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Claims of harassment and staff confinement are stacking up against ADOR, with NewJeans' managers coming forth after the girl group filed to terminate their seven-year contract with the agency early.
Insiders claimed that harassment towards the management team began as soon as the quintet made the announcement to leave, as reported by Allkpop.
Staff claimed that they were subjected to methods of intimidation, including laptop confiscation and intense interrogations.
One anonymous staffer told Allkpop that the treatment was "unbearable," often leaving the team in tears.
"It was painful to see the damage done not only to the members of NewJeans but also to those around them," they said.
NewJeans has accused ADOR of similar workplace harassment, with member Hanni alleging that the company HYBE had deliberately undermined the team and she accused staffers of ignoring her.
In a testimony to the Labour Committee of South Korea's National Assembly, Hanni alleged that upon greeting members of a sister band at the record label, a manager instructed them to "ignore her."
"We have a floor in our building where we do hair and make-up. And at that time, I was waiting in the hallway because my hair and make-up was done first," Hanni recalled of the incident at the hearing.
"I said hello to all of them, and then they came back about five or 10 minutes later. On her way out, [the manager] made eye contact with me, turned to the rest of the group, and said, 'Ignore her like you didn't see her.' I don't understand why she would say something like that in the work environment."
Hanni claimed that the incident was not isolated and was just one of many occurrences where she felt disrespected, including overhearing employees trash-talk NewJeans, as well as alleging that the company had contacted a journalist to downplay the group's record sales in an article.
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