The litigation feud between K-pop group NewJeans and their management agency ADOR has become worse. The Seoul Central District Court announced the ruling, favoring the agency on May 30. The court added that the group had breached the terms and conditions of a previous ruling and agreed to ADOR’s request for indirect enforcement.
Court states breach of injunction initiated in March
As per the 52nd Civil Division ruling, NewJeans was consistent in their independent activities post the injunction in March 2025. The court concurrently stated that the group deployed a new name NJZ and violated the judgement.
Members imposed with fine
The court proclaimed “likelihood of continued violations,” and thereby enforced fine on the members. The imposition cited 1 billion KRW fine per member for the unauthorized activities. If every member is proven to be part of the operations then the penalty will raise upto a whopping 5 billion KRW per incident.
The indirect enforcement mentioned that the group will not function without ADOR’s approval.
Dispute traces back to contract termination
The conflict commenced in November 2024, when NewJeans proclaimed due termination of their contracts with ADOR. This led to a massive legal battle, initiated by ADOR with a complaint filed against the group. By March 2025, the agency received an injunction which stated that the members have now been restricted to sign any brand deals, or make appearances in events.
Nonetheless, the group appeared at ComplexCon in late March, featuring a grand performance under the new name NJZ. This public appearance also mentioned the release of new track.
