Protest Trucks Spotted Outside HYBE Labels Demanding Justice For NewJeans
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.
The feud between HYBE Labels and ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin has heated up again recently after Dispatch released damning private text messages allegedly sent by Hee Jin. These texts revealed her consulting a shaman to determine NewJeans‘ member line-up, calling out feminists, scathing comments about the trainees/idols she worked with, and more.
Dispatch shared that their source for these leaked messages was HYBE Labels themselves, drawing heavy criticism from netizens for sharing this private and sensitive material including pre-debut images and videos of the NewJeans members. Even the parents of NewJeans’ members have gotten involved in the situation to try and defend their kids, making the whole affair incredibly messy and confusing.
With all of this happening, fans of NewJeans have also taken it upon themselves to try and protect the group’s members. Trucks have been spotted outside of the HYBE Labels headquarters with protest messages directed to the label regarding their behavior in the feud and demanding justice for the NewJeans members. The trucks seem to have been sent by fans of the group — called Tokkis, or Bunnies — and include several different messages.
Here are the messages that the trucks have written on them.
Translation: “Handing over information to wrecker YouTubers, negative virality, illegal leaking of personal information to ‘yellow press’, is HYBE above the law and human rights?”
Translation: “Bang Si Hyuk, Park Ji Won, Park Tae Hee, Lim Soo Hyun, Jeong Jin Soo, Lee Kyung Jun, take responsibility and apologize.”
Translation: “Illegal leaking of personal information for negative virality, HYBE is in breach of trust.”
Translation: “Bunnies supports NewJeans and ADOR. HYBE, immediately stop the illegal activities.”
Translation: “Seong Jin-nim who is the self-proclaimed father of NewJeans! Unauthorized disclosure of artists’ medical records—does this make you NewJeans’ dad?”
Translation: “Public Investment Fund, Naver, and Dunamu where did you go? Irresponsible HYBE, false advertising and deceiving the public.”
Translation: “In words, they protect the artists; in action, they push the artists to the edge.”
Translation: “HYBE’s surveillance and invasion of privacy are a betrayal to shareholders and mismanagement by the executives.”
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Here’s how Korean netizens are reacting to these messages.
- “That’s right.”
- “You should be ashamed of yourself.”
- “The messages are f*cking well-written.”
- “That’s right, HYBE is a real garbage agency.”
- “They need to wrap the building in trucks.”
- “The messages are well-written.”
- “Every single one of them is true.”
- “They’ve written just the right words.”
- “Fighting bunnies.”
- “HYBE should admit it and pretend to be remorseful.”
Keep an eye out for more updates regarding this ongoing situation.
