NewJeans: Celebs Rumors

ADOR, home to popular girl group NewJeans, is set to hold a shareholder meeting later this month to vote on whether or not to dismiss Min Hee-jin as CEO.The decision to hold a shareholder meeting was announced today (May 10) by legal representatives of ADOR. According to The Korea Times, the move was made “under the attendance of all board members”, which included Min hee-jin, with the meeting set to be held on May 31.The announcement comes just days after the ADOR CEO filed an injunction to prevent HYBE from exercising its rights at the upcoming shareholder meeting, per Korea JoongAng Daily.

NewJeans have allegedly spoken out about the treatment of the K-pop girl group in a newly released letter. However, HYBE claims that the letter was actually written by ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin.The letter, allegedly written by the parents of girl group NewJeans’ members, was released today (May 13) by South Korean news outlet eDaily.

ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin had allegedly “demanded” for HYBE to give her the authority to terminate NewJeans‘ contracts, according to a new media report.The claim that Min Hee-jin had asked to have the authority over the exclusive contracts of popular K-pop girl group comes from a new Yonhap News Agency report today (May 2), which described her request as a “demand” while citing unnamed sources from the music industry.The ADOR CEO had reportedly made the request after negotiations between the executives of the K-pop agency and its owner HYBE over a revised shareholders agreement had hit a roadblock around the tail-end of 2023. HYBE allegedly reportedly rejected the demand, calling it “too much”.Min has since confirmed that such a “request” submitted in a proposal to HYBE, but claimed that it was to “address unreasonable interference [by HYBE], an issue that emerged during NewJeans’ debut, and to ensure independent management of the label” in a statement.The ADOR CEO also denies that the request was related to recent allegations that she had planned to takeover control of the K-pop agency from HYBE.

NewJeans have teased the music video for their upcoming song ‘Right Now’, which will be a collaboration with Japanese artist Takashi Murakami.‘Right Now’ will appear on NewJeans’ upcoming double single album ‘Supernatural’, which will be the K-pop girl group’s first Japanese release. The music video teaser, which was released on May 1, opens with the quintet as their The Powerpuff Girls characters, last seen in the clip for ‘New Jeans’.As the quintet walk through a forest, they come across a flower with rainbow petals, which soon transports them into what appears to be a different dimension, where the girl group appear as characters designed by Japanese artist Takashi Murakami.NewJeans are scheduled to release ‘Supernatural’ on June 21.

NewJeans have released a music video for their latest single ‘Bubble Gum’.Released on April 26, ‘Bubble Gum’ marks the end of a nine-month hiatus for NewJeans. The music video features the quintet spending quality time with one another, teaching each other how to blow a bubblegum and playing by the beach as Hyein records everything on her camcorder.“From its beginning to end, the clip captures the natural sides of the members, who blow bubble gum and play pranks on each other,” NewJeans’ label ADOR said of ‘Bubble Gum’ in a statement, per The Korea Times.

Korea JoongAng Daily, the music executive said that she “was not expecting” the audit of ADOR launched by HYBE on Monday (April 22), claiming that she had initially made an “internal report [about the similarities between NewJeans and Belift Lab group ILLIT]” in hopes of it being “addressed formally by the company”.“My goal has always been to [do] my work in a clean, confident way. That’s been my focus and it’s been difficult for me to talk about the things that interfered with my work,” Min added, while refuting HYBE’s claims that she tried to “hijack control” of ADOR.

NewJeans were reportedly paid KRW5.2billion (roughly USD3.7million) each in 2023, according to newly released ADOR documents.This is according to a report by Korea JoongAng Daily, which cites an electronic disclosure by ADOR that has been released amid the K-pop agency’s ongoing dispute with its parent company, entertainment giant HYBE.NewJeans – comprising Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin and Hyein – were reportedly paid a total of KRW26.1billion (USD19million) in total last year, which translates to roughly KRW5.2billion (USD3.7million) for each member of the girl group.The disclosure also revealed that ADOR earned KRW110.3 billion (USD80million) in 2023, a fivefold increase from the year prior. It also made ADOR the third highest earning label under HYBE for the year, following Big Hit Music (KRW552.3billion) and Pledis Entertainment (KRW327.2billion).ADOR’s revenue in 2023 also helped it earn an operating profit of KRW33.5billion (USD24.3million), following a KRW4.0billion (USD2.9million) loss in the year prior.In related news, HYBE has said that it will file a complaint against executives of K-pop agency ADOR, including CEO Min Hee-jin, over a breach of trust and other allegations amid an ongoing dispute between the entertainment giant and the management of ADOR over control of the K-pop agency.Despite the growing spat between HYBE and ADOR, NewJeans will reportedly still move ahead with plans to release new music next month, according to a source with “knowledge in the matter”.

