”Can we say that 'New Jeans' was not influenced by 'BTS'?”... ILLIT's management office interviews ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin about the ”similarities”

BELIFT LAB, the management office of the group ILLIT, has announced its position regarding ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin's second press conference and even produced and released a video explaining the plagiarism.
On the 10th, BELIFT LAB said, "After seeing CEO Min Hee-jin's second press conference on May 31st, we have decided that we can no longer put off expressing our position.
In response to this, we will clarify and state BELIFT LAB's position regarding CEO Min Hee-jin in writing and video.
Prior to this, the provisional injunction requested by Min Hee-jin's side was handed down, and Min Hee-jin's representative
The situation has led to Pyo defending his position as CEO of ADOR. BELIFT LAB said that this is not a ruling on the plagiarism cases of "ILLIT" and "NewJeans," and that "it is as if the case is a plagiarism case.
"The ruling on the proposal should not be misrepresented as a victory for Min Hee-jin's side," he emphasized.
LAB filed criminal charges against CEO Min Hee-jin for obstruction of business and defamation.
They stated that the case is an area that will be investigated in the future, and claimed that "CEO Min Hee-jin sacrificed an innocent rookie group for her own personal gain."
He also said, "By claiming plagiarism as a means to secure one's own personal interests, it has a negative impact on pop culture in general.
BELIFT LAB said, "At her second press conference, Min Hee-jin displayed youthful gestures on the surface, but her actual actions were
Without even a single word of apology or remorse to the innocent victims, including the artists who have suffered from such serious and malicious comments that no one should ever experience, the media and others are not taking any notice of this.
This is truly unfortunate," he said.
The 28-minute video, titled "The Position of LAB," began at the time of ILLIT's debut.
Although ILLIT achieved surprising results, it was later criticized for "copying controversy" raised by CEO Min Hee-jin.
A representative from LAB said, "The comments made about the artists were made to expose them. It was not intended to criticize ILLIT.
In response to the controversy over the similarity between "NewJeans" and "ILLIT" that spread through social media and communities, BELIFT
Min Hee-jin, CEO of BELIFT LAB, said she sent an email to the LAB. In response, BELIFT LAB said, "There are as many objections that the two don't look alike as there are."
The "brand strategy girl group plan" that was created while producing "ILLIT" was also revealed.
"NewJeans", "NOT BLACKPINK", and "NOT IVE" are highlighted, and BELIFT LAB's CEO Min Hee-jin said, "The production formula is
"Min Hee-jin created this because there was insufficient evidence of plagiarism from 'ILLIT'," they claimed.
The direct differences between "ILLIT" and "NewJeans" were also discussed.
LIFT LAB said that while "NewJeans" is a group loved by the generation that has nostalgia for the late 90s and Y2K, "ILLIT" is the opposite, a "dog" group that is sometimes seen in class.
The performance director of "ILLIT" said, "It was a song called 'New Jeans' that was created with the concept of 'friends like this.' The choreography plagiarism issue also became a topic of discussion.
"The name did not appear at all," he said, adding, "I don't think that a movement that was not even part of the choreography and lasted less than two seconds is plagiarism."
Regarding the hand movement choreography used by GFRIEND, IZONE, Sunmi, etc., he said, "The fact that these hand movements are also plagiarized is too much.
He also mentioned the issue of similarities between Mexico's "Jeans" and "NewJeans," saying, "There is something unclear about the claims of those people (Min Hee-jin's side)."
I think there is. I don't understand why they are making such claims against us based on such uncertain standards."
The representative of LIFT LAB said, "If we take the example of countless other artists who took gravure photos in front of hanok houses on holidays, we can see that the pastel tones and color combinations are now being used in court documents.
"If you think about it like that, NewJeans shot a video at Geunjeongjeon, and BTS shot their video in front of Geunjeongjeon, which is a very good reference."
"Is it possible to say that the photos taken at the Geunjeongjeon afterwards were not influenced by BTS?" he asked.
LAB said, "It is BELIFT's responsibility to protect the artists from this incident and restore the honor of the members and staff who dedicated themselves to the project.
"This is an important responsibility of BELIFT LAB," he said, concluding his announcement by saying, "BELIFT LAB will continue to do its utmost to achieve this goal until the very end."