On June 11, the criminal division 9 of the Court of the western district of Soul (the judge Kim Min-Jung) held a final audience for Mr. A.which is accused of violation and theft. The accusation sought a prison sentence of 10 months for Mr. A.. During the hearing, Mr. A. admitted to all accusations. In his last statement, he begged, “Please give me the opportunity to realize my dream of becoming an official. I will live well while I will take care of my sick mother.”
Mr. ale of The defense lawyer stressed that he was a offender for the first time, he fully collaborated with the investigations and deeply regrets his actions, repeatedly requesting the clemency.
Mr. A. is accused of illegally entering Newjeans’ Sleep in Yongsan-Gu, Soul, twice in December 2024 and steal objects. The accidents occurred after Newjeans terminated the contract with I love In November 2024 and left the dormitory free. Mr. A. Presumably he stole various objects such as hooks and signs during his unauthorized voices.
In August 2024, disputes arose when the posts on various online communities mentioned the name and layout of Newjeans’ Sleep, threatening acts of terrorism. However, it was not confirmed if Mr. A. He was responsible for those posts.
Newjeans He held an emergency press conference in November 2024 to announce the termination of their contract with I love and their intention to pursue independent activities. However, I love Archived for an injunction to ban Newjeans from the imperative in independent activities and of the signature of advertising contracts, which the Court has granted. The Court has established that the actions of the Newjeans, such as the execution and release of new songs with a new group name, have violated the injunction, ordering them to pay 1 billion KRW for violation I love.
Newjeans He had managed an SNS account with the name Njz but had eliminated it following the court sentence, creating a new account using a combination of the initials of the members. Since then the members have limited their activities, communicating with fans only through updates on their state.
