NEW JEANS vs. HYBE: Judge Drops Bombshell Question in Heated Hearing

The latest New Jeans vs. ADOR/HYBE court hearing was short but explosive. The judge pushed for settlement—again—and questioned whether New Jeans ever directly went to HYBE themselves to work out their ‘trust issues’. Their flustered lawyers couldn’t adequately answer.

Meanwhile, HYBE’s legal team accused New Jeans of shifting justifications for terminating their contract—trying Reason A, B, then C. They drove home the point of the girls already deciding to terminate the contract on their own and just needed to search for a reason after the fact. The judge wasn’t having it and questions remained whether New Jeans is really pushing this lawsuit or if they are being used by forces behind them.