Adore filed a 43.1 billion won lawsuit against Daniel and Min Hee-jin... Legal community: "Less than 5% chance of full payment being accepted."

https://lawtalknews.co.kr/article/RPMCNJQV0JPF

The 'New Jeans situation' is heading towards a head-on collision as Adore, the agency of girl group New Jeans, has filed a lawsuit for 43.1 billion won against member Daniel and former CEO Min Hee-jin.

According to legal sources on the 30th, Adore filed a lawsuit against Daniel, his family, and former CEO Min Hee-jin, seeking approximately 43.09 billion won in damages. The case has already been assigned to the 31st Civil Division of the Seoul Central District Court, which is currently hearing a stock dispute between Hive and former CEO Min.

However, skepticism prevails as to whether the court will fully acknowledge this astronomical claim. Legal experts believe the likelihood of the court granting Adore's full 43.1 billion won claim is extremely low, less than 5%.

"43.1 billion won is excessive"... It's difficult to avoid the court's "cutting the penalty."

Even if the court rules in favor of Adore, the claim is likely to be significantly reduced due to a principle stipulated in our Civil Code. Article 398, Paragraph 2 of the Civil Code stipulates, "If the estimated amount of damages is unduly excessive, the court may reduce it appropriately."

Legal experts analyzed that the amount of 43.1 billion won is excessively large compared to typical exclusive contract dispute cases, considering Daniel's remaining contract period and New Jeans' projected sales.

In particular, looking at past case law, the court strictly considers the actual extent of damages incurred rather than the agency's expected damages, and even if there is a penalty clause, it is often reduced to around 60-70%.

Has the investment already been recovered? Daniel's "talent contribution" is a variable.

Adore's side is expected to argue for the investment costs (education, production, marketing, etc.) poured into the debut and the loss of profits due to Daniel's departure (future earnings that would have been earned had the contract been maintained). However, the court is likely to apply two brakes here.

First, Daniel's contribution. If the court determines that New Jeans' success stems not only from the agency's planning prowess but also from Daniel's individual talent and popularity, the court will deduct the artist's contribution from the total damages.

Second, the costs have already been recovered. Since New Jeans has already achieved global success and generated significant sales, Adore can assume it has recovered a significant portion of its initial investment, thus lowering its actual losses.

Proving the joint illegal act against Min Hee-jin and her family is the biggest challenge.

Adore is holding former President Min and Daniel's family jointly liable for the tort, claiming they instigated or assisted in the breach of contract.

However, this is a very difficult area to prove. Clear evidence is needed that former CEO Min directly ordered Daniel to terminate his exclusive contract, and it's difficult to view family advice or support as illegal interference. If there's insufficient evidence in this regard, any claims for damages against former CEO Min or his family will likely be dismissed.

Legal circles predict that the amount of compensation that the court will award in the final ruling will be between 1 billion and 5 billion won, which is approximately 2% to 11% of the claimed amount.

7 hours ago, sunny said:

Serious question: Cant u support your group without being so vile over other groups?

14 minutes ago, Xalric said:

They finally understood it was 2 groups

You can tell they've been struggling to find a middle ground for both units lately so I hope they show some effort for these official debuts. Imagine the Honey unit would probably come Summer or Fall then

18 minutes ago, Xalric said:

They finally understood it was 2 groups

Really don't understand why the Lightsum Sum subunit and the Lightsum Light subunit can't be active at the same time. Everyone else is doing double title tracks.

-maybe they don't like each other, too!

23 minutes ago, geniecantstophypeboy said:

Adore filed a 43.1 billion won lawsuit against Daniel and Min Hee-jin... Legal community: "Less than 5% chance of full payment being accepted."

https://lawtalknews.co.kr/article/RPMCNJQV0JPF

I was confused why it wasn't 430 billion won. That's closer to the "value" Ador has lost since the shaman gaslighted Heejin and it would just add another layer of ridiculousness to this clown show.

9 minutes ago, harrythevifan said:

the shaman gaslighted Heejin

It's the 1st time I've encountered this narrative, and I've read my fair share of conspiracy theories. You are always full of surprises.

YOONA keeps on winning oh wow

That payola fake IT girl Suzy from failed group Miss Z, keeps on LOSING

still mad they never put this on streaming randomly watched the dance break and now i'm obsessed all over again

checked my last.fm from the last 5 years and NewJeans hold 8 out of my top 12 most played song, the GRIP they had on me was unmatched like at some point they were in my top 10 artists of all time with about 12 songs

11 hours ago, Pluto6 said:

****KPOP EMERGENCY****

Coming to save that company from bankruptcy

Me saying all problematic sh:t this year and walking into the next year Kpop thread with 0 warning points

This is SOTY 2025

almond grammy is a classic already

What's mega viral would be Wonhee covering IU's "Good Day" or something stupid like that, but that will never happen.

She's coming

Hearts2Hearts covering the best Kpop song of all time?! Genie

I swear if SNSD 2027 anniversary song is Genie 2.0 K-pop will be saved

10 hours ago, youresotoxic said:

wait... doesn't BoA's contract with SM expire tomorrow... and not one single update about it yet

SM is the worst.

The more screen time Hearts2hearts gets in this gayo dijon thing, the more apparent that they are just not it. Fifth generation canceled!

SKZ 2026 schedule:

I wonder if it's an actual world tour or just a mini tour, since it just says "new tour"

Edited December 31, 2025Dec 31 by Pluto6

@youresotoxic @DelRey for a moment I thought he was butt naked

I love their friendship

Happy new year greetings 2026 compilation from idols

Edited December 31, 2025Dec 31 by Bewitched

C'mon now let's rise Dawon and Luda need to get their bills paid

exactly, and 2nd Kpop act overall

Edited December 31, 2025Dec 31 by Pluto6