NewJeans sends notice to ADOR ... "We will terminate our contract if our demands are ignored"

 

Yeonhap News | Journalist Lee Taesoo

https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/001/0015043746?sid=103

On the 13th, girl group NewJeans issued a formal notice to their agency, ADOR, stating, “If our demands are not met, we will terminate the exclusive contract.”

This 'ADOR situation' began in April with an audit directed at the former CEO of ADOR, Min Heejin, and now increases the possibility of an exclusive contract dispute.

According to the music industry, the five members of NewJeans: Kim Minji, Hanni Pham, Danielle Marsh, Kang Haerin, and Lee Hyein, sent this notice under their real names.

In the formal notice, the members demanded that "all major contract violations be corrected within 14 days from the date of receipt of this letter."

The specific details of their demands have not been disclosed.

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Date: November 13, 2024

To: ADOR, CEO Kim Joo-young. 

From: Kim Minji, Hanni Pham, Danielle Marsh, Kang Haerin, Lee Hyein

Subject: Request for Correction of Exclusive Contract Violations

We wish ADOR continued success. Through this letter, we, the members of ADOR group, NewJeans—Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein (hereinafter referred to as 'NewJeans')—express our views and request that ADOR correct the violations of our exclusive contract as outlined below. Please correct all significant violations of the exclusive contract within 14 days of receipt of this letter (Article 15, Section 1 of the exclusive contract).

Below is a summary of the main issues regarding ADOR’s violations of the exclusive contract:

A. In response to HYBE’s decision that “New can be discarded, and a fresh start made,” we ask ADOR, as NewJeans' management company, to take all necessary measures. During a recent National Assembly audit, it was confirmed that a phrase in HYBE's internal Music Industry Reported stated, "We struggled with the 'New-A-Reu' (NewJeans, IVE, LE SSERAFIM) wording for days, but starting fresh without 'New' would be ideal.

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NewJeans highlighted their concerns by stating, “HYBE’s decision to ‘discard New’ (referring to NewJeans) and start afresh should prompt ADOR, as our management company, to take all necessary actions.” They added, "During a recent National Assembly audit, it was confirmed that a phrase in HYBE's internal Music Industry Reported stated, "We struggled with the 'New-A-Reu' (NewJeans, IVE, LE SSERAFIM) wording for days, but starting fresh without 'New' would be ideal."

All five members signed the final page of the notice.

NewJeans stated, "If ADOR does not accept our demands for correction, we will proceed to terminate the exclusive contract." They added, "There are rumors involving NewJeans members' families and acquaintances that are groundless and have no connection to NewJeans."

The group also warned, “We will respond firmly to anyone spreading false rumors to defame NewJeans.”

theqoo

-NewJeans really held out for a long time… Fighting.

-Finallyㅜㅜ Let's escape HYBE.

-How many f*cking chances did they give already?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ HYBE can go flop for all I care. NewJeans, fighting💖💖💖💖💖

-I'm rooting for NewJeans' safe escape from HYBE.

-If they want to survive, they need to live HYBE. How can they survive being under the same roof with that jealous pig.

-I'm so proud of NewJeans, fighting.

-I hope everything works out for NewJeans.

-NewJeans is too good to be buried under a trash company like HYBE.

-I still can't forgive HYBE for canceling their fanmeeting. Hurry up and leave that company.

-I'm rooting for every moves NewJeans take!!!

-Fighting, NewJeans! I'm cheering for your fresh start!

-Fighting, NewJeans. The public is on your side.

-Seems like things are going the way Min Heejin wanted after allㅠㅠ

-I hope things work out in NewJeans’ favor.

Continue reading NewJeans sends notice to ADOR ... "We will terminate our contract if our demands are ignored"

Japanese fans faces criticism for spreading Song Jaerim's private life ... Deletes account and disappears

 

Sports Kyunghyang | Journalist Lee Sunmyung

https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/144/0001000603

Outrage is growing against a sasaeng fan who indiscriminately spreads private information about actor Song Jaerim. Following the news of Song Jaerim's death, the sasaeng fan received backlash which leads to her deleting her account.

