At the last hearing in cause of validity of the exclusive contract TO SEUL Central District Court, Newjeans‘S The legal team of Hanni underlined a worrying inconsistency: the video of a key accident is missing.
“We have movies who enter, but why has the output video be eliminated?” Newjeans’ lawyers asked. “It makes Hanni seem a liar: how would the other members feel like? How can he return to an agency that treats his artist as dishonest?”
Hanni’s testimony from October 2024 in the spotlight
This development connects to a declaration made by Hanni during a 2024 hearing of the Environment and Labor Committeewhere he spoke mistreatment in the workplace in the idol sector.
“There is a floor in the building of the hair and make-up agency. I had previously finished and I was waiting in the corridor when the members of another label passed me in front of me. We usually said goodbye, but 5-10 minutes later they passed again without saying anything. While walks, a manager said to them:” You pretended that you would not have seen it, we pointed out. “
He added, “It wasn’t just one or twice. I still can’t understand why I had to experience that type of environment.” After appearing in court, Hanni wrote on social media: “I remember everything clearly. I wanted to say it first in court, but I stayed.”
Ador replies, minimizes the accident
I love He replied firmly, contesting Hanni’s statements And suggesting that there was a misunderstanding.
“Hanni herself said that the members of Ilite had greeted her. She said something like:” You just do it that she didn’t know her. “Min Hee-Jin made him explode proportionately, asking” to ignore it? Hanni even said “I’m not sure”. This was not a big problem. “
During the reviews of the movies, According to reports, Hanni was hesitantgiving a weak smile and briefly throwing your gaze Daniellehinting at the emotional complexity that surrounds the question. In a sentence separated by Seoul Central District Court Civil Division 52The Court granted Ador’s request for a temporary injunctionprohibiting Newjeans’ members to commit themselves Independent or third -party entertainment activities Until a verdict is reached in the case of the contract.
What will come later for Newjeans?
Each violation of the draw leads to ₩ 1 billion KRW (about 729,000 USD) Penalty for member: which means that total responsibility could increase ₩ 5 billion KRW (~ 3.7 million dollars) If all five members violate the order. The group reported in March when they He participated in the injunction hearing as a complete unithaving previously lost previous sessions in the dispute.
As Hanni’s deeply re -emerges missing movies raise even more questions: the cause is becoming a decisive moment not only for NewjeansBut for larger discussions around Artist’s treatment in the K-Pop sector.
With the first appropriate application verdict, all eyes are on the field and on the fact that the reconciliation between the group and their agency remains possible.
Nate
