<p>New report finds that record label Ador stripped child protections from group’s contracts when they were minors</p><p>The superstar K-pop group NewJeans signed restrictive record label contracts that waived their right to “sleep, rest and free choice”.</p><p>A new report from the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/11/05/world/asia/kpop-newjeans-contract.html">New York Times</a> found that the contracts were signed when the members of the record-breaking girl group were aged 14 to 17.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/nov/05/k-pop-group-newjeans-contract">Continue reading...</a>