When the news of Song Jaerim's passing surfaced on the 12th, posts by this sasaeng fan who had harassed him until recently resurfaced. The sasaeng fan, who is known to be Japanese, reportedly mocked and shared photos of Song Jaerim and those close to him.

Not only did that sasaeng fan post about Song Jaerim, but she also continuously spread private information related to his acquaintances, which caused her to face criticism from Song Jaerim's fans at the time.

theqoo

-You can't beat Japanese people when it comes to creepinessㅋㅋ

-So he was stalked.

-What kind of fan is that?? It sounds like she's more of an evil stalker. We shouldn't even use the term 'sasaeng fan' anymore. They're not fans.

-Isn't that a crime?

-Sasaengs are criminals. Stop calling them 'fans.'

-There's so many crazy people out thereㅠ

-This is shocking... It's the worst........

-Japanese sasaengs have gone beyond just being disgusting.

-How is someone who harasses others a fan? Don’t call them thatㅠㅠ

-Stop calling them 'sasaeng fans'. Stalking is clearly a crime. Call them stalkers.

-To think they she probably goes on with her life as if nothing happened gives me goosebumps all over my body.

-Whoa... She's a crazy b*tch....... Can't she get punished for that?? How is it possible for someone to behave like that?? I want to reveal her identity and make her suffer the same way.

-Don't call them 'sasaeng fans.' They're evil stalkers, they're not fans.

Continue reading Japanese fans faces criticism for spreading Song Jaerim's private life ... Deletes account and disappears

TWICE releases announcement regarding their teaser that wasn't posted at 12AM without any notices

 

It seems like it’s related to yesterday's news (obituary).

They didn't post the teaser that was supposed to be posted yesterday and said nothing about it. They just recently posted an announcement about it.

theqoo

-Did they faint and just wake up now?

-'Due to recent unfortunate news'? Looks like something happened...

-Did something happen to TWICE?

-'Due to recent unfortunate news' <- Could this because of actor SJR who recently passed away?

-What’s this about?

-Did someone pass away? Ah... Was SJR an actor under their company...?

-Is it because of the obituary? They could've released a notice before hand, though.

-Was that actor under JYP Ent.?
ㄴNope. TWICE is not related to that actor at all.

-Why are they only saying this now? People were already worrying because the teaser hadn’t been posted.

-Isn’t this just an excuse?ㅋ

-Hmm...? I heard JYP idols from other departments still released things despite the news, though...
ㄴEach department at JYP operates independently, so you can almost consider them different companies.

-Didn't JYP post notices about a concert yesterday...?

-This makes no sense at all.

-They should’ve announced it earlier. Besides... He was not even an actor from their company, so what’s the relevance?

Continue reading TWICE releases announcement regarding their teaser that wasn't posted at 12AM without any notices

Summary of Dongduk Women's University current situation (DWU did not engage in violent protests)

1. The university is pushing plans to turn into a co-ed institution. They have been discussing this secretly for six years.

2. The student council realizes what's happening. They planned to convey the students' positions to the university, but the university refused to communicate, saying that the matter hadn't even been confirmed yet.

3. The student starts protesting, with the goal of setting up a meeting between the university's president and the student council to convey the students' positions and opinions and to handle the co-ed transformation democratically.

4. The university's president refuses to meet the student council, saying "Meet the department head first." However, the department head didn't show up for the meeting that was already scheduled for November 11th. The students waited all afternoon and started a sit-in protest.

6. The university issued a statement on the 12th: This was just a simple item on the agenda. The school was planning to hear the students' opinions on the 12th, but the students began a violent protest on the 11th.

However, six foreign male students have been enrolled to the university since this year. If you search, there’s a male student ratio among the students who are currently enrolled. The current situation was revealed because of this. The university quietly enrolled male students into a women’s university and tried to discuss this as an undisclosed matter. It's clear that the university had already tried to transform into a co-ed institution in secret. Regardless of coeducation, the university is clearly neglecting the students' rights as members of the university.

