{"id":172275,"date":"2026-07-23T16:25:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T23:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=172275"},"modified":"2026-07-23T16:25:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T23:25:38","slug":"this-is-why-newjeans-comeback-video-sparked-controversy-due-to-former-member-danielles-absence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/this-is-why-newjeans-comeback-video-sparked-controversy-due-to-former-member-danielles-absence\/","title":{"rendered":"This is why NewJeans&#8217; comeback video sparked controversy due to former member Danielle&#8217;s absence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NewJeans<\/strong> returned to social media on July 21, 2026, by releasing five videos titled 2026 Summer of NewJeans, along with a new set of photos to celebrate their fourth anniversary as a group. The first four clips each focused on one member, featuring Minji, Hanni, Haerin, and Hyein, while the final video showed the four members chatting together outdoors at night as a train passed in the background. At the end of the video, the sound of a rabbit moving through nearby bushes caught their attention, reflecting on the group\u2019s fandom name, Bunnies.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2026 Summer of NewJeans\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NNbaTJX_9go?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote><p>&#8220;The special film series was created from the members\u2019 shared wish to celebrate their fourth anniversary together with fans. We hope Bunnies will enjoy these films as a heartfelt gift,&#8221; ADOR, the group\u2019s company, shared.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p>While many fans welcomed the group&#8217;s first social media return after almost two years, discussions quickly shifted toward Danielle&#8217;s absence. Even though the videos reached about 1.4 million views on YouTube, many social media users focused on the recently removed fifth member rather than the celebrations. Danielle&#8217;s departure followed the termination of her contract in December 2025, making these videos the group&#8217;s first official activity without her. ADOR later stated that NewJeans\u2019 future would be announced after discussions with the members were completed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote><p>&#8220;The content was created to commemorate NewJeans&#8217; fourth debut anniversary. Updates regarding the group&#8217;s future activities will be shared once discussions with the members have been concluded,&#8221; the agency revealed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/DANIELLE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DANIELLE<\/a> Live \u2014 20260112]<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc36: Right now there are still things that are still being organised \u2014 and when the time comes i will update you all about what\u2019s happening, about the lawsuit and about all the things you\u2019re curious about.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc36: I can say this with certainty, I fought\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MINc0sLxuH\">pic.twitter.com\/MINc0sLxuH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NJZNEWS\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddf7 (@newjeansnews_) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/newjeansnews_\/status\/2010662321530740987?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>NewJeans\u2019 fourth anniversary celebration comes following two years of legal battles against ADOR. The then-quintet announced plans to end their contracts with the agency during a press conference in November 2024, marking the first attempt to leave the company. After a South Korean court upheld the members&#8217; exclusive contracts, the group returned to ADOR in November 2025. Danielle was later removed from the group and sued for $30 million in December 2025. Earlier this year, she said, &#8220;I fought until the very end to be together with the members.&#8221; She also expressed love for her group members, revealing that\u00a0 &#8220;in one corner of my heart, there&#8217;s always NewJeans.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NewJeans returned to social media on July 21, 2026, by releasing five videos titled 2026 Summer of NewJeans, along with a new set of photos to celebrate their fourth anniversary as a group. 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