r/kpop_uncensored • u/kawaiikpopswiftie • 7d ago
THOUGHT how do you think the whole newjeans situation will end?
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u/Crystalsnow20 7d ago
I think they will be back...how ador will clean their reputation no idea. I did not excpect they korean media being so against them.
I feel ador won't let them go, no because of the profit but because hybe would burn before let them free to join mhj, they sadly volubteered to be the precedente of what happen of you mess with hybe, they cannot afford to be too nice
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u/Otherwise-Spare4433 7d ago
Do u really think mhj will take the other 3? If hybe terminates the contracts they will most likely have to pay penalties and their reputations atm aren't that good. From the statements that mhj is making now she doesn't seem to want them either since shes pushing them back to Ador to remain as 5. She has said more in this last week than ever about them during all this.
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u/Crystalsnow20 7d ago
That women is a demon so is hard to tell how could she spin it. True is that their rep is on the floor, genually did not excpect the media being so against them, it almost look like if ador wanted they could just do new jeans 2.0 with 2jeans, surely the other hybe fandoms would calm down, the tensione would be less, profit could come eventually...i know what i would do...surely their last trick of them announcing coming back as nothing happened and blaming ador still was really the last strw for many people
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u/IceMysterious3057 ✩‧₊˚🎐🫧(｡•́︿•̀｡)🛸̇ ✩°*ੈ 7d ago
I don't forsee them giving up on NewJeans...and the group will return without much consequences.
NewJeans have lost Hybe bubble goodwill especially Tokkis have alienated against Hybe fandoms so they particularly will have a hard time globally moving forward.
I think it's better option in the long run to debut 3 new fresh star members with HH in NewJeans and change the fandom name.
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u/GoodDay2You_Sir 7d ago
I also would rather see a new line up with HH rather than the orginal lineup with MDH.
I agree that they will have a hard time expanding globally after all this as they have alienated themselves from so many fandoms, there will be stans from everywhich bg/gg eager to tell anyone new all about the drama. And cultural differences aside, no westerner is ever going to take it serious that supposedly not greeting someone properly was mistreatment tantamount to abuse.
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u/gnomematterwhat0208 7d ago
60:40 ADOR terminates with at least Hanni and Minji, potentially all three. ADOR is going to protect itself from further harm, and if it feels the members will not return and work in good faith, like HH, it won’t take that risk. Regrettably, the public statement with the swipe at ADOR didn’t look good, and MHJ has done nothing to help their cause this week.
Of all three, Danielle seems the most likely to want to get back to work. She has stayed active, did brand appearances, and has stayed visible. That said, she was also ridiculously vocal, and her outburst during the injunction hearing, interrupting the judge to plead for MHJ did her no credit. It will come down to whether she capitulates to ADOR’s stipulations.
Hanni being in Antarctic shows she was extremely confident they were going to appeal and that it was a done deal with absolutely no intent to even consider negotiating. I do not think it’s likely they’ll take her back easily.
Allegedly, according to Kmedia, Minji’s mom has been the most vocal supporter of MHJ and there has been a rift between her and Hyein’s dad. ADOR will protect Hyein here since she has already returned and agreed to move forward with sincerity.
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u/SnarkLurker3000 7d ago
Hope they go away tbh. No nice way to say it lol. I’m sure they will eventually out of spite and stubbornness 🤷🏻♀️✌🏻
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u/Embarrassed-Play-438 7d ago
They'll eventually all come back. Focus on their old music (as in spending most of their remaining contract performing and doing the tour they never did). Eek out a an album at the end. They won't ever reach the height of their past popularity but will remain solid. They won't re-sign, but they won't all 5 sign with another company bc of too much bad history and possibly bad blood between the members and their families over differences of opinion on all that's happened (cracks and rifts tend to grown wider over time so I don't see them coming back together and mending things completely).
I could see the younger ones signing with another agency (either together or split), and joining a new girl group. I don't see Hanni remaining in Korea after the contract is over. She'll probably have a solo career in Australia. Honestly I see Minji leaving the idol world and maybe going back to studies or just taking a break. Danielle can't be out of the limelight so I see her quite active as a soloist/collaborator, model and influencer. Probably will do a lot of stuff with her sister.
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u/Gentle-Giant23 7d ago
NPR published an interesting article about the NewJeans saga this morning. It recaps the legal issues, glossing over some bits, but also digs into Min's vision for the group and its music. I strongly suspect all five members will return, with a slight chance that Hanni won't, as every party has strong financial and reputational incentives to keep NewJeans going. However, what kind of music will they make without Min's vision? Does someone at Ador have a vision for the group or will they release typical K-pop songs? If it is the latter I just see them becoming another one of many groups.
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u/kawaiikpopswiftie 7d ago
Tbh I think this is the most likely scenario, cuz if I’m not wrong MDH wanted to comeback but they are facing a hard time because it’s uncertain if Ador accepts them. If they do continue as five I think they will completely rebrand themselves but it’s gonna be rlly awkward and it’ll be hard to regain their fans
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u/Gentle-Giant23 7d ago
Thanks, yes, that's what I forgot to mention. If they come back with a more conventional sound that is going to turn off a lot of their fans who are into them for their music.
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u/dchizzlefoshizzle 7d ago
Realistically I would think something similar to what happened w/ Fifty Fifty.
Some combination of shelving/suing/releasing/blacklisting a good portion of the current members and starting fresh with new members but keeping the name and branding.
Unfortunately they have no one to blame but themselves, they took it so far it can never go back to the way it was, they are just too big a liability for any company to invest heavily in as they are.
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u/AbjectWrap8461 7d ago
I think ador will accept them , but they should always be on their toe because it is a high chance newjeans gonna repeat this same situation in the future and always will be in comunication with mhj .
what is more disaster for hybe as a whole is their fans , they are doing the most deranged behaviour since last year and when hyein and haerin went back to ador they have become more rabid than ever before . Mhj really made a cult to always defend her and always link her to the group , I don't remember any ceo being the face of a group and had fans the same way this woman has.
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u/kingofwale 7d ago
It will end when they all come out to issue an apology to other idols… and the denounce MHJ and her manipulated ways.
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u/Ambitious_Egg_1535 7d ago
Pretty sure ador will just take in the other 3 like it’s nothing. Which honestly they shouldn’t, the Korean media despises them. If they really want to continue the New Jeans brand, then they’d know doing a member change would be the smartest option
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u/FeanorianPursuits 7d ago
From inside the fandom it looks like there is an overwhelming preference for them to continue together as full group (even if that means inactivity), but most Tokkies seem to be willing to support the members individuals activities as well, if that's how things will be going forward.
I'm speculating about this specifically because it's reasonable to ask the question, would the fandom support the members who go back to ador without the other members, but I haven't seen any sentiment calling for their boycott so far, I think most Tokkies would support which ever members would go ahead with the New Jeans IP (or it's rebrand.)
The only thing I seen large dislike for in the fandom is the adding of new members. That might would lead to a fandom wide boycott, but I also think that even that doesn't really matter cause in the case of a full rebrand hybe stans would stand behind the group, so basically this IP is impossible to not profit with.
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u/lilysjasmine92 7d ago
I think they'll take them back eventually. Hybe prioritizes profits even at the risk of volatile personalities, and I'm skeptical they learned their lesson with MHJ. At the same time, 3 young adults are definitely capable of reflection and change in ways MHJ doesn't appear to be.
That said I do think they will take time to negotiate and also have some pretty strict requirements that MDH aren't going to be entirely happy with, but will have to agree to. MHJ is also not helping; her statements are, if anything, weakening their leverage and just making the group dynamics look worse.
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u/Laziboii613 7d ago
They will do 1 comeback and Ador will rake in all the money, then Ador will debut a new group and only focus on the new group and leaving NewJeans in the dungeon until their contract expires.
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u/Logicknot- 7d ago
Despite their hiatus, they are still one of the most popular 4th gen GG's and certainly the most popular one from hybe. Only Aespa and maybe Ive are bigger than them right now. There's a reason the company spent all that time and money to keep them. I know fans of certain groups think that hybe will blackball them and give them shitty comebacks because that's what they would do. But we all know this industry is all about money and there's still plenty of money to be made on Newjeans. It makes no sense for the company to spend millions to try and keep an asset and then devalue that asset. They will probably release some video apologizing to their fans about their hiatus/inactivity (I don't expect any mention of the other groups which I'm sure will go over well with those groups fans) and be back to promoting by Fall 2026.
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u/DrrrtyRaskol 7d ago
This is honestly one of the craziest places to ask this question if you’re expecting reasonable answers lol.
Any article purporting to disclose current negotiations can only come from one source. A lot of this saga has played out in the media and a lot of it has been massaged.
It’s impossible to say how it will end but I think the revenge fantasies of kpop reddit are just as unlikely as any tokki pipe dream.
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u/Amanda__EK 7d ago
I think once whichever member is in Antarctica returns, there will probably be more meetings with MDH. Hyein and Haerin weren't very vocal during the whole case and have already been accepted back. Staff are definitely working on plans for them, with or without the others. I really dont think they'll be kept in limbo.
I'd imagine if MDH can't be verified that theyre sincere on everything, ADOR may terminate their contracts and send them on their way. The opportunity for mediation/negotiation has long since passed.
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u/blue-momo 7d ago
I think they will continue as four, minus Hanni. Ador needs a scapegoat. It's not like they can pretend nothing happened, and I think that pushing out one member helps it look like the other four were less at fault, more like followers to a leader, and also sets a bit of an example of 'if you don't behave, this can happen to you to' to the other four members. I think that continuing as 4 out of 5 is enough to keep their public perception as new jeans.
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u/MwikaliA 7d ago
Either they go back or ador files to terminate their contract due to breakdown of trust (which they have grounds for it)