Min Hee Jin Calls Out HYBE’s Alleged Lies In Scathing Statement
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.
In a recent public statement, former ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin fiercely responded to what she describes as false claims and unethical actions by HYBE. Min claims the company’s recent hearing against her was baseless and vengeful.
The former CEO accused HYBE of launching an audit under suspicious circumstances. According to her, HYBE’s audit (which began on April 22) included questions based on confidential information that was allegedly obtained without her permission. Min claimed she was shocked that HYBE could access personal information and data from her without prior consent.
Min’s statement further claims that HYBE’s decision to audit her was fueled by personal retaliation. She believes HYBE initiated the audit as an act of revenge — after Min publicly called out several public figures from the company — hoping to silence her through intimidation and scrutiny.
The former CEO also emphasized that she has been personally bearing the financial and emotional toll of the situation, stating that she refuses to let herself or NewJeans be scapegoated in what she called HYBE’s “unreasonable and malicious” actions.
You can read her full statement below:
“All of HYBE’s claims that started from this illegal audit are completely fabricated, like a made-up story.
HYBE widely publicized that an audit began on April 22, but the questionnaire they sent on the 22nd was full of unreasonable content and low-level questions, based on personal information that they had illegally obtained. Shockingly, this implies that they had already accessed and illegally acquired personal information even before the official audit began. Unless HYBE is some kind of a private investigation agency — how on earth did they acquire someone else’s personal data without consent, even before the audit started? It’s honestly chilling.
So, what was the reason for carrying out this illegal audit so suddenly? It seems they decided to target me with this petty revenge audit because I openly pointed out and criticized the various issues and wrongdoings of Chairman Bang Si Hyuk, former CEO Park Ji Won, and Belift Lab CEO Kim Tae Ho in front of the entire HYBE executive team and board of directors.
I’ve been enduring this tough, distressing fight for several months at my own expense for two main reasons. First, there is absolutely no reason why either I or NewJeans should be the scapegoats for HYBE’s unreasonable and malicious actions. Second, I hope that exposing all the misconduct and atrocities HYBE has committed to the public might lead to a thorough reform of this rotten organization.
I sincerely hope that we become a society where money and power can no longer cover up wrongdoing.”
— Min Hee Jin
