Min Hee-jin Agrees to Give Up Huge Compensation, Requests NewJeans to Fully Resume Activities

The popular Korean girl group NewJeans was involved in a contract dispute with ADOR Entertainment two years ago. Last October, the court ruled that the exclusive contract between both parties was still valid, and the five members yielded and returned to ADOR. However, in December last year, ADOR announced the termination of member Danielle’s contract and sought compensation from her. Min Hee-jin, known as the "Mother of NewJeans" and former CEO of ADOR, held a press conference this afternoon (25th), where she appeared six minutes late and only stayed for six minutes to read a statement.

At the press conference, she touched on her recent victory in the stock repurchase lawsuit against parent company HYBE, in which HYBE is required to compensate her about 25.6 billion KRW (approximately 69.53 million MYR). She stated that this money was precious and could allow her a new start, but she wanted to sincerely make a request: “I am willing to give up the 25.6 billion KRW, but please stop all civil and criminal lawsuits. This request is not just for myself, but also for the NewJeans members, collaborating companies, former ADOR staff, and the fans who have been hurt because of this dispute. I hope all lawsuits involving them can be terminated.”

She said that the members of NewJeans deserved happiness, and she could not bear to see a reality where some members stand on stage while others stand in court. She publicly cheered for NewJeans: “The members are surely under a lot of emotional pain right now. I want to tell them that there are always adults by their side, and I really want to encourage them.” She also made a request to HYBE: “I hope you honor your promise to ‘treat NewJeans well if they return.’” She further requested for Danielle to rejoin so that NewJeans could fully resume activities as a complete group.

Source: on.cc