SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) –Fans of the K-pop act NewJeans rallied behind the girl group’s founder and CEO after she won a temporary injunction blocking her company’s attempts to remove her, escalating a bitter corporate dispute playing out in public. In a fiery statement, the fan collective Bunnies welcomed the court’s decision to prevent [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop powerhouse Hybe put three of its executives on the board of its sublabel ADOR housing popular girl group NewJeans on Friday, taking over control of the board amid a protracted conflict between the two companies over ADOR’s management rights. ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin retained her position during an [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) – As a court decision looms that could determine the fate of Min Hee-jin, the founder of the ADOR record label and the former manager of NewJeans, a fierce legal battle is unfolding between Min and her critics at Hybe, the K-pop juggernaut. According to K-pop industry insiders, 10,000 members of [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Police have questioned an official from Hybe, the biggest K-pop powerhouse and home to BTS, in connection with a breach of duty accusation the firm raised against the head of subsidiary ADOR. The Yongsan Police Station in Seoul questioned an unidentified Hybe official as the complainant of the case [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Popular girl group NewJeans will return with their first release in 10 months Friday. ADOR, the group’s agency, announced that the two-lead single album, “How Sweet,” will drop at 1 p.m. (Korean time). “This album is something we’ve diligently prepared together and poured a lot of care into. We [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — “Ditto,” a megahit single from girl group NewJeans, has accumulated 600 million streams on Spotify, the group’s agency said Friday. The song had recorded 600,211,727 streams on the world’s largest music streaming platform as of Wednesday, ADOR said, citing data from the streaming service. It became the group’s second [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – As the conflict between Hybe and Ador Entertainment, the company behind the rising K-pop girl group NewJeans, escalates, attention is turning to the potential impact on the members’ comebacks and activities. In the K-pop industry, the prevailing view is that major disruptions are unlikely in the near term, as Hybe [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s largest K-pop company, Hybe, said Thursday it will file a complaint against executives of its sublabel ADOR, including CEO Min Hee-jin, on charges of breach of trust. The move comes amid a widening conflict between the two sides over an alleged attempt by Min and others to [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Some fans of girl group NewJeans staged a protest outside the building of K-pop giant Hybe in Seoul on Wednesday, deploying a “protest truck” to voice their grievances against the chief of its sub-label in an escalating conflict with the parent company. “Min Hee-jin should no longer use NewJeans [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The author of a document allegedly suggesting the management of K-pop giant Hybe’s subsidiary label ADOR attempted to seize control of the company has denied the allegations. “What is known as ‘an ADOR internal document’ by the media is about my personal reflections,” ADOR’s unidentified deputy CEO and aide [...]