[theqoo] THE COURT: "NEWJEANS HANNI'S 'IGNORE HER' COMMENT, MIN HEEJIN USED IT FIRST... IT'S HARD TO CONFIRM"

On October 30, the Seoul Central District Court’s Civil Division 41, presided over by Judge Jung Hoe-il, ruled in favor of ADOR in the lawsuit confirming the validity of its exclusive contracts with NewJeans. During the verdict, the court rejected several of the group’s arguments, including Hanni’s claims of workplace mistreatment.

The court stated, “Based on the evidence submitted, it is insufficient to conclude that Hanni heard remarks such as ‘ignore her’ from an ILLIT manager that would amount to a violation of her personal rights.” The court further explained that HYBE had immediately taken steps to verify the incident by requesting CCTV footage through its security and operations teams, which continued searching for related clips at ADOR’s request. However, since the CCTV did not record audio, the court noted that “even if the incident was captured on camera, the alleged remarks would not have been recorded.”

The court concluded that ADOR took sufficient measures to verify the facts as described by Hanni.

Earlier, in October 2024, Hanni appeared before the National Assembly’s Environment and Labor Committee as a witness to discuss “workplace bullying in the idol industry.” She testified, “I was waiting in the hallway after finishing my hair and makeup when members of another label walked past. A manager looked at me and told them, ‘Pretend you didn’t see her. Ignore her.’ I couldn’t understand why this kept happening.”

Later, Hanni posted on SNS, “I remember everything clearly. I wanted to speak about it in court but chose to hold back.”

ADOR countered, claiming that the incident was exaggerated by former CEO Min Hee-jin. The agency stated, “Hanni herself admitted that the ILLIT members greeted her. She said, ‘I don’t recall clearly, but maybe the manager just said to walk past without stopping.’ It was Min Hee-jin who turned that into ‘ignore her’ and escalated it. Even Hanni didn’t see it as a serious issue.”

CR: Kbizoom

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1. Hanni-yah, explain this

2. Hul... crazy, isn't this gaslighting?;;;

3. At this rate, Min Heejin is a gaslighting god

4. I always felt that the 'ignore her' incident was so weird but when I called it "weird", I was labeled a HYBoongie

5. Aigo, why did they go to the National Assembly for this...

6. Ah seriously is the National Assembly a joke to you?

7. Anyone can tell that it was forced

8. ILLIT are pitifulㅠㅠ They can't even avoid her gaze anymore. They might just get sued for nothing

9. "Min Heejin used it first"ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

10. The fact that they sent the chat to the National Assembly was legendary