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Hii me and my friend were working on a video combining a bunch of lost/unreleased/rare NewJeans media and I was wondering if you guys know of anything that can be added to this list. (This feels obvious but just incase someone starts bringing it up will not include any of the predebut Soumu/Dispatch leaks or the base dance studios cctv out of basic respect for the members)

- Super Shy and Hype Boy OG versions (reuploaded to youtube)

- NJZ x Bape (Scrapped/given to another group)

- Pitstop studio ver and mv (unreleased/not recovered)

- Hold it down studio ver (unreleased)

- NJZ unused Calvin Klein set (posted on creator's instagram)

- Hurt member versions (MDHH's aren't confirmed to exist, Hanni's was played in a pop up store)

- Haerin Cool With You mv solo shot (posted on Twitter)

- Nj1 demo (instrumental played at Mhj's press conference)

- 2024 and 2025 Ban Heesoo videos (existence unconfirmed, likely scrapped due to Dolphiner's legal battle with Ador)

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1. ive heard that streaming ot4 activities will result in more money for Danielle to pay to Hybe. is it true ?

2. if point 1 is true, do we also need to boycott the old songs or nah ?

Just going back and going through the case something I keep coming back to in the HYBE/NewJeans situation is the internal HYBE document that reportedly included language along the lines of:
“Discard ‘New’ and create a new framework.”

This phrase was discussed in connection to the girl-group grouping of NewJeans, ILLIT, and LE SSERAFIM.

To be fair, HYBE’s explanation was that this did Not mean literally discarding the members of NewJeans. Their position was that “New” referred to the existing branding or grouping framework, not the actual group members.

And I think that distinction matters, even if I have my own reservations. (we go with what is accepted by the court.)

It isn’t ok when people present it as proven fact that HYBE had a formal master plan to create replacement groups and throw NewJeans away.

BUT at the same time, HYBE’s explanation is not exactly comforting either.
Because even under HYBE’s own interpretation, the thought process still seems to be:
Remove “New” from the framework and create another one.

That raises a much bigger question.

Why was the instinct to imagine a new framework without NewJeans instead of fixing whatever issues existed around NewJeans?

At that point, NewJeans was not just another rookie group. They had already become one of the most successful and culturally influential girl groups connected to HYBE. Their popularity, identity, and public connection were massive.

So even if the document was only talking about discarding a category rather than discarding five people, it still suggests that NewJeans was being treated as one movable piece in a larger corporate portfolio.

And when that piece became difficult to manage, the system could simply be reorganized.
That is why the more recent KATSEYE, LE SSERAFIM, and ILLIT branding feels so relevant.
We are now seeing KATSEYE + LE SSERAFIM + ILLIT being deliberately brought together through official collaborative promotion. Fans have naturally started referring to that combination as“KATSERRALLIT.”

TO BE CLEAR. I am not saying in any way that KATSEYE was secretly created as a replacement for NewJeans.
It does NOT prove that HYBE planned all of this from the beginning.
But the pattern is still hard to ignore.

The earlier framework was:
NEW Jeans + ILL IT + LE SSERAFIM
Now the visible framework is:
KAT SEYE + ILL IT + LE SSERAFIM
Again, this is NOT proof of a conspiracy.
BUT it does make the original phrase feel more significant in hindsight.

The argument is not:
“KATSERRALLIT proves HYBE planned everything.”

My argument is:
HYBE’s later behavior appears disturbingly consistent with the strategic mentality revealed in that earlier document.

The original NewJeans-centered framework became inconvenient.
“New” disappeared from the equation.
The other groups remained.
A different major HYBE-linked girl group now occupies that shared promotional space.
And a new HYBE girl-group framework has emerged.
That does not prove this was planned, but raises a fair question:
Are we now watching the type of “new framework” that the internal document was already imagining?

To me, that is why the document still matters.
Not because it proves a secret conspiracy.
But because it may reveal something deeper about the corporate mindset behind this entire conflict.

NewJeans could be extraordinary, beloved, and culturally irreplaceable to the public — but from a corporate portfolio perspective, HYBE may still have been able to imagine simply reorganizing around their absence.

Hopefully my thoughts aren’t too convoluted. I think this connection to the larger tragedy of the NewJeans situation, Bang pig thought process appears to be:
The institution is more willing to risk breaking the phenomenon than to accept losing control over it.

Yonhap Reporter Jung Yoon-joo

- Whether Visa Type and Expiration Information Constitute Personal Information at Issue

Police have summoned the complainant and launched a full-scale investigation on the 10th into allegations that ADOR, the agency of girl group NewJeans, leaked visa information belonging to Hanni, an Australian member of Vietnamese descent.

Attorney Park Kang-hoon of Kangseong Law Office, representing popular culture critic Kim Seong-su, who filed a complaint against ADOR and its executives and employees on the 28th of last month for alleged violations of the Personal Information Protection Act, appeared at Yongsan Police Station in Seoul on this day.

Critic Kim previously alleged that ADOR and others leaked Hanni’s personal information—including the type of her E-6 (Entertainment) visa, its expiration date, and the status of documents related to her visa extension application—to the media and others during the dispute over her exclusive contract.

Attorney Park explained that during the complainant’s questioning, police repeatedly asked whether information such as the type of visa and its expiration date falls under the category of information protected by the Personal Information Protection Act.

During the questioning, Park argued, “The Personal Information Protection Act does not protect only information that cannot be obtained through any means whatsoever. If information belonging to an individual’s private sphere is disclosed outside legitimate channels, the elements required for a violation of the law are satisfied.”

Regarding reports by multiple entertainment media outlets about the status of Hanni’s visa extension documents and the progress of the extension procedure, Park also claimed that a very small number of ADOR employees had provided some of the information to certain reporters.

“The agency was supposed to manage the residency status that is essentially a lifeline for a foreign national, but instead, it used it as a weapon,” Park said. “It must be determined through whose hands this information made its way to the media.”

Meanwhile, Park added that police had confirmed receiving more than 1,000 petitions written by citizens and fans calling for ADOR to be severely punished.

Earlier, Hanni had declared the termination of her exclusive contract, citing the agency’s failure to fulfill its obligations, and became embroiled in a dispute with the company. During this period, her existing visa expired.

Subsequently, in February of last year, some entertainment media outlets reported that if Hanni left ADOR, the agency would cease to exist as her sponsor, meaning she would no longer meet the requirements for visa issuance and could potentially become an illegal resident.

translated by: https://x.com/juantokki/status/2086765332535067105

other sources:

Daily Sports https://v.daum.net/v/20260810175650903

Herald Economy https://v.daum.net/v/20260810183302055

Newsis https://n.news.naver.com/article/003/0014118806

I really thought the “2026 Summer of NewJeans” campaign from a month ago was meant to hype everyone up for some kind of comeback. Now it all seems pretty pointless.

The girls are still stuck in the dungeon. I can’t see Hive releasing them, while they’re debuting another girl group at the same time. The new girl group is reportedly debuting on August 24.

I hope Hive isn't planning something sinister, like having the girls make a comeback at the same time a new group debuts, just to create drama and make them more popular. Our girls would get so much hate in that case.

What do you think ? Do you still expect a NewJeans comeback this year, or has that ship basically sailed ?