Court: 'Dolgorae Kidnapping Squad' to pay 1 billion won to ADOR for 'unauthorized posting of NewJeans MV' [Star Scene]

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The court once again ruled in favor of ADOR.

At 2 p.m. on the 29th, the Seoul High Court held the sentencing hearing for the appeal in the damages lawsuit filed by ADOR against advertising production company Dolgorae Kidnapping Squad.

On this day, the panel stated, "We dismiss both the plaintiff's appeal against the defendants and the defendants' appeal. The costs incurred between the plaintiff and the defendants during the appeal shall be borne by each party respectively. The litigation costs between the plaintiff and Dolgorae Kidnapping Squad member Shin Woo-seok shall be borne by the plaintiff."

In January, the first-instance court ruled that Dolgorae Kidnapping Squad must pay ADOR 1 billion won plus delayed interest, excluding the 100th million won in damages claimed against director Shin Woo-seok personally from the total 1.1 billion won requested by ADOR.

Previously, in August 2024, Dolgorae Kidnapping Squad uploaded a director's cut video of girl group NewJeans' 'ETA' music video to its own YouTube channel. However, ADOR stated that the video was posted without prior agreement and demanded its removal, while Dolgorae Kidnapping Squad claimed it had been done through verbal negotiations during the tenure of former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin.

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

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

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