The dad and mom of NJZ (previously NewJeans) members have introduced they’re taking authorized motion towards TenAsia, a information and media publishing firm, over a current article suggesting the group would quickly be signing with a administration company.On Friday, TenAsia printed an article claiming that NJZ is planning on signing with Beasts and Natives Alike (BANA) following their current rebranding. The article, which cited unnamed “trade sources,” claimed BANA has already been dealing with the group’s “abroad media interview requests,” including that it’s “successfully performing as their company.”In response to the article, NJZ’s PR group—managed by the members’ dad and mom—launched a press release on Instagram categorically denying the claims, calling the report “fully false and baseless.” Moreover, they emphasised that NJZ has neither entered into any settlement with BANA nor engaged in any discussions relating to such issues.”The article claims to be based mostly on testimony from ‘a number of trade insiders,’ however that is nothing greater than a fabricated rumor. The truth that such an article was printed with out verifying the main points with the concerned events, together with BANA, suggests an intent to stir controversy,” the assertion reads.”We will likely be taking authorized motion towards TenAsia for repeatedly spreading unverified falsehoods. This contains submitting a grievance with the Press Arbitration Fee and pursuing robust prison motion,” it continued.The assertion comes on the heels of NJZ’s efforts to debunk rumors, together with one about Hanni’s visa standing, claiming that the idol refused to signal paperwork that ADOR—the group’s former company—ready for her visa extension.The group’s PR group later clarified that the member had acquired a brand new visa to remain in South Korea after a earlier one expired and that the books did all the things. Hanni holds twin citizenship in Australia and Vietnam and has been working in South Korea underneath an E-6 visa. Additionally they accused ADOR of utilizing Hanni’s visa standing to demand an extension settlement with their firm, which is listed because the idol’s company.NJZ has been embroiled in a contentious dispute with its former company, ADOR, a subsidiary of HYBE Company. The battle got here to a head on November 28, 2024, when the 5 members of NewJeans held an emergency press convention to announce their departure from ADOR, citing the company’s incapability to guard them.This resolution adopted months of escalating tensions between the group and HYBE, which intensified after the removing of Min Hee-jin, ADOR’s former CEO and NewJeans’ artistic director. Regardless of NewJeans’ declaration of contract termination, ADOR maintains that the group’s unique contracts stay legitimate till 2029. The scenario has led to authorized motion, with ADOR submitting a preliminary injunction towards NewJeans on January 14, 2025, to forestall the members from pursuing unbiased actions.