NewJeans call for return of Min Hee-jin by later this month

NewJeans make an announcement on its position on their YouTube Channel.

The K-pop girl band NewJeans issued an official request to Hybe to reinstate former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin Min by September25. This is the first time the group expressed a direct stance since the conflict between Hybe and Min broke out.

NewJeans members Minji, Daniel, Hyein, Hani, and Harin posted a video titled “What NewJeans Wants to Say” on their YouTube channel on the afternoon of the 11th. “It was so hard to see so many people who worked with us working under unfair demands and pressure, even though it was not long after Min's dismissal,” Hyein said.

Members complained of numerous unreasonable things that happened to them after the conflict between Min and Hybe began. Harin commented on the recent release of videos and medical records from her time as a trainee through a media outlet. “It's really incomprehensible that the company that was supposed to protect us couldn't manage these materials and expose them, and we can't help but feel worried that strange materials and falsehoods about us might be spread,” she said.

She said she, her parents, and Min reached out to Hybe to address the issue, but received no response. “Hybe hasn't addressed it, they haven't taken any proactive steps,” says Harin, ”and now Min has been fired, and we don't know who to trust and rely on.”

Daniel said, “It was our dream to perform with Min and the music we wanted to play, and we were working so hard to make it happen. If (Hybe) really cares about us, they shouldn't just say they're putting artists first, they should just let us do the music we can rely on, enjoy, and love.”

The members of NewJeans officially requested Min's return to Hybe. “What we want is the original ADOR with Min as the CEO, with management and production integrated,” Minji said, ”Chairman Bang Si-hyuk and Hybe, please make a wise decision to bring ADOR back to its original status by the 25th.”

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