Mr Lim believes Ador would be pressured to recruit new members into the group, especially if Minji also leaves the label.<\/p>\n
It is hard for three-member groups to find success in the K-pop industry, where fans pay keen attention to the relationships and chemistry between individual members.<\/p>\n
Marsh’s future as a musician will also be uncertain. “Not only will there be a large part of the public that see her negatively [because of this controversy], but the record labels will too… She might need to pursue being a solo act as an actor, model, or an influencer,” Mr Lim said.<\/p>\n
NewJeans, whose members are now aged from 17 to 21, have delivered remarkable success since they debuted in July 2022. A year on, they were the eighth biggest-selling act in the world, with critics calling their blend of 1990s R&B and sugar-coated pop melodies a “game-changer”.<\/p>\n
But in 2024, the group had a dramatic fallout with their agency – sparked by the controversial dismissal of Ador’s former CEO Min, whom the group regarded as a mentor.<\/p>\n
NewJeans accused Ador of “mistreatment” and “deliberate miscommunications and manipulation”, then announced they would leave the agency.<\/p>\n
Ador in turn launched a lawsuit to block the group’s departure, which it won in October – with a district court ruling that NewJeans must honour their contract with the label which runs until 2029.<\/p>\n
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