A court docket in Seoul has ordered Ok-pop group NewJeans to pay 1 billion gained (USD $726,300) per member for every unauthorized exercise outdoors their company’s management, doubtlessly totaling 5 billion gained ($3.6 million) if all 5 members carry out collectively.
A number of information retailers out of South Korea reported that the Seoul Central District Courtroom on Friday (Might 30) accepted ADOR‘s enforcement utility, citing violations of a March injunction that prevented the group from doing impartial promotional actions.
The ruling follows NewJeans‘ look at ComplexCon Hong Kong below the title “NJZ” and launch of a music known as Pit Cease with out ADOR’s consent.
The fantastic displays customary Korean court docket penalty imposed for failing to adjust to a court docket order, in accordance to Chosun Biz. Every violation triggers the 1 billion gained fantastic per member, putting additional monetary strain on the group whereas their contract dispute case proceeds.
“The oblique obligatory determination introduced as we speak was made in response to an utility submitted by ADOR on April 4. It’s not instantly tied to the enchantment of the unique injunction, which continues to be below separate authorized evaluation.”
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In response to the ruling, NewJeans dismissed it as “non permanent till the enchantment is resolved.”
“If the NewJeans members win the injunction enchantment, each the unique and the associated oblique enforcement rulings will lose their authorized impact. In follow, oblique enforcement is often issued along side an injunction ruling,” NewJeans’ crew was quoted by Allkpop as saying.
The assertion added: “The oblique obligatory determination introduced as we speak was made in response to an utility submitted by ADOR on April 4. It’s not instantly tied to the enchantment of the unique injunction, which continues to be below separate authorized evaluation.”
NewJeans continues to enchantment a court docket ruling that prevented them from partaking in impartial actions outdoors their company ADOR.
On Might 21, the group’s enchantment case has been assigned to Civil Division 25 of the Seoul Excessive Courtroom, with presiding judges Hwang Byung Ha, Jung Jong Kwan, and Lee Kyun Yong overseeing proceedings.
The five-member woman group has lately added Park Hyung Nam, a 65-year-old former director of the Judicial Coverage Analysis Institute and consultant lawyer from legislation agency Wooseung, to their authorized crew.
KBIZoom and Naver reported in Might that NewJean’s authorized crew consists of attorneys who previously represented ADOR‘s former CEO Min Hee-jin.
In response, HYBE-owned ADOR additionally strengthened its personal authorized crew with former Constitutional Courtroom justice Kang Il Gained and lawyer Chun Ji Sung, daughter of former Justice Minister Chun Jung Bae. The company had already secured former senior Excessive Courtroom choose Hong Seung Myeon earlier this month, bringing its complete authorized crew to 13 attorneys, the report stated.
The dispute between NewJeans and ADOR traces again to November 2024 when NewJeans unilaterally declared their unique contract with ADOR terminated. ADOR responded by submitting for injunctive reduction, securing the March order that prohibited exterior promoting offers and impartial promotion.
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