Shocking claims have been made regarding NewJeans’ legal situation.
On June 23rd, Song Hye Mi, the lead attorney at Opes Law Firm, posted a new video on her YouTube channel analyzing the court’s reasoning behind dismissing NewJeans’ injunction appeal. Opes is one of the legal teams hired by Bunnies—NewJeans’ official fan club—to fight back against online slander targeting the group.
According to Song, “The court ruled that NewJeans cannot operate independently without ADOR at this time. An exclusive contract by nature means exclusive management. In injunction cases like this, the court focuses on whether there are valid grounds to terminate the agreement. Here, the court viewed NewJeans as being at fault.”
She went on to say, “My personal opinion is that their attempt at independent activity was a major misstep. Even with other artists, I always advise against acting alone until a court ruling is made. The fact that the court blocked their solo activity suggests they saw it as a clear violation.”
Attorney Song analyzed, “The 1 billion won ($720,000) penalty per member is what’s called an indirect enforcement clause. But in this case, the court seemed to feel that there was a high chance the ruling wouldn’t be followed—and that the decision might even be ignored—so they saw it as brazen. That’s why the amount was set so high,” adding, “The court likely felt that just saying they can’t promote independently wasn’t enough of a deterrent, and a stronger penalty was needed. This kind of ruling is rare. And the amount is rare too.”
“What the court’s saying here is that NewJeans was in the wrong,” she continued, “That’s what they confirmed through this injunction ruling. And once the court has made a decision like this, it’s very hard to overturn. If NewJeans is thinking they’ll just wait out the rest of the contract, that won’t work—because most contracts include a clause that allows for time extensions. So if they pause activity, that amount of time gets added back on at the end.”
She concluded by saying, “At this point, returning to ADOR is the only viable option. I say this as someone who genuinely wants the best for NewJeans. This video reflects my legal analysis of the court’s decisions so far and my hope that the group has a bright future.”
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