NewJeans Member's Parents Spill Bang Si Hyuk's Bad Behavior, Greetings Not Returned When Meeting

Liputan6.com, Jakarta There is a development in HYBE's dispute with ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin, this time related to NewJeans. Reporting from Soompi, Monday (13/5/2024), South Korean media Ilgan Sports published an email sent by Min Hee Jin to HYBE and Belift Lab on April 3.

The content is a continuation of letters from the parents of NewJeans members protesting a number of HYBE and Belift Lab policies. First, regarding plagiarism in the debut of ILLIT—a rookie group under Belift Lab—one of HYBE's subsidiaries.

However, in this letter, ILLIT's name is disguised.

“What is shown in the series of concept photos, styling, music video directing, choreography, and content produced internally by staff who worked exclusively on NewJeans' debut period and never worked with other idols, makes it difficult to deny that there was intentionality in this matter. this,” said the parent's representative in this document.

It added: “Content similar to NewJeans has been mass-produced, and suspicions such as copying and plagiarism of NewJeans have been widely circulated. It's unfortunate that another label under the same parent company could plan a group that intentionally resembles NewJeans' debut era, within a year and eight months of NewJeans' debut.”

Another thing that was revealed was the bad treatment of Bang Si Hyuk—the founder of HYBE—to NewJeans members.