NewJeans’ MV Production Company Refuses To Accept Lawsuit Loss Against ADOR

Dolphiners Film, the production company behind NewJeans’ music videos, has filed an appeal and applied for a stay of execution following a court ruling in favor of ADOR. The Seoul Central District Court previously ordered Dolphiners Film to pay ADOR ₩1.00 billion KRW (approximately $675,000 USD) and allow provisional execution of the judgment. The dispute originated in August 2025 when Dolphiners Film posted a director’s cut of NewJeans’ “ETA” music video on their YouTube channel, leading to a disagreement over video removal requests.

ADOR claimed Dolphiners Film misrepresented their requests, leading to a defamation suit by Director Shin Woo Seok. ADOR countersued, asserting ownership of the videos. Despite testimony from former ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin supporting Dolphiners Film’s claim of prior verbal consent for the director’s cut release, the court ultimately sided with ADOR, dismissing the claim against Director Shin personally but upholding the damages against Dolphiners Film. The application for a stay of execution aims to prevent ADOR from enforcing the judgment while the appeal is pending, potentially requiring Dolphiners Film to provide collateral.

(Source：Koreaboo)