HYBE has said that it will file a complaint against executives of K-pop agency ADOR, including CEO Min Hee-jin, over a breach of trust and other allegations.Today (April 25), HYBE announced that it would file a complaint against Min Hee-jin, the mastermind behind K-pop girl group NewJeans, and other executives of ADOR.

HYBE has claimed that it has found evidence that ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin is trying to “seize control” of the K-pop agency, while the latter has described such a move as “impossible”.HYBE and Min Hee-jin have been in an increasingly public feud and power struggle over ADOR, the K-pop agency that’s best known as home to K-pop girl group NewJeans. The dispute was made public on Monday (April 22), after South Korean media reported that HYBE had launched an investigation against Min over alleged plans to take ownership of the label.HYBE CEO Park Ji-won has since claimed that it has discovered evidence that Min and other ADOR execs had plans to “seize control of the company” in an email to employees, per Yonhap News Agency, adding that HYBE would “take appropriate actions after confirming more [of the truth] through this audit”.Park added that HYBE’s current top priority is on “keeping its artists and other members safe”.

ADOR and entertainment giant HYBE.This is according to a new exclusive report by South Korean news outlet Korea JoongAng Daily, which cited a source with “knowledge in the matter”. This comes shortly after news that HYBE and ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin, the woman behind NewJeans, are in a power struggle over the K-pop agency.“NewJeans will make a comeback in Korea with a new single in May, whether or not ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin cooperates with HYBE,” the source told the publication.

HYBE and ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin, the woman behind popular girl group NewJeans, are reportedly in a power struggle over the K-pop agency.Today (April 22), South Korean news agency Newsis reported that the audit team of entertainment giant HYBE had launched an investigation against ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin and an unnamed executive of the company. The latter had reportedly been part of HYBE’s investor relations team.According to the report, the two ADOR executives were allegedly caught leaking confidential information in order to attract investors as well as induce HYBE to sell its ownership of the K-pop agency.

ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin has accused South Korean entertainment giant HYBE of “undermining” the success of K-pop girl group NewJeans by creating a copycat version of the quintet.On Monday night (April 22), ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin accused HYBE, which owns the majority of the K-pop agency, of trying to “undermine” the success of its girl group NewJeans. The music executive’s statement came shortly after news broke that Min and HYBE were in a power struggle over ADOR.In her statement, the ADOR CEO accused HYBE of copying the “makeup, costumes, choreography, photos, videos and event appearances” of NewJeans for the new girl group ILLIT, who recently made their debut under HYBE subsidiary Belift Lab.“The cultural success of ADOR’s NewJeans is ironically being undermined by HYBE,” Min said, per Korea JoongAng Daily.

HYBE has dipped following the start of an internal audit of executives from its subsidiary, ADOR.Earlier today (April 22), it was reported that HYBE are reportedly in a power struggle over NewJeans’ K-pop agency ADOR with its CEO Min Hee-jin. The entertainment giant has since confirmed that it has launched an internal audit of ADOR executives over suspicions that they were trying to take control of the company.Since the news broke, the stock price of HYBE has dropped by 7.8 per cent as time of writing, hovering at a price of about KRW212,500 (roughly USD154).

NewJeans‘ Hanni has covered ‘Best Part’ by Daniel Caesar and H.E.R, as part of the girl group’s ongoing YouTube series ‘By Jeans’.NewJeans’ Hanni released her cover of ‘Best Part’, originally released by Daniel Caesar and H.E.R in 2017, on April 18. Speaking about why she chose the song, the singer said: “I really love this song.

