[K-enter] Injunction appeal held for NewJeans and ADOR

We will start with the dispute between NewJeans and ADOR. What are the latest updates Bella?

On Wednesday, a 15-minute hearing took place for the appeal made by NewJeans, last month, against the court injunction imposed on the members’ activities.

The hearing took place at the Seoul Central District Court and only the attorneys of NewJeans and the agency ADOR attended. It was not open to reporters, as opposed to last month’s hearing that was open to audience.

The result of the appeal is yet to come out.

Wednesday’s hearing took place two and a half weeks after the court sided with ADOR and approved the injunction against NewJeans’ activities taking place outside of the agency. The court ruled that the five members’ argument that their trust had been broken wasn’t sufficient and ordered them to return to ADOR.

Instead of accepting the injunction ruling, NewJeans appealed the decision and announced that they will halt all activities for now.

The first hearing on NewJeans’ termination of its contracts with ADOR took place on April 3rd where the two did not come to a settlement.

The second hearing over the contract termination will take place on June 5th.

Moving onto our next story-we are going to talk about G-Dragon and his music which can be heard everywhere from radio to the internet, social media, clubs and cafes, you name it. but perhaps this is the most unlikely place you would expect to hear it.

We always talk about K-pop artists performing all around the globe in so many different countries. But I can guarantee you that none of their songs have been played here.

As you may all know, G-Dragon is a visiting professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, KAIST. Well, he collaborated with scientists at KAIST to launch his music and an image of his iris into OUTER SPACE!

The Space Institute of KAIST announced on Thursday that the world’s first “space sound transmission” was successfully conducted on Wednesday by Lee Jin-joon, a contemporary artist and associate professor at KAIST, in collaboration with G-Dragon.

Professor Lee used generative AI technology to create a media art piece titled “Iris,” based on an image of G-Dragon’s eye. The audio component included sound from the Emile Bell, a historic Korean bronze bell over a thousand years old, along with G-Dragon’s recent hit “Home Sweet Home.”

G-Dragon said that he was both thrilled and surprised by the project. He explained the reason behind selecting “Home Sweet Home” was because the song features Big Bang members, Taeyang and Daesung. In that sense, he added that he is excited to see Big Bang travel into space, where the big bang is from.

Thrilled to see more interesting projects like this.

Our last story is on an actor, who are we talking about?

Soa, can you guess which actor is most loved globally?

It’s Lee Min-ho!

Lee Min-ho has been crowned as the ‘Most Loved Korean Actor Worldwide’ not just this year, but for 12 consecutive years.

According to the ‘2025 Global Hallyu Survey’ released by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange, Lee Min-ho secured the top spot as the most preferred Korean actor globally for 12 years in a row, solidifying his status as a Hallyu star. He ranked first in all five continents―Asia, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa -across 28 countries, proving his immense global popularity.

Through various successful projects like “The Heirs,” “Legend of the Blue Sea,” and “Pachinko,” Lee Min-ho has definitely demonstrated his power.

Meanwhile, Lee Min-ho is set to appear in the upcoming film “Omniscient Reader: The Prophet” later this year.

Very impressive milestone by Lee Min-ho! Thank you Bella for today’s stories.