Hee-jin accused HYBE

Hee-jin released a lengthy statement calling her fight with HYBE a ‘hellish feud’. She said that she “did not want to settle for this distorted organization by clinging to money”.

Hee-jin accused HYBE of unilaterally dismissing her and “spreading false information in the media that I have stepped down as CEO”. He wrote that he contributed his full efforts to revive ADOR, which was “devastated due to serious violations of the shareholder agreement by HYBE”. Hee-jin said that HYBE’s “moral degradation has reached its peak”, and “their dirty media drama will continue”.

His full statement is as follows:

Hello, I’m Min Hee Jin. Today, I am resigning from the position of Director of Interior at ADOR. Additionally, I am terminating the shareholder agreement with HYBE and intend to hold HYBE legally accountable for violations of this agreement. Furthermore, I will take necessary legal actions one by one against the numerous illegal activities carried out by HYBE and its associates.”

Newsies have become distorted: Min Hee-jin

Despite a hellish seven-month dispute with HYBE, which began with HYBE’s illegal audit in April, I have done everything in my power to uphold the shareholder agreement and restore ADOR to its position before April . However, HYBE has neither acknowledged its wrongdoing nor shown any signs of change, leading me to conclude that further efforts would be a waste of time. I hoped that HYBE would admit its mistakes and work tirelessly to protect NewJeans within HYBE, which has become subverted. That’s why I sent internal whistleblowing emails twice in April.

HYBE framed me: Min Hee-jin

However, instead of reflecting, HYBE fabricated absurd lies and publicly displayed its shameful illegal audit, an act of unprecedented stupidity. They implicated me, a minority shareholder and CEO, in a bizarre accusation of “management takeover” and made ignorant and irrational attacks that are hard to believe coming from a large corporation.

After many ups and downs, it has finally become clear that my whistleblowing was based on indisputable facts and was a legitimate report, while HYBE’s ugly lies and hypocrisy are being exposed one by one. In fact, HYBE probably knew from the beginning that everything in my whistleblowing was true and that my concerns were legitimate. However, for those who prioritized their own interests and advancement, the essence of “problem-solving” was a task they most wanted to avoid.

Didn’t want to settle in a distorted organization: Hee-jin

I didn’t expect him to repent, but I believed that as human beings he would have at least a minimum level of prudence, which now appears to be an naive misjudgment. Just as merely breathing does not mean that one is truly alive, I did not want to settle into this distorted organization by clinging to money. HYBE has continued to use his subsidiary label to engage in unfair lawsuits, criticism and unfair media drama to bury me, while hypocritically presenting a producer delegation contract full of toxic streams as if they owed me You are doing a great favor.

They insisted on discussing the core of the delegation contract, R&R (roles and responsibilities), as well as demanded incomprehensible conditions such as forensic consent before the discussion, and only face-to-face without providing R&R documents. Insisted on meetings, which was an incomprehensible stance.

HYBE fired me: Min Hee-jin

Despite dismissing me unilaterally, they spread false information in the media that I had stepped down as CEO to take up production duties. It no longer surprises me that people spreading misinformation so shamelessly demand “privacy” from others. HYBE’s actions in 2024 will go down as an unprecedented event in K-pop history.

Over the past seven months, I have poured all my mental, economic and physical resources into reviving ADOR, which was devastated by HYBE’s serious violations of the shareholder agreement. It was a hellish battle against the baseless violence of a group disguised as a big corporation, but I did not back down and did everything possible.

I will take legal action: Min Hee-jin

HYBE’s moral degradation has reached its peak, and although their dirty media games will continue, I’m not worried because the public has probably become aware of their patterns. Nevertheless, if there is any power or media that wrongly defames me, I will not stand down and will take legal action. This unprecedented event is not over yet, but I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to the many people, including the Bunnies (the name of Newgins’ fan club), who have tirelessly supported and encouraged me for almost half a year.

The coolest people I’ve met: Min Hee-jin

Ironically, through this battle with the worst company, I have met the best people, which is a special privilege. Some people may not understand why I’ve endured it this far, but there’s a reason and meaning for someone like me to exist in this world. I hope you continue to show interest in my new journey in K-pop. I conclude this message with a sense of relief by sharing these words with some people: “The essence of the profession should never be tainted by the malicious actions of an individual. This is really wrong.”

what happened since april

The feud, which led to a legal battle, began between HYBE and ADOR in April this year. Earlier, he had filed a police complaint against five HYBE executives for defamation and leaking of his private messages to the media. In July, HYBE said it would countersued him on the false accusation. Meanwhile, HYBE also changed its leadership after Park Ji-won stepped down as CEO and was replaced by its former chief strategy officer Lee Jae-sang.