News Hybe/MHJ Civil War Megathread (2 Viewers)

[Abeamus]

I need more tea!

lol found this in a comment of this video.

Insider talk basically places HH as being isolated from 3jeans for MONTHS now and Hyein's father has been trying to broker a deal for even longer. HH have always been virtually silent on the matter, the only times they have spoken at all about this was in the scripted press-conferences. I don't find it hard to believe they felt forced by MHJ, 3 jeans and yes even the families to say these things. I truly think they just want to move on. MDH however I don't trust at all

I think Haerin and Hyein just haven't been as out there with their defense of Min Heejin but it is definitely there like in their outfits and "NewJeans is 6" comments but the most damning one was Hyeins father I think lost custody in the case because of his daughter siding with his mother. I can believe that the father has been trying for months but I am not as convinced there has been this big rift between Haerin & Hyein and Minji, Danielle and Hanni since even the mediation the only members who showed up was Minji and Danielle. I think the reality is they believed that they would win because they had faith in Min Heejin then they didn't and had they had any doubts about the outlook of this case so far those all became reality that she just might not have had their interests at heart.

Hyeins father was there to be able to use that doubt to wedge Haerin and Hyein into conceeding that Hybe had better plans for them than Min Heejin did while Minji and Danielle have shown they are open to hearing what Ador has to say but intentionally make it as difficult as possible with Hanni showing herself to be the least cooperative.

 

[Selfmate]

Le Sserafim, ILLIT Fandoms Protest NewJeans' ADOR Return

Truck demonstrations outside HYBE demand protection amid fanbase conflicts over management disputes and malicious comments

Fandoms of girl groups Le Sserafim and ILLIT have staged truck protests outside HYBE’s headquarters in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, opposing NewJeans’ return to ADOR amid escalating conflicts between fanbases of HYBE-label girl groups. The tensions arose during the dismissal of former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin and disputes over NewJeans’ exclusive contracts.

On the 20th, Chinese fanbases of Le Sserafim and ILLIT held truck protests near HYBE’s Seoul office, demanding protection for the groups and action against malicious comments. Photos shared on social media showed messages on the trucks reading: “We cannot remain silent on organized malicious comment attacks—ILLIT’s justice will be restored,” “We will not share any authority, including company doors, with groups maliciously targeting Le Sserafim,” “Depression just from being near HYBE? The real agony shaking our hearts to the core is for Le Sserafim and Pina, the fandom name,” “No forced apologies, no reconciliation, no contact in any form,” and “Separate X-jeans, which defamed Le Sserafim, from HYBE immediately.”

NewJeans, Le Sserafim, and ILLIT are affiliated with HYBE’s subsidiaries ADOR, Source Music, and Belift Lab, respectively, and share office spaces. However, conflicts between labels intensified after former CEO Min Hee-jin clashed with HYBE over management rights and NewJeans’ contract termination process, during which Min and NewJeans members referenced Le Sserafim and ILLIT.

At the time, Min claimed that “ILLIT plagiarized NewJeans’ concept and protested to HYBE” and that “NewJeans’ debut was delayed due to Le Sserafim’s rise.” NewJeans member Hanni also alleged that she encountered ILLIT members in the office and heard their manager say, “Ignore them.” Source Music and Belift Lab filed damages lawsuits against Min, stating their groups were harmed by her remarks. Min retaliated by filing defamation charges under the Information and Communications Network Act against Belift Lab CEO Kim Tae-ho and others.

Malicious comments targeting Le Sserafim and ILLIT surged, deepening fanbase conflicts. After NewJeans announced on the 12th its intention to return to ADOR following a loss in a contract validity lawsuit, Le Sserafim and ILLIT’s agencies demanded stronger artist protection.

ILLIT and Le Sserafim’s agencies also addressed the malicious comments. Belift Lab stated on the 14th, “Despite some members being minors, anonymous communities continue spreading malicious criticism and defamation. We will strengthen monitoring to protect artists’ rights and respond more severely to harmful posts.” Source Music similarly warned of legal action against a surge in malicious posts targeting Le Sserafim.

