NewJeans 'ETA' MV Dispute.. Today (the 29th), Appeal Ruling in Case Between ADOR and Dolphin Kidnapping Squad [Star Issue]

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An appellate court ruling is set to be issued in the damages lawsuit between girl group NewJeans' agency ADOR and advertising production company Dolphin Kidnapping Squad over the release of the director's cut of NewJeans' 'ETA' music video.

At 2 p.m. on the 29th, the Seoul High Court will hold the appellate hearing for the damages claim lawsuit filed by ADOR against Dolphin Kidnapping Squad and Director Shin Woo-seok.

Previously, in August 2024, Dolphin Kidnapping Squad uploaded the director's cut video of NewJeans' 'ETA' music video to its own YouTube channel. However, ADOR stated that the video was posted without prior agreement and demanded its deletion, while Director Shin Woo-seok claimed it had been carried out through verbal negotiations during the tenure of former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin.

Ultimately, ADOR filed a civil lawsuit for approximately 1.1 billion won, arguing that the unauthorized release of NewJeans videos owned by the company was illegal.

In this regard, former CEO Min Hee-jin appeared as a witness and stated, "Verbal prior consent was given to separately post the director's cut of the 'ETA' music video," siding with Dolphin Kidnapping Squad, but the court ruled in favor of ADOR.

Last January, the first-instance court ruled that Dolphin Kidnapping Squad must pay ADOR 1 billion won and delayed interest, excluding the 100th million won damages claim filed against Director Shin Woo-seok individually from the total 1.1 billion won claimed by ADOR.

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