by Reporter Jung Jin-ri
https://www.spotvnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=707635
ILLIT's company, BE:LIFT Lab, has denied that the group's manager ever told ILLIT to ignore NewJeans' Hanni.
On the 7th, BE:LIFT Lab stated, "The staff member (manager) that's in charge of ILLIT never told the members to 'ignore' NewJeans' members."
Last month on the 11th, NewJeans' Hanni claimed during a live broadcast that ILLIT's manager told the members to 'Ignore her', which sparked suspicions of bullying and workplace harassment. The National Assembly's Enviroment and Labor Committee selected NewJeans' Hanni and Kim Jooyoung as ADOR's CEO and also Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) of HYBE as witnesses for a parliamentary audit.
ILLIT's reps stated, "The staff member (manager) in charge of ILLIT never told the members to 'Ignore' NewJeans' members. Additionally, ILLIT's members never passed by NewJeans' members without greeting them." This was confirmed through the CCTV footage and investigation with staff and ILLIT's members after NewJeans' parents complained on June 13th.
BE:LIFT Lab explained that only time the two groups encountered each other was on May 27th, for about 5 minutes. The company said, "The CCTV footage captured ILLIT's members bowing 90 degrees to greet Hanni, who was standing in front of them as they got off from the elevator." The company added, "When we checked this CCTV footage with Min Heejon on August 14th, CEO Min's side argued that the incident (of ILLIT's members not greeting Hanni) happened after that encounter and claimed that there must be another video."
However, the security company explained that it was impossible to secure additional footage because the 30-day video retention period had passed. Min's side is claiming that HYBE intentionally deleted the footage.
ILLIT's side further stressed that it is highly unlikely for the manager to say 'Ignore her' as they use honorifics when addressing celebrities The company stated, "As they attempt to establish this untrue narrative as fact, the staff member (manager) in question is experiencing extreme frustration and going through hard times mentally. If this matter continues to damage the reputation of our company, artists, or staff, we will take every means we can."
-This is so cruel... Even the devil would curse when they see this.
-Ok, so why don't they release the video?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-They're at it again... HYBE has been doing this all year.
-What does Min Heejin have to do with this when the member said that she heard it with her own ears??
-F*ck this. HYBE, just go flop already. Please.
-What’s the point of doing this to NewJeans? Are they trying to accuse Hanni of lying now? This is really disgusting.
-Isn't ILLIT about to have a comeback? This company is really impressive in a bad way.
-Why are they not suing Hanni for spreading false information then?
-I've never seen a company that let their artists be accused of lying just to defend the managersㄷㄷ
-Aren't they tired of using the same tricks over and over? How stupid and foolish do they think the public is to release something like this as an official statement?
-What's wrong with them? Seriously.
-Isn't the group in question is about to make a comeback...? Why are they unnecessarily dragging them into this and using them as their excuses...?
-So, they're saying that Hannie lied?ㅋㅋㅋ They erased the evidence and are now accusing the victim of lying.
-F*ck...ㅋㅋㅋ No one said the members didn't greet each other in the first placeㅋㅋㅋ Stop with the bullshit and explain why the CCTV footage of their next encounter disappeared.
