Ador, the agency representing K-pop sensation NewJeans, has decided to extend its former CEO Min Hee-jin's role as board director while rejecting her reinstatement as the chief executive, despite a public appeal from the five NewJeans members.

Ador, the K-pop agency behind NewJeans and a subsidiary of Hybe, confirmed on Wednesday that it will not honor the girl group’s request to reinstate former CEO Min Hee-jin. The agency cited its adherence to Hybe's principle of separating management and production.

ADOR released an official statement announcing that they have resolved to convene an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders to

Following her dismissal, ADOR had previously offered Min Hee Jin the role of internal director on September 11, allowing her to oversee NewJeans’ prod

On September 11, 2024, NewJeans members Haerin, Hanni, Hyein, Danielle, and Minji (left to right in the video) sat together to talk about HYBE’s ongoing legal battle with Min Heejin in a now-deleted live video on YouTube. The quintet released the video under a newly-created account named nwjns, which has since been closed, per a notice by YouTube.

HYBE group NewJeans took to YouTube to call for the reinstatement of Min Hee Jin as CEO for the sublabel ADOR by 25.

Almost two weeks after their bombshell livestream, NewJeans as well as their parents held an emergency meeting with ADOR's new CEO Kim Joo-young. Read to know more.