Rina Sawayama and YOASOBI are set to join NewJeans at their two-date fan meeting in Tokyo in June.It was announced earlier this week that the two-day fan-meet concert, called the ‘Bunnies Camp 2024’, will take place on June 26 and 27 at the Tokyo Dome.And now, a poster for the shows has revealed that YOASOBI and Sawayama will be part of the shows, as “special guest appearances”.NewJeans Fan Meeting 'Bunnies Camp 2024 Tokyo Dome'

NewJeans have made a surprise announcement of two new single albums and a 2025 world tour – find all details below.The K-pop girl group have been teasing new music since the beginning of this month, and have unveiled not one, but two new single albums. NewJeans shared the announcement via their app Phoning, where they revealed the first single album will drop on May 24, and then on June 21.The first single album will be called ‘How Sweet’ and will feature its title track and another song called ‘Bubble Gum’.

NewJeans attended the 2024 Billboard Women in Music Awards to receive the ‘Group of the Year’ award, saying it was “something we really don’t take for granted”.This year’s Billboard Women in Music awards ceremony took place on the evening of March 6 at Los Angeles’ YouTube Theater, with NewJeans named Group of the Year at the ceremony, making them the first-ever K-pop group to have done so in the awards’ history.After receiving their trophy from country musician Lainey Wilson, Australian-Vietnamese member Hanni expressed in her acceptance speech how starstruck she was to be in the same room with artists the group look up to.“To be here today celebrating Women’s History Month and to participate in an awards show that’s overflowing with such amazing artists is so surreal and it’s hard to believe we’re in the same room as you all,” Hanni said. “I’d like to thank all the artists that are here because without your music, I don’t think we would have been able to grow up so inspired.

NewJeans have teased that they potentially have a tour and new music on the way.NewJeans recently made an appearance at the Billboard Women in Music 2024 event in Los Angeles, where they took home the award for Group of the Year. It’s notably the first time the award has been given out since 2015, when Fifth Harmony won the trophy.Prior to the event, group were interviewed on the red carpet, where they were asked about potential touring plans.

IU has teased the music video for ‘Shh..’, which will star Chinese actress Tang Wei.Today (February 13), IU released a teaser for the music video of her upcoming song, ‘Shh..’, which will be a collaboration with NewJeans’ Hyein and Cho Won-sun of Roller Coaster. The cinematic clip, starring Decision to Leave actress Tang Wei, will be released on February 23 at 12 midmight KST.In a statement about her involvement in the ‘Shh..’ music video, Tang Wei said that the visual will revolve around an “interesting relationship where IU plays the role of my mother as well as my friend”, per Korea JoongAng Daily.The Chinese actress added that her decision to appear in the video stemmed from her admiration of IU’s “talent, personality and songs”.

NewJeans are set to perform at this year’s Billboard Women in Music Awards.The announcement was made yesterday (February 8) by Billboard, who also revealed that the quintet had won the Group of the Year award for this year’s ceremony. NewJeans will be receiving their trophy and performing alongside the likes of Charli XCX, Ice Spice, Victoria Monét, Tems and more.NewJeans also took to their X (formerly known as Twitter) to provide comment on their upcoming attendance of the awards ceremony, writing: “Can’t wait to share this special evening alongside Bunnies (NewJeans’ fanbase) and meet all the artists that we’ve always looked up to!”Billboard’s 2024 Women in Music Awards will take place on March 6 at the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles, and recorded footage from the show will be made available on Billboard’s website the day after.

ADOR CEO, creative director and producer Min Hee-jin has spoken about her vision and goal for K-pop girl group NewJeans.In an interview for Japanese broadcasting corporation NHK’s documentary Songs that resonate around the world~ A new era of Korean and Japanese pop music (literal translation), Min discussed her motivations behind the creation of the five-member group, per Newsis.Min shared that she had wanted to showcase concepts and styles that had not been seen and proven to succeed in the mainstream. She went on to point out an “intangible value” of sincerity that “cannot be seen, but is felt by everyone”.“Rather than [having NewJeans’ image] being driven by business, I wanted them to look like their age.

