"Answer without sincerity"...Adore's 26-page reply to Newzins is released

ⓒYTN

While Newzins held an emergency press conference on the 28th and declared the termination of the exclusive contract for Ador as of 0:00 p.m. on the 29th, the reply from Ador to Newzins' proof of content was disclosed an hour before the press conference held on the afternoon of the 28th.

On the 28th, Yonhap News TV reported that Adore responded to Newzins' ultimatum, or proof of content in 26 pages. Earlier at the press conference, Newzins said it was an insincere answer, referring to the reply.

Odor once again clearly stated that the contract is valid until July 31, 2029, seven years from its debut date since Odor and Newzins signed an exclusive contract on April 21, 2024.

He said he has done his best to support the New Jeans, and as a result, he wrote that the New Jeans have grown to become the best team at home and abroad in a short period of time.

Regarding the conflict between former CEO Min Hee-jin and parent company Hive, he said it was an unexpected legal dispute, stressing that he supported Newzins without changing the CEO.

In addition, plans for a fan meeting scheduled for next year, the release of a regular album, and a world tour were being carried out.

However, he also expressed regret that he was not given the opportunity to talk to the members and parents of Newzins during the conflict.

On the issue of exclusive contracts, he pointed out that it cannot be said that the contract was violated because it did not meet subjective expectations, and argued that many of the issues that members claim to be violations of exclusive contracts were not related to the words and actions of third parties. He also explained that there is no way to enforce the demands of the members because they are third parties, and that there is no limit, adding that the evidence and evidence are not clear.

It was then questioned whether Adore legally violated the exclusive contract. Odor claims that it has faithfully carried out negotiations, support, receipt of consideration, and settlement of important entertainment activities in its exclusive contract.

Hereinafter, an explanation of the item-by-item order on the issues requested by Newzins in the proof of content.

1. Regarding Hive's request to take all necessary steps as Newzins' management company for his decision to "throw New away and make a new decision."

After drawing the line that the report was basically written by Hive, Adore said, "We have confirmed that Hive is not about abandoning Newzins and is not about "deciding" and "instructing" any specific action." He added that it is difficult to take audit and personnel action against Hive's members.

Specifically, Le Seraphim said he had suggested an idea that it would be better to establish an independent path by positioning with other female idol groups (BLACKPINK, SPA, and IV) that had reached 1 million copies at the time, rather than being compared to the other two artists.

2. Regarding the claim that Audor did nothing about the other label manager who told Hani to "ignore" and neglected the problem.

Adore made it clear that this was also related to other companies' employees, stressing, "I thought we should take necessary measures without hurting the image of artists, including Hani." The efforts to find out the specific circumstances in which the CCTV was not stored were also detailed, and the person in charge who checked the CCTV himself explained that he had not found anything unusual except one greeting scene, so he was found to have preserved only that scene. He also explained that he asked the label (Billifrap) to face the manager, but he refused.

3.Regarding requests for action from Adore for inappropriate remarks made by Hive PR members

Adore said it was deeply sorry for the displeasure and concern the artist must have felt, explaining that it immediately challenged Hive PR and called for action to prevent a recurrence. He also explained that Hive excluded the PR member from the work of Adore and Newzins, which received legal advice on whether the member was subject to disciplinary action, but was said to be not subject to disciplinary action or likely to be unfair.

4. Regarding the claim that photos, videos, etc. from when Newzins was a trainee were not disclosed and deleted without permission through the media.

Audor said, "We cannot directly delete the video because it is not the subject of posting or distributing it," adding, "We have requested the media to stop publishing it and are continuing to implement it." He also said that he is actively trying to find out how the video was leaked by sending an official letter to the media.

5. Regarding the request to address the damage done to Newzins by the 'push' of Hive.

Adore explained that it had been confirmed by Hive that there was no 'record push'.

6. Regarding the dispute with director Shin Woo-seok of the dolphin kidnapping group and the resulting disappearance of existing works.

Even though ETA Director's Cut was the only content that raised the issue, Odor claimed that the dolphin kidnapping group arbitrarily deleted the video that had not even requested to be deleted. Addor also explained that possible measures were taken justly to prevent oat infestation.

7. Regarding a request to take all necessary measures to protect the color of the Newzins and ensure their activities,

Dore said it had already communicated that it was planning a domestic fan meeting, full-length album release and a world tour next year, and that the artist continued to decline discussions even though it was in the process. He also said that although efforts were made to confirm the facts regarding Billifrap's claim to copy the plan, former director Min Hee-jin did not submit evidence, and Billifrap received a reply saying, "We have already answered sufficiently through media interviews."

8. Regarding the request for the return of former director Min Hee-jin as CEO.

"The retention of a particular person as CEO is an area of management judgment of the Board of Directors," Adore said. He emphasized that when it comes to "production" rather than "management," he tried to keep former director Min Hee-jin in charge of production by respecting the artist's will as much as possible.