SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – In a rare moment of emotional candor for the K-pop industry, Hanni (Phạm Ngọc Hân), a 20-year-old member of the popular girl group NewJeans, testified before a National Assembly committee about her experiences with workplace bullying and isolation, drawing international attention to labor practices in South Korea’s entertainment sector. Hanni’s [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – NewJeans’ Hanni has said she will appear at a parliamentary labor committee meeting next week to talk about workplace bullying, after she claimed she was being ostracized in her management company. Last week, the parliamentary labor and environment committee asked Hanni and her management firm ADOR’s CEO Kim Ju-young [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation NewJeans has garnered over 300 million streams on Spotify, the world’s largest music streaming platform, with its 2023 hit song “New Jeans.” The song recorded 300,274,574 cumulative streams as of Monday, becoming the band’s sixth song to hit the milestone, according to the group’s agency, ADOR. “New [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) –In a surprising turn of events, the popular K-pop girl group NewJeans has issued an ultimatum to their management company HYBE and its chairman Bang Si-hyuk, demanding the reinstatement of former CEO Min Hee-jin by September 25. This bold move has led industry insiders to speculate about the possibility of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – NewJeans members on Wednesday demanded Hybe reinstate Min Hee-jin as CEO of the girl group’s management agency ADOR. “What we want is the original ADOR headed by Min Hee-jin, where management and production moved in unison,” all five members said through YouTube livestream, openly calling for Min’s reinstatement for [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Members of K-pop group NewJeans have publicly expressed their gratitude for Min Hee-jin, producer and former CEO of the group’s agency, during their acceptance speeches at a Japanese music awards ceremony. The girl group, who won four awards at the 2024 The Fact Music Awards on Sunday at Kyocera [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Fans of NewJeans have called on Hybe and its sublabel ADOR that manages the popular girl group to reinstate Min Hee-jin as CEO, after her sudden removal from the role sparked concern among supporters. In an open letter, the 1,445 self-identified fans of NewJeans expressed their worries about how [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Six days after the dismissal of Min Hee-jin as CEO of their label, ADOR, members of the K-pop girl group NewJeans broke their silence on the issue, expressing concerns and emotional distress. “Since the CEO was dismissed, it’s been difficult in many ways and we have a lot of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Min Hee-jin, former CEO of K-pop label ADOR and producer of NewJeans, on Friday said she cannot accept a contract from the company requiring her to continue producing music for the popular girl group, calling the terms “unilateral” and “unreasonable.” Min was removed from her role as CEO by [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Videos promoting Korean tourism, featuring popular girl group NewJeans, have garnered a combined 30 million views Monday, just 11 days after they were uploaded to YouTube. Created by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and its affiliated Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), the videos include two TV commercials and [...]