NewJeans ended early with ADOR, "traitor" still doing well, surpassing even aespa

Recently, NewJeans attracted attention when it was revealed that they had ended their plans with ADOR early. But if we ignore the noise, the group is indeed the most successful "rookie" at the moment, beating even aespa.

Many are interested in what happens next in the ongoing legal dispute between the NewJeans members and their management company. According to media reports, the group has more or less ended all previously scheduled activities with ADOR after attending the 2025 Golden Disc Awards on January 4, Korean time.

The five female idols still have some promotional schedules to complete and no other activities are scheduled. Previously, in a press conference held in November last year, NewJeans announced the termination of their exclusive contract with ADOR, citing the company's failure to fulfill its contractual obligations.

The members then stated, "We will continue to participate in all scheduled activities with ADOR." They also emphasized that they are no longer artists under ADOR. Since then, NewJeans has begun to carry out independent activities through the Instagram account @jeanzforfree as well as interviews.

So far, many people want to know what will happen to the group name "NewJeans" and whether member Hanni will be able to renew her E-6 visa for foreign individuals in the cultural and artistic industry before it expires in early 2025. Because not long ago, ADOR announced that Hanni of NewJeans is still under the management of the company and they are in the process of renewing her visa. However, how everything will turn out remains to be seen.

Putting aside the noise of NewJeans' contract dispute with ADOR, on January 9, the popular Korean music streaming service Melon announced the chart of the 100 best Kpop songs of 2024, determined based on the cumulative number of streams and downloads throughout the year.

Accordingly, TWS' debut song "Plot Twist" took the No. 1 spot, while (G)I-DLE's successful b-side "Fate" followed at No. 2. Next, aespa's "Supernova" landed at No. 3 despite being released in May last year.

Notably, trot singer Lim Young Woong has 10 of his songs in the Top 100, NewJeans has 8 songs, aespa - IVE has 6 songs, and (G)I-DLE has 5 songs. DAY6 follows with 4 songs in the Top 50, including songs from 2019 and 2017 in the Top 10.

This result clearly reflects the strong appeal of NewJeans even though they are just a rookie group that debuted not long ago. At the Golden Disc Awards 2025 held in Fukuoka (Japan), the group also won the Bonsang Best Digital trophy and the award voted by Cosmopolitan magazine. The scene of the 5 girls hugging each other caused a fever on the internet for many hours.

The award ceremony was also the last event arranged by NewJeans' management company ADOR, before the group unilaterally announced the termination of their exclusive contract. On forums, many people exclaimed that this was the moment that ended the era of sweeping Kpop like a whirlwind of the nearly 3-year-old girl group.

In July 2022, NewJeans made a surprise debut with a "no fanfare" and only released a 5-minute MV called "Attention". With a unique approach, fresh and dynamic Y2K style, the group quickly led the trend in Korea. The launch pad from the number 1 entertainment corporation and the abundant creativity of producer Min Hee Jin turned the 5 girls into a fever, taking only 4 songs to become the "peak" of Kpop.

In the first two years of operation, NewJeans has brought back countless unprecedented records, from achieving a Perfect All-Kill, entering the Billboard Hot 100 to conquering Japan, being praised by international music magazines. The group's meteoric rise is the source of the most noisy power struggle drama of 2024 between Min Hee Jin and HYBE Corporation.

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