Min Hee Jin was also affected.
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ADOR is escalating its legal battle, taking further action in its massive damages lawsuit.
According to reports, the agency has filed provisional seizure requests on properties owned by former CEO Min Hee Jin and NewJeans Danielle’s mother, following its earlier ₩43.0 billion KRW (about $29.2 million USD) lawsuit.
According to a report by Ilgan Sports, the Seoul Central District Court approved ADOR’s application on February 2 for provisional seizure of real estate owned by Danielle’s mother and former CEO Min. The court reportedly approved the request, freezing assets worth ₩5.00 billion KRW (about $3.39 million USD) for Min Hee Jin and ₩2.00 billion KRW (about $1.36 million USD) for Danielle’s mother. Properties affected include apartments and villas in Seoul, meaning they cannot be sold or used freely until the case is resolved. Meanwhile, Danielle herself was excluded from the asset seizure, despite being named in the original lawsuit.
Previously, on December 29, 2025, ADOR filed a ₩43.0 billion KRW (about $29.2 million USD) damages lawsuit against Danielle, her mother, and Min, and later applied for provisional seizure on January 23 only against the latter two, excluding Danielle.
Former CEO Min had her apartment in Yongsan-gu and villa in Mapo-gu seized. The Yongsan apartment had already been provisionally seized once on December 23, 2025 by ADOR for ₩500 million KRW (about $339,000 USD), and this time an additional seizure was carried out. The first seizure is reportedly related to a case where an ADOR employee in charge of NewJeans styling, during Min’s tenure as CEO, personally received styling service fees from an external advertiser.
The villa in Mapo-gu was also additionally seized, following a previous ₩100 million KRW (about $67,900 USD) provisional seizure applied on September 1, 2024 by a former ADOR employee, who is currently in civil and criminal litigation with Min over workplace harassment.
Danielle’s mother was confirmed to have her villa in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul and an office in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, provisionally seized. After the court’s approval, the decision notice was delivered to her on February 13, while for Min, service was not completed and public service was carried out.
Provisional seizure is a preservative measure taken by a creditor to secure monetary claims or recoverable assets. Assets under provisional seizure cannot be disposed of until the main lawsuit is finalized, making it effectively difficult to sell or use them as collateral. As a result, the longer the trial continues, the more restrictions remain on the debtor’s use of assets.
Over the last week, the case has taken a surprising turn. ADOR’s entire legal team abruptly resigned just weeks before the next hearing, raising speculation that the trial could be delayed. A new legal team would need time to review the case, potentially pushing back proceedings, which is exactly what ADOR wanted.
Danielle’s side has already pushed back against delays, previously accusing ADOR of attempting to drag out the lawsuit, and is reportedly requesting the trial proceed as scheduled.
With billions at stake and both sides clashing over legal strategy, the situation continues to intensify, and could stretch on even longer than expected.