”ILLIT” and ”NewJeans” copycat truth battle to go into court for second round...200 million yen lawsuit ”to start in January next year”

The legal battle between Korean girl group "ILLIT" and Min Hee Jin, former CEO of HYBE's label ADOR, over the "New Jeans" plagiarism allegations, will begin in January next year.
According to the legal community on the 18th (today), the Seoul Western District Court will hear a lawsuit against ILLIT's management office, BELIFT, on January 10th next year.
LAB is holding the first hearing of the damages lawsuit against Min Hee Jinformer, the CEO of BELIFT.
LAB filed a lawsuit against ADOR CEO Min Hee Jinformer, who claimed "NewJeans plagiarism," and the lawsuit is expected to amount to approximately 2 billion won (approximately 222 million yen).
Previously, Min Hee Jinformer, CEO of HYBE, held an emergency press conference in April this year to announce that she was resigning from her label, which is under HYBE, in the midst of a dispute with HYBE over allegations that she had attempted to seize management rights.
Min Hee, Jinformer's representative, claimed that there was a similarity between ILLIT, a group from BELIFT LAB, and NewJeans, a Korean girl group from ADOR, which debuted earlier.
At the time, the outlet said, "ILLIT is copying NewJeans in every area, including hair, makeup, costumes, choreography, photography, and video," and asked, "Who is this good for?
BELIFT LAB responded by saying that ILLIT did not plagiarize NewJeans, and
In February, BELIFT LAB filed a lawsuit against Min Hee Jinformer, the company's CEO. BELIFT LAB said, "The branding strategy and concept of ILLIT was finalized on July 21, 2023.
The information was shared internally, and the source sent the so-called "proposal" on August 28, 2023, which is later than the date of the proposal, and the timing of the proposal may not have influenced the concept of "ILLIT."
"We cannot do that," he said. In addition, BELIFT, who appeared as a witness at the National Diet Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee's comprehensive parliamentary audit held in October this year,
LAB CEO Kim Tae-ho said, "We have filed a civil lawsuit against Min Hee Jinformer, who brought this case, and will wait for the decision of the Ministry of Justice."
We plan to follow the relevant procedures and provide documents and evidence to prove that the allegations are not true through the court."