It seemed as if the new song from the group New Jeans ‘Daniel was going to be released, but it was quickly deleted, increasing the curiosity of fans.

On May 19, R & B mixed duo Emotional Oranges posted a photo with Daniel on their official SNS with the caption, “Coming soon, so please wait a little.” Along with this, the orange emoji symbolizing the group and the rabbit emoji symbolizing New Jeans were used together, hinting at a collaboration.

In the released photo, New Jeans Daniel is sitting on a chair in his studio, looking straight ahead, wearing denim jeans, a blue hooded sweatshirt, and sunglasses.Behind him, Emotional Oranges member Azad is seen leaning his arm on the chair and looking down at Daniel.Fans expressed their anticipation for the possibility of a collaboration with an overseas artist, but the post was deleted after a few hours.
The hint of New Jeans Daniel’s solo activities has drawn even more attention because New Jeans is currently in a legal dispute with his agency Adore regarding his exclusive contract.Last November, the members of New Jeans announced the termination of their exclusive contract, citing a breakdown of trust with Adore, and have since announced their independent activities under the new team name ‘NJZ’.

In response, Adore filed an injunction requesting a ban on entertainment activities and preservation of the agency’s status, and the court accepted it in its entirety in March.The court’s judgment was that “Adore has fulfilled its major obligations under the exclusive contract, including its payment obligations, and there is a need to prohibit commercial activities.”

New Jeans immediately filed an appeal against this decision, but it was dismissed on April 16.Afterwards, all members including Minzy, Hani, Daniel, Haerin, and Hyein filed an appeal and stated that they would faithfully participate in the legal process.At the first hearing for the main lawsuit held on the 3rd of the same month, New Jeans maintained their position that they would never work with Adore again.The second hearing is scheduled for June 5th.
In the midst of all this, Daniel’s collaboration teaser was released as a welcome signal to fans, but it became controversial as questions were raised about whether it was legally possible to conduct independent activities without going through Adore.Emotional Oranges seemed to be aware of this and immediately deleted the post.

New Jeans officially announced their hiatus after their performance at Complex Con in Hong Kong on March 23.At the time, the members stated, “Today’s stage will likely be our last for the time being,” and their parents also stated on SNS, “All five members are firmly of the position that they cannot return to HYBE.”

New Jeans Daniel’s new beginning is still trapped in the maze called ‘court’.The music may be ready, but the stage is not yet allowed.



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