NewJeans have announced their first remix album, ‘NJWMX’.‘NJWMX’, which stands for “NewJeans Winter Mix’, will feature a total of 12 tracks. Six of them will be remixes of the girl group’s hit songs – including ‘OMG’, ‘Ditto’, ‘Hype Boy’, ‘Attention’, ‘Hurt’ and ‘Cookie’ – while the remaining will be instrumental versions of the reworks.“Take a trip down memory lane and relive your special moments with NewJeans over the past year, with this festive yet nostalgic collection of remixes for the holiday season,” reads an announcement for the upcoming remix album.The new rework of ‘OMG’, dubbed the “FRNK Remix”, will be the lead single for this album and has been described as “a track based on the Afro hip-hop rhythm with a mix of joyous festivities”.NewJeans’ ‘NJWMX’ remix album will be released on December 19 at 6pm KST, and is available to pre-save now on all major streaming services here.Yesterday (December 14), NewJeans were also announced as part of the line-up for this year’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, taking place in New York City.

NewJeans have been announced as part of the line-up for this year’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, taking place in New York City.The reveal was made earlier today (December 14) on NewJeans’ social media, announcing that the group will be join the annual New Year’s Eve television special to usher in the new year. In their announcement, NewJeans revealed that they will be performing two of their hit songs – ‘Super Shy’ and ‘ETA’ – live from Seoul, South Korea.This will make NewJeans the first-ever K-pop female act to be part of the line-up for Dick Clark’s, and the fourth K-pop act overall, following BTS, J-hope and Tomorrow X Together.

K-pop label ADOR has announced new measures it will take to prevent malicious comments towards the members of NewJeans.On December 5, the agency released a notice via the group’s ‘Phoning’ app, through which they hold livestreams and share messages to fans.

NewJeans member Hanni has unveiled her cover of Sarah Kang’s song ‘once in a moon’.The Vietnamese-Australian K-pop singer is the fifth and final member of NewJeans to contribute to the girl group’s ‘By Jeans’ cover series on YouTube. While her bandmates had recorded vocals for the series, Hanni also played guitar in her clip to accompany her performance of New York-based singer Sarah Kang’s 2022 song ‘once in a moon’.“I thought long and hard about [what song to sing] because winter is already here, and I like to listen to songs according to the seasons.

K-pop group NewJeans made their American awards show debut last night at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards. This year's show was aired on Billboard's social media channels rather than traditional broadcast networks and featured pre-recorded acceptance speeches and performances.

ADOR, the label behind K-pop girl group NewJeans, has announced its new global auditions.On November 20, the HYBE Labels subsidiary shared a new poster announcing its auditions, which are open to applicants of all genders and nationalities between the ages of 2004 to 2011.The official audition site can be viewed here in English, Korean and Japanese. Per instructions on the website, applicants are required to submit a waist-up and full body shot, as well as a one-minute or longer video.Unlike its previous auditions, which allowed applicants to submit in categories of singing, rapping and dancing, or in a “free category” that includes acting, modelling and vlogging.

NewJeans have made their first Billboard Music Awards appearance with a special medley performance of their hit songs ‘Super Shy’ and ‘OMG’.The K-pop girl group kicked things off with an energetic performance of ‘Super Shy’, dressed in schoolgirl outfits, reminiscent of Britney Spears‘ iconic ‘…Baby One More Time’ music video.Following a quick consume change, NewJeans returned to the stage with a funky remix of their viral hit single ‘OMG’. Watch the K-pop girl group’s 2023 Billboard Music Awards performance below:In an interview with Women’s Wear Daily prior to the performance, NewJeans member Hanni said that the quintet had “practiced a lot and made sure we were all on the same page regarding the type of energy and the performance we wanted to portray”.Speaking of their schoolgirl stage outfits, Hyein said that they “highlight each member’s individuality”.

NewJeans singer Minji was apparently “not desperate” to debut as a K-pop idol, according to the casting agent who discovered her.South Korean casting director Darren Won recently recalled the story of how he found and casted NewJeans’ Minji in a new interview withThe Korea Times. “I invested a lot of time and effort to cast Minji, who was not so desperate about becoming a K-pop star at first,” he said, recalling first seeing her outside “a music academy in the city of Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, when she was 13”.“Back then, I was urgently looking for some idol trainees and the academy’s director told me she had two students to recommend,” he added. One of the students was Minji, however Won noted that she had not “set her sights” on making a debut at the time, despite having aspirations of becoming a singer.“Yet, I clearly saw the potential in her as soon as I met her, so I kept persuading her and ended up bringing her to Source Music, a K-pop label that I worked for at the time,” Won added.

