Ok, guess things have settled down a bit. I think it’s worth looking at the reality of this case. (long post btw)
Honestly, the chances of NJZ winning this case were always slim. In a typical civil law system, rulings follow established precedents and written conventions. Courts rarely go against existing norms unless there’s an overwhelming cause.
Their legal strategy itself was unconventional. Unlike typical contract disputes where an artist files a lawsuit claiming the agency violated the contract, they directly exercised the termination clause within the contract, challenging its validity, and made ADOR the party to file a lawsuit claiming the contract was still valid.
It’s a bold move because it shifts the burden of proof onto the company. But here’s the catch: it entrusts the outcome to judicial determination and leaves the hardest question entirely to the court, asking not who breached first, but whether the contract itself should still exist.
And that’s not something courts handle lightly. This case can’t merely rely on factual evidence like they normally do. The decision depends on whether a relationship that is built on TRUST has truly collapsed. And TRUST, as you know, is a very abstract thing to define.
It’s not just about payment or duration of the contract, but about whether trust can be legally recognized as the foundation of a valid contract. (Of course there's the actual fact of breach, but that's another story..)
That’s what makes this fight so significant and so risky. Because if the court dares to recognize trust and mutual respect as essential parts of a management contract, it could change the entire industry.
This case directly challenges the court’s conservativeness in handling abstract concepts like "Act of Good Faith", "Mutual Trust", and "Public Morality". These aren’t easily proven by numbers or written clauses, yet they lie at the core of every artist–agency relationship.
And when the court is unable to make a clear decision based on factual evidence, it refers to precedent rulings. Since there haven’t been many high-profile cases like this (at least none I’m aware of), they’ll likely choose to stay conservative, as we’ve seen in previous judgments.
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So yes, NJZ clearly knew the chances of winning were slim. Because really, who has ever won in a case like this before? No one.
They’re not stupid. They knew what they were up against. It’s a system built to protect power, not people. They knew the contracts, the money, the politics all of it was stacked against them.
But they still chose this route. Why? Are they really that naive?
No. They did it because they knew someone had to. Because silence would mean surrender. Because if no one ever challenges the system, it will never change.
They knew it would be hard. They knew it would take time. And they knew it might break them. But they still stood up, not just for themselves, but for every artist and every young person who’s ever been told to stay quiet and follow the rules.
The truth is, they know they’ll probably lose again in the appellate court, and maybe also in the Supreme Court after that. But that’s not the point.
This isn’t just about winning a case. It’s about taking responsibility into their own hands and refusing to accept a world where everyone just stays silent and lets the “higher-ups” rule everything.
Of course we still hold on to hope. But in reality, the system is corrupted beyond repair. And yet, through this fight, they’re just basically showing us that it’s okay to fight, even when you might lose. That standing up is still worth it.
That’s why this isn’t just any lawsuit. I proudly say they created a movement.
A call for change, even if the world refuses to listen.
Unfortunately, we might never change the system, but we’ll never let the system change us.
Remember, they never said NewJeans will win.
They said NewJeans never die.
#WeSupportNJZ
#WeStandWithNJZ
But even if we’re torn far apart,
You know you’re still inside my heart.
Though life is hard,
You offered up your hand.
(I'll always be waiting here.)
🎵Liminality- FELT
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