[theqoo] NJZ_PR INSTA STATEMENT – PLAN TO TAKE STRONG ACTIONS AGAINST TENASIA

On February 14, KST, the Korean media outlet TenAsia published a report claiming that after rebranding themselves from NewJeans to NJZ, the members will likely sign with Beasts And Natives Alike (BANA).

The report cited multiple industry insiders who claimed that though the group hasn’t formally signed with BANA yet, the agency is acting as their management and handling their current activities, including arranging press conferences. TenAsia also mentioned that BANA and former ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin share close ties, as some producers associated with the label have also worked with Min.

Shortly after the TenAsia report was posted, NJZ’s PR account on Instagram posted a scathing response to it, calling out the outlet and the reporter by name.

“Hello.

We would like to inform you that the article titled ‘NJZ Partners with BANA’ by TenAsia’s reporter Lee Min Kyung, which was just released, is completely false.

NJZ has not entered into any agreement with BANA, nor have there been any discussions. The article cites ‘testimonies from multiple industry insiders,’ but it is a completely fabricated falsehood. It seems that the intention is to create controversy by publishing the article without confirming the facts with the parties involved or BANA.

We plan to file a complaint with the Press Arbitration Commission and take strong legal action against TenAsia for spreading these false claims without verifying the facts.

In the past, TenAsia has repeatedly published completely false information, presenting it as established facts, leading to numerous articles that caused severe mental distress to the members and many others involved.

We hope that TenAsia’s reporter, Lee Min Kyung, takes legal responsibility for this article and the dissemination of these false claims. We apologize for causing further disturbance this evening just before the weekend. I hope you have a peaceful evening”

The NJZ PR account also recently debunked speculations about Hanni‘s visa after reports claimed she declined to sign the documents prepared by ADOR for the visa extension. Read more about it here:

CR: Koreaboo

1. I’m not a fan of NewJeans but I’m tired of that person writing hate articles about my bias too. I hope she gets sued. She’s trash

2. Good, so refreshing

3. TenAsia is seriously… Ha.. they just enrage me

4. You need to start suing journalists so they start writing articles more carefully

5. Please sue TenAsia’s Choi Jiye as well. She’s freaking famous too

6. So they are starting to take legal actions now

7. I don’t understand why TenAsia is writing this kind of forced articles instead of promoting HYBoong

8. TenAsia acts like that towards other celebrities too. I’m freaking tired of them

9. They are doing well. They are giving feedback about lies right away. I hope these journalists get educated

10. NJZ fighting!!! I support you