Min Hee-jin, CEO of ADOR, the agency managing girl group NewJeans, held a press conference in Seocho-gu on the 25th, where she spent two hours candidly and sometimes using harsh language mixed with profanity to refute various allegations surrounding her and claims made by HYBE. Reporters present at the scene, the lawyers beside CEO Min, and viewers were all surprised. CEO Min also appeared on CBS Radio's Kim Hyun-jung's News Show on the morning of the 26th. Here is a summary of her remarks.
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. Earlier, HYBE announced the results of an interim audit on ADOR's management, including CEO Min Hee-jin, and stated that they would file charges against them for breach of duty and other allegations. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@
"On the second day of the controversy, I thought my career was over. Even then, many investors contacted me. It’s a money-crazed world."
"The world is scary. They are slandering me."
"I want to give it back to them in the same way. The slander, with the exact same words."
"(That LE SSERAFIM was launched as HYBE’s first girl group) felt like a f***ing mess. I asked Park Ji-won about this situation, but he said he had nothing to say."
"I didn’t give birth myself, but I felt the labor pains."
"(Revealing HYBE Chairman Bang Si-hyuk’s chatroom message saying ‘You can step on aespa, right?’) Hahaha (I laughed out of disbelief.)"
"When they recruited me, I was described as ‘the best,’ but later in the IR materials, they removed the word ‘best’."
Min Hee-jin, CEO of ADOR, drinks water while making a statement on the 25th at the Korea Conference Center in Seocho-gu, Seoul, regarding the conflict with the parent company HYBE. Earlier, HYBE announced the results of an interim audit on ADOR's management, including CEO Min Hee-jin, and stated that they would file charges against them for breach of duty and other allegations. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@
"It wasn’t that I met a shaman, but a friend who happens to be a shaman. Because of HYBE, I went to a psychiatrist, but my mind wasn’t eased, so I met a shaman to find relief."
"I earn 10 billion won even if I stay still. If there’s something I don’t like, I have to speak up. That’s my personality."
"I always believe in straightforward methods and honesty, but life itself isn’t always neat and tidy like a ruler."
"Honestly, I’ve suffered many losses, and harsh words have come out, which can be refreshing, but some people find it very unpleasant. Some like me, and some really dislike me."
"The fact that I-LAND was released means they want to abandon me, and I feel it as HYBE’s intention to suffocate me."
"They talked about our ‘playing’ like people with serious illness, mentioning the ‘Saudi sovereign wealth fund.’ From my perspective, it’s a ridiculous farce. Sorry, but these guys, the ‘f***ing old men,’ captured all kinds of KakaoTalk messages sneakily just to kill me."
"When you work in this industry, you can’t avoid swearing. There are too many f***ing people."
"I don’t need to be the owner, but I want to do what I intended with NewJeans and HYBE."
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