ADOR Documents Allegedly Found By HYBE Receive Major Backlash From Netizens For Being “Disrespectful” To Korean History
This article is part of our coverage of HYBE vs. ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin. You can read more and view the entire timeline here.
ADOR Min Hee Jin‘s feud with HYBE has become a huge topic over the last few days, but the company has come under fire after the title of a document found by HYBE sparked backlash.
Amidst all the documents and statements found, news outlets have reported that Channel A reported a document that apparently contains a passage indicating Min Hee Jin’s desire for ADOR’s independence.
Yet, what struck a chord with netizens was noticing that the document was called “Project 1945” and reported in that way on news outlets.
When netizens found out that the file was allegedly called “Project 1945,” they were shocked. 1945 is an important date for Koreans as it was when South Korea was liberated from Japan, and netizens were in shock that ADOR was seemingly comparing the company’s independence from HYBE to that of Korea and Japan.
Considering how important the year is, netizens believed that ADOR seemingly compared the desire for independence to a significant part of Korea’s history, adding that it seems to boost their ego.
HYBE FOUND A. FILE CALLED PROJECT 1945 Where all the complaints of Illit copying New jeans were written
But why 1945?
HYBE interprets the number 1945 which means the year of Korea's liberation as the independence of representative Min
INDEPENDENCE DAY FOR MHJ IN 1945?????… pic.twitter.com/Ii5KuCmZ6K— 전여친 (@jeon_yocchin) April 24, 2024
Ador's Vice President admitted in an interview that he wrote his "personal thoughts" about "dissatisfaction with Hybe" and "plans how to make Ador independent" on a company laptop while hoping that "no one could see it" and decided it would be appropriate to name one of the files…
— paula⁷ (@sugatheartist) April 24, 2024
Naming the project "1945" after SK's liberation year, that would be "her" independence too oh the EGO
The files gathered from Ador's vice president's e-mail database, and now they'll be checking his personal SNS messages as well LMAO
And ofc MHJ is still not giving her… https://t.co/axeH22ZdN7
— ⟭BlueeDenise⁷⁼¹⟬ 아포방포💜 (@BlueeDenise) April 24, 2024
No fucking way ador called this project "1945" 💀💀💀💀 If korean public doesn't absolutely destroy them for comparing their criminal tear out to Korean independence from Japan, then I'll be surprised https://t.co/GXKJ4myy0C
— gomooshin⁷ (@taesoothe) April 24, 2024
Many netizens found it extremely disrespectful and seemed to treat 1945 as something trivial and could be used for a “feud” between K-Pop companies.
You can read Min Hee Jin’s response below.
ADOR Responds To HYBE’s Claims That “Project 1945” Proves Min Hee Jin’s Plans To Usurp Power
