Each time she has spoken in person, reactions have been intense, and support for Min Heejin has grown again this time. While not as euphoric as during the first conference, her supporters have raised their voices since she won the recent first trial in the shareholder agreement put-option lawsuit, and that momentum has now peaked.
At this press conference, Min declared that she would forgo the 24.6 billion won put-option payment she secured through her court victory “for NewJeans” and proposed that HYBE end all litigation. As a result, praise poured in describing her as magnanimous, while criticism of HYBE intensified.
Her sudden call to halt the dispute recalls the period right after her first press conference. At that time, she passionately vented her grievances against HYBE and spoke of going “head-to-head,” but soon afterward mentioned reconciliation with HYBE on a radio program, raising eyebrows. If her claims were true, then the facts would need to be uncovered and HYBE severely punished, meaning she herself would have to file charges. Yet she spoke of reconciliation.
This led to suspicions that, contrary to her strong statements at the press conference, she might have had something to hide and was therefore suggesting reconciliation. The same question arises now. Even though she could ride the momentum of her put-option victory to pursue punitive action against HYBE and clear her name, she suddenly proposed reconciliation. It raises doubts about whether she lacks confidence in winning future trials and is trying to quickly wrap up the situation.
It is also questionable whether she was confident about winning the recent put-option case. Just before the ruling, she abruptly requested a press conference and introduced a new claim, that the “NewJeans tampering allegation” was “a nationwide fraud orchestrated by certain corporate figures and NewJeans members’ families to boost or manipulate a company’s stock price.” This was widely seen as a public opinion strategy to offset a disadvantage in court.
However, the ruling ultimately went in Min’s favor. Still, perhaps lacking confidence about future outcomes, is she now trying to use the current first-instance victory as leverage to quietly end all disputes?
The Min Heejin-HYBE conflict is a significant matter that could set the order of the K-pop industry straight. If Min’s claims are true, then a major corporation committed wrongdoing. If the opposite is true, then Min abused the company’s trust, committed misconduct, and deceived the public. Either way, it must be corrected and preventive measures put in place. Therefore, rather than simply stopping everything, the issues need to be clearly resolved.
In her statement, Min repeatedly emphasized that she values something “far more than money” and called for ending the dispute for the sake of NewJeans. She expressed hope that this decision would “sublimate into the overall development and harmony of the K-pop industry.” She also asked that ADOR’s promise to “treat NewJeans well if they return” be made a reality, arguing that prolonged conflict ultimately harms the artists.
There have been reports that relations worsened because HYBE refused her request to increase the put-option multiple (amount), so her claim that money is not important feels puzzling; that part will need to be examined later.
She speaks as though she prioritizes NewJeans and the development of K-pop over money, yet was it not Min herself who brought up NewJeans during this muddy dispute and drew them into it? A ruling has stated that she planned a public opinion campaign by putting NewJeans’ parents at the forefront. While she claims to act for the K-pop industry, was it not also her own act of seeking independence, despite being appointed head of a HYBE subsidiary, that destabilized industry order? In a previous injunction ruling regarding voting rights, the court described her actions as “a betrayal” of HYBE.
In the appellate ruling on the NewJeans injunction, the court stated that “Min is in a position that destroys the integration of ADOR and NewJeans.” If that integration collapses, NewJeans would immediately suffer harm and industry order would be shaken. Given such rulings, it is difficult to readily accept her claim that this press conference was for NewJeans and the K-pop industry.
She asked that ADOR ensure its promise to “treat NewJeans well if they return” becomes reality. But that is something to ask of NewJeans first. The members must return before any such treatment can occur. Therefore, the priority would be to demand that all NewJeans members clearly return to ADOR. The issue lies not with ADOR but with NewJeans. If they genuinely return, not merely pretend to, and apologize and reflect on past wrongs, there would be no reason for ADOR to refuse them. NewJeans are profitable. If all members return, ADOR profits, so there is no need to demand that ADOR accept them.
Making such unnecessary statements could be seen as a public opinion strategy to shift blame onto ADOR/HYBE. From the beginning, Min has appealed to NewJeans fans by claiming that only she truly protects the group while demonizing HYBE. Even now, it appears as though she is using a similar framing,portraying herself as the sole protector of NewJeans while casting ADOR/HYBE as a bad group that refuses to accept them and harasses them with lawsuits.
In fact, amid this messy conflict, the side that has endured and refrained from repeatedly invoking NewJeans appears to have been ADOR/HYBE, while Min continued mentioning the group, which could be seen as using them. Yet many NewJeans fans sided with Min. Given that ADOR/HYBE profits when NewJeans succeeds, structurally they have no choice but to prioritize the group’s success. It is surprising that many online commenters aligned with Min’s opposing narrative.
Because the “NewJeans mom” framing has proven so powerful, did she once again brandish the “for NewJeans” code like a master key at this press conference? To avoid such suspicions, Min must clearly substantiate the truth. It is difficult to dismiss conversations about seeking independence with employees as mere private chatter. If dissatisfied with a company, one resigns; one does not attempt to take the company and pursue independence—especially amid reports that investors were being explored.
Recently, Dispatch reported that Min was behind NewJeans’ departure from ADOR. She immediately denied it. The truth of that must also be clarified, as must her recent claim that the “tampering allegation” was “a nationwide fraud by NewJeans members’ families and corporate figures.” Only by thoroughly uncovering the facts and resolving the disputes can the K-pop industry, as she says, properly develop.
source: https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/119/0003064078?sid=102
She won everything in court against a major corporation. In the first place, it shouldn’t even have become a lawsuit, but the media significantly contributed to shaping public opinion. And yet, without any sense of guilt, you wrote an article like this?
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