On the afternoon of the 2nd, Director Shin Woo-seok posted on his social media account, “It seems that there has been a change in Adore’s policy due to the change in management.” He added, “Due to Adore’s request for deletion, the New Jeans music video and related videos and channels that Dolphin Kidnapping Group has worked on and uploaded, as well as videos that were scheduled to be uploaded in the future, cannot be released.”
He continued, “The Dolphin Kidnapping Group and Ban Hee-soo YouTube channels are operated primarily for the purpose of archiving our work as a portfolio, and do not generate a single cent of revenue.” He continued, “The videos and channels in question were produced voluntarily with the intention of creating good works for fans, and do not generate any revenue for the Dolphin Kidnapping Group.”
He then said, “However, all footage will be deleted and cannot be made public due to Adore’s changed position.”
The new director said, “I regret that I cannot keep the promises I made to the New Jeans kids on projects that I promised them in the future,” and “I feel sorry for the staff who worked through the night for months, and most of all, the fans who have been waiting.”
The Dolphin Kidnapping Group run by the new director has directed music videos for New Jeans’ “Ditto,” “OMG,” and “ETA.” Recently, the director’s cut of the “ETA” music video was released on their YouTube channel, but it was deleted today.
In response, Adore explained on their official social networking service (SNS) on the morning of the 3rd, “The director’s cut of the ETA music video that Dolphin Kidnapping Group posted on their own SNS channel is an edited version that includes parts that were previously discussed with the advertiser, and was posted without permission and without consultation with the advertiser.”
Then, they stated, “Since the copyright of New Jeans’ music video and all related works belongs to Adore according to the contract between Adore and Dolphin Kidnapping Group, the ETA music video and its edited versions (including the director’s cut) must be posted on our official channel,” adding, “This is to protect the artist’s rights.”
In the process, they stated, “Adore only requested that the Dolphin Kidnapping Group stop posting the director’s cut video, and did not request the deletion or cessation of uploads of any videos related to New Jeans, including the Ban Hee-soo channel. Adore’s channel operation policy has not changed either.”
In addition, “Dolphin Kidnapping Group director Shin Woo-seok is spreading false information to the effect that Adore demanded the deletion of not only the director’s cut video but also all videos related to New Jeans, including the Ban Hee-soo channel,” and added, “Adore would like to inform you that director Shin Woo-seok’s claims are significantly different from the facts, and expresses strong regret for Dolphin Kidnapping Group’s breach of contract and act of spreading false information.”
Adore said, “We will take every possible measure to ensure that the deleted Newzin’s content can be uploaded to Adore’s official channels in the future.”
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2024-09-03 03:35:26