongst ourselves, and we had no selection however to carry an emergency press convention at the moment.
The explanation we’re leaving ADOR could be very easy, and I feel the reporters right here who know our state of affairs are additionally all very conscious. NewJeans is an artist of ADOR, and ADOR is obligated to guard NewJeans. It’s the most elementary obligation that an company has. ADOR doesn’t have the need or potential to guard NewJeans. If we stay right here, will probably be a waste of our time, and our psychological misery will proceed. Greater than something, there’s nothing that we will achieve by way of our work, so the 5 of us suppose that there isn’t any cause in any respect for us to stay at ADOR.
In consequence, the unique contracts between NewJeans and ADOR will probably be terminated as of November 29 at 12 a.m. KST. Nevertheless, HYBE and ADOR are at present differentiating the 2 corporations like phrase play, insisting that it can’t be a violation of contract as a result of HYBE is at fault and never ADOR. Nevertheless, as everybody is aware of, HYBE and ADOR are just about only one entity now. The ADOR that we labored with has already modified so much, and the administrators who had been on the firm earlier than had been all abruptly dismissed. Now they’re differentiating HYBE and ADOR, and we actually can not settle for the argument that we should preserve our unique contracts with the ADOR that has been modified in keeping with what HYBE desires, that has reduce off ties with the [music video] director who labored exhausting with us, that has damaged all of this belief. In consequence, we demanded rectification relating to the violations of our contract, and as talked about earlier, the time interval for that rectification ends at midnight tonight. I’m unsure for those who noticed yesterday, however [they released] an unwilling assertion that begins with “This assertion is in response to the actions required by the certification of contents from the artists” with no will for reform and just for present as they’ve constantly demonstrated, and no rectification occurred for any of the requests we made. We expressed our opinions on a number of events akin to by means of the stay broadcast and thru this certification of contents, however we’re so uninterested in their insincere angle, and we felt as soon as once more that they don’t have any sincerity towards us and that don’t have any want in any respect to take heed to our requests. Work hours have handed, and fewer than 4 hours stay till midnight, however no rectification has been made, so the 5 of us will terminate our contracts instantly at midnight on November 29.
When our unique contracts our terminated, the 5 of us will now not be artists of ADOR. Breaking away from ADOR, we plan on freely finishing up the actions that we sincerely need. Nevertheless, we are going to perform the promised and contracted actions now we have scheduled already. We will even perform the contracted commercial offers as deliberate. We needed to relay that we’re actually really grateful to the advertisers who at all times help us and that they don’t have to fret. We don’t wish to trigger any hurt to others attributable to our contract termination. We don’t want that.
We additionally noticed a number of articles about penalties for breach of contract. We didn’t violate our unique contracts, and now we have by no means violated them. Till now, now we have been placing in our full effort to hold out our actions, so we expect that there isn’t any cause for us to pay penalties. Really, the present ADOR and HYBE violated the contracts, resulting in this present state of affairs, so we consider the present ADOR and HYBE are those who’re accountable.
Lastly, when midnight passes tonight, there’s a chance that the 5 of us could not be capable of use the title NewJeans in the intervening time regardless of our will. Nevertheless, the essence that the 5 of us are NewJeans is not going to change in any respect, and we would not have any ideas of giving up the title NewJeans. To some individuals, NewJeans may really feel like a reputation or a trademark problem, however it’s not that straightforward to us. It’s a title that comprises the which means of every little thing now we have achieved from the primary day that the 5 of us met till now, so we are going to proceed to work to safe the rights to the title NewJeans.
Hanni additionally shared the next in English:
We have now confronted mistreatment not simply towards us but additionally towards our employees, numerous preventions and contradictions, deliberate miscommunication, and manipulation relating to a number of areas. [It is] an organization that now not has any sincerity within the artwork of music that’s created, is quite fixated on showing like a well-working firm regardless of solely having ideas about earning profits, and doesn’t have any conscience concerning the detrimental impact they create by means of their non-authentic means. This isn’t the kind of work ethic we respect nor wish to be part of, and to proceed working underneath an organization with no intention of defending NewJeans would solely do us hurt. So that’s the reason we, the 5 of us collectively, have agreed to depart ADOR. And for us to obviously specific ourselves earlier than deceptive info is launched relating to this, now we have chosen to carry an emergency press convention at the moment.
Danielle continued in English:
So principally as soon as we depart ADOR we are going to goal to pursue freely the actions that we actually want. Particularly with the schedules which have already been organized, we are going to strive our perfect to proceed them with none issues. We actually want to have the ability to launch new music for Bunnies subsequent yr, as quickly as attainable, each time. And we actually hope that now we have the chance to fulfill you guys from all world wide. Lastly, we’re effectively conscious that from at the moment we could not be capable of use our present title NewJeans, nevertheless, that doesn’t imply that we’re giving up on the title in any respect, and we are going to proceed to battle for NewJeans. No matter our title, simply keep in mind that NewJeans by no means dies.
Minji concluded:
I consider that an individual’s psychological angle is essential. A brave particular person can change the world and stay their life extra independently. I don’t suppose everybody has the braveness to take motion for no matter they set their thoughts on quite than measuring how a lot they’re able to attaining. For me, it was attainable as a result of I additionally had Bunnies, our followers, who’re by my facet, and my members, and I gained plenty of braveness from seeing Min Hee Jin. What I’ve seen whereas working together with her is that she at all times labored probably the most busily, and there have been at all times good individuals by her facet. She additionally as soon as mentioned that she desires to set a precedent, and people phrases actually hit me and have become an incredible supply of braveness. Individuals make many resolutions all through their lives, however I feel everybody is aware of that it’s not straightforward to guard these resolutions whereas betting on their very own lives. I consider that nothing could be resolved with out taking motion for your self, and nobody can resolve it for you. That’s the reason the 5 of us ready this event at the moment, and we ready it as a result of we needed to share our place with dignity. In fact, so much will occur to any extent further, and we don’t know what sort of disturbances there will probably be, however the 5 of us determined to work collectively to benefit from the journey, the problem forward. We hope you may help and watch over our path forward. Lastly, whether or not it’s college or work, I hope everybody can have an setting the place they’ll work with respect for one another and with out harassment. Thanks.
