Netizens React To HYBE For Taking Things Too Far During ADOR’s Auditing Process
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.
Recently, HYBE audited the head of ADOR’s style directing team for about five hours. In a phone interview with director A, they stated they were “scared because HYBE told me that I might have to go to the police because it was embezzlement and breach of trust.”
It was reported that while conducting the audit on May 9 for about five hours, they conducted the process illegally, even showing up at their house at night.
HYBE’s audit team raised the issue of stylist director A receiving pay from the advertiser. ADOR responded that freelancers are usually in charge of hair, makeup, and styling and have a separate contract between the advertiser and the freelancer. They added that ADOR’s styling team handles this, so they considered the fees paid by the advertisers when totaling A’s incentives.
ADOR claimed that this could not be embezzlement as no financial damage was caused to either party.
This was how I was paid at my previous company, and ADOR also approved of receiving it in exchange for incentives, so I didn’t know that something like this was happening. I was scared because they were talking about embezzlement and breach of trust.
They even showed up at A’s house at night.
“They said if I didn’t submit my laptop as evidence, I would have to go to the police. Around 10:30 PM, someone came to my house and took my laptop. They even asked for my phone, but I refused.
Afterwards, I took a taxi back to the office and was audited until midnight. I wrote a consent form, but after telling the ADOR lawyer about it, they said it was illegal and would withdraw it for me.
This is money I received by working my schedule, and not something I gave to Min Hee Jin. All I did was work hard, and I’m upset that all this is happening.”
Netizens were shocked at the news and couldn’t believe such a huge company would take things this far.
- “Crazy who do they think are to take their phone. I hope they report this.”
- “They’re now threatening people? Are they out of their mind? We need to investigate HYBE first.”
- “Wow this is crazy.”
- “What’s the matter with HYBE…They’re just ruining their own image.”
- “Do they think they’re the police?”
- “I’m so done with HYBE. It’s disgusting how they’re trying to bring them down with power.”
- “They’re trying to get a consent form as if it’s some physical waiver.”
- “Why are they trying to take someone’s personal cell phone? Are they trying to look at the KakaoTalk messages again? Crazy.”
- “They’re such gangsters.”
- “Are they gangsters. Illegal investigation and threats.”
- “Let the court decide.”
- “HYBE is so dirty…they need to be investigated.”
- “Are they the police? Why are they doing something that even the police can’t do unless they have a warrant?”
On the other hand, ADOR previously stated they would hold a board meeting today.
ADOR Blasts HYBE For Creepy Harassment Of Female Employee During Min Hee Jin Audit
