Korean Public Weighs In On NewJeans’ Guerilla Livestream

On September 11, 2024, NewJeans surprised everyone by launching an unexpected livestream on a newly created YouTube channel that was not linked to their official company account.

Before starting the stream, the members clarified that Min Hee Jin had not requested this initiative. They explained that they organized it independently because they had messages they wanted to share. Ultimately, the girls requested for HYBE to return ADOR to what it was originally.

What we want is for Min Hee Jin to remain as the CEO, the original ADOR where management and production was combined. This is the way we will be able to stop fighting with HYBE. If you have understood our opinions clearly, then we ask for HYBE and Chairman Bang to make the wise decision to return ADOR to how it was originally by the 25th.

— Minji

The members voiced out their various grievances with the company.

NewJeans’ Hanni Personally Addresses Their Discord With HYBE In Now-Deleted Broadcast

Hanni also explained that it had gotten to the point where another group’s manager had told the group to “ignore her” when she ran into them in the hallway near the makeup rooms in the building. According to Hanni, after she told the current ADOR CEO about the matter, CEO Ju Young Kim told Hanni that there was no evidence of it.

타팬이지만 참…..어이가 없어서…
증거가 없긴 왜 없어
본인이 면전에서 무시당했다잖아요.#뉴진스 #하니 #뉴진스가하고싶은말 pic.twitter.com/K77WbcH3DZ

— 𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐓 (@jenniebearjane) September 11, 2024

There’s hair and makeup rooms on the 4th floor of the building. It’s a space frequented by other artists and staff. Anyway, I was waiting alone in the corridor then, and another group and one of their managers passed by me. We greeted each other well then. But when the group came out again with the manager, the manager said, ‘ignore her.’ Right in front of me. I can see and hear everything, but the manager said ‘ignore her.’ I don’t know even now, why I had to go through that. It leaves me speechless.

— Hanni

Netizens are showing their full support for NewJeans. As NewJeans are still young, they blame the adults for thrusting them into this situation.

• They conveyed what they had to say cleanly. Hwaiting.
• This makes me so sad. HYBE themselves should know that they’re not only prejudiced against Min Hee Jin, but also NewJeans at this point. These kids didn’t do anything wrong but work hard and promotions. Do they really want to do this to such kids?
• NewJeans hwaiting. I’m not even a fan of NewJeans but a HYBE stan.
• NewJeans hwaiting.
• NewJeans hwaiting, have strength.
• NewJeans fighting.
• NewJeans fighting! Cheering you on. HYBE, don’t do this to the kids FR.
• Sigh, it’s such a pity for these young kids. Why do they have to experience this because of the dirty and low HYBE? Hope the fans hang in there too, even if it’s for the kids’ sake.
• NewJeans, find strength.

You can read more about the criticisms the girls made towards HYBE below.

NewJeans Calls Out New ADOR Management And Demands Restoration Of Min Hee Jin’s System