Suorce: https://www.chosun.com/english/kpop-culture-en/2025/11/20/2JYMP5ANSNC33HZLQEGPYORBAA/

 

[Selfmate]

NewJeans Fans' Fax Blitz Demands ADOR Audit

Questions Surround Identity of 'Bunnies' Fandom Behind Complaints to Culture Ministry

Some NewJeans fans carried out a “fax attack” by sending a large volume of complaint faxes to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism demanding, “Conduct an audit of ADOR.” The group behind this is the “NewJeans fandom Bunnies.” Fans say their actions resemble those of the past “Team Bunnies.” Team Bunnies is a fandom that has voiced opinions at every critical turning point in the NewJeans situation. They initially introduced themselves as an “expert team” but later revealed they were a “single minor-led system,” raising suspicions about their true identity.

According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the National Assembly, since the 16th, a large number of fax complaints have been received in the name of the “NewJeans fandom Bunnies” at the office of Minister Choi Hwi-young of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the offices of lawmakers belonging to the National Assembly’s Culture, Sports, Tourism, and Broadcasting Committee. The content of the complaints was, “ADOR is unilaterally supporting one side (Haerin and Hyein), creating an atmosphere of discord among members,” and “ADOR is harassing NewJeans members, so we request an audit.”

Previously, the fandom “Team Bunnies” had carried out total attacks related to NewJeans. Team Bunnies introduced itself last year when it began its activities as “a team composed of Bunnies actively working in various fields such as the legal profession, media, finance, culture, and arts.” In an interview featured in the book ‘K-pop, the Idol in the Strange Country’, published in October this year, they stated, “Each team consists of about two to six members,” and “a very large number of people participate.”

However, on the 12th, Team Bunnies stated, “It is a one-person organization where a single minor member independently operated after separating from the music chart attack team,” adding, “There were many shortcomings due to the single-person operation system.” This explanation came after it was revealed that the representative of Team Bunnies, who had raised donations to address malicious posts about NewJeans and is now under police investigation for violating the Donation Act, is a minor.

Despite this explanation, some still question Team Bunnies’ true identity. After NewJeans lost a preliminary injunction against ADOR last March, Team Bunnies claimed, “We contacted the members’ parents and Sejong Law Firm. Over the past few days, we met with four major law firms including Sejong, three former judges-turned-lawyers, a 17-year-experienced current lawyer formerly a prosecutor, and a judge-turned-lawyer, and discussed matters at length.” It is hard to believe that these activities were carried out by a single minor.

Additionally, when three NewJeans members (Danielle, Minji, and Hanni) announced their intention to return, and just eight minutes later, a statement was released saying, “We will forever support and cheer for the activities of all five NewJeans members,” some entertainment industry sources commented, “Isn’t this an organized effort for a public relations campaign?”

A Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism official stated, “Similar complaints have been filed not only via faxes received at the minister’s office but also through the e-People petition portal,” adding, “As these have been officially received as complaints, we will review them internally and verify the details.”

Meanwhile, on the 30th of last month, the court ruled in the lawsuit filed by ADOR against NewJeans members to confirm the validity of their exclusive contracts, stating, “The exclusive contracts are valid.” Immediately after the ruling, the members announced their intention to appeal, but on the 12th, ADOR announced, “Members Haerin and Hyein, after careful consideration with their families, have decided to respect the court’s ruling and comply with the exclusive contracts.” On the same day, Minji, Hanni, and Danielle also expressed their intention to return through their legal representatives, but ADOR has not yet officially confirmed this, stating they are “verifying the authenticity.”

All five members did not file appeals by the deadline of midnight on the 14th, so the first-instance ruling was finalized. Consequently, the NewJeans members will remain under ADOR until 2029.

Source: https://www.chosun.com/english/kpop-culture-en/2025/11/20/3ZIQGII6URGDXMTJXSAA6R7Q3Y/

 

[RandAlThor]

The gift that keeps on giving.

