NewJeans, including Danielle who left the group. Provided by ADOR

A segment of the NewJeans fandom staged a truck protest condemning their agencies HYBE and ADOR.

On the 3rd, the NewJeans fandom Bunnies held a truck protest in front of HYBE headquarters, demanding that HYBE and ADOR stop the wasteful dispute and guarantee full five-member activities for NewJeans (Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, Hyein).

They issued a statement, noting that the Seoul Central District Court had granted the claim by Min Hee-jin, former ADOR CEO (now CEO of OK Records), finding no grounds for contract termination, and asserted that “HYBE escalated the conflict with the fiction of a seizure of management control”.

Slogans from the NewJeans fandom truck protest. Provided by Truck Chongkong Team

They also called on Bang Si-hyuk, the chair of HYBE, to acknowledge responsibility for the situation and cease the dispute. In addition, they urged ADOR CEO Lee Do-kyung to withdraw the lawsuit against the family of Danielle, fulfill the duty to protect artists, and take substantive legal action regarding media reports and the issue of overseas CCTV (closed-circuit) leaks.

They further asked Belift Lab CEO Kim Tae-ho for an apology over allegations that ILLIT plagiarized NewJeans, and for the deletion of the explanation video that disparaged the uniqueness of NewJeans.

They added, “If the demands are not accepted, we will mobilize every means and method and embark on strong collective action”.