Court Orders NewJeans to Pay 1 Billion KRW to ADOR for Each Independent Activity

Court Grants Indirect Compulsory Execution Request
Against Five NewJeans Members

Girl group NewJeans (NJZ) is answering questions from the press as they leave the courthouse after the hearing date for the injunction application to 'Preserve Agency Status and Prohibit Advertising Contract Conclusion,' held last March at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul. Photo by Yonhap News

The court has ruled that if members of the group NewJeans engage in entertainment activities without prior approval or consent from their agency, ADOR, they must pay 1 billion KRW to ADOR for each violation.

According to the legal community on May 30, the Civil Agreement Division 52 of the Seoul Central District Court (Presiding Judge Heo Kyungmoo) granted ADOR’s request for an indirect compulsory execution order against NewJeans members Kim Minji, Pham Hanni, Danielle, Kang Haerin, and Lee Hyein on May 29.

Indirect compulsory execution is a civil enforcement measure that compels compliance with a court decision by ordering the debtor to pay a certain amount if they fail to fulfill their obligations. The court pointed out that NewJeans participated in an overseas concert and released a new song under the new group name 'NJZ' on March 23, and determined that this violated the obligations set forth in the injunction decision, indicating there is a possibility of further violations in the future.

Previously, on March 21, the Civil Agreement Division 50 of the Seoul Central District Court (Presiding Judge Kim Sanghoon) granted ADOR’s injunction application to 'Preserve Agency Status and Prohibit Advertising Contract Conclusion' against NewJeans, thereby prohibiting the group from engaging in independent activities.

The members of NewJeans began independent activities, claiming that their exclusive contracts with ADOR were terminated due to breaches by ADOR in November of last year. In response, ADOR filed a lawsuit to confirm the validity of the exclusive contracts.

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