"NewJeans’ Five Members Return; Fandom Holds Truck Protest Outside HYBE"

The NewJeans fandom, known as Bunnies, organized a truck protest outside HYBE to demand that the company ensure full activities for all five members. At the protest, fans urged Kim Tae-ho, CEO of ADOR, to apologize regarding the plagiarism allegations against NewJeans and to remove the “statement video on the plagiarism claims.”

The fandom’s demands were based on a court ruling issued on February 12. It was reported that the judgment stated HYBE had exacerbated the conflict itself, thereby damaging the value of both ADOR and NewJeans. Using this as a basis, fans called for Chairman Bang Si-hyuk to acknowledge his responsibility, immediately end the futile disputes, and for Kim Tae-ho to apologize for the plagiarism allegations and delete the related statement video.

ADOR announced plans to remove Danielle-related content from its fan platform, Fanning. The content will only remain accessible until 11 a.m. on April 3. ADOR stated, “While Fanning values the memories built between artists and fans, it has decided to reorganize the content to provide a better service.”

The announcement of content removal, made shortly after the fandom’s demand for all five members’ return, immediately sparked controversy. Fans criticized the move, arguing that announcing content removal right after demanding full group activities essentially revealed a lack of willingness to pursue group activities with all five members. Since former ADOR CEO Minhee-jin’s proposal had conditioned “the full return of all five NewJeans members” as a prerequisite, fans’ concerns about the company’s willingness to negotiate grew even stronger.

Leaked rehearsal videos showed Hani, Haerin, and Hyein practicing without the other two members present. ADOR and HYBE are still pursuing legal actions against Danielle, her mother, and former CEO Minhee-jin.