The decision comes two weeks after the start of the trial, when the five women that comprise NewJeans unilaterally terminated their contract, renamed themselves NJZ and began organising their ...

K-pop girl group NJZ, formerly NewJeans, will perform in Hong Kong on Sunday despite legal restrictions at home forbidding them from engaging in independent business activities. The announcement ...

The court on Friday sided with ADOR, issuing a ruling that the group -- now branding themselves as NJZ -- must not pursue independent endeavours.

The Seoul Central District Court has ruled in favor of ADOR, prohibiting NewJeans from performing as NJZ and participating in projects without the agency's approval. In a statement sent to press, ADOR ...

The five members of NewJeans announced their departure from ADOR last November, revealed a new name - NJZ - and promised to release a new song this month. Friday's ruling appears to throw that ...

To everyone’s surprise, in February, the members, who are all under 21, revealed they have taken on a different group name—NJZ—with a performance comeback set for March 23, at the ComplexCon ...

On March 21, 2025, South Korean media outlet Sports Kyunghyang reported that the court ruled against NJZ. The Seoul Central District Court’s 50th Civil Agreement Division sided with ADOR and ...

The injunction temporarily prevents NJZ from performing or carrying out other commercial activities under their new name, with the judge saying that doing so could “seriously damage” ADOR’s ...

To everyone’s surprise, in February, the members, who are all under 21, revealed they have taken on a different group name—NJZ—with a performance comeback set for March 23, at the ComplexCon festival ...

That led to a legal battle, and now their former label Ador has successfully prevented the group from working under the NJZ name. NewJeans were founded and assembled by Min Hee-jin, who was CEO of ...