According to All Kpop, the NewJeans members' request for HYBE to restore Min Hee Jin's position as CEO before September 25, exactly 14 days after the livestream, was a deliberate action.
According to legal experts, this move shows the intention of NewJeans members to file for termination of their exclusive contracts. In order to legally proceed with a contract termination lawsuit, artists must first file a complaint against the company, and the company has 2 weeks to respond or resolve the artists' complaints.
If the company chooses not to resolve the complaint, or does not comply with the artists' wishes, the artists have the right to file a lawsuit in court to invalidate the exclusive contract or terminate the contract.
Legal experts believe that the NewJeans members could not have made this decision and taken these steps without the help of someone knowledgeable in the law. They speculate that the members' parents or Min Hee Jin herself hired a legal team to let the members conduct livestreams to defame the company.
Meanwhile, HYBE is expected to not accept the terms set by NewJeans, such as reinstating Min Hee Jin as CEO of ADOR. This means that a lawsuit related to the contract is unlikely to be avoided.
In the event that a termination lawsuit occurs, many are also curious as to whether Min Hee Jin will interfere in NewJeans' decisions.
Previously on September 11, the band NewJeans created a YouTube channel to livestream about their experiences at HYBE. Member Hanni NewJeans said she was treated unfairly and ignored at the company. However, the video and YouTube channel were deleted immediately after the livestream ended.
Fans are currently looking forward to HYBE's response and are worried about the future of the group NewJeans.
