On April 4, the sensational group NewJeans—aka Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein—dropped a bombshell by switching up their social media game yet again. Their account, which had been simply “NJZ”, has now been changed to the cryptic handle “mhdhh_friends.” On top of the name change, they wiped the slate clean by deleting every single post. Meanwhile, a separate account reported to be ran by the members’ parents changed its name to “mhdhh_pr.”
Fans are already cracking the code, and it looks like “mhdhh” might just be an acronym pulled from the first letters of the members’ names: Minji (M), Hanni (H), Danielle (D), Haerin (H), and Hyein (H).
Last November, the NewJeans shocked the industry and fans when they claimed their exclusive contracts with ADOR were toast, citing some serious breaches. They kicked off their independent era and even debuted a fresh group name, “NJZ,” leaving the NewJeans label in the dust. However, ADOR wasn’t about to let that slide. They hit back with a lawsuit to prove those contracts are still ironclad, plus an injunction to keep their agency status locked in and block any advertising deals.
The members didn’t hold back, spilling the tea on 11 reasons they wanted out. We’re talking major plot points like the exit of ex-ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin, a shady internal HYBE report titled “We can just drop ‘New’ and start over,” and a wild quote from former HYBE CEO Park Ji Won about giving NewJeans “a long vacation.”
Here’s where it gets messy: last month, the court sided with ADOR, greenlighting all their injunction requests. Translation? The NewJeans squad’s independent dreams are on ice, and they’ve announced a full-on suspension of promotions. This news came as gut punch for fans who’ve been hyped for their next move.
So, what’s next for “mhdhh_friends”? Are they cooking up a secret comeback, or is this the end of the road? One thing’s for sure—this K-pop saga is delivering more twists than a Loki season finale. Stay tuned, true believers—we’ll keep you posted as this epic unfolds!
