Conflict Between NewJeans and ADOR, Trust Crisis in the Korean Pop Culture Industry

The conflict between NewJeans and ADOR is escalating, causing a significant stir in the Korean pop culture and arts industry. The Korea Management Federation (hereinafter referred to as KMF) emphasized the seriousness of this issue and urged both parties to resolve the dispute swiftly and restore mutual trust.

According to KMF’s statement, the recent conflict is negatively impacting the industry as a whole and poses a threat to the trust between artists and their agencies, which is fundamental to the pop culture and arts industry. It highlighted that the relationship between artists and entertainment agencies is not merely an employment relationship but one based on partnership, and this incident could severely undermine contract reliability.

NewJeans pointed out a breach of their exclusive contract with ADOR and demanded rectification, but upon refusal, they declared the termination of the contract. In response, KMF warned that such unilateral contract termination claims could have fatal long-term consequences for the industry.

KMF expressed hope that NewJeans would retract their stance and engage in dialogue with the company. It also stressed the need to address the shortcomings of current legislation and seek stable contract maintenance solutions. In this regard, it urged the government and industry stakeholders to engage in more fundamental discussions to devise plans for the future of the pop culture and arts industry.

There is a continued need to closely monitor how this situation will unfold and what impact it will have on the pop culture industry. KMF stated that it would closely observe and actively respond to this issue.

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