 

[Nvthye]

Honestly, I think Minji and Danielle are going to accept ADOR’s demands.

 

[RandAlThor]

Honestly, I think Minji and Danielle are going to accept ADOR’s demands.

i get that feeling, but they are meeting with them separately. aka just like cops do with suspects..

 

[Abeamus]

Honestly, I think Minji and Danielle are going to accept ADOR’s demands.

I wouldn't be surprised if they already have and it's just waiting on Hanni before anything gets confirmed

 

[Abeamus]

I will say since I think at this point everyone is waiting on Adors announcement that assuming Hannis trip is just the 2 week cruise then she was spotted in Argentina about a week ago which is one of the ports for the cruise so it could be another week at least before the cruise is done then she will take a few days to get back into Korea.

 

[Abeamus]

That aespann jeans Twitter account posted that Hanni is with family in poor condition so their trip might be over but finding out your group is in fact not appealing while you're on a cruise probably didn't do any good for her health if true and hopefully she recovers well

 

[Selfmate]

That aespann jeans Twitter account posted that Hanni is with family in poor condition so their trip might be over but finding out your group is in fact not appealing while you're on a cruise probably didn't do any good for her health if true and hopefully she recovers well

any source from a non-SNS account?

 

[Abeamus]

any source from a non-SNS account?

Original source is a live Lee Jinho did stating people close to her but no articles on it so see what else happens

 

[Selfmate]

NewJeans fandom announces truck protest amid escalating HYBE fan tensions

The fandom of NewJeans has announced plans to stage a truck protest, signaling growing conflict among HYBE fandoms over the group’s potential return.

On November 24th KST, a NewJeans fan collective known as “NewJeansTruckTaskTeam” stated, “Although ADOR’s long-awaited goal of bringing NewJeans back is becoming a reality, what we are seeing instead is the company’s unclear stance and distorted media play. Irresponsible speculative reports are pushing the artists into the center of public controversy.”

They continued, “A company that neglects its duty to protect its artists cannot claim its rights as an agency. As fans of NewJeans, we strongly condemn this contradictory situation where the label is the one holding the artists back.”

The fans issued several demands to HYBE and ADOR, including:

• Immediate fulfillment of the company’s basic duty to protect the artists

• An end to neglect and unproductive media warfare

• Transparent disclosure of all legal response measures

They added, “Guaranteeing and protecting the personal rights of Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein is the first step toward restoring trust and is a fundamental responsibility of the agency. We ask for immediate and visible action to ensure their protection.”

The fandom criticized the companies further, saying, “While the artists are exposed to indiscriminate public attacks, the agency has effectively left them unprotected, failing in its duties. Silence and inaction amount to complicity.”

They also questioned ADOR’s anti-malicious-comment measures:

“What specific actions have been taken against channels that systematically generate malicious rumors? We ask for concrete and transparent updates that fans can accept, such as identifying offenders, progress on legal complaints, and account closures—not empty gestures.”

The fan group reiterated full support for all five members who recently expressed their intention to return to ADOR, saying, “We Bunnies will continue to support Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein without wavering. We will stay by their side until the very end.”

The fandom is currently preparing a NewJeans-related truck protest and is collecting slogan submissions from individual fans.

Recently, following Haerin and Hyein’s declaration of intent to return, Minji, Hanni, and Danielle have also communicated their wish to return to ADOR. However, ADOR has only confirmed the return of Haerin and Hyein, stating that it is still “verifying the intent” of the remaining members.

Opposition toward a NewJeans comeback has also intensified. Fans of HYBE groups LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT staged their own truck protests, declaring they oppose NewJeans’ return and consider reconciliation impossible.

On November 20th, LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT fans held a truck protest in front of HYBE’s Yongsan headquarters, criticizing NewJeans’ return and urging stronger protection and anti-harassment measures for their own groups.

As the labels representing ILLIT, LE SSERAFIM, and NewJeans have all announced plans for legal action against malicious comments, tensions between fandoms continue to escalate amid the delayed official statement regarding NewJeans’ comeback.

