Has public opinion changed? ”NewJeans” HANI confused by ”illegal residence” declaration... ”Measures will be taken after reorganization of employment relationship”

HANI (HANI) of the Korean girl group "NewJeans" has been reported as an illegal resident, and on the 10th (today), the Investigation Division of the Seoul Immigration and Immigration Agency of the Ministry of Justice announced that she
Regarding the case against HANI, the company said, "We plan to take action as soon as the employment relationship between the parties is sorted out." It continued, "We will not take any personal action against HANI, including whether a third party, a specific foreign national, has violated the Immigration Control Act."
"It's difficult to answer detailed questions," he said. "The immigration office has a system where foreign entertainers staying in Korea on an E-6 visa are not allowed to communicate with the management office in Korea."
"Based on the employment contract, we will decide on the residence status and period of stay in Korea," the company said. HANI has dual nationality of Australia and Vietnam, and the visa was issued through the management office.
If issued, he will be able to work in South Korea. HANI's arts and entertainment visa is expected to expire at the beginning of this year.
The visa that HANI has is something that K-POP idols with foreign nationality receive.
Therefore, the employment contract with the management office takes priority. In other words, the contract can only be extended if the management office renews it on an annual basis. If the visa is not extended, there is a possibility that the person will be deported.
However, the problem is the relationship between HANI and the management office ADOR. HANI's company, NewJeans, terminated its exclusive contract with ADOR on November 29th of last year.
If the exclusive contract with ADOR is terminated, the visa received from ADOR will become invalid. There is also a way for HANI to transfer to a new management office and have the visa issued, but currently "
NewJeans and ADOR are currently in dispute. ADOR has filed a lawsuit claiming that its exclusive contract with NewJeans is valid, and is reportedly preparing to extend HANI's visa.
However, it was pointed out that because HANI is acting under the pretext of terminating its contract with ADOR, the visa it received from ADOR is effectively invalid, and it could be considered illegal residence.
A citizen submitted a petition to the National Newspaper to declare HANI an illegal immigrant. HANI has been accused of being an illegal immigrant due to a visa issue, and people are looking at her in a conflicting way.