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[Exclusive] ADOR Seeks Provisional Seizure of Danielle’s Mother’s Home… Entire Legal Team Resigns m.ilyo.co.kr/?ac=article_vi… Reporter Kim Tae-won - Provisional seizure requests totaling 7 billion KRW filed against real estate owned by former CEO Min Hee-jin and Danielle’s mother It has been confirmed that ADOR, which filed a 43 billion KRW damages lawsuit against former NewJeans member Danielle, her mother, and former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin (currently CEO of OK Records), has also applied for provisional seizure of real estate owned by Danielle’s mother and former CEO Min. According to reporting by IlYo Newspaper i, the Seoul Central District Court (Single-Judge Division 58-1) approved ADOR’s application for provisional seizure on February 2. The total claim amount is 7 billion KRW, with 5 billion KRW allocated to former CEO Min and 2 billion KRW to Danielle’s mother (identified as “A”). Previously, on December 29, 2025, ADOR filed the 43 billion KRW damages lawsuit against Danielle, her mother (A), and former CEO Min. It then applied for provisional seizure on January 23 against the two individuals excluding Danielle. Former CEO Min’s apartment in Yongsan District and villa in Mapo District, Seoul, were subject to provisional seizure. In the case of the Yongsan apartment, a prior provisional seizure of 500 million KRW had already been placed by ADOR on December 23, 2025, and this latest measure adds to it. The earlier seizure is reportedly related to a case where an ADOR employee—who handled NewJeans styling while Min was CEO—personally received styling service fees from an external advertiser. The Mapo villa was also additionally seized, following an earlier provisional seizure of 100 million KRW filed in September 2024 by a former ADOR employee (identified as “B”), who is currently engaged in both civil and criminal proceedings against Min related to workplace harassment. It has also been confirmed that Danielle’s mother (A) had a villa in Gwangjin District, Seoul, and an office in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, provisionally seized. After the court’s approval, the decision notice was delivered to A on February 13. However, it was not successfully delivered to former CEO Min, leading to service by public notice (a procedure in which delivery is deemed completed through public posting when direct service is not possible). A provisional seizure is a preservative legal measure intended to secure a creditor’s claim for monetary recovery. Assets under provisional seizure cannot be disposed of until the main lawsuit is concluded, effectively restricting their sale, collateralization, or other use. As a result, the longer the trial is prolonged, the more the debtor’s ability to utilize their assets remains constrained. Meanwhile, signs have emerged that the main lawsuit may face delays. As of April 24, all members of ADOR’s legal team handling the 43 billion KRW damages case have resigned. This mass resignation occurred with approximately three weeks remaining before the next hearing scheduled for May 14. Because the entire legal team has stepped down, ADOR will need to appoint new counsel, and the newly appointed lawyers will require time to review the case records and issues. On this basis, ADOR may request a postponement of the hearing. At the March 26 preparatory hearing, Danielle’s legal team had already requested expedited proceedings and pointed out what they described as ADOR’s “intent to delay the lawsuit.” This was partly due to ADOR’s legal team submitting a request to change the hearing date on March 24—just two days before the scheduled preparatory hearing. Regarding the recent mass resignation, the legal representatives of Danielle and former CEO Min submitted a written opinion on April 28 requesting that the trial proceed as scheduled. They told IlYo Newspaper i, “The other side resigned abruptly,” and added, “As we stated during the previous preparatory hearing, we hope the trial proceeds as planned.”