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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Sian Cain and agencies

NewJeans member Danielle sued for millions after bitter feud with K-pop record label

NewJeans members pictured at the 2024 SBS Music Awards in Incheon, South Korea.
The K-pop band NewJeans pictured in 2024 in Incheon, South Korea. Photograph: The Chosunilbo JNS/ImaZins/Getty Images

The K-pop record label Ador is suing a former member of megaband NewJeans for millions in damages, it has announced, a day after removing her from the group following a year-long dispute that saw the band allege mistreatment and attempt to leave their contract.

The compensation suit against Danielle Marsh, a 20-year-old Australian-born singer, comes months after a Seoul district court ruled that NewJeans’ five members must honour their contracts with Ador, whose parent company Hybe is also behind the K-pop sensation BTS. The band’s contract runs until 2029.

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