Immortal Songs live concert in New York has had its venue downgraded from MetLife Stadium to the Prudential Center.The event is set to take place on October 26 and will feature performances from NewJeans, ATEEZ, Psy and g.o.d member Kim Tae-woo. Singers Lena Park, Patti Kim and Young Tak will also appear, as will indie rock duo Jannabi.An official announcement from organisers Studio PAV yesterday (October 9) confirmed the venue change.

League of Legends World Championship anthem featuring NewJeans.According to a press release, ‘Gods’ marks the first time a K-pop act has sung the League of Legends World Championship anthem. The song also marks the 10th anniversary of anthems for the annual esports tournament.“The 2023 Worlds music video follows the story of Korean pro player Kim ‘Deft’ Hyuk-kyu, from his discovery of League of Legends in high school, to his run at Worlds 2022 alongside his team that overcame all odds to become World Champions,” the press release reads.‘Gods’ performed by NewJeans, and was written by Riot Games’ principal composer Sebastien Najand along with Mako’s Alex Seaver.

K-pop group NewJeans will be releasing a song for this year’s League Of Legends World Championship.The single, titled ‘Gods’, will be released on October 4 at 6AM BST / 2PM KST. It will also launch with an animated music video from Riot Games, and NewJeans have described the song as “a new experience for all of us”.“It was fun to try a new genre and sound,” shared the group.

NewJeans’ Hyein has unveiled a cover of BTS member V’s recent solo single ‘Slow Dancing’.Hyein has become the third member of NewJeans contribute to the girl group’s recently launched ‘By Jeans’ series of covers on YouTube. For her turn, the K-pop idol decided to share her rendition of ‘Slow Dancing’ by BTS’ V.“Today, I have the honour of covering V’s song ‘Slow Dancing’.

NewJeans member Haerin has released her charming cover of South Korean duo AKMU‘s latest single, ‘Love Lee’.Haerin’s perform of ‘Love Lee’ is part of NewJeans’ new ‘By Jeans’ series of YouTube covers, which launched earlier this month with Danielle’s version of ‘Rainy Days’ by BTS‘ V.Haerin prefaced her cover of ‘Love Lee’ by explaining why she chose the song. “When I first heard this song, I thought it was so refreshing and the lyrics were very bubbly too,” she said.

BTS‘ V and NewJeans have met up to dance to the girl group’s hit single ‘Hype Boy’.NewJeans recently shared a new clip of BTS member V joining them in the practice studio to dance to their 2022 hit single ‘Hype Boy’ across their social media accounts.The video opens with the BTS singer posing for the camera before it pans out to reveal the NewJeans members around him as they begin to dance to the song’s choreography.Notably, both acts’ labels are under the same parent company, HYBE. V also recently teamed up with NewJeans’ label ADOR’s CEO Min Hee-jin to work on the creative direction of his upcoming debut solo record ‘Layover’.In a recent interview with W Korea, the BTS singer explained why he had decided to work with Min for his album, revealing that he was inspired by her work on girl group f(x)’s 2013 album ‘Pink Tape’ during her time under SM Entertainment.“I wanted to show a different side of my music compared to my past works and collaborating seemed like the best way to achieve that,” V shared.

NewJeans have told NME that they find inspiration for their performances by watching other artists, specifically Billie Eilish.Chatting with NME after their Lollapalooza 2023 set, NewJeans – consisting of members Hyein, Danielle, Minji, Hanni and Haerin – explained that they all watched Eilish perform together in Brazil as a way to gain inspiration for their performance.“We watched Billie Eilish all together in Brazil but we watched a lot of other artists and performers, especially at Lollapalooza because the scale is incredible and it’s our first time performing so we need to be ready,” shared Danielle.After being asked about who their dream festival headliner would be, the group immediately said Eilish.A post shared by NewJeans (@newjeans_official)“Billie Eilish. We’ve watched a lot of her videos and got so much inspiration.