Court Reveals Why They Decided On A Hefty Fee For The NJZ (NewJeans) Case
On May 30, the 52nd Civil Affairs Department of the Seoul Central District Court revealed that NJZ (NewJeans) cannot be active without consulting their agency, ADOR.
The court also announced a mandatory clause stating that if all group members violate the decision, they must pay ADOR ₩1.00 billion KRW (about $729,000 USD) in damages per violation. They added that NJZ will have to bear the legal costs of the application.
This decision is interpreted as a strong warning from the judiciary to celebrities who ignored the injunction and attempted to continue independent activities.
Regarding the group releasing new songs and performing under the new group name “NJZ,” the court stated, “Even after the provisional injunction, they violated the obligations, and it seems like they will continue to violate it in the future, so it is necessary to order indirect enforcement to enforce the performance of the obligations by the provisional injunction.”
The fine of ₩1.00 billion KRW (about $735,000 USD) per violation is unprecedented in entertainment industry contract cases. The legal community defines this as a “strong decision to increase the injunction’s effectiveness.”