Currently, the school is issuing statements saying that students are 'conducting violent protests,' but this is not the case. The protest will end once the school communicates with the students and sets up a meeting with the president.

theqoo

-Who exactly is being violent here? The ones who threatened students with bricks and grabbed them by the collar were actually the university's side and the professorsㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-It's the students who are being harassed. Do they not know what violence is?

-The violence is happening to the students...

-Someone said if this happened in France, the students would probably burning down the school's building alreadyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Isn’t it more violent for a professor to threaten students with a brick?

-They refused to communicate with the students and now they're saying that the students are conducting a violent protest?? What kind of nonsense is this?

-Violence???? Why are these men so stupid?? What? Did the students go stabbing people in the city?? Did they beat up random people on the street??? Did they doxx people?? Stalk people?? What did they actually do?

-The university's president is such a coward.

-A women's university is only for women!

-Did they occupy the university president's office? Did they lock people up and beat them?? Violent protest my assㅋㅋㅋ

-Why are they refusing to communicate!!

-Do they really not know what violence is? Did they throw Molotov cocktails? Did they use spears to destroy property?

-Do you not know what the word 'violence' means? To me, it just looks like they’re doing everything they can to avoid negotiations.

-Enrolling male students out of the blue is more of an emotional violence to female students, and they’re calling this protest violent? What kind of bullshit is this.

-It’s the students who are being threatened, so where’s the violent protest???

-Honestly, feminism in our country is way too mild. The Suffragettes burned down churches.

Continue reading Summary of Dongduk Women's University current situation (DWU did not engage in violent protests)

Does singing 'Into the New World' make you a feminist?

 

Can someone seriously tell me if my female friend is a feminist?

Yesterday, I was drinking with friends and went to karaoke, and she said she was really feeling like singing 'Into the New World.' She ended up singing that song since the start. On the way home, she was super drunk and said she wanted to keep singing. In the end, she also sang 'Into the New World.' But isn’t 'Into the New World' known as the anthem feminist groups use in their rallies? And there’s a women’s university protest happening right now. Am I being paranoid here? I asked my friends, and they had different answers, so I’m asking here too.

Comment 1: You're a dumbass.

Comment 2: This is bullshitㅋㅋ

Why is he even alive, for real...

theqoo

-Yeah, she's a feminist. Get lost.

-How can she not be a feminist if she's a woman? You're such a dumbass.

-Is he stupid or what...

-That's right, that's definitely a feminist songㅋㅋㅋ The group name is Girls' Generation to begin with!

-So what if your friend is a feminist? What will you do if your friend is a feminist? Are you really that much of a loser?

-Are you pretending to have a female friend now that no one believes you when you say you have a girlfriend?

-Yeah, she's a feminist. Going to the bookstores also makes you a feminist. Reading also makes you a feminist. I can't believe you don't know that the whole world is feminist. Please say goodbye to the world quickly.

-So what if she's a feminist?ㅠ This guy's pissing me off...

-Right now, it's Girls' Generation. In the future, it's Girls' Generation. Forever, it's Girls' Generation~^^

-You just realized that now?ㅋㅋ

-So what if she’s a feminist? Are you going to cut ties with her? Go ahead and do it as soon as possible then.

-Just assume all women are feminists, stop asking such obvious questions.

Continue reading Does singing 'Into the New World' make you a feminist?

The thing that a professor at Dongduk Women's University say to the protesting students: Why are you wearing masks? Are you victims of deepfakes?

 

교수님께서는 마스크 왜 쓰냐, 너네가 딥페이크 당하냐, 경찰 부를거다라고 하시며 학생을 조롱하고 협박하셨지만 저는 당신이 딥페이크 당할 것을 염려해 얼굴을 가렸습니다 pic.twitter.com/guosftId5n

— 동덕여대 공학 전환 공론화 (@dongduk_96991) November 12, 2024

The professor mocked and threatened students, saying: “Why are you wearing masks? Are you victims of deepfakes? I’ll call the police.” But I AM the one who blurs your face because I'm worried you're getting deepfaked.

