NewJeans Announces New Group Name ‘NJZ’

NewJeans Announces New Group Name ‘NJZ’… “Expect an Exciting Journey” [Official] [Star Issue]

Girl group NewJeans has officially rebranded as NJZ.

Members Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein are set to attend the global street fashion and culture festival ComplexCon Hong Kong in March. On February 7, ComplexCon announced the group's new name, NJZ, through their official social media, sharing a poster featuring the five members.

Along with the reveal, ComplexCon stated, “Look forward to an exciting journey with NJZ in 2025,” sparking anticipation for their future activities.

Last month, the five members reached out to their fans, Bunnies, through their newly established official social media accounts, announcing, “For a certain period, we will be using a new group name. We’ll take name suggestions for two days through the comments! Bunnies, please share your ideas— we will choose from them!”

Previously, in November 2023, the five members held an urgent press conference, demanding to terminate their exclusive contracts with their agency, ADOR. Expressing their stance on leaving HYBE, they stated, “The reason for leaving ADOR is simple. NewJeans is an ADOR artist, and ADOR has a duty to protect us. However, ADOR has neither the will nor the ability to do so. Staying here would be a waste of time and would only continue to cause us mental distress. More importantly, there is nothing for us to gain professionally, so we see no reason to remain with ADOR.”

Following this, the five members appointed the law firm Sejong as their legal representative last month. They firmly declared, “We are making it clear— the five of us have no intention of returning to HYBE or ADOR, where we cannot even expect minimal trust. Through legal proceedings, we will expose the wrongdoings of ADOR and HYBE and fight in court to reveal the truth.”

Written by Lee Seung Hun

Translated by Lee So Yun

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