ADOR’s Abrupt NewJeans “Switch Up” Exposed by Ex-HYBE Employee

Elly Chae Eun, a former HYBE employee who left the company in 2017, has made waves online after commenting on NewJeans member Danielle’s recent contract termination.

In a post on Threads, she revealed that ADOR — the HYBE sub label — dramatically changed its approach toward the members after the most recent court ruling. After the court decided that NewJeans’ contracts were valid until 2029, ADOR’s attitude “flipped 360 degrees” according to Elly Chae Eun.

They said everything would be resolved once they returned, but after the [court] ruling, their attitude completely flipped 360 degrees.

It’s really shady, cruel, and low.

What I went through was nothing compared to this.

It’s so unfortunate.

— Elly Chae Eun via Threads

Elly, known for several previous exposes about the company, implied that ADOR’s sudden change in behavior was strategically timed following the court’s decision in their favor.

On December 29, ADOR officially announced Danielle’s contract termination, explaining that the decision came after she signed another contract independently, violating her existing agreement. 

In the same statement, the sub-label also revealed that Hanni had returned to rejoin Haerin and Hyein, while Minji’s situation reportedly remains under discussion.