Another little breadcrumb supporting my theory that New Jeans will be managed by The Black Label by this time next year (similar to Rose's management deal).

We got Dany and Park Bogum, both famous celebrities in Korea, in an innocuous looking promo pic for a well known fashion brand. Nothing seems out of the ordinary, it's a perfectly normal image on its face.

But what if i told you that Park Bogum recently shocked the world by joining a certain agency that no one expected...

Maybe this is a coincidence...but maybe not. The odds of a New Jeans member promoting with The Black Label's only actor doesnt seem all that high... Is this a little breadcrumb being thrown our way?

Quote from K-PL

Who can tell. No one predicted MHJ would have an ultimate Karen moment.

Maybe Hybe buy 51% of TBL, and transfer NJ to them.

Actually i was thinking more of a management contract where TBL will earn a commission/percentage of NJ profits. Hybe would still retain full ownership of the group, they would just hire TBL as an objective neutral third party that all the parties involved, including Hybe execs, the NJ members, and their families could trust, to manage the future activities of the group. Just like how Pledis was hired by CJ to manage at least one of Izone's comebacks. or how Rose hired Teddy in a non exclusive management arrangement where she could lean on him to help her achieve her career goals.

The biggest obstacle is other projects that TBL is involved in. One positive sign that they're freeing up space for New Jeans is Zion T leaving the label.

Another sign is the chaebol trainee for Teddy's rumored GG leaving the label, which might indicate that the rumored GG may never actually happen. This would free up a lot of space as well. Teddy's GG is the single biggest obstacle to my prediction. I dont think Hybe and NJ members would want to have Teddy's attention split between his own GG and NJ (probably give too many bad vibes with the whole NJ vs IIIIIT vs LSRFM competing for Bang's attention).

Other considerations are Somi and the music production deal with IZNA. Somi's contract probably expires next year and there is no guarantee that she re-signs, although i think she will. The IZNA deal is only for music it seems like, so that still allows Teddy to split his attention between IZNA music production and managing Rosie and New Jeans.

The key is Teddy's GG. If we hear news of the project being shelved, the odds of my tin foil theory becoming a reality will be much much better lol.