43.1 Billion Litigation Agreement? Daniel and Min Hee-jin "I've never heard of it" vs. "It's not like there's nothing." [Star field comprehensive]

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Former girl group NewJeans member Daniel, former ADOR representative Min Hee-jin (currently representative of Okarekoz), and HYBE Music Group label ADOR stood between the agreement and the prolonged litigation.

At 10 a.m. on the 26th, the Seoul Central District Court's Civil Agreement Department 31 (Chief Judge Nam In-soo) held the first hearing of the ADOR's compensation suit against Daniel, one of his family members, and Min Hee-jin.

On the same day, Daniel claimed that ADOR was prolonging the lawsuit and said, "The plaintiff seems to reveal his intention to drag the case on for a long time without filtering. We want the hearing to proceed quickly and intensively," he said. In fact, ADOR reportedly requested that the preparation date for the defense be changed to two months later in a recently submitted opinion.

Daniel said, "From Daniel's point of view, Daniel is an idol. Prolonged litigation could lead to irreparable serious damage. If this lawsuit is prolonged, we lose the brightest time as an idol, he said. "The plaintiff knows this so well as an entertainment agency that there is no reason to delay the lawsuit. It was not just Daniel who filed the lawsuit in this case, but even defendants and mothers who were not directly related to it, raised their voices.

In this regard, ADOR said, "This case is a lawsuit for damages and penalties. Since the defendant's entertainment activities do not depend on it, the defendant's entertainment activities can be decided by himself. He said, "This incident does not delay the activity," but Daniel's side said, "ADOR notified Daniel of the termination of the exclusive contract after he expressed his intention to return to NewJeans. If Daniel resumes his activities, ADOR will definitely argue with him. That seems too natural," he said, refuting by setting a date.

The ADOR is also considering requesting witnesses. The ADOR, which said, "There are many issues," said, "There are many violations, so we are in a position to select the witnesses involved. The other party denies all of that, so we have to discuss whether we need witnesses and whether to apply accordingly," he said.

The court also mentioned the possibility of an agreement. ADOR said, "We don't think there's anything at all." However, Daniel's side was embarrassed, saying, "The plaintiff filed a large penalty lawsuit when the contract was terminated, and I've never heard of the word agreement."

Then, the ADOR said, "If we say, 'I can't say I can't say I can't,' it's important to have an opportunity to talk about mediation or agreement as the battles come and go." "In the case of defendant Daniel, the return is not based on the results of the lawsuit, so I think the issue with Daniel should be discussed separately from the lawsuit in this case." I said it in that respect," he said.

Daniel explained, "The defendant expressed his intention to return (to ADOR) after the exclusive contract was terminated, and the case proceeded as the plaintiff said he would terminate the contract (with Daniel) unlike other members."

In the end, the court asked once again about the possibility of adjustment, and Daniel's side said, "I will review it and tell you if there is any way we can think about it in our own way. I think the plaintiff should clarify his opinion," he said.

The next hearing will take place at 3:10 p.m. on May 14.

Earlier in November 2024, five NewJeans members claimed that the contract was terminated due to ADOR's violation of the exclusive contract, and began their independent activities by arbitrarily notifying them of the termination of the contract. However, NewJeans lost the first trial of an exclusive contract validation lawsuit with Odor in October last year, and the members expressed their intention to return to ADOR in turn without appealing.

However, in December of the same year, ADOR filed a lawsuit against Daniel, one of his family members, and Min Hee-jin for damages worth 43.1 billion won after notifying him of the termination of the exclusive contract, saying he could no longer be with Daniel as a NewJeans member. Currently, Ha-rin, Hye-in and Hani have been decided to return to Odor, but Min-ji is reportedly discussing specific conditions for their return.

What is interesting is the history of the Civil Agreement Department 31, which will hear the lawsuit by ADOR, Daniel and Min Hee-jin. Last month, the court ruled in favor of Min Hee-jin by dismissing the HYBE's claim in a lawsuit against former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin to confirm the termination of the inter-shareholder contract and a lawsuit against former CEO Min Hee-jin against the HYBE for stock trading related to the exercise of put options. On this day, the court ruled that HYBE should pay Min Hee-jin 25.5 billion won, and HYBE appealed against it.

Since then, Min Hee-jin has proposed in a press conference last month to stop all ongoing legal disputes on the condition that he does not receive the put option payment he will receive in the first trial's victory. However, the HYBE expressed its intention to continue the lawsuit by paying a deposit of 29.25 billion won to prevent the execution of the ruling.

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