LE SSERAFIM  made their first stage debut with a five-member group except for Kim Garam, who was suspended from activities due to school violence allegations.

On SBS 'Inkigayo' broadcast on May 22nd, LE SSERAFIM , who had been active as a five-member group for a while, decorated the first stage.

Initially, Kim Garam opened the intro for LE SSERAFIM 's 'Fearless', but on this day, Huh Yun Jin took over. Other than that, Kim Garam's parts were filled by the members in turn.

LE SSERAFIM will be active as a five-member system for the time being with Kim Garam's activities suspended from May 20th.

Source Music, the agency, explained the reason for the suspension, saying, "After discussing with Kim Garam, we have decided to stop promoting for a while and focus on healing our injured heart."

This is a decision that became controversial when victim A, who claimed to have suffered school violence from Kim Garam on May 19th, started taking legal action.

Through an official position, the management company stated that the allegation of Mr. A, who raised Kim Garam's school violence, was groundless, but the public outrage grew and he decided to stop his activities.

Meanwhile, suspicions of school violence surrounding Kim Garam continued even before her debut. In April, before her debut, when Kim Garam's profile was revealed, allegations of school violence arose immediately, and her agency has maintained a position of denying her allegations from the beginning until now.

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NewJeans quietly paused their activities after a tough legal battle… but a simple message from a fan left them emotional.

On April 12, NewJeans posted a single photo on their shared social media account, now renamed "mhdhh" (using the first letters of Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein), without any caption.

The photo was of a short, handwritten letter from a fan that read, “I love you. I support you.” Touched by the heartfelt words, NewJeans added a crying cat emoji, showing how much the support meant to them.

Fans quickly noticed and filled the comments with love and encouragement like “We’ll be here no matter what” and “NewJeans forever.”

This quiet but emotional post comes as NewJeans remains in a hiatus following a contract dispute with their agency ADOR.

Back in November, the members announced they would be starting solo schedules under a new name, NJZ, claiming ADOR had broken the terms of their contract. However, ADOR fired back with legal actions, including a lawsuit and a request to stop the girls from signing with other agencies or brands.

Last month, the court sided with ADOR, which forced the group to pause activities under the NJZ name. Their social media was also renamed from NJZ to “mhdhh” earlier this month.

Member Danielle recently opened up about her feelings in a long message on her birthday, just days after the official trial started on April 3 at the Seoul Central District Court.

Even though they’re not currently promoting, NewJeans’ fans continue to show strong support — and this small fan letter proves just how much that love means to the members.

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