The complaint was filed on Thursday (Apr 25) at a Seoul police station.
Min Hee-jin, famed superproducer and chief of ADOR, a powerhouse subsidiary of HYBE, attends a press conference in Seoul The South Korean agency behind K-pop sensation BTS on Thursday filed a legal complaint against its powerhouse subsidiary's head for allegedly orchestrating a plan to
HYBE has secured"physical evidence" confirming that Min orchestrated a"plan to seize the management rights" of the subsidiary and separate from the holding company, it said in a statement sent to AFP earlier Thursday. Min, who cursed and cried at times during the conference, said her tensions with HYBE grew after she accused another of their subsidiaries of copying NewJeans with their girl group, ILLIT."That's why I brought up the issue, with the heart of a mother, to save them. It's not merely a matter of imitation. It makes our distinct branding into something commonplace.
"We are capable of refuting all claims with evidence, but have decided it is not worth responding to each one individually," it said, also requesting Min to cease discussing NewJeans.
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