Former ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin appeared in court on November 11 as a witness in ADOR’s damages lawsuit against director Shin Woo Seok and Dolphiners Films, the team behind NewJeans’ “Ditto” and “ETA” music videos. The third hearing took place at the Seoul Central District Court, presided over by Judge Lee Hyun Seok.

This was Min’s first court appearance since September, when she faced HYBE in a separate legal dispute over contract termination and stock options.

During testimony, Min stated she had given verbal approval for the release of the “ETA” director’s cut and clarified that ADOR held the copyright, saying:

“Copyright belongs to ADOR. Apple is a partner — I have the authority to approve creative rights.”

Min called ADOR’s damages claim “unreasonable,” arguing that it was “an abuse of the law” to seek penalties over a verbally approved project. She also dismissed allegations of favoritism toward Dolphiners Films as “baseless and slanderous.”

The conflict began when Dolphiners Films uploaded a director’s cut of “ETA” on its own YouTube channel in August last year. ADOR objected, claiming the upload was unauthorized. Afterward, Shin removed all related videos, but tensions escalated when both sides accused each other of false statements and defamation.

The legal battle between ADOR and Dolphiners Films continues to unfold as the court reviews claims of copyright, consent, and reputational damage.