Previously, Min Heejin and Ador pointed at ILLIT as a copycat, and said that was the reason why Min Heejin and Ador had to make an official complaint toward HYBE. To read the whole statement of Min Heejin in translated version of Koreadeok, CLICK HERE.
Actually, not all Koreans are agreeing what Min Heejin did, and it is a bit rude to drag ILLIT, a rookie group into the controversy.
Korean’s reaction on Min Heejin
- Actually, they were siphoning off confidential information way before the debut… ILLIT is Unicorn/pastel/lace/girlish and it is different from New Jeans’ girlish. So it was hard to understand that people called ILLIT was a copycat of New Jeans, was the group, that Min Hee Jin was playing mass media negatively, ILLIT?
- What? Min Hee Jin we are not asking why you are pissed off! Why you were keep stealing corporate secrets from the parent company(HYBE), leaked the personal informations of trainees including their health conditions, and if you did negative media play on ILLIT saying they are copycat of New Jeans.
3rd reaction / What Min Hee Jin gave an explanation and what she did not
What Min Hee Jin explained
- The reason of discord: Rookie group Ador protested about ILLIT copying the concept of New Jeans, but it was not accepted
What she did not explain
- That Mr. L used the title to hand over the inside information of the HYBE to Ador
- Mr. L handed over non-disclosure documents and trade secrets necessary for Ador’s independence to Ador’s side
- that ADOR management disclosed key information and business and personnel secrets acquired for the purpose of taking over management rights to the outside of the agency
- Situation that securities company analysts, overseas investment advisors, private equity funds, and venture capital officials have reviewed the sale structure
- The circumstances that the contract information concluded between Ador and HYBE was exposed during the review process
- To put pressure on HYBE, they manipulated mass media negatively on other HYBE artists
- Circumstance to persuade New Jeans’ members’ parents
- Allegations that the Ador staffs leaked information about artists to outside
- Suspicion of hiring staff at outsider’s request
- circumstantial evidence that employees’ personal information was leaked and key personnel-related information was leaked to the outside world
4th reaction came up with the picture as an evidence.
“I have no intention of tolerating publicity such as who is whose brother’s group.” The Korean netizen highlighted the part of Min Hee Jin’s statement, and added picture of New Jeans being called as ‘little sister of BTS.’ The original post is saying, New Jeans has made an image of BTS’ sister themselves a lot, and not letting others to do is just a joke.
Apparently, Korean netizens are not agreeing with Min Heejin’s statement and making refutations on the statement. Maybe if the statement was to earn support of crowds, it might not be 100% successful.
