Court Approves Asset Freeze Against Former NewJeans’ Danielle and Min Hee Jin Amid Ongoing Dispute
As ADOR, the agency of the group NewJeans, continues its legal response regarding the exclusive contract dispute, it has been belatedly revealed that provisional seizure measures have been placed on the real estate of former member Danielle and former ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin (currently CEO of OK Records).
According to the legal community on the 29th of April, the Seoul Central District Court Civil Division 58-1 (Presiding Judge Han Sook Hee) approved the real estate provisional seizure requested by ADOR on February 2.
A provisional seizure is a procedure in which the court temporarily freezes assets to prevent a debtor from disposing of or hiding property, and it serves as a preservative measure in preparation for future compulsory execution.
ADOR previously filed the application on January 23, with a total claim amount of 7 billion won ($4,703,924). Among this, it is reported that real estate within the scope of 2 billion won belonging to Danielle’s mother and 5 billion won belonging to former CEO Min was provisionally seized.
Separately, ADOR’s legal representatives submitted a notice of resignation on the 24th, about three weeks ahead of the first hearing.
ADOR has been in dispute since terminating its exclusive contract with Danielle in December of last year, and subsequently filing a damages lawsuit worth approximately 43 billion won. They maintain the position that Danielle’s side and former CEO Min bear significant responsibility for NewJeans’ departure and the delay in their return, and that they will hold them legally accountable.
This case is currently being heard by the Seoul Central District Court Civil Agreement Division 31 (Presiding Judge Nam In Soo), the same court that ruled in favor of former CEO Min in the first trial of the put option lawsuit between her and HYBE.
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