Adore and former NewJeans member Daniel’s side took differing positions in court regarding the exclusive contract and entertainment activities.

The Civil Division 31 of the Seoul Central District Court held the second hearing on the afternoon of the 11th for the lawsuit Adore filed against Daniel, his family, and former representative Min Hee-jin, claiming breach of exclusive contract and damages. Adore initially claimed damages amounting to 43.1 billion KRW from Daniel’s side but later adjusted the amount to 33.09 billion KRW.

On this day, Adore reiterated its position that Daniel is free to engage in entertainment activities. Adore stated, ″There is no reason for the plaintiff to block activities. It is difficult to understand why such claims are being made,″ adding that they are claiming penalty payments and damages for breach of contract and non-performance by Daniel.

On the other hand, Daniel’s side argued that he is not actually free to engage in entertainment activities. Daniel’s side said, ″The penalty amount claimed by the plaintiff against Daniel approaches 100 billion KRW,″ and questioned, ″What agency would recruit and support an artist who is involved in such an astronomical lawsuit?″ They also stated, ″This is effectively an attempt to completely block other entertainment activities,″ and added, ″To say that he should freely carry out activities despite this is an extremely irresponsible act.″

Daniel’s side claimed that Adore is delaying the case by continuing the lawsuit and filing evidence requests, and added that the longer the lawsuit drags on, the more the trust relationship is completely destroyed.

Meanwhile, Daniel and Min attended the mediation hearing for the lawsuit held at the Seoul Central District Court on the afternoon of the 14th.