Reports on NewJeans Contract Terms Raise Artist-Protection Questions

The NYT alleges contracts signed when members were 14–17 lacked standard minor protections and granted ADOR broad likeness and AI-voice rights. HYBE/ADOR cite supplements, negotiations, and individual AI-use consent; Korean industry organizations including KPIA and KAPMI point to safeguards and caution against generalizing. The competing accounts do not resolve the legal questions.