{"id":151706,"date":"2025-11-05T09:51:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T17:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=151706"},"modified":"2025-11-05T09:51:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T17:51:45","slug":"newjeans-court-ruling-puts-min-hee-jins-slack-orders-in-the-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/newjeans-court-ruling-puts-min-hee-jins-slack-orders-in-the-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"NewJeans court ruling puts Min Hee Jin\u2019s Slack orders in the spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the case where <strong>ADOR<\/strong> sued the five<strong> NewJeans<\/strong> members to confirm the validity of their exclusive contracts, the court cited <strong>Slack<\/strong> messages from the then ADOR CEO, Min Hee Jin. The ruling, dated October 30, pulled corporate chat logs into daylight, showing instructions to find material that could support lawsuits and stir negative sentiment. The judgment ultimately favored ADOR, and the ruling is now posted on LBOX for the public to read.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/a1071364\/status\/1986011844168081793\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/a1071364\/status\/1986011844168081793<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to the ruling, Min Hee Jin told a subordinate to search for anything that could fit claims of business interference, Fair Trade issues, breaches of commercial law, or embezzlement. The court said these efforts looked like groundwork to shape the public narrative against HYBE and ADOR.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote><p>&#8220;The reasons cited by the defendants, NewJeans, for the plaintiff, ADOR\u2019s, alleged failures appear to be the result of Min Hee Jin\u2019s prior efforts to examine materials between HYBE, the plaintiff, and the defendants. She identified elements necessary to generate negative sentiment toward HYBE and to support litigation.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PopBase\/status\/1983721454198743384\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NewJeans announces plans to appeal the court\u2019s decision upholding the validity of their exclusive contract with ADOR.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe members respect the court\u2019s decision however, they maintain their position that it is impossible to return to ADOR and continue normal entertainment\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Yoipocm0If\">pic.twitter.com\/Yoipocm0If<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pop Base (@PopBase) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PopBase\/status\/1983721454198743384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Legal watchers call it a boomerang risk. By hunting for alleged offenses, she may face questions about breach of duty, misuse of data, trade secrets, or defamation. Slack remains a standard workplace tool at HYBE, but on October 30, it became a legal exhibit. Meanwhile, NewJeans continues their legal battle against ADOR by appealing the court\u2019s verdict that reaffirms the validity of their contract to the company, stopping them from exiting ADOR.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the case where ADOR sued the five NewJeans members to confirm the validity of their exclusive contracts, the court cited Slack messages from the then ADOR CEO, Min Hee Jin. The ruling, dated October 30, pulled corporate chat logs into daylight, showing instructions to find material that could support lawsuits and stir negative sentiment. 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