[theqoo] [FULL STATEMENT] MIN HEEJIN "KOSPI SURPASSED 6000... HYBE AND I SHOULD COEXIST THROUGH FORWARD-LOOKING CONSIDERATION

Hello, this is Min Heejin.

First, I would like to express my deep respect and gratitude to the court for examining the essence of this case over a long period of time and clearly confirming it through its ruling.

From winning the injunction in 2024, to the police’s decision not to refer the case in 2025, and now to this first-trial victory in 2026, it has truly been a long tunnel. The court has clarified that the sensational frames of “management rights usurpation” and “tampering” were false, and recognized that the concerns I raised about creative ethics were legitimate management decisions that a company’s CEO ought to make.

The outcome of this lawsuit feels like comfort that washes away the wounds of the past two years. I also feel a sense of indebtedness for the unintended fatigue this process may have caused the public. I now wish to repay that debt with a new vision for K-pop.

The reason I am standing here today is to announce that I have decided to exchange the 25.6 billion won I would receive as the price of this victory for another value.

25.6 billion won is an amount most people would never encounter even in a lifetime. For me as well, having just announced a new beginning, it is an incredibly precious sum. However, there is a value I desire far more than this large amount of money, which is why I am making a meaningful proposal to HYBE through this press conference.

Among all the reasons behind this decision, the most urgent is the members of NewJeans.

In exchange for giving up the 25.6 billion won, I propose that all ongoing civil and criminal lawsuits be immediately halted and that all disputes be concluded. This proposal includes not only myself, but also the termination of all complaints and accusations involving the NewJeans members, external partner companies, former ADOR employees, and even the fandom members who have been hurt after being caught up in this conflict.

Only when all of these legal disputes are brought to an end will indiscriminate noise affecting not just the artists, but also their families and fandoms, cease.

I can no longer bear to watch the reality where the five members, who should be happily on stage, have some standing on stage and others standing in court. The members on stage must also be suffering, and not only the fans watching this situation, but no one can look upon it with happiness. With hearts so completely torn apart, it is impossible to create good culture.

As I have said many times, there are many values more important to me than money. Now that my sincerity has been confirmed, I want to show the world that there are values more precious than money. I hope this decision, to exchange the 25.6 billion won for another value, can be elevated into overall development and harmony for the K-pop industry.

The place where HYBE and I belong is not the courtroom, but the creative stage.

When I launched NewJeans, I had a creative vision. I regret deeply that I could not see it through to the end. That is why I ask that ADOR’s statement in court, that they would treat NewJeans well if they return, become a reality. Please create an environment where all five NewJeans members can gather and freely pursue their dreams. Opening the path for artists to shine again, that is the only role adults should play.

For me, 25.6 billion won is not greater than the value of restoring a healthy ecosystem for K-pop and peaceful daily lives for artists. From now on, I hope we can each do our best in our respective paths to present better stages to fans. I propose that we return to our proper roles, competing not in courtrooms but through music and on stage. The longer this dispute drags on, the more the true protagonists of this industry, the artists, will suffer.

HYBE and Chairman Bang Sihyuk, let us meet not in court, but in the realm of creation. In an era when corporate responsibility has grown more serious, including the July 2025 revision of the Commercial Act, choosing reconciliation and resolving risks in the entertainment industry would be the wisest management decision for shareholders and fans alike.

I will now shed the label of “former ADOR CEO” and walk a new path as the head of OK Records. I will devote all my energy to nurturing new artists who can represent the K-pop industry and to pursuing a new direction in business.

I would like to thank the members of the press who attended this conference despite your busy schedules. I hope there will be no more exhausting press conferences after today. From now on, I will meet you not in press rooms or courtrooms, but on the creative stage. I will focus on what I do best, creative work.

I sincerely hope that my true intentions today will be conveyed and serve as a turning point for the entire K-pop industry to breathe healthily again.

Today, the KOSPI surpassed 6,000. I hope HYBE will thoughtfully consider this proposal for mutual coexistence. Thank you.

original post: here

1. The bigger person....

2. She's freaking reading the trends ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

3. Real woman

4. Ah so now people are finally siding with Min Heejin? Min Heejin fighting !!

5. Let's see what HYBoongies will do this time. They'll probably start rising tickets prices again. They'll never change

6. That shoutout was insane ㅋㅋㅋ

7. Wow... She's so cool. Smart and cool.

8. A real woman. She's crazy for real..

9. She freaking shut them up with their whole "Throw New again" ugh this was so refreshing

10. In simple terms, isn’t she basically saying, “You don’t have to give me the 25 billion won, just stop har***ing my kids, NewJeans”? If that’s not sincerity, then what is? If you grabbed anyone and asked, “Could you give up 25 billion won that’s supposed to go to you?” how many people would actually say yes? All those people talking trash like “Min Heejin abandoned NewJeans” this completely shuts them up. What a boss. Seriously, respect.

New post

✉ PC Stories