K-pop act NewJeans unveils new identity — and a new name eth honeypot code One of the biggest-selling K-pop acts, NewJeans, has changed its name amid a long-running legal dispute that has gripped South Korea.

Speaking exclusively to CNN ahead of Friday’s announcement, the five-member group unveiled it will now be known as NJZ.

Band member Pham Ngoc Han, who goes by Hanni, said the rebrand was a way of “turning this rough period of time into something more exciting,” as the group confirmed it will perform under its new name for the first time at the ComplexCon Hong Kong festival in March. The band will also debut a new song at the three-day event. “We are working a lot to resolve everything so that we can go… back to normal,” Pham said, speaking to CNN in a phone interview. The 20-year-old singer added that the band does not want its legal dispute with record label Ador “to be the focus of our careers.”

NewJeans emerged as one of South Korea’s most successful pop acts after storming to the top of the country’s charts with debut single “Attention” in 2022. The band achieved international success less than a year later with EP “Get Up” (featuring the crossover hit “Super Shy”), which reached number 1 on the US Billboard 200.

In addition to Pham, the group’s other members — who go by their given names and are all currently aged under 21 — are Haerin (Kang Haerin), Minji (Kim Minji), Hyein (Lee Hye-in) and Danielle (Danielle Marsh). Thursday’s announcement marks the latest twist in an ongoing battle with record label Ador, a subsidiary of Hybe, the K-pop management giant behind acts including BTS.