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This megathread is about the ongoing dispute within HYBE and the management of sub-label ADOR. Substantial news developments may be posted to the subreddit (outside of the Megathreads). Moderators will only approve posts that focus on statements by relevant parties, official representatives, or legal authorities. Unofficial commentary, fandom activities, speculation, or blind items will not be acceptable. Articles or translations should ideally be presented as neutrally as possible. Titles or content that are obviously sensationalized or intended to persuade readers to one perspective will be removed. English-speaking news outlets that have relatively more neutral reporting include Soompi, Yonhap News, and Korea JoongAng Daily. THIS POST MAY BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED AT VARYING TIMES based on what the moderators are able to manage during their shifts. Please be patient with us while we work to balance keeping up with the queue and our own lives. DISCLAIMER ABOUT SOURCES: We prefer to focus on official statements from companies or other vetted sources. There will be widespread speculation and rumor-heavy articles, but until presented in an official capacity we consider them unsubstantiated. As Mods, all we can do is compile and summarize, but we are not investigators or journalists. Summary of Previous Megathreads ONE and TWO and THREE contains HYBE's audit of ADOR and Min Hee Jin's 1st press conference. FOUR summarized all events up to April 30th, 2024. FIVE and SIX contains potential ADOR embezzlement, MHJ's injunction and hearing, and a letter from the parents of NewJeans. SEVEN and EIGHT and NINE contains MHJ's injunction granted May 30th and remaining ADOR CEO, HYBE replacing ADOR board members, BELIFT LAB's video regarding plagiarism and lawsuit against MHJ. TEN and ELEVEN and TWELVE contains ex-ADOR employee's sexual harassment case, band Shakatak's plagiarism claim, HYBE 2.0 and ADOR restructuring with new CEO Kim Joo Young, MV director drama, the NewJeans livestream, MHJ's 2nd injunction filing and public events/interviews. THIRTEEN and FOURTEEN and FIFTEEN contains an interview with NewJeans' parents, Hanni and CEO Kim Joo Young at the National Assembly, MHJ's reappointment as director, Kim Taeho at the National Assembly, HYBE's Weekly Industry Report leak, the court's dismissal of MHJ's 2nd Injunction, ADOR board's vote against making MHJ's CEO again, NewJeans' certified letter of ultimatum to ADOR, rejection of Hanni's workplace bullying claim by labor ministry, MHJ's resignation from ADOR, and NewJeans' contract termination press conference. SIXTEEN and SEVENTEEN and EIGHTEEN contains ADOR's 26-page response to NewJeans' certified letter, Dispatch's exposé on MHJ's alleged strategy to leave HYBE, ADOR seeking validity of NewJeans member contracts, KMCA/KOSPO statements concerning tampering, the creation of the 'jeanzforfree' Instagram account, visa concerns, Employee B's MHJ defamation mediation failing, Davolink Chairman details, first hearings for Belift Lab and Source Music vs MHJ damages cases, dismissal of former ADOR VP's workplace harassment case against HYBE/ADOR, ADOR's injunction to halt NewJeans ad deals, and NewJeans rebranding to NJZ. MEGATHREAD NINETEEN covered mid-February to early March. Contains: Reports around Hanni's visa concerns and political involvement of National Assembly member Park Ji Won, NJZ parents establishing and posting to their PR Instagram account, the conclusion of three related allegations of 'workplace harassment' with no charges against HYBE/ADOR or ADOR CEO Kim Jooyoung, the joint press conference of 5 major industry organizations regarding tampering and contractual integrity, and the provisional injunction hearing for ADOR's complaint to restrict NJZ's music activities along with new ad deals until contract validity is determined. MEGATHREAD TWENTY covered the rest of March. Contains: The provisional injunction hearing and results two weeks later granting the injunction in ADOR's favor, NewJeans' activities at ComplexCon, NewJeans' filed objection to the injunction ruling and hearing set for early April, progress for Employee B, and general media/articles around the injunction results. MEGATHREAD TWENTY ONE covered all of April. Contains: HYBE's annual shareholders' meeting, the 1st hearing for confirmation of ADOR's contract validity with NewJeans, the hearing for NewJeans' objection to the injunction ruling and subsequent rejection of their objection by the judge one week later, and the 2nd hearing regarding shareholder agreement termination validity between HYBE and MHJ was designated to run jointly along with the case around exercising put/call options. Articles / Timeline 250422 This day marks one year since HYBE launched their audit of Min Hee Jin and ADOR's management. Happy(?) 