Depending on when she means it's possible she started earning as they were about to leave Hybe since they left Hybe at the very end of 2024 but this isn't that surprising if you've seen some of the stories of more successful idols like Crayon Pop blew up with Bar Bar Bar and despite this the money they made during that era barely any of it went to them as Bar Bar Bar was big between July and August of 2013 with Crayon Pop receiving their first payment in February 2014 and unfortunately for them they quickly fell back to where they were basically.