NewJeans contracts reportedly waived members' right to "sleep, rest and free choice" while they were minors

Summary

A new report from the New York Times found that K-pop group NewJeans signed restrictive contracts with record label Ador that waived their right to "sleep, rest and free choice." The contracts were signed when the members were aged 14 to 17. According to the reporting, Ador stripped child protections from the group's contracts while the members were minors.

Timeline

1. The Guardian

   5 Nov 2026, 17:08 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that a New York Times report found NewJeans's contracts with label Ador waived the members' right to "sleep, rest and free choice," and that the contracts were signed when the members were aged 14 to 17.