However, the student still blurred the professor’s face when uploading the video to protect her. 

theqoo

-That thing is a professor?

-Just because she's a professor doesn’t mean she deserves respect.

-Look at how that professor talks.

-Be thankful you weren’t hit with a brick.

-Is that really something to say to students... Seriously?

-Professor-ah, don't just study. Learn about gender sensitivity too.

-Can professors talk like that? Deepfakes are serious issues and she just casually mentions it like that??

-How did she even become a professor? Let's dig up her research.

-She was the one who spoke rudely first. The students were actually being gentle to her.

-The students are taking care of that professor's rights... Meanwhile, that professor herself...ㅋ

-Maybe it’s time to replace the entire faculty while they're at it.

-It’s like saying 'Did you get sexually harassed?' And they call that a professor?

-The students are more mature than her.

-The students are too kind. If I were one of the students, I'd purposely call her by her name on the video.

-That thing's a professor? I feel sorry for the students.

-Both the police and professors are looking down on us, which is why we need to exist and stand strong.

Continue reading The thing that a professor at Dongduk Women's University say to the protesting students: Why are you wearing masks? Are you victims of deepfakes?

A man grabs a student by the collar during a protest at Dongduk Women's University

 

This man entered the campus area and filmed around without permission. When that student tried to check his phone, he grabbed her by the collar and threatened her. 

Here is the link to the petition against turning Dongduk Women's University into a co-ed institution. If you have time, please take a moment to sign it.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScCnY-0Ij-A-LIHGPbp1MK5zgfQTCu1v51rrPSN-gOqcgRNhQ/viewform

theqoo

-What the f*ck is he doing?

-Why aren't they arresting him?

-What are the police doing? That’s clearly assault.

-He should get kicked in his f*cking dick.

-If his face is clearly captured in the video, I hope that student sues him for assault.

-Police officer... Instead of talking nonsense, why don't you arrest that bastard?

-I'm genuinely asking... Can regular women help too? Not just the female university students???

-Whoa... You’re grabbing someone by the collar who’s a whole head shorter than you? Aren’t you even embarrassed? Shame on you, seriously.

-Can’t he be sued? It’s frustrating there’s nothing we can do other than sign the petition.

-I wish there were something we could do to help from the outside.

-A man... Grabbing someone who is a whole head shorter than him by the collar...

-He's personally proving why we should oppose turning women's universities into co-ed institutions. So f*cking impressive.

-Isn’t the school supposed to protect its students? What’s going on?

-This is exactly the reason why we need women's universities.

-What is wrong with this country?

Continue reading A man grabs a student by the collar during a protest at Dongduk Women's University

Actress Moon Sori admitted she avoided feminist clubs and senior women's activists throughout her college days

 

Moon Sori stated, “Throughout college, I avoided feminist clubs and senior women’s activists. But living in South Korea has made me a feminist, there was no way I couldn’t become one,” she said, adding, “I even confessed to my husband that I am a feminist.”

She continued, “One day, I realized I had become a feminist. It’s not about supporting one gender and disliking another, but about opposing discrimination in politics, economics, society, and culture,” she explained. “Though feminism is derived from the feminine, and therefore carries a feminine meaning. However, the goal is to oppose discrimination against anyone, regardless of gender, so naturally, that’s the direction I went.”

This is an article from 2017

https://www.kmib.co.kr/article/view.asp?arcid=0011782803

+I’m not posting this to criticize, but because I agree with the part about society making women into feminists! I’ll leave the title as it is for now.

theqoo

-I agree. It's the society that makes things this way.

-Yeah, I used to avoid feminist-related topics because they made me uncomfortable, but reality has made it impossible not to care.

-Isn’t being a feminist the default for women?ㅋㅋㅋ

-Is there any woman who isn’t a feminist?

-I understand what she's trying to point out! I used to not have any interest in feminism, but society forces me to pay attention. I didn't realize that it was a necessity.

