Statement From Minji Danielle Hanni Haerin Hyein

Official Statement from Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein Hello. This is Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein.

We have learned through the media that ADOR has filed both a 'Confirmation of Validity of Exclusive Contract' lawsuit and an application for an 'Injunction to Preserve Agency Status and Prohibit Advertising Contract Execution.' We recently received the complaint and application documents, and we have appointed Law Firm Sejong LLC as our legal representative.

Given that ADOR and HYBE have appointed Kim & Chang Law Firm as their representative, we felt we needed a law firm capable of responding to this. We believe Sejong is the most suitable firm to respond to this rapidly progressing injunction, as they already understand HYBE and ADOR's wrongdoings and issues. HYBE and ADOR failed to fulfill their duties as an agency to protect and nurture their artists.

Throughout our activities, there were various forms of interference, both big and small, and they essentially abandoned us and tried to replace us, disguising their statement "we will terminate your entertainment career" as "extended vacation." Even after the legitimate termination of our exclusive contract, groundless criticism poured in through the press and YouTube reaction channels – most of which contained information that could only have been provided by ADOR and HYBE.

We cannot help but think that ADOR and HYBE are at the center of all these situations. While ADOR and HYBE publicly ask us to return, behind the scenes where the public cannot see, they have continued to harass and attack us as before. Recently, they secretly met with some of our parents in attempts to persuade and divide us. Instead of disparaging, attempting to divide, and engaging in media play with false information through cowardly methods behind the scenes, we would prefer to determine right from wrong honestly and fairly.

We state this firmly: The five of us have absolutely no intention of returning to HYBE and ADOR, from whom we cannot expect even minimal good faith. Even after the termination of our exclusive contract, we wanted to complete our remaining schedules and contracts amicably without conflict, and we hoped to avoid causing harm to involved parties.

Seeing ADOR and HYBE refusing to cooperate with these intentions and efforts, and causing harm to us and many others through improper methods, we decided to no longer remain silent. We will fight proudly in court through legal proceedings to clearly reveal the wrongdoings of ADOR and HYBE, and to make the truth known. We are sorry to worry our fans who cherish and love us. However, we will stand firm until the end through legitimate means so that we can freely share our music with you again soon.

Please continue to support us. Thank you.