”NewJeans” parents submit petition ”together with Min Hee Jin”... Min Hee Jin takes stance on ”hidden bullying from HYBE”

The row between ADOR representative Min Hee Jin and HYBE is heading to court, and Min Hee Jin has opened his mouth again amid the prolonged phase of the case.

On the 19th, Min Hee Jin criticised HYBE again for the recent situation through an official position letter he wrote directly. This is the second time Min Hee Jin has spoken out since the emergency press conference held in April. Min Hee Jin said, "I am making this statement in order to minimise misunderstandings and correct HYBE's claims of false facts, as the context is important."

Prior to this, in relation to reports that Min Hee Jin met with Naver and Dunamu to secure management rights and they also admitted to HYBE the fact that they met with Min Hee Jin, this is untrue as Min Hee Jin was so private that he said he wanted to come and visit the 'NewJeans' performance, She refuted the report, saying that she had met Dunamu's side for the first time on that day. Min Hee Jin, who said that she was surprised that HYBE would take advantage of the situation by bringing in people who are acquaintances with them and making it difficult for them, said that she only imagined that she wanted to get out of the situation due to ADOR bullying and ostracism within HYBE, and that she had never proposed buying ADOR and a four-way meeting was also possible. She insisted on her innocence.

She also refuted HYBE's claims that Min Hee Jin had bad-mouthed and demeaned the members of 'NewJeans'. On the 17th, HYBE claimed Min Hee Jin's disqualification as a representative at a provisional injunction hearing against HYBE. Min Hee Jin said, "I am convinced that anyone would be subjected to the same situation as me if they were built up by HYBE's lowly methods," and added, "It is not something that can simply be put away and evaluated. I hope that those who think even a little bit about 'NewJeans' will do their utmost to prevent members from going up and down in such an impossible matter."

Expressing her frustration at having to fall for such a made-up composition of HYBE, despite returning ten times more than that and returning enormous value simply because he had received investment, Min Hee Jin said, "HYBE protects its members from such an insane and barbaric act, and the article that they distributed. I'm curious about the real intention of gratitude" and appealed to the public to see the true nature of the disturbance, saying that "HYBE, which even inspected private KakaoTalk conversations, would know very well how much of the content was in my favour and how much was against them in an unedited context."

On the 19th, according to the music industry, the parents of the 'NewJeans' members appointed an entertainment lawyer on the 14th before the hearing date for the application for a preliminary injunction against the exercise of voting rights issued by Min Hee Jin. The lawyer has reportedly handled a number of cases related to entertainers and entertainment companies, including the review of exclusive contracts and compensation for damages for breach of exclusive contracts. The parents of the 'NewJeans' members submitted a petition to the court through lawyer Lee, reportedly stating that they felt the same way as Min Hee Jin.

In response, 'NewJeans' effectively showed a friendly response to Min Hee Jin, leading some to speculate that it might lead to an exclusive contract dispute between 'NewJeans' and HYBE. However, the lawyers clarified through the media that they only helped with the petition work. With the dispute between the two sides intensifying over the difficult issue of Min Hee Jin's management takeover, the court's provisional injunction decision is expected to be issued before the 31st extraordinary shareholders' meeting.