ADOR Min Hee Jin’s Comments On Why Only NewJeans’ Minji Was Picked From SOURCE MUSIC Receive Backlash

“How could she say this about other trainees…”

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 CEO Min Hee Jin‘s comments about why she chose to scout NewJeans‘ member Minji from SOURCE MUSIC when finding a lineup for her group has angered fans.

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NewJeans’ Minji | @newjeans_twt/Twitter

During the press conference, she spoke about her feud with HYBE, but also her history with SOURCE MUSIC. When speaking about the trainees from SOURCE MUSIC, Min Hee Jin had said there wasn’t much choice except for Minji.

 Anyway out of the trainees that SOURCE MUSIC already had, there wasn’t much I could choose from. There was only Minji.

— Min Hee Jin

Min Hee Jin revealed that she struggled to make a selection and shared some criteria that she thought about, including age, skills, or just suiting the vibe. She added that Minji was the one with potential.

I’m sorry to say this but I couldn’t make a selection because they were either too old or they needed to polish their skills more, or they didn’t really suit me. Anyway, so I thought that Minji [had potential] because she was young then, and would get much better with practice. And Minji was really pretty when she was young, way prettier than now.

— Min Hee Jin

She then added that after seeing Minji, Min Hee Jin saw that she could create a group.

So I thought I would be able to do something (create a group) with her. Anyway so I had to do casting again.

— Min Hee Jin

Yet, when the clip was shared…

Netizens couldn’t hide their anger. While Min Hee Jin might not have meant it maliciously, and it was to suit the concept of the group, this statement touched on a sore spot for many K-Pop fans: the age at which idols debut and why so many young idols are debuting.

While the comment might have been innocent, netizens are angry that age played a factor, especially considering the backlash of idols debuting so young.

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Source: KBS NEWS

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