It is previously known that Min Heejin originally agreed to launch a girl group under Source Music, then suddenly she decided to do it alone. There were also rumors that she stole trainees from Source Music and let Source Music pay for the training expenses until they were in debt.
Today, Min Heejin refuted these claims at a press conference.
Ah, New Jeans was supposed to be HYBE's first girl group. That's how the members came together, they all aimed to debut as HYBE's first girl group. But suddenly, CEO Park Jiwon came in and informed that they would debut HYBE's first girl group with Kura and Chaewon. So Min Heejin said she would leave the company, and New Jeans got pushed back. That's how the fight started.
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— gangster maeda (@moonrixer365) April 25, 2024
Park Jiwon asked me to not promote New Jeans until LE SSERAFIM comes out. When I asked him why I can't promote New Jeans, he answered, "We need to make people think it's Min Heejin's girl group". Does that make sense? Why are they acting like bullies? I've already accepted the girls. I can't just give up on this. What was I supposed to do? Fight? Even if they try to stop me, as long as I do my work well, it's going to be fine. They boycotted me for 3-4 months so that I was unable to promote New Jeans.
-It would be really interesting if Bang Sihyuk also held a press conference
-Yeah, there was indeed confusion and speculation whether LE SSERAFIM was Min Heejin's girl group or not. HYBE made it really ambiguous in the articles.
-I initially thought LE SSERAFIM was Min Heejin's girl group.
-Min Heejin must've gone through a lot...
-But still, kidnapping the trainees and moving them to her own label is morally very wrong...
-I don't support Min Heejin, but this is very infuriating
-I can totally understand Min Heejin's position here...
-Wow, I remember that... There was talk about Sakura joining Min Heejin's girl group...
-Cheer up, Min Heejin. I can imagine how frustrating it is to have your own colleague using your name for their own benefits.
-I can totally see why she was furious. Even I thought LE SSERAFIM was Min Heejin's girl group when they debuted.
-HYBE is just a bunch of jerks. Fighting, Min Heejin.
-You can see how much she must've suffered...