Newjeans NJZ renames, announces new songs and performance dates

South Korean girl Group Newjeans announced that in March, the NJZ will be implemented in a new name, a legal dispute with a management label.

Talking to CNBC “Squawk Box Asia“The group said he would make it Complex Hong Kong Festival He added NJZ as a title by the incident until March 21-23.

The group will open a new song of the song during the festival and will open the new song of the song, and members will act solo during the festival.

The event may celebrate the group’s first major event, because it has been separated in the way. Members said they couldceled their contracts with the company on November 28.

However, Ador instructed two in the South Korean courts in December Confirm the reliability of group agreements and Other in January According to the South Korean news agency, the group was to stop the group independent, Yonhap of the South Korean news agency.

Ador is a Sublabel of K-pop Powerhouse Hybe, which manages groups, including BTS BTS. Shortly after the interview, hipbe shares decreased by 0.63%.

The group that occurred in 2022 announced its new name, NJZ On instagram today, After a temporary group title after the march from the fans, the temporary group after the departure from the fans.

Korean Herald reports Yenijeans, on January 5, completed all the “basic commitments” that prohibited some advertising obligations on the basis of a contract.

The group member Danielle told CNBC that the situation was still “very afraid to us” and the custom “still has to intervene in our work.”

Member Hanni was the goal of NJZ for 2025 “Because the music was released as soon as possible … because our attention should be our work again and what.”

“Honestly, we didn’t do anything wrong, so we didn’t do anything. Good.”

Newjeans, Hybe and Ador are “never going back”, According to YonhapAdor said that the group’s contracts remain safe until 2029.

In response to CNBC inquiries, Ador said that “members of the members are unilateral” referring to the name of the group.

The label added that “to protect the value of the new brand”, “to clarify any misunderstandings and clarifying any misunderstandings and cooperation plan for future activities,” he repeated his position to meet with their legal representatives. “

Reported a hearing for South Korean media The contract dispute will take place in AprilAlthough the court session is for the advertising agreement Reported scheduled for March 7.

When the group was debuted in 2022, when he wins numerous cars in the South Korean award and became one of the most popular figures of K-POP when their songs were seen in the board schedules. In 2024, Newjeans also won Group Award of the Year Billboard women at the music ceremony.

Newjeans said at a press conference on November 28 He claimed that the label violated his contract with the group, claiming that he was impressed.

Lose up the movement saw hibe On November 29, its share price is worth 6.97% or $ 423 million.

“It would be a waste of time to stay, and only pain would bring pain in mind,” Hanni said.

“There is nothing we can earn from staying here with you, so we have not seen any reason to stay in Ador Translated by Yonhap of South Korean Media Outlet.

Newjeans, Hybe and former CEO of Hybe and former CEO of the Newjeans in 2022, was in the center of a long management dispute between Hee-Jin.

In AprilHybe, along with Newjeans, accused of Hybe trying to get Sublabel independently.

Drop rejected allegations And he said he copied the concept of Newjeans to use with another girl group under a different Hybe derivative company.

Drop In August, the Director General was put in However, before resigning November 20, he remained the director of the company.