ADOR wins a lawsuit against the production company for NewJeans' music videos, ordering them to pay damages for unauthorized releases.
January/13/2026 16:23
NewJeans' agency ADOR won a damages lawsuit against the production company Ilka Kidnapping Group and director Shin Woosuk, who directed music videos such as 'Ditto' and 'ETA'. Today (13th), the Seoul Central District Court Civil Division 62 (Chief Judge Lee Hyun-seok) ruled that Ilka Kidnapping Group must pay ADOR 1 billion won (approximately 1 million 777 thousand yen) in delayed interest. Previously, Ilka Kidnapping Group posted the director's cut version of NewJeans' 'ETA' music video on its own YouTube channel. Subsequently, director Shin Woosuk stated that he was requested by ADOR to delete the related footage, and he removed all NewJeans footage from his unofficial channel 'Bang His'. ADOR countered that they only requested a suspension of the 'ETA' director's cut footage and did not demand the deletion or suspension of all NewJeans-related footage on channels like 'Bang His'. They claimed that director Shin is spreading false facts. In response, director Shin filed a lawsuit, stating that ADOR's comment regarding the 'unauthorized release' of the director's cut damaged his reputation. ADOR filed a damages lawsuit against Ilka Kidnapping Group, asserting that the unauthorized release of NewJeans footage owned by the company is illegal. - ADOR proceeds with the final arguments of the damages claim lawsuit against NewJeans' MV directors - NewJeans' Daniel tearfully expresses his thoughts in a 9-minute broadcast, saying, 'We fought until the end... it's not the end, but the beginning.'
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