[naver/theqoo] THE DISPARAGEMENT OF BANG SIHYUK HAS GONE TOO FAR

These days, HYBE and Bang Sihyuk have become the ultimate targets of demonization. After achieving the most dazzling success and the greatest accomplishments, they are now facing the harshest disparagement, indeed, even hatred. When the dispute with Min Heejin began, many media outlets unconditionally blamed HYBE, claiming its multi-label system was the problem. A NewJeans member made what many consider a hard-to-accept claim that she was treated unfairly after hearing unpleasant remarks from a manager at another label, yet the press, and even some lawmakers, immediately began criticizing HYBE. On top of that, groundless conspiracy theories involving a cult were raised, leading the public to attack HYBE and Bang Sihyuk indiscriminately.

In such an environment, the activities of major entertainment agencies are bound to shrink. It will also negatively affect the trust that artists have in their companies. That, in turn, leads to instability in the K-pop industry.

The problem is the lingering prejudice that views large agencies as little more than a necessary evil. As a result, the media and the National Assembly tend to see them only as targets for criticism and regulation. So whenever an issue involving a major agency arises, the practice has been to criticize first and examine later.

Of course, major agencies are not absolute good. Just as Korean companies went through immature stages during earlier periods of underdevelopment and gradually refined their systems to advance the national economy, major entertainment agencies were once influenced by the industry’s backward conditions but have since rapidly reorganized and are now driving the globalization of K-pop. If that is the case, rather than attacking them unconditionally, there is also a need to encourage and support them.

HYBE, which is currently receiving the most criticism, stands at the forefront of strengthening K-pop’s competitiveness. Bang Si-hyuk led the BTS project as executive producer and created achievements that will remain in history. He is considered the leading contributor to the globalization of K-pop. He determined BTS’s identity and direction and even participated in songwriting. That alone would be monumental, but what is even more remarkable is that he took it a step further, expanding BTS’s success into an internationally competitive “system.” He established a multi-label structure that does not rely on a single team. Through overseas expansion, he also succeeded with KATSEYE.

In a normal society, such remarkable, self-made achievements would prompt discussion about how to commend and support these figures. Instead, our society seems to focus only on attacking them. For other major export corporations, both strengths and weaknesses are considered, but when it comes to large entertainment agencies, there is a tendency to see only the negatives. Of course, if there are legal disputes, those should be judged based on investigation and court results. The issue is that even in such cases, the media and public often rush to condemn them as immoral before any conclusion is reached, almost as if treating them like enemies.

Legal matters can be judged when conclusions are reached. Separately from that, however, the contributions of major entertainment agencies should be clearly acknowledged and properly supported. That would strengthen the competitiveness of K-pop. While supporting companies in nationally strategic industries is considered natural, the problem is that major K-pop agencies seem to be excluded from such recognition.

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source: https://n.news.naver.com/article/119/0002999521

1. [+370, -81]

Bang Sihyuk personally faces fraud and unfair trade allegations amounting to 400 billion won, and including current and former HYBE executives the total case amounts to 1.3 trillion won, so are we not even allowed to post critical comments about that? Should we be saying, “Aigo he's so good”? What about HYBE’s internal document evaluating its own idols? When things like that pile up, criticizing him is freedom of expression. NewJeans spoke well. They never complained about greetings. They asked for a promise to prevent a recurrence regarding the manager’s behavior, and they raised concerns about how Kim Jooyoung, the head of HR, handled the matter by assigning the investigation to Belift Lab, which was directly involved in the incident. It was the media and online communities that framed it as an issue about mere greetings

2. [+318, -81]

Why don’t you write about Min Heejin being cleared with no charges forwarded? Why are you pretending not to know? You criticized Min Heejin and NewJeans for an entire year, but now that Bang Sihyuk is being criticized, does it hurt your feelings? And did you know this? Compared to the number of articles and malicious online posts criticizing Min Heejin and NewJeans, the number of articles, posts, and YouTube videos about the 400 billion won fraud allegations isn’t even one ten-thousandth of that. And to avoid making it obvious that you’re only defending Bang Sihyuk and HYBE, you dragged in SM and JYP, but they don’t have fraud or unfair trade allegations, do they?

3. [+229, -39]

Oh? So you’re setting aside the ongoing disputes and just calmly highlighting the moves of Chairman Bang that you know? He runs a massive entertainment company yet, instead of stopping the use of so-called “industry trend reports” that are practically worse than internet hate comments as a form of market research, he looked at them himself. He failed to comply with a court’s request to appear as a key witness and instead showed up at a concert. He allegedly caused losses to early and retail investors through fraudulent unfair trade, yet still sits as HYBE chairman and remains involved in nearly all major decisions. Amid a series of incidents that have driven down the stock price, photos of him taken in LA added further controversy. And in the middle of all that, articles like this keep pouring out

4. [+ 207, -41]

Amazing. Seeing this kind of shielding makes it obvious there’s heavy management going on. Isn’t Ha Jae-geun someone who frequently appears as a panelist on general programming TV channels? If you’re in a position to write and evaluate, then do so fairly. What do you think about Min Heejin being cleared of charges? You treated her as if she were a criminal. The problem is that someone like this appears on broadcasts

5. [+185, -34]

A cultural critic criticizing the public, what a joke

[theqoo] THE DISPARAGEMENT OF BANG SIHYUK HAS GONE TOO FAR

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1. I knew this would happen

2. Ha Jae-geun, I'll remember your name ^^

3. I bet this guy is making tons of cash for writing these, meanwhile he pretends to be a f*cking freelance mercenary ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

4. Wow this is impressive ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Bang Sihyuk is what now?

5. Ha Jae-geun. What a strange name. I'll remember this

6. ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ This is comedy

7. ?

8. Should've written the same article when Min Heejin and NewJeans were getting excessive hate

9. Aigo this is too transparent ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

10. The media is disgusting