The group Newzins is gradually expanding its independent activities. Newzins has recently opened a new SNS channel called "jeanzforfree" and is gradually working separately from Adore, releasing a magazine pictorial in which former Adore CEO Min Hee-jin participated as a director.
At the same time, he is continuing his two-track activities by hosting the year-end award ceremony schedule promised at the time of his affiliation. It is known that the staff who currently care for them are also affiliated with Audor.
Among them, Newzins was expected to appear on CBS FM's "Kim Hyun-jung's News Show" today (24th). Without mentioning the team name Newzins, host Kim Hyun-jung predicted Newzins' appearance on the 25th, saying, "It will be decorated as a mini concert with Minji, Hani, Daniel, Harin, and Hyein."
Regarding Newzins' appearance on "Kim Hyun-jung's News Show," Odor said it was conducted without going through his agency. As the pre-recording has already been completed, the possibility of Newzins members' direct position on the ongoing legal dispute has also increased. Attention is focusing on what they will bring up.
Currently, Newzins is continuing its slow but certain independent move. At an emergency press conference held on the 29th of last month, he expressed his intention to cooperate with Min Hee-jin, former CEO of Airdo, and clarified that he was not obligated to pay a penalty. Since then, the "Declaration of Independence" against Adore has been formalized, and it seems to be unshakable by the lawsuit filed by Adore to confirm the validity of the exclusive contract. If so, how about looking at their actions legally?
First of all, if the exclusive contract with Adore is terminated without difficulty as Newzins declared last time, their current actions are not a problem at all. However, if the exclusive contract with Adore is effective in the future, it is a violation of the contract not to go through the agency. This is because it violated Article 5 of the Fair Trade Commission's standard exclusive contract, "Management has the authority and obligation to negotiate and conclude contracts for entertainment activities (popular culture and arts services) and to perform various media."
The appearance of "Kim Hyun-jung's News Show" can also be seen as a violation of the contract that "B (singer) cannot negotiate or engage in entertainment activities without prior approval from A or through a third party other than A in relation to entertainment activities in which A (management company) is required to exercise authority exclusively during the contract period."
So why isn't Odor imposing any sanctions on Newgins' move? Even though they even filed a lawsuit claiming that the exclusive contract was valid, it raises the question of whether they are not able to impose sanctions or are not intentionally doing so.
In response, lawyer Sun Jong-moon told YTN Star, "First of all, if it is recognized that the exclusive contract with Newzins is valid, it can receive distribution of profits generated by their own activities in the future," adding, "But if we try to limit the activities of the members through an application for provisional injunction, this can lead to losses for both sides."
With only a tense war of nerves between the two sides continuing to be boring, a pointed solution is still not forthcoming. In this situation, "Kim Hyun-jung's News Show," starring New Jeans, is expected to be an important turning point to gauge their future activities.
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