Danielle has been removed from NewJeans?

Recently, ADOR released a statement announcing that they have terminated Danielle’s exclusive contract, while Hanni will continue her activities with the company.

In the statement, ADOR explained that following the court’s final ruling confirming the validity of the exclusive contracts, they held extensive discussions with Minji, Hanni, Danielle, and the families of the three members.

Hanni visited Korea with her family and engaged in long, in-depth conversations with ADOR. During this process, they revisited past events and took time to view matters objectively. After candid discussions, Hanni decided to respect the court’s ruling and continue working with ADOR.

Minji is also currently in discussions with ADOR, and talks are ongoing to build mutual understanding.

However, in Danielle’s case, ADOR stated that they determined it would be difficult to continue together as a NewJeans member and an ADOR artist. As a result, they notified her of the termination of her exclusive contract.

ADOR also added that they plan to pursue legal accountability against one member of Danielle’s family and former CEO Min Hee Jin, whom they say bear significant responsibility for the dispute, as well as NewJeans’ departure and delayed return.

Their full statement:

“Following the court’s final ruling in the lawsuit confirming the validity of the exclusive contracts, ADOR has held extensive discussions with Minji, Hanni, Danielle, and the families of the three members.

Hanni visited Korea with her family and engaged in long, in-depth conversations with ADOR. In the process, we revisited past events and took time to view matters objectively. After candid talks, Hanni decided to respect the court’s ruling and continue with ADOR.

Minji is also in talks with ADOR, and discussions are ongoing to broaden mutual understanding.

In Danielle’s case, we determined that it would be difficult to continue together as a NewJeans member and an ADOR artist, and today we notified her of the termination of her exclusive contract. In addition, we plan to pursue legal accountability for one member of Danielle’s family and former CEO Min Hee Jin, who bear significant responsibility for precipitating this dispute and for NewJeans’ departure and delayed return.

Through these conversations, ADOR learned that, over a long period, the members had been continuously exposed to distorted and biased information, which led to many misunderstandings about the company and ultimately to this dispute. The company and the artists agree that, to regain the love of fans and the public, it is necessary—even if it takes some time—to fully dispel these misunderstandings based on accurate facts. We have also agreed to find an opportunity to address the various controversies that arose during the dispute and are discussing the timing and manner.

ADOR will do its utmost to bring this matter to an amicable conclusion and to ensure that NewJeans can return to fans as soon as possible.”