The 3rd hearing in the lawsuit demanding compensation for damages of ADOR company (under HYBE Group) requesting Danielle (former NewJeans member), her family and former ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin to compensate 33.09 billion won recently took place and revealed more notable content.
At the trial, ADOR argued that Danielle was the member with the most serious breach of contract in the NewJeans group and did not make any efforts to restore trust with the company.
According to ADOR, to resolve the alleged violations, Danielle needs to actively cooperate. But the female singer has an attitude that things in the past do not need to be mentioned and does not show any goodwill in remedying the violations.
ADOR also submitted audio recordings as evidence, claiming that Danielle repeatedly refused to cooperate, making the trusted relationship needed in an exclusive contract irreparable.
The company accused Danielle of being the only member of NewJeans who arbitrarily carried out independent activities related to music and commerce without permission.
Some activities listed include efforts to cooperate with the American band Emotional Oranges; participating in photography for magazines abroad; signing a brand representative contract with an international luxury watch brand.
ADOR also expressed concern about parallel contracts that are said to be related to a Chinese business. ADOR said that while other NewJeans members have tried to solve the problem after returning to the company, Danielle has not disclosed related information.
In addition, ADOR also made new accusations related to an association believed to be established by NewJeans members.
According to the company, this association was established to operate business activities in the entertainment sector. The association's charter stipulates that the organization will carry out artist management activities and distribute profits generated from those activities.
ADOR believes that the operating purpose of this association directly overlaps with the content of the exclusive contract between members and the company, therefore constituting a clear breach of contract.
The company also listed some expenses that they said were paid with the association's funds, including: The cost of renting the venue for Min Hee Jin's press conference, where she announced the termination of her exclusive contract; the rent of the gym that is said to be for Min Hee Jin's new boy group, and is expected to be shared by NewJeans; the cost of producing the NJZ logo and promotional photo set after the group announced plans to reunite under a new name.
ADOR argues that the establishment of an organization to support entertainment activities outside the company means operating a competitive entertainment business, thereby violating the exclusive contracts of members.
Previously, ADOR sued Danielle, her family and Min Hee Jin, demanding that they be held responsible for Danielle's breach of contract, as well as NewJeans leaving the company and the delay in the group's return to operation.
Initially, ADOR requested compensation of about 43.09 billion won, but according to new documents submitted to the court, the company reduced the claim to 33.09 billion won.
