After NewJeans terminated their contracts with ADOR, the quintet comforted their Bunnies fans by opening up about the group’s future.
On November 28, the five members – Hanni, Haerin, Minji, Hyein and Danielle – held an emergency press conference in Seoul to announce their departure from ADOR, saying:
“We inform you that NewJeans will terminate its exclusive contracts with ADOR effective midnight on the 29th.”
They then explained what led them to this decision.
“The reason we are leaving ADOR is very simple. NewJeans is an artist under ADOR and they have a duty to protect our group. However, ADOR has neither the will nor the ability to protect NewJeans.”
The “Attention” hitmakers went on to open up about the mental pain they had received from the label, realizing that they were achieving nothing work-wise and were just “wasting time” with the company.
Following their departure, NewJeans stated to their fandom, Bunnies, that they will not be disbanding, and also stated that they have brand ambassadorships and agreements that they will proceed with their operations as planned.
NewJeans also hinted that they intend to hold hands with their former CEO Min Hee Jin.
“We want to continue working with CEO Min Hee Jin.”
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On this day, the quintet left South Korea to complete their programs in Japan and will return next week.
However, ADOR insisted that NewJeans is still a group artist, as the contract cannot be terminated with “broken trust” as the reason.
The company then requested a face-to-face meeting with members to resolve the matter.
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