Min Hee-jin: "Sending BTS to the Military by Sorcery? Then Everyone Would Do It"

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"I Only Worked Hard, That's My Only 'Crime'" Claims

Min Hee-jin, CEO of ADOR, held a press conference on the 25th to clarify HYBE's claim that she tried to send BTS members to the military through shamanistic rituals. Earlier that day, HYBE issued a press release before the conference, raising suspicions of Min's 'shamanistic management.' They alleged that Min consulted a female shaman on major company management matters such as personnel and recruitment, and then implemented those decisions.

Min Hee-jin: "Sending BTS to the Military by Sorcery? Then Everyone Would Do It"

Min Hee-jin, CEO of ADOR, is making a statement on the 25th at the Korea Conference Center in Seocho-gu, Seoul, regarding the conflict with the parent company HYBE.
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HYBE also disclosed conversations between Min and the shaman from 2021, which included references to BTS. According to HYBE's press release, Min asked the shaman, "Will BTS go to the military or not?" and the shaman replied, "They will." Min then said, "I think it would be better for me if BTS goes to the military. What do you think?" adding, "It seems advantageous for me if they are not around." In response, the shaman said, "I'm trying to send them. They didn't even win a gold medal."

HYBE claimed that this conversation implied "shamanistic acts." In response to HYBE's allegations, Min expressed disbelief at the press conference held afterward. She said, "Honestly, why did I ask 'Will they go to the military or not?'? It was from the perspective of a NewJeans mom, thinking only about my own child because HYBE was persistently bothering me," adding, "BTS is the ace. I was asking if it would be a promotional point for us (NewJeans) to be active without the ace." She continued, "Where is the fortune-telling? This is personal surveillance. I will sue." Regarding the shamanistic management suspicion, she explained, "She is originally an acquaintance who is a shaman. I asked because I was mentally distressed due to HYBE and couldn't find relief even after visiting a psychiatrist." She also seemed to take a jab at HYBE, stating, "If military service decisions were made through rituals, then the entire nation would perform rituals to decide their military service."

Regarding the controversy over the takeover of management rights, Min said, "The idea that I am trying to seize ADOR's management rights for money doesn't resonate with me. I already own ADOR shares and have received other things from the company," adding, "This is false information from HYBE. There are too many things that don't make sense." On the controversial remark about imitating BTS, she denied, saying, "I never said BTS copied me. They made me look like a strange person." Furthermore, Min lamented, "I did not betray HYBE; HYBE betrayed me. They exploited me as much as they could and framed me to suppress me," adding, "It cannot be embezzlement. The only crime I committed was working hard."