On the 28th, various allegations surrounding HYBE and BTS have poured out in online communities. Regarding this, HYBE responded to a question from DongA.com whether they would release a statement, saying, 'We will look into it.'
The allegations of plagiarism started with BTS' 'The Most Beautiful Moment in Life' in 2015. BTS rose to the top of the music charts with the title track 'I NEED U' from 'The Most Beautiful Moment in Life Pt. 1,' marking a significant rise compared to their previous work.
There are parts of BTS-related court documents from 2017 circulating online. According to the reports, A was charged with joint defamation related to BTS' improper marketing, threatening company officials, and extorting 57 M KRW over 8 instances. The judge explained that A received a sentence of one year imprisonment as he exploited secrets about their business partners for their own benefit. However, the judge also said that the victims also had wrongdoings that led to A extorting money from them. The published judgment explicitly states that A 'extorted money under the pretext of improper marketing.' In BTS' defense, A's claims were one-sided, but the court disagreed.
Additionally, the screen-captures of a post on Blue House National Petition Board in 2018 also circulated online. The post was claimed to be written by A, with the title 'BTS Illegal Digital Sales; Sajaegi? I'm the Culprit.' In the post, A stated, 'I worked on BTS' Sajaegi and had to serve one year in prison after I threatened the company because I didn't receive payment for my work. I lost everything. The company announced it was just improper viral marketing. I told the truth to the media, but they said they couldn't write anything about it, so here I am posting this here.'
B, a former model and former editor-in-chief of a magazine posted on their Twitter on the 26th and 27th, quoting a clip of Min Heejin's press conference, 'I felt resentful towards that CEO because he stole my ideas.' B explained, 'At that time, we decided together on the album title, concept, and the photographers. I got the inspiration pure from cartoons." B continued, 'After providing ideas for him, I didn't hear anything from him. Later, I saw that company looking for an art director team. I applied, but received no response." B expressed feeling unfairly treated in 2022.
Finally, there are doubts about HYBE's connection to group C, which seems more like a cult than just a meditation group. People online noticed that C's ideas and names are similar to HYBE's, and they think BTS and other HYBE artists have promoted C directly or indirectly. They also see symbols of C in the music of HYBE artists.
-I'm curious about their statementㅋㅋㅋ
-Wow, but isn't the court decision on plagiarism already out? What are they confirming...?
-True journalism...
-The plagiarism court decision is already outㅋㅋㅋ what will their excuse beㅋㅋㅋ
-But didn't the court decision already come out? Is there more to confirm?
-They'll probably say they're going to take legal actionsㅋㅋㅋ
-Looks like we'll see articles about it tomorrow.
-I wonder what excuse they'll come up with...
-Press conference time.
-What are they confirming when the court already confirmed it?
-There's nothing more to explain about the court decision.
-Min Hee-jin was brought in and kept as a slave, and they copied her concepts. Thieves.
-How will they explain the plagiarism? There's already a court decision.
-But how do they confirm the court decision...? By reading it again?
