On March 6 KST, girl group NJZ (formerly known as NewJeans) issued an updated statement to relay their position on the ongoing legal dispute against ADOR. 

Previously in January, ADOR filed an injunction request with the court to demand recognition as NJZ's management label, also requesting to ban the members of NJZ from engaging in advertisement activities for the duration of their legal disputes. 

Below is the full statement issued by NJZ via @njz_pr. 

"Hello, this is NJZ. 

Due to ADOR’s statement last Friday and the potential for misunderstandings regarding the court hearing scheduled for this week, we have decided to relay our position once again. 

Due to ADOR's failure to fulfill their contractual obligations as a management label, NJZ notified the agency of the termination of our exclusive contracts as of November 29, 2024. As of this date, ADOR no longer possesses the authority to manage our activities. 

Nevertheless, on January 6, 2025, ADOR filed a court injunction requesting recognition as NJZ’s management company. While ADOR initially framed the issue around advertising activities, their request explicitly included a demand to acknowledge their authority as a management label. This indicates that ADOR’s ultimate goal is to restrict NJZ’s entertainment activities, not just advertisements, suggesting the label's intent to limit NJZ’s career entirely.

Furthermore, on February 11, 2025, ADOR expanded the scope of its injunction request to prohibit NJZ from engaging in songwriting, composing, performing, singing, and all other related activities. This action came immediately after we were informed that Chairman Bang Si Hyuk had attempted to pressure the organizers of Complex Con. We suspect that ADOR’s move was a retaliatory measure following the failure of their efforts to interfere with the concert. 

Up until just a few days ago, ADOR continued to publicly acknowledge NJZ’s independent activities while concealing the fact that their injunction aimed to ban the group's entertainment activities. This contradicts their publicized stance from January 6, when they widely reported the injunction filing. While ADOR insists that their intentions are to prevent the confusion of fans and advertisers, in reality, they are seeking to prohibit all of NJZ’s entertainment activities. 

This is a clear attempt to infringe upon NJZ’s freedom to work while simultaneously avoiding public criticism by keeping these intentions hidden. NJZ’s essence lies in the group's music activities, and restricting this is equivalent to denying the group’s very existence. Ultimately, ADOR’s injunction was filed from the beginning with the intent of completely halting NJZ’s career. 

We have endured persistent discrimination and unfair treatment under HYBE. After the Tokyo Dome fan meeting in June of 2023, HYBE explicitly stated its intention to prevent us from engaging in further activities under the guise of an extended vacation. Additionally, the company made efforts to devalue our achievements by making disparaging remarks to reporters. Although we initially refrained from publicly addressing these issues, such attempts to undermine us as artists have continued even after the contract termination.

We raised objections and protested to ADOR multiple times, but even when we were under their management, ADOR did not protect us. Instead, they aligned themselves with HYBE, dismissed our concerns as falsehoods, and failed to uphold the activity plans we expected for 2024. As a result, we suffered substantial damages. Even after the contract termination, we continue to face interference and harassment regarding advertisement deals and visa-related matters. 

We made several attempts to maintain our contractual relationship by demanding corrective action from ADOR. However, they ignored all of them, leaving us no choice but to terminate our contracts.

Due to ADOR’s repeated breaches of obligation, the trust that forms the foundation of an exclusive contract has long since collapsed. Under these circumstances, if NJZ were forced to operate solely under ADOR, it would not only be impossible for us to maintain a normal entertainment career but it would further subject us to unbearable mental distress. 

ADOR is fully aware of this situation but is still employing various tactics to block our activities. Their injunction request and other obstructive measures are aimed at fundamentally ending our careers as artists. We want to make it clear that their actions amount to one-sided harassment, despite the fact that our exclusive contracts were terminated on legitimate grounds.

Our termination notice was based on existing processes of exclusive contract laws and obligations, following standard legal procedures. Therefore, ADOR's claims that our independent activities are unlawful or inappropriate are entirely false. Furthermore, their assertion that only the artist must forfeit their legally guaranteed rights and procedures is absurd.

We will continue to approach the injunction lawsuit and upcoming legal proceedings wholeheartedly, ensuring that the legitimacy of our contract termination is reaffirmed in court. 

We hope that no one else will have to experience the kind of unfair treatment we have endured.

Thank you."