K-Pop Fans Demand Min Hee Jin Responds To Accusations Of Leaking HYBE Artists’ Personal Information
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.
Amid a fiery dispute within the K-Pop industry, Min Hee Jin—CEO of ADOR and a subsidiary of HYBE—finds herself at the center of severe allegations involving the mishandling of sensitive artist information. Following HYBE’s accusations, Min has made statements that indirectly address the concerns but have left fans clamoring for more clarity and a direct response.
The allegations claim that Min Hee Jin, alongside deputies only identified as CEOs “A” and “B,” leaked critical business and personal details to external parties like foreign investment advisors and private equity firms. This breach reportedly was part of a broader scheme to detach ADOR from HYBE and garner public support against the parent company by negatively influencing HYBE’s public perception.
Reports from Korean media further suggest that the leaked information included private details about artists under HYBE’s management, potentially jeopardizing their public image and personal security.
In response to the uproar, Min Hee Jin released her own statement, in which she named ILLIT as the reason behind her ongoing feud with HYBE. In the statement, Min also loosely addresses the accusations made against her.
HYBE is attempting to use the media to tarnish Min Hee Jin’s name with ridiculous allegations of her trying to steal from HYBE. How can protecting NewJeans’ cultural achievements equate to hurting ADOR’s values and mean that Min Hee Jin is trying to steal ADOR’s executive rights?
— ADOR
However, this statement has not satisfied K-Pop fans, who are demanding a straightforward denial or acknowledgment concerning the data leakage accusations.
girl ur being accused of leaking MEDICAL records and in house abuse and u get on here talking about ILLIT? go to fucking hell. https://t.co/TY6KECN1HU
— sᴊ⁷ ✧. (@1800HOTNFUNN) April 22, 2024
hybe: we have evidence of you doing illegal business dealings and in house abuse
Min Heejin: they copied me 🥺🥺 https://t.co/f2rIKCFHPg— odd⁷ ˚⁎ ⁺˳✧༚ (@bunyunki) April 22, 2024
i hope people are aware that she is purposely releasing all these statements that make people target literal teenagers just so no one focuses on the fact that mhj has been doing illegal inside trading and in house abuse. leave the girls alone. https://t.co/SqfEdjBu6W
— sara sara. (@svteenwrld) April 22, 2024
Some fans even argue that Min is using the plagiarism issue to sidestep addressing the core accusations against her.
Trying to blame another group for her being accused of leaking personal information of artists and in-house abuse. What an evil woman https://t.co/sjPyRLNx6W
— Shimmi (@siiindz801) April 22, 2024
that woman has criminal charges on her back but decided to speak up just to drag innocent girls into this mess, i hope she ends up in jail https://t.co/uhg6yAeuTK
— ًsuper real steph (@yunahslauv) April 22, 2024
using illit as a shield is fucking shameful https://t.co/Var1HLQV0K
— qin ୨୧ (@illieluvs) April 22, 2024
