New Jeans (NJZ) Finally Halts Activities, Sobbing and Confessing Their Hearts [Comprehensive]

Group New Jeans, who had left their agency Adore, which was in a dispute, and were planning to continue their activities under the name NJZ, have finally announced that they will be suspending their activities.

New Jeans appeared on stage at the ‘ComplexCon Hong Kong’ held at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong on the night of the 23rd. They appeared on stage.

This stage received a lot of attention from the public as it was the first time that New Jeans would reveal their new song ‘PIT STOP’ as NJZ, and also the first stage after the court accepted Adore‘s injunction application.


After finishing their performance that day, the members took out hand-written letters and read them, announcing their hiatus. They said, “It’s heavy to tell you this story. Today‘s stage will likely be our last for a while. We will respect the court’s decision and halt all activities for a while. It wasn‘t an easy decision, but we thought it was a decision that was absolutely necessary right now.”

They continued, “We know you may be disappointed and upset, but we have to protect each other,” and “We think that’s the only way we can come back stronger,” confessing, “We‘ll take some time to pull ourselves together and definitely come back. I really want to see you with bright smiles when we do.” They also shed tears as they said, “Thank you for all the love and support. We will continue to move forward.”

Meanwhile, on the 21st, the Seoul Central District Court ruled, “Accepting in full” the injunction application filed by Adore against the members of New Jeans to preserve the status of their agency and prohibit them from signing advertising contracts. The five members of New Jeans, who unilaterally notified of the termination of their exclusive contracts last year and went their separate ways, are facing legal brakes on not only their return to the agency Adore but also all of their entertainment activities under the name NJZ.

Regarding this, Adore stated, “We are deeply grateful for the wise decision of the injunction court,” and “Now that Adore has legally confirmed its status as the agency for New Jeans, we will take responsibility for supporting our artists in the future.”

The five members of New Jeans stated, “We respect the court’s decision,” but argued, “This decision was the result of failing to sufficiently consider the fact that the members’ trust in Adore has been completely destroyed.” They said, “Due to the nature of the preservation measure, which must be carried out quickly, the decision was made in about two weeks after the hearing date on March 7, 2025, and therefore, there was not sufficient opportunity to explain all the specific facts to the court,” and explained the reason for not being able to provide an opportunity to explain using the expression “information asymmetry.”

They said, “We plan to dispute additional issues through the objection procedure regarding today’s injunction decision, and we plan to supplement and argue the explanatory materials as much as possible during the process.” “The main lawsuit to confirm the validity of the exclusive contract between Adore and the members is also in progress. We will make it clear once again that the contract was legally terminated at the oral argument date scheduled for April 3.” Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com reporter shine2562@donga.com

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