-I’ve lived my life believing women deserve the same rights. Why do men in Korea have such an issue with feminism? Yeah, I’m a feminist. What are you going to do with that?

-I used to criticize feminists in high school (I'm sorry. It's my dark past). But after going to college, meeting classmates, attending gender studies lectures, and taking related classes, I became a feminist. Moreover, the society made me into one.

-I totally relate. I didn't even know what feminism means, I wasn’t interested in feminism at allㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I didn’t know back then. All women are feminists.

-I used to think, "Why fight?" But society shaped me into this.

-Isn’t it natural for a woman to be a feminist? Any reasonable man should be one tooㅋㅋ If you’re not a sexist, why would you get mad at the word 'feminist'?

-I agree. I dislike extremism but in the end... I don't want to be discriminated against either. 

-I agree... I think I'm more of a humanist. But for humanism to work in this country, feminism has to come first.

-That's true... As you live, you naturally become a feministㅎ

Continue reading Actress Moon Sori admitted she avoided feminist clubs and senior women's activists throughout her college days

'Squid Game 2’ Director Hwang Donghyuk addresses casting controversy with T.O.P ... “We’ll prove it with results”

 

Segye Ilbo | Journalist Han Yoon Jong

Squid Game 2 director Hwang Donghyuk has responded to the controversy surrounding the casting of T.O.P (Choi Seunghyun, 37), a former member of Bigbang.

Regarding his decision to cast T.O.P, who previously was sentenced to probation for using marijuana, Director Hwang Donghyuk explained, “When we decided to cast Choi Seunghyun, the incident related to drug use had occurred quite some time ago. He had already received his sentence, and the probation period had ended, so I thought, ‘Isn’t it time for him to be able to start something new?’ and made the decision to cast him.”

He continued, “Many people expressed concern about my decision, and for a second I thought, ‘Maybe I didn’t think about it thoroughly.’ We evaluated him. He showed strong determination and even auditioned in person. He also sent us a video of him acting, and when he got nervous in some parts during the script-reading sessions, we reevaluated him and he showed a lot of effort and talent. He showed a lot of effort and talent. To be honest, I had been interested in him as an actor for a while. I can't tell you in detail, but the role he’s playing requires a lot of courage, and I thought he was the most suitable choice.”

Director Hwang added, “Despite the controversy, we had already gone through many stages together, so undoing the decision wasn’t a choice. The only way to show why we chose Choi Seunghyun is through the final result. So, we decided not to cancel the decision of casting him. I understand some may still not understand why I insisted on this, but I want to clarify the circumstances. I hope when the series is released, viewers will realize it wasn’t an easy decision, and they’ll understand it wasn’t easy for Choi Seunghyun either. Please judge it until you see the final result.”

theqoo

-The whole entertainment industry is rotten.

-I don't want to watch this series.

-I was waiting for this season to be released to see the actor that I like, but seeing this made me not want to watch...

-What does the final result have to do with that person using drugs?

-I thought he said he was gonna retire from the entertainment industry?ㅋㅋㅋ

-Yeah, I'm definitely not gonna watch itㅋㅋㅋ

-I can't believe he thinks it's okay to cast him because that scandal happened a while ago... A drug user is back on TV with no problems, that's the issue. This is going to brainwash people think that it's okay (for criminals to be back on TV). How can a public figure lack such ethics?

-Well, Joo Jihoon still continues working in the industry after his drug scandal too anyway... However, T.O.P has an even worse image because he was caught with liquid marijuana and women. If he turns out to be an amazing actor, people's reactions might change, though... But isn't there more to the Squid Game issue than just T.O.P?ㅠㅠ

-Why should we watch this show?

-I hope it flops.

-The shamelessness of those in this industry is next-level.......

-It's ridiculous and pathetic how he tries so hard to clean up criminals' imagesㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Continue reading 'Squid Game 2’ Director Hwang Donghyuk addresses casting controversy with T.O.P ... “We’ll prove it with results”