NewJeans Fandom Split as Truck Protests Highlight Legal Battle
Mar 27, 2025
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The fans' hard-line protest in front of Hive's office building on the 27th revealed a combination of issues, including legal battles with the agency, differences in positions by members, and fandom division.
The message of the truck protest was starkly different. The side calling for "Return to Dorr" warned of the danger that the litigation-induced activity vacuum would return to its members, arguing that the "six-member support team (Team Bernese) does not represent the entire fandom".
On the other hand, Timberniz said in an official statement that he supports the decision of the members to the end"He strongly criticized Hive's side.
Currently, the five Newzins are independent in Hong Kong under the name of 'NJZ', but some of Adore's injunction applications are cited and restrictions are expected on future activities.
In the truck "Parents are stubborn children are in court. Who's this case for?"All 11 are out. How do you win on the main issue?", "You said it was a six-member team, but the penalty was for five Newzins," a fight without a chance of winning. Astronomical Penalty Penalty Penalty Lose Litigation Wake Up," already forgotten by everyone for another three years with a one-year hiatus lawsuit", "The risk that Newzins will have to bear is too great to regret it later."
Also "Adults don't put Newzins in danger if they care about him. Penalties are up to Newzins", "Adults around Newzins stop gaslighting", "Why adults hide behind and Newzins become shields. The real responsibility lies with the manipulator", "Verniz respects Newzins, but he cannot let them go down a dangerous path."
An industry official analyzed that "the lack of communication between the agency, the members, and the fandom three parties increased the conflict", saying that "the active intervention of fandom is rare".
Earlier, five members of the New Jeans held an emergency press conference in November last year and began their own activities, saying that the contract was terminated due to the violation of Adore's exclusive contract.
In December of that year, Adore filed a lawsuit against the members in the Seoul Central District Court to confirm the validity of the exclusive contract, and in January of that year, he applied for a injunction against the preservation of the status of an agency and the conclusion of an advertising contract with the aim of `preventing members from signing their own advertising contracts.' Later, in order to expand the scope of the provisional injunction application, Audor asked "Please ban music activities such as songwriting, composition, and singing of Newzins", and on the 21st, the court accepted this and decided to cite all of them.
Since then, Newzins has been on stage at the Complex Con held at the Asia World Expo in Hong Kong on the 23rd and announced the suspension of its activities.
Members said, "Today's performance could be the last performance for a while."We decided to suspend all activities for a while in respect of the court's judgment. I know better than anyone that our choice will not be easy, but this is what protects us. It's a necessary choice for us right now. I don't regret my choice." Adore, who has been recognized as an agency, expressed his position that it is regrettable that he declared a unilateral suspension of activities.
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