1st anniversary of the Megathreads! 250502 The 3rd hearing for Min Hee Jin vs. Belift Lab was set to take place but postponed to July 18th at Belift Lab's request. Each side is due to present their arguments/documents regarding plagiarism issues at the next meeting. (Source: Maeil Kyungjae) 250530 We learned that ADOR had filed for 'indirect enforcement' after their injunction was granted and NewJeans performed at ComplexCon back in March (Filed on April 4th according to the statement from NewJeans' representatives linked below). On the 30th, the 52nd Division of the Seoul Central District court further granted this request. The 'indirect enforcement' ruling means that each individual member of NewJeans will be fined 1 billion won (approx. $725,000) if they continue with entertainment activities independent of ADOR, which would be in violation of the injunction. This enforcement with potential fines does NOT apply to any of NewJeans' independent activities between the granting of the injunction and the granting of this 'indirect enforcement'. These fines will only apply to future activities going forward, or at least until rulings with NewJeans' appeal or the main contract validity case changes anything (next hearing on June 5th). (Source: Chosun Biz, MK Sports) The Korea Herald: Court orders NewJeans to pay Ador 1 billion won for each unauthorized activity Discussion Post Korea JoongAng Daily: Court orders NewJeans members to pay ADOR $725,600 for every independent entertainment activity A statement by NewJeans' representatives was made later in the day primarily acknowledging the indirect enforcement ruling, but reiterating that it is temporary and will no longer have an effect if NewJeans win their appeal of the injunction. (Source: Ilgan Sports) The 2nd hearing for Source Music's damages lawsuit against Min Hee Jin took place at the 12th Civil Affairs Division of the Seoul Western District Court. (Quick recap: 1st was January 10th, 2nd was previously scheduled for March 14th, postponed per Source Music's request). Legal representatives were present. Source Music had a 20-minute presentation prepared, but Min Hee Jin's representatives objected to the inclusion of KakaoTalk messages in the presentation. They claimed the messages were illegally obtained and requested the hearing to be closed/private. Source Music denied the messages were obtained illegally, claiming they were gained from company devices with consent. The court went with a temporary compromise to keep the hearing public, but not allow discussion/display of the messages until they were reviewed again. A special hearing to review the messages will take place June 27th. (Source: Sports Today) 250605 The Seoul Central District Court Division 41 held the second hearing for ADOR seeking confirmation of validity for their exclusive contract with NewJeans. Only legal representatives were in attendance. NewJeans' side primarily argued that ADOR had not met their obligations and that their evidence they were preparing to support NewJeans' activities, like finding a new producer, was inadequate. ADOR's side argued that NewJeans' reasons for allegedly terminating their contract continually changed, indicating they are arbitrary and being made up with retroactive hindsight. The issue of some evidence being collected illegally also came up again from NewJeans' side. Judge Jung Hoe-Il specifically inquired if both/either sides were willing to come to an agreement, encouraging them to do so. NewJeans' representatives strongly indicated this was unlikely as the trust in ADOR had completely collapsed. ADOR's representatives indicated they could see negotiating an agreement once the court comes to a final decision. The 3rd hearing was set for July 24th. (Sources: X Sport News, Maeil Kyungjae) 250612 The next hearing regarding the Shareholder Agreement termination and exercising put/call options lawsuits between HYBE and Min Hee Jin was held at the Seoul Central District Court's 31st Division. Arguments from