HONG KONG, March 24 -- K-pop group NJZ (NewJeans) announced a temporary hiatus following their performance at ComplexCon in Hong Kong on March 23.

During the event, the group premiered their new song Pit Stop and delivered an English statement explaining their decision to pause activities out of respect for a recent court ruling, according to a report published in South Korean entertainment news website Soompi.

They reassured fans that this was not the end, but rather a necessary break.

The decision follows a ruling by the Seoul Central District Court on March 21, which granted an injunction preventing the NewJeans members from operating independently under the name NJZ.

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