K-pop duniya ke sabse mashhoor girl groups me se ek NewJeans, se related lambe legal battle jisne fans aur poori K-pop duniya ko bechain kar diya tha, ka faisla ho gaya hai. Ab NewJeans group dobara apne purane record label ADOR ke saath kaam karega.
NewJeans apni agency, ADOR (aur parent company HYBE) ke sath legal battle mein thi, jo April 2024 mein shuru hui jab HYBE ne ADOR ki CEO Min Hee-jin par ilzaam lagaya ke woh independent hone ki koshish kar rahi hain; ye dispute is had tak barh gaya ke NewJeans ne apna contract terminate karne ki demand ki, unhone ilzam lagaya ke unke saath “mistreatment” aur “manipulation” hui hai, khaaskar jab unke mentor aur ADOR ki former CEO Min Hee-jin ko hata diya gaya tha. ADOR ne ye tamam ilzamat rad kar diye the.
October 2025 me South Korean court ne faisla diya ke NewJeans ka exclusive contract ADOR ke saath 2029 tak valid hai matlab group legally label se alag nahi ho sakta. Group ne ye faisla appeal karne ka bhi kaha tha.
Lekin ab, November 12 ko, rukh tab badla jab ADOR ne ek statement me kaha ke Hyein aur Hyein aur Haerin wapas label join kar rahi hain, jis ke baad fans mein confusion aur concern barh gaya tha ke kya group ab toot chuka hai. ADOR ne kaha ke dono members ne “court ke latest ruling” ka ehtiraam karte hue “family discussions ke baad” wapas aane ka faisla liya hai.
Is development ke baad fans aur media dono ke beech sawal uthne lage ke kya group ab bhi ek saath wapas aayega. Thodi dair baad, baqi teen members Hanni, Danielle aur Minji ne bhi apne alag statement mein announce kiya ke woh bhi ADOR wapas join kar rahi hain.
Unhone kaha:
“Ek member abhi Antarctica me hai is wajah se hamara bayan thoda late aaya, lekin ham sab ne mil kar careful discussion ke baad ye faisla liya.”
ADOR ne bhi apne fans se appeal ki:
“Fans se guzarish hai ke wo speculation na karein aur members ko support dein.”
Is legal conflict ne K-pop industry ko heran kar diya tha, jahan agencies usually apne artists par sakht control rakhti hain. Ye dispute November 2024 me shuru hua tha jab Min Hee-jin ko ADOR se nikal diya gaya, jis ke baad communication breakdown aur lawsuits ka silsila chala.
Ab jab group officially ADOR ke saath wapas hai, to fans ke liye ye ek relief ki baat zarur hai lekin industry observers kehte hain ke ye comeback zyada “uneasy truce” lagta hai, na ke ek celebratory reunion.
Min Hee-jin ne bhi apne bayaan me kaha:
“Main kahin bhi nayi shuruaat kar sakti hoon, lekin NewJeans ko paanch members ke saath hi rehna chahiye. Meri dua hai ke wo aur bhi behtar NewJeans banen.”Abhi tak ye clear nahi ke creative control aur future direction kis haath me hoga, lekin filhal ye confirm hai ke NewJeans dobara ADOR ke under perform karega ek naye chapter ke saath, lekin thoda sa cautious tone me.