each side mostly re-tread what we've already covered. HYBE's side argued they were justified in ending the shareholder agreement due to the threat Min Hee Jin posed to the company. Min Hee Hin's side argued the timing of the audit/termination did not align purely with that concern and that some KakaoTalk messages and emails were obtained illegally and not admissable as evidence. HYBE also indicated they had a witness to give testimony at the next meeting, which the court accepted. The next hearing with closing arguments, was set for September 11th for both lawsuits. (Sources: Maeil Kyungjae, TV Daily, Sports Today) 250617 Following up from April 16th when NewJeans appealed the court's decision to uphold the injunction and halt on their independent activities, the Seoul High Court reaffirmed the earlier decision. The court rejected NewJeans' appeal. They determined there was no significant change in the material/arguments presented for the appeal and the original decision to grant ADOR's injunction was justified. There was further clarification that the management conflict between HYBE and Min Hee Jin, and her no longer being NewJeans' producer, did not constitute a valid argument for the alleged collapse of trust between ADOR and NewJeans. The group's withdrawal from ADOR is considered arbitrary, that their artistic freedom or activity is not impeded since they are able to do so within their exclusive contract, and that any damages resulting from attempting independent activities are self-inflicted. (Sources: Yonhap News, NewsPim, News 1) The Korea Herald: K-pop High Court rejects NewJeans appeal, upholding ban on independent activities Post Soompi: Seoul High Court Denies NewJeans' Appeal Of Injunction Decision Looking Ahead: June 27: Special hearing for Source Music vs. MHJ to review KakaoTalk messages as evidence July 18: 3rd hearing for Belift Lab vs. MHJ (postponed from May 2nd) July 24: 3rd hearing for ADOR seeking confirmation of validity for their exclusive contract with NewJeans September 11: Next hearing regarding the Shareholder Agreement termination and exercising put/call options lawsuits between HYBE and Min Hee Jin Ongoing Legal Complaints/Investigations: HYBE's report to the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) regarding potential insider trading by ADOR management (Korea JoongAng) HYBE's complaint against Min Hee Jin for 'breach of trust' (Yonhap) Belift Lab's complaint against Min Hee Jin for defamation (Soompi) and additionally for business interference (The Korea Herald) SOURCE MUSIC's lawsuit against Min Hee Jin for damages in regards to the disruption of business/defamation of LE SSERAFIM (Korea JoongAng) and additionally regarding alleged false claims by MHJ for the launch strategy of N Team/NewJeans (Soompi) British band Shakatak's plagiarism claim against NewJeans' 'Bubble Gum' (Yonhap) Min Hee Jin and HYBE executives filed reports against each other back-to-back (Soompi and Korea JoongAng) Former ADOR Employee 'B' filed complaint against MHJ in relation to sexual harassment cover-up and workplace mistreatment. (JTBC) MV Director Shin Woo Seok filed a lawsuit against ADOR CEO Kim Joo Young and ADOR VP Lee Do Kyung for defamation. (Korea JoongAng) MHJ's lawsuits against Belift Lab's Kim Tae Ho for defamation (Yonhap), HYBE CCO Park Tae Hee and PR Director Cho for breach of duty (Yonhap), and HYBE executives and Dispatch reporters for defamation. (Soompi) (One or both of these might be re-statements of earlier suits.) ADOR's lawsuit to determine validity of their contracts with NewJeans (Soompi) Link back to MEGATHREADS 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 GROUND RULES IN COMMENTS If you have come to this subreddit to discuss anything, you are choosing to participate in a moderated space with rules of conduct enforced by human beings. All users are subject to the discretion of moderators to manage this space even if it's in ways you don't agree with. Do not Insult users, fans, or artists. 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Ew trump. I do not support any misogynistic, white nationalist, incel, hitler-like (esp. Musk), racists at all and neither does this sub and apparently neither does reddit as a site as a whole. He stands against everything Kpop stands for which is an art form from a formerly colonized people from a country that is rising up against colonialism and hatred. Anyone who comments anything negative to this, or tries to defend that orange guy will be banned permanently. Go somewhere else, we don't want your lower kind here. This is why American women everywhere are going 4b EDIT!!!: 4B 4B4B4B4B4B!! 4B IN THE SOUTH, 4B IN THE NORTH, 4B FROM TEXAS TO ALABAMA, FROM BYU TO COLOMBIA! 4B ALL FIFTY STATES! A CONVICTED PEDO AND FELON IS NOW PRESIDENT SO IF YOU'RE A WOMAN WITH ANY SELF RESPECT 4B, 4B, 4b (ESPCIALLY THE CONSERVATIVES!!!!) submitted by /u/Kpop_Love_Forever [link] [comments]

Hey folks! Over in r/kpop we just posted a new special Town Hall that is focused only on the Flairs we use to help organize our posts based on content categories. Link to r/kpop's 'All About Flairs' Town Hall We included announcements for new flairs here on r/kpoppers and also on r/kpophelp. The following is the section relevant for this subreddit. NEW FLAIRS! Connect - This flair will be used for anything where fans are trying to socially connect with each other. Announcing new K-Pop subreddits or Discords, looking for mutual fans on social media, wanting to meet up at a concert, seeking fans in a region to form a dance group, networking for a fan project, announcing a K-Pop night at a club, etc. Research - Academic surveys related to K-Pop or fandom topics. We'll keep an eye on these new flairs to see if they create any confusion or need adjustments. Let us know if you have any thoughts, concerns, or questions! submitted by /u/alleybetwixt [link] [comments]

The subreddit is mostly uncensored as long as people follow the rules. Generalizing statement about Korea, Korean society, etc or most other countries are not acceptable except under the following standards: The only claims that are acceptable when generalizing Korean society in this sub are those that bring up generalizable stastical claims by the standards of the international statistics institute. Not only do the vast majority of stastistics you can find on the internet about Korea not up to this minimum, basic standard but this requirement includes having ample sample size, blocking by relevant demographics and sometimes even double blind tests. So if you make a generalizing claim, your wording must be properly formatted and links to the relevant studies provided. In other words, the standard for making a generalization is very high in this sub. Not to mention the wording for your claim has to be properly made. Anyone who has taken a college level statistics class will know what I am talking about and we may even require you to provide the confidence level interval if it's relevant for your study. If you cannot meet these standards, I would just avoid doing it in general. submitted by /u/Kpop_Love_Forever [link] [comments]

I'm a BTS casual fan. I have so much respect for them and recently I came across a instagram reel that mentioned how Jungkook is the most-hashtagged artist on TikTok and the third most-mentioned person overall -> right behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi. In fact, I searched it up and Jungkook has 38.9 million hashtags on tiktok. Jimin has 25 million, while V has 20.8. The other members are much lower. The highest blackpink member is Jennie, with 13.6 million hashtags. I already knew he was a popular idol on TikTok, but I had no idea how big his reach was. I was really surprised to see how much he dominates this platform! So since I brought this topic up, why do you guys think Jungkook is so popular on TikTok? submitted by /u/Sea-Republic8892 [link] [comments]

The KG lawsuit SEVERELY hauled their progress. When a member publicly accused the company of child labor, mistreatment, and abuse, it doesn’t matter how much JYP denies it, the harm is done. Western media picked it up, and that was their main audience. Even if some claims were exaggerated the trust is gone. Then there’s Kaylee’s departure after being on a “health hiatus” for over a year. Losing two members so early, one due to a lawsuit and another to health issues, destroys any stability the group had. Whether or not her situation related to KG’s claims, the optics are terrible. It makes the group look unstable and poorly managed. The rebrand to Girlset feels like a last effort to fix their image, but it’s clearly not working. Their new comeback had a smaller budget, weaker styling, and barely any promotion. For a JYP group, that’s a bad sign. You can tell when the company loses faith in a project because everything suddenly appears cheaper and quieