South Korea’s pop group New Jeans have announced that they are taking a break from all activities, Then when the court ruled against them His record label in his ongoing dispute with Ador.
The five -piece, who has tried to re -nominate as an NJZ, announced on Sunday during a show in the Complex Kan Hong Kong, “It will be our last performance for a while”, following the launch of its new Song Pitt stop.
The court’s decision forbade the group from organizing their hearing, making music or signing advertising deals during a dispute with Adir on Friday.
New Jeans are trying to reduce their relationship with them after being accused of abusing them, saying they will challenge the court’s decision.
The group has been involved in a long controversy with its record label since August 2024, when Edver’s primary company Hebei allegedly forced New Jeanis’s patron, Mann.
The band issued an ultimatum demanding that the minute be restored – and when Hebei refused, he went publicly with numerous complaints against the label, including the claim that he deliberately offended his career.
One of the members of this group, Honey also made the same charge He was harassed at the workplace Working with the label.
At a press conference in November, New Jeans announced his departure from the company, saying that Hebei and Edver had lost their right to represent them as an artist.
The Seoul court ruled that New Jeans’ claims “did not prove enough to prove that Ador violated his important duty as part of his contract”, adding that the music label had maintained “most of its duty, including payment”.
The court’s decision prevents the band from conducting independent activities, which means it will face difficulty in re -branding under his new name, NJZ, without facing severe financial fines for violating the contract.
The Hong Kong concert on Sunday night identified the group’s first public exhibition after the decision.
After the start of their new song, five members Manji, Honey, Daniel, Herine and Hein turned to read the letter addressing their fans in English and Korean.
Honey and Dani said, “This phase has a lot to us and each of you, who gives us strength here.”
“It’s really difficult for us to say, but this can be our last performance for a while. With respect to the court’s decision, we have just decided to stop all our activities.
He added, “This was not an easy decision, but we believe we need to do this right now.”
The group also said that the decision was “about to save ourselves so that we could return even firmly”.
He added, “We had to talk about the protection of the values ​​we believe, and it was a choice that we do not regret at all.”
“We certainly believe that we had to do something to stand for our dignity, our rights and everything we deeply care about, and that belief would not change.”
The speech ended an hour -long heading in front of a crowd of more than 11,000 fans at the Ashword Expo Arena in Hong Kong’s largest direct music venue.
The group performed their new name under NJZ in confirming last week’s decision.
In a statement on Monday, Ador said “Despite the court order, the decision of the members to move forward with the performance under any other name other than New Jeans is regretted, and their activities are unilaterally announced.”
He added, “Ador is fully committed to supporting New Jeans according to the terms of our legally accurate special agreement.” We hope that artists will be met as soon as possible to discuss the path forward. “
New Jeans is considered to be one of the brightest new bands in the pop, and they were the eighth largest sale operation in the world in 2023.