Source: https://www.allkpop.com/article/202...uck-protest-amid-escalating-hybe-fan-tensions

 

[Selfmate]

have you bought stocks in trucking companies recently?

 

[Abeamus]

So MHJs big defense in her unhinged ranting was that everything happened without her knowing or against her wishes

 

[RandAlThor]

So MHJs big defense in her unhinged ranting was that everything happened without her knowing or against her wishes

So she was totally in charge then.....
Girl is such a head case.
Clearly there is a level of power/leadership she is capable of and it is far far far less than what she thinks or HYBE gave her for a short time.

 

[Abeamus]

So she was totally in charge then.....
Girl is such a head case.
Clearly there is a level of power/leadership she is capable of and it is far far far less than what she thinks or HYBE gave her for a short time.

The Kakaotalks show she was plotting but she even went so far as to say I don't know why Hybe feels NewJeans are so easily manipulated which is an insult to them as they are smart girls and even beyond that she threw her own lawyers under the bus like what?

 

[RandAlThor]

The Kakaotalks show she was plotting but she even went so far as to say I don't know why Hybe feels NewJeans are so easily manipulated which is an insult to them as they are smart girls and even beyond that she threw her own lawyers under the bus like what?

and the girls parents under the bus too from what i read.

 

[Abeamus]

and the girls parents under the bus too from what i read.

Yeah she called them illiterate

 

[Selfmate]

So MHJs big defense in her unhinged ranting was that everything happened without her knowing or against her wishes

I've been awol all day

Sauce?

 

[Selfmate]

Min Hee-jin Denies Interference, Affirms Democratic Party Support

Former ADOR CEO releases rally videos, evidence to counter HYBE's claims in lawsuit

Allegations emerged that former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin interfered with employees’ voting rights while serving as HYBE’s Chief Brand Officer (CBO). In response, she clarified, “I have long supported the Democratic Party.”

Former Representative Min stated on her Instagram Story on the 28th, “I have always been a Democratic Party supporter and personally voted for former President Moon Jae-in.”

She added, “I never expected my criticism of the Moon Jae-in administration’s real estate policies in 2020 to be distorted this way.”

Min continued, “My acquaintances know this well, but I have consistently supported President Lee Jae-myung since his tenure as Seongnam mayor. I participated in impeachment rallies and continuously sent supplies to protesters.” She further remarked, “I cannot understand why they are attempting to frame private KakaoTalk conversations” and noted, “ADOR was not even established in 2020.”

To support her claims, Min publicly released videos filmed at impeachment rallies last winter, records of her support for protesters, and a photo taken on the presidential election day, June 3.

She added, “Yesterday in court, HYBE tried to impose an irrelevant political frame. I wanted to refute it, but the presiding judge restrained me, deeming it unrelated, so I refrained out of respect.”

The allegations against Min arose during litigation between HYBE and her over the termination of a shareholder agreement.

The previous day, the 31st Civil Division of Seoul Central District Court (Presiding Judge Nam In-soo) held a hearing for HYBE’s lawsuit to confirm the termination of the shareholder agreement with Min and her lawsuit demanding payment for stock transactions related to a put option.

During cross-examination, HYBE’s legal representative submitted as evidence a post from last year on a workplace community forum. The author, identifying as an ADOR employee, claimed, “Though surprising, ㅎㅈ called employees before the election and told us not to vote for the Democratic Party. After the election, she scolded those who voted for the Democratic Party. I initially thought it was a joke, but after being reprimanded for hours, I was shocked whether I had even joined the right company.”

HYBE also submitted KakaoTalk conversations between Min and an employee dated December 14, 2020. According to the messages, Min wrote, “Why did you vote for the Democratic Party?” and “If there’s no party to vote for, you shouldn’t vote. Like me. lol.”

Source: https://www.chosun.com/english/kpop-culture-en/2025/11/28/XM5PDOJ3EJBILP2JEADXBKJLXA/