NewJeans
About NewJeans
NewJeans (뉴진스) is a 5-member K-pop girl group under ADOR / HYBE, who debuted in 2022. The official fandom name is BUNNIES, and concert lightstick is the Bunny Bong.
Recent activity (Korean media)
- 뉴진스 민지 복귀?…어도어 "논의 지속 중…긍정적 협의 이어져" — YTN
- [종합] “하고싶은 말 많다”는 민지, 뉴진스 복귀하나…어도어는 “긍... — 일간스포츠
- 민지, 뉴진스 복귀하나... 어도어가 SNS에 올린 게시물 보니 — 인사이트
- 뉴진스 , '다니엘 제외' 4인 체제 가나…민지 생일 공개 축하 — 머니투데이
- 어도어 “ 뉴진스 민지 활동 ? 긍정 협의 중” [공식] — 매일경제
As of recent reporting from YTN, 그룹 뉴진스 멤버 민지와 소속사 어도어가 전속계약 분쟁 이후 활동 에 대해 여전히 논의를 지속하고 있다. 어도어는 오늘(7일) YTN star에 "민지의 향후 활동 과 관련해 내부적으로 논의를 지속하고 있다. 구체적인 사항에 대해서는 현재 별도로 드릴 수 있는 입장은 없다"고 밝혔다. 다만 "전반적으로 긍정적인.
Tour timeline for US fans
ADOR's separation from HYBE in 2024 left NewJeans on the standalone Phining platform rather than the standard Weverse pipeline. Phining handles its own checkout (Visa, MC, Apple Pay; no KCP), which is the smoothest of the major-group payment systems for US fans. The downside: iOS/Android Phining app availability has been uneven in the US store through 2025–2026.
For step-by-step ticket strategy, the Buying K-pop tickets from the US guide covers the timeline that works for every major group; the Fan-club membership checklist is a printable shortlist of the BUNNIES renewal windows you should be tracking before any 2026 tour rumor.
What we're tracking on NewJeans
NewJeans is the most operationally complex K-pop fandom to track in 2026. The ADOR–HYBE legal situation that ran through 2024–2025 left a residue: Phining (the standalone NewJeans membership platform launched after the public ADOR boundary dispute) sits *outside* HYBE's Weverse ecosystem entirely, which is rare for a HYBE-adjacent group and changes the entire payment flow.
The May 2026 reporting (Sports Chosun, MK Sports) flagging a possible Minji-led 4-member regroup is the first credible signal of group activity since late 2024. We're treating it as a "watch closely" rather than confirmed, but the operational implication is real: if a NewJeans tour does land in 2026, the Phining auto-renewal members will have first access — and the iOS/Android Phining app availability has been uneven in the US market.
Phining's quarterly ($22 USD per quarter, ~28,000 KRW) auto-renewal is genuinely better for tour planning than annual cycles — you can't "forget" the renewal because it's already paid. The downside: a 6-month away period costs you 2 charges instead of 0. For US fans without a Korean phone number, the web version at phining.io with Google login is the most reliable fallback.
Upcoming Events
No upcoming events
We'll list NewJeans's next concert, comeback, or fan meeting here as soon as it's announced.
