Only Daniel was left behind..ADOR, NewJeans 4-member lineup kicks off with Minji [Star Issue]

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Agency ADOR appears to have accepted Minji's return to the girl group NewJeans.

On the 7th, ADOR posted a photo of cookies baked by Minji on NewJeans' official SNS with the message "HAPPY MINJI DAY."

The cookies are identical to the gift cookies Minji personally handed to fans after visiting a birthday cafe recently set up to celebrate her birthday. This marks the first time NewJeans has mentioned Minji through its official account since the Min Hee-jin incident.

Earlier, in November 2024, the five NewJeans members claimed their exclusive contracts with ADOR were terminated due to ADOR's breach of contract, unilaterally notifying of contract termination and beginning independent activities. However, in October last year, NewJeans lost the first-instance lawsuit confirming the validity of their exclusive contracts with ADOR, and the members subsequently announced their intentions to return to ADOR without filing appeals.

However, in December of the same year, ADOR notified Daniel that he could no longer continue as a member of NewJeans and terminated his exclusive contract, then filed a lawsuit seeking damages worth 43.1 billion won against Daniel, one of his family members, and Min Hee-jin. Currently, Haerin, Hyein, and Hanni have been confirmed to return to ADOR, while Minji is reportedly negotiating specific conditions for her return.

Consequently, there is intense interest in whether NewJeans will become a four-member or three-member group depending on Minji's return. Although ADOR has not made any official statement on the matter so far, the agency's grand celebration of Minji's birthday on its official account has sparked reactions suggesting "Minji has in effect returned to NewJeans."

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