{"id":27078,"date":"2026-11-10T11:49:34","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T11:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/newjeans-contracts-renew-scrutiny-of-k-pop-trainee-protections\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T11:49:34","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T11:49:34","slug":"newjeans-contracts-renew-scrutiny-of-k-pop-trainee-protections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/newjeans-contracts-renew-scrutiny-of-k-pop-trainee-protections\/","title":{"rendered":"NewJeans Contracts Renew Scrutiny of K-Pop Trainee Protections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Leaked contracts signed by the five members of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newjeans.jp\/\">NewJeans<\/a><\/strong> when they were between 14 and 17 have renewed scrutiny of protections for young K-pop artists. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hybecorp.com\/en\">HYBE<\/a><\/strong> says separate agreements safeguard underage performers.<\/p>\n<p>The contracts were signed with <strong>ADOR<\/strong>, a HYBE affiliate. Their disclosure follows the group\u2019s departure from the label and public complaints about its treatment of the members.<\/p>\n<h2>NewJeans\u2019 dispute with ADOR<\/h2>\n<p>A year after the group\u2019s album <em>Get Up<\/em> debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. charts, member Hanni Pham accused ADOR of \u201cdeliberate miscommunications and manipulation.\u201d She said that \u201cstaying at the company will only prolong our psychological pain.\u201d Other members also spoke out.<\/p>\n<p>NewJeans reached 1 billion Spotify streams in 219 days, a Guinness World Record for a K-pop act. The group has won 35 music awards and sold more than 8 million albums.<\/p>\n<h2>Protections for young artists<\/h2>\n<p>K-pop agencies recruit performers and can train them for years before debut. Trainees may live in company dormitories and take lessons in singing, choreography, media work and foreign languages. 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