
This is the 6th megathread for the current ongoing conflict between HYBE and ADOR, which is both directly and indirectly related to NewJeans.
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Relevant Articles:
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240422 Soompi: HYBE Initiates Audit Of ADOR's Management Including CEO Min Hee Jin
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240422 Soompi: ADOR Responds To HYBE's Audit With Statement Involving ILLIT And NewJeans
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240422 Korea JoongAng Daily: NewJeans comeback will proceed as planned, despite HYBE-ADOR drama
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240425 Korea JoongAng Daily: HYBE to report ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin to police
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240425 Korea JoongAng Daily: ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin to hold press conference at 3 p.m.
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240425 Korea JoongAng Daily: LIVE UPDATES — ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin press conference
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240425 Soompi: HYBE Releases Statement In Response To ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin's Press Conference
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240429 Korea JoongAng Daily: ADOR rejects HYBE's demand for board meeting, calls request 'illegal'
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240503 Soompi: ADOR Releases In-Depth Statement In Response To HYBE's Stance
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240510 Soompi: Min Hee Jin Releases Statement About Audit Of ADOR Employee + HYBE Responds
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240513 Soompi: NewJeans Members’ Parents Letter Speaking Out Against HYBE Revealed
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240513 Soompi: HYBE Releases Statement About Email Reportedly Sent By Parents Of NewJeans
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240517 Korea JoongAng Daily: Min Hee-jin asked Naver, Dunamu to buy ADOR shares, HYBE says
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240518 Korea JoongAng Daily: NewJeans members file letter of plea on its agency ADOR's hearing day
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240519 Korea JoongAng Daily: ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin denies trashing NewJeans, holding takeover talks
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240522 Korea JoongAng Daily: ILLIT agency reports Min Hee-jin for her 'NewJeans copycat' accusation
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240522 Soompi: BELIFT LAB Files A Criminal Complaint Against ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin
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240530 Korea JoongAng Daily: Court approves ADOR CEO’s injunction against HYBE
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240531 Korea JoongAng Daily: LIVE — ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin second press conference
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240715 Korea JoongAng Daily: Source Music files 500 million won lawsuit against ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin
Relevant English Translations
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240425 Min Heejin Press Conference English translation cr. TikkiTokkiTV
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240603 Official Court Ruling: MHJ Injunction English translation cr. 1tokki (Disclaimer: original Korean source is Theqoo but the OP has translated all court documents to English)
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240605 Min Heejin 2nd Press Conference English translation cr. TikkiTokkiTV
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4 Comments
Dang so it starts again right after promotions lol.
I just want to say, hi to everyone who loves NewJeans!
The last few months have felt a bit like braving a storm in small boat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Sometimes the storm calms and there are rays of sunshine and you can see dolphins, eat some fish, enjoy looking at the horizon, even dance on the boat with Supernatural and How Sweet on full volume; other times all you see are sharks in the water, lighting strikes and hurricane threatening to electrocute and drown you (and the members) in the abyss of the dysfunction of the kpop industry and the political mind games here.
I’m thankful for this sub because in other corners of the internet it sometimes feels like everyone is against those girls, constantly monitoring them for ways to demean, disparage, mock them or flat out wish them dead. Ironically, I’ve observed the people most unable to separate MHJ from NJ are their antis, rather than many of the fans who simply respect the members’ words and wishes.
This sub first of all just feels *calmer* than all the other kpop subs discussing this issue. This sub reminds me that people here genuinely love NewJeans and aren’t caught up in speaking over them or their choices given we don’t have all the facts nor can we see all they’re dealing with. It’s lovely to come here and see various opinions, some I disagree or agree with, but all of it coming from a place of kindness and love for the girls.
Given HYBE’s track record so far in how they’ve behaved this entire dispute, and MHJ for that matter, I’m settling in and getting comfortable for the long haul. In the meantime, I’m streaming How Sweet and Supernatural trying to figure out all the meta subtexts in the MV. I think Supernatural is their most meta MV to date, surpassing OMG. I so can’t wait for their full album later this year!
The PR war starting JUST as soon as NewJeans is done with their JP promotions is sick behaviour. Company politics should stay within the company, not aired out for the whole public to see
do you think there possibly may have been an agreement to halt litigation during promotions?