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Last November, girl group NewJeans announced the termination of their agency, claiming that ADOR had violated their exclusive contract, and that ADOR's dismissal of former CEO Min Hee-jin created a gap in management duties and damaged their trust relationship. At the time, Minji said, "Trust We really cannot accept the claim that we should maintain an exclusive contract at ADOR, where all relationships have been broken," and when demands for Min's return were ultimately rejected, they began independent activities. Ultimately, in December last year, ADOR They filed a lawsuit to confirm the validity of their exclusive contracts against the five members, and in March, they filed an injunction seeking to block their independent activities until the lawsuit was concluded. The court accepted this request again, halting NewJeans' activities, and their legal dispute continued for 11 months, and on ,,, 30, the Seoul Central District Court ruled in the first trial that "the exclusive contract between NewJeans and their agency is legally valid," siding with their agency, ADOR. The court stated, "The dismissal of former CEO Min Hee-jin alone It is difficult to consider that ADOR violated the exclusive contract," and explained, "We cannot recognize any grounds for terminating the exclusive contract that NewJeans claim ." The court recognized that the contract period between NewJeans and ADOR is until July 31, 2029, but immediately after the ruling, ADOR expressed their gratitude for the court's ruling and are waiting for NewJeans,,,,NewJeans stated that "it is impossible to return," and that they would immediately appeal!!!!!!!