Min Hee Jin, former CEO of ADOR, ”Objective Facts” vs. BELIFT LAB ”Inducing Plagiarism Suspicions”... 2 Billion Won Compensation Settlement Begins

BELIFT LAB, the management office of the group "ILLIT" and a label under HYBE, has issued a statement in response to Min Hee Jin, former CEO of ADOR, alleging plagiarism in "New Jeans."
"They just look similar," he said. He also claimed that he had suffered damages in advertising and other areas due to the allegations. On the afternoon of the 10th, the 12th Civil Division of the Seoul Western District Court announced that HYBE's label,
BELIFT LAB and SOURCE MUSIC, which are both affiliated with ADOR, filed lawsuits against former ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin for damages of 2 billion won (approximately 200 million yen) and 500 million won, respectively.
The first hearing was held. BELIFT LAB's lawyer stated, "We pointed out the coordinates to ILLIT, who had just debuted (we shared online posts and questioned the merits of empathy, etc.)
Regardless of whether it is true or not, his remarks have caused great hurt." He also claimed that the plagiarism of the choreography was "false," saying, "If we use taekwondo as an example, poomsae is a
There are basic steps, and the judges are given based on how much effort and tension the performer exerts. Similar movements are repeated in girl group choreography.
Min Hee Jin's lawyers said it was not a matter of pointing out coordinates, but an objective fact, and that "eight months after NewJeans debuted,
"Illit debuted, but after Illit debuted, accusations of plagiarism were raised among the public," he continued. "The defendant sent an email to try to resolve the matter internally.
However, there was an illegal audit at HYBE," he said, explaining, "We had no choice but to speak out publicly, which is why we decided to hold a press conference."
After reading the contents of the LAB lawsuit, the author wrote, "BELIFT LAB's concept is 'what today's teenagers want to emulate,' and NewJeans is 'what today's teenagers want to emulate,' and
He explained, "The songs for 'ILLIT' were created through the processes of many composers, but 'New Jeans' is different because it was created by a single composer."
However, regarding the fact that BELIFT LAB's official SNS follower numbers and album sales had fallen and the contract had failed, the company said, "The conclusion was unclear,
The court also pointed out that the plaintiffs' claims that the defendants committed a criminal act of obstruction of business were not true.
"It may have been intentional, but we need concrete evidence," he added. Prior to this, former CEO Min had admitted that "ILLIT" had plagiarized the concept of "NewJeans."
BELIFT LAB denied the allegations and filed a lawsuit against former CEO Min for 2 billion won in damages. Former CEO Min has accused CEO Kim Tae-ho and the company's executives of defamation.
He filed a counterclaim on charges of (Kison).