Get up. All five members of NewJeans have reportedly decided to return to ADOR after the label won a legal dispute over their contracts on October 30. ADOR confirmed in a November 12 tweet that members Hyein and Haerin have expressed their desire to comply with a South Korean court’s recent ruling and come back to the company. So why aren’t fans panicking that the K-pop quintet is breaking up and becoming TwoJeans? About three hours after ADOR’s initial announcement, local outlets reported that members Minji, Hanni, and Danielle said through lawyers that they are also planning to continue their careers with the HYBE-owned label. “One of our members is currently in Antarctica, which delayed communication,” they said in a statement translated by the Korea Herald, “and since ADOR has yet to respond, we decided to announce this separately. We will continue to meet fans with sincere music and performances.” Reuters reports that ADOR is “checking” whether the three members really intend to return.
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NewJeans, the girl group that debuted in July 2022 and less than a year later became the fastest K-pop act to ever hit 1 billion streams on Spotify, announced last November that they were leaving their label, citing alleged mistreatment as well as dissatisfaction with the removal of Min Hee-jin as the CEO. They later attempted to rebrand as indie artists, but a court injunction in March put an end to their fresh start as NJZ. After losing the lawsuit over their contracts in October, the group’s legal team said they planned to appeal the decision, asserting that “the relationship of trust between NewJeans and ADOR has been completely destroyed, making normal activities impossible.” At the time, the label stated that it had already completed preparations for a group album and was waiting for the girls to come back. If the full group has truly changed their tune about making tunes with ADOR, then it sounds like new NewJeans music is on the way.
