K-pop group NJZ tells fans it will take break from shows after Hong Kong concert
Group formerly known as NewJeans says it will pause all activities ‘out of respect for the court’s decisions’ amid legal dispute with former agency
K-pop girl group NJZ has said it will take a break from performing in public “for a little while”, announcing the decision to shocked fans at the end of the band’s headline performance at pop culture festival ComplexCon in Hong Kong.
The group made the announcement on Sunday, two days after a South Korean court ruled in favour of the group’s former agency Ador, which had requested a provisional injunction against the five-member band, stipulating it must not pursue further independent activities until a contract dispute had been resolved.
“It is very hard for us to say this. But this might be our last performance for a little while. Out of respect for the court’s decisions, we’ve decided to pause all our activities for now and it wasn’t an easy decision,” a band member said on stage after the evening show at AsiaWorld-Expo.
“But we believe this is something we need to do at this moment. This stage means a lot to us, and all of you who came here are a big help to us. But I’m really sad that I have to tell you this story.”
The band members took turns to break the news to fans in both English and Korean, reading from cue cards and stressing that the decision was not an easy one.
Fans let out screams of disappointment.