Netizens Slam Reporter For Asking Min Hee Jin A Question That Should Be For HYBE
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.
On May 31, ADOR’s CEO Min Hee Jin held her second press conference after the court’s ruling in favor of her injunction against HYBE.
This press conference became the center of attention to both netizens and fans as she would be touching base on all the issues regarding the dispute and her plans for the future.
However, netizens began criticizing a reporter’s question regarding whether she had anything to say to the people hurt by this incident.
The criticism started when the reporter named certain groups (BTS, LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT) in the question.
기자 : 상처를 받은 다른 아이돌그룹도 있는 것 같아요. BTS분들도 특정 단체(단월드)와 연관이 있다는 의혹이 붉어졌고, 또 아일릿이라던지 르세라핌도 상처를 받은 부분이 있으신 것 같은데 그분들에게 하고싶은 이야기
민희진 대표 : 저는 뉴진스도 상처를 받았고, 모두 상처를 받은 일이라고… pic.twitter.com/5qRbUNndTI
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Reporter question: I think there are other idol groups that have also been hurt by this. There have been allegations about BTS being a part of a certain cult, and there are parts where ILLIT and LE SSERAFIM have been hurt too. Is there anything you would like to say to them?
To this, Min Hee Jin gave her honest answer.
“What I want to say to those hurt by the incident. For me, NewJeans was also hurt by this. Everyone has been hurt by this incident. I am human, too. One person on our team said something that stood out to me. ‘I think people think that Heejin is not human.’ This is how they said it, and I am human too…and everyone else is too…and all the members are human too.
So, instead of specifying someone and saying something to them…honestly, the reporters, too, in order to avoid hurting everyone, we need to stop talking about this. If you think about them, I hope you don’t mention them anymore, regardless of what it is. Compromise is needed in order to erase the wounds. We need to talk it out and come up with a way to solve this…”
Netizens felt that the reporter had asked the question to the wrong person!
- “Why did the reporter ask that kind of question? Don’t you know who hurt them?”
- “Reporters are the biggest problem.”
- “Did Min Hee Jin hurt them? The reporter really has no conscience.”
- “Min Hee jin is right. Don’t talk about anyone if you don’t want to hurt them.”
- “HYBE is the one that started this, go ask HYBE about it. Are you really going to tell the person who was trying to buy someone with false media play to be careful because the person who struggling to get out was hit on with dirt?”
- “What are you going to do about the pain NewJeans received? The question is ridiculous.”
- “Why are you asking a question for HYBE to Min Hee Jin.”
- “She’s the only real adult. If you want to ask, go ask. HYBE.”
- “Dang, Min Hee Jin is the only real adult here.”
Meanwhile, Min Hee Jin revealed that she hopes to reach a compromise with HYBE.