Danielle, now a former member of girl group NewJeans, was supposedly spotted volunteering on Monday, the same day ADOR, the group's agency, announced her removal from the group.

According to a post uploaded on Monday on the online community Dcinside, titled “I just did coal briquette delivery volunteer work with Danielle,” a user said that they met the singer while volunteering that day and described the 20-year-old as having “worked really hard to deliver coal briquettes as a reliable member of the team.”


The user added that Danielle “did not show any [emotional] signs,” despite ADOR's announcement, and that she handed out snacks and took photos with fellow volunteers.

“I only realized what happened after checking the news when I finished volunteering,” the user wrote. “Danielle is such a good person, and there must be good people around to help her. I will always trust and wait for her, whatever choice she makes.”

The post included a photo of Danielle posing for the camera, believed to have been taken during the volunteering event, as well as an image of a cookie handed out by the singer.

Danielle has previously participated in the coal briquette delivery volunteer project, according to a Dec. 23 social media post by Korean American singer Sean, who hosted the event. Coal briquette delivery is a well-known and common form of volunteering in Korea, and the work typically supports underprivileged households and older residents during the winter.

Born Danielle Marsh, the Korean Australian singer debuted in 2022 as a member of NewJeans. Earlier on Monday, ADOR announced the termination of its exclusive contract with Danielle and said it would pursue legal action against her family member who allegedly “provoked the string of events regarding the legal dispute.”

BY SHIN HA-NEE [shin.hanee@joongang.co.kr]