Former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin is seen in this file photo taken on July 9, 2024. (Image courtesy of Yonhap) SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Min Hee-jin, former CEO of K-pop label ADOR and producer of NewJeans, on Friday said she cannot accept a contract from the company requiring her to continue producing music for the popular girl group, calling the terms “unilateral” and “unreasonable.
” Min was removed from her role as CEO by ADOR’s board of directors on Tuesday following a monthslong conflict with the label’s parent company Hybe over management control of the sublabel. Despite her removal, ADOR stated that Min would remain on the board and continue to produce music for NewJeans. She has opposed the replacement for being “unilateral” and against her will.
“The contents (of the work contract sent by ADOR) are unilateral and unreasonable, making it difficult to see it as a proposal for me to take on the producing duties,” she said in a statement Friday. “The board required me to sign it by today, but I have decided that I cannot do so.” Min explained that she received the contract a day after the board meeting and it requires her to continue producing music for NewJeans for just over two months till Nov.
1. She pointed to clauses in the contract that would allow the company to terminate the agreement immediately if her work performance was deemed insufficient or if the company’s business circumstances changed. Min argued that these provisions essenti.