Xports News reported that on February 12, lawmaker Park Ji Won posted an article on her personal blog with the content: "NewJeans Hanni's visa has been granted and she will continue her activities. I hope the Ministry of Justice will take appropriate measures to allow idols to freely pursue their activities."
Following the above post, the account managed by NJZ's parents made an announcement: "Over the past 2 days, a series of speculative articles about Hanni's residency status in Korea have been widely circulated in the media, causing misinformation.
We would like to clarify a few issues. Hanni was officially granted a new visa on February 11 through proper procedures. During this process, ADOR has been pressuring Hanni and her family, taking advantage of the sensitive visa issue with the foreign resident community in Korea.
Specifically, they required Hanni to sign a renewal agreement that stated ADOR was her representative and sent a notice that refusal to sign could result in illegal residency.
Furthermore, they also sent personal documents related to Hanni to many units without her consent. The company only announced this after it had been done. This is an unacceptable action by normal standards…”.
NJZ's parents asserted that ADOR provided members' personal information to many parties, leading to indiscriminate dissemination on the media, causing serious consequences.
Previously, the group NewJeans announced the termination of their exclusive contract with ADOR, renaming themselves NJZ to continue their activities. The members will perform at ComplexCon held at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong (China) in March and announce the release of a new song.
In connection with the above incident, ADOR filed a lawsuit seeking an injunction to protect the company's reputation, prohibiting NJZ from entering into advertising contracts.
On March 7, the court will hold a hearing to confirm the validity of the contract and consider ADOR's requests.
