ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin has dismissed claims by HYBE, the parent company of BTS, that she alleged the group copied her and asked them to go to the military. At a press conference on Thursday, Min Hee-jin accused HYBE of betraying her and refuted their allegations, stating, “Everything that HYBE is saying is a lie. I’ve never said BTS copied me.” She further claimed, “They said that I said something ‘along the lines of’ BTS copying me, which has worked to build up a certain frame against me.”
Min Hee-jin emphasized her significant contributions to K-pop over the過去30年and expressed disappointment that HYBE is now attempting to tarnish her reputation. She said, “It’s not me who turned my back on HYBE, it’s HYBE that betrayed me. It used me to the fullest and now wants to take me down because I don’t listen to them.”
Regarding the military service conversation, Min Hee-jin admitted to consulting a shaman out of curiosity. However, she denied ever asking the shaman about BTS’s military enlistment. She explained, “When the investor relations team called me ‘the best creator’ in a memo, they told the team to get rid of ‘the best.’ It changed from the moment they first hired me. I didn’t want to lie, but he kept telling me that it was his job to ‘guide’ me. When did I ever ‘ask’ BTS to go to the military?”
Min Hee-jin also revealed plans to report HYBE for privacy infringement. The allegations against her stem from a statement by HYBE claiming she consulted a shaman about BTS’s military service, which the shaman reportedly confirmed. HYBE has also threatened to report Min Hee-jin to the police for breach of trust.
The ongoing controversy highlights the complex relationships within the K-pop industry and raises questions about corporate ethics and the treatment of agency heads.
