According to the music industry, the members of Kpop girl group NewJeans and their parents had a meeting with Kim Joo Young - CEO of ADOR (NewJeans' management company) on the afternoon of September 23.
This meeting was held 12 days after NewJeans members expressed their opinions through a livestream program. At that time, NewJeans asked HYBE to reinstate former CEO Min Hee Jin and return ADOR to its original state before September 25.
During the meeting with new CEO Kim Joo Young, NewJeans is said to have reiterated their demands from the September 11 livestream, and Kim Joo Young responded according to the current policies when she took over as CEO.
It is not yet known what the outcome of the meeting will be, but it will likely decide the fate of NewJeans going forward.
Sports Chosun later revealed that NewJeans still maintained its stance on reinstating CEO Min Hee Jin during the meeting. Meanwhile, CEO Kim Joo Young's side is said to have tried to convince the group and parents based on the ADOR normalization policy.
Tomorrow, September 25, is the last day of the deadline that NewJeans mentioned. Legal experts speculate that the 2-week deadline proves the intention of the NewJeans members (Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, Hyein) to file a petition to terminate their exclusive contract, if HYBE does not accept their requests.
In May, it was reported that NewJeans filed a petition with the court, while the court was hearing the lawsuit filed by Min Hee Jin against HYBE.
The details were not disclosed, but the members have repeatedly shown their strong bond by considering Min Hee Jin as their “mother” since their debut. Recently, NewJeans even directly thanked the former CEO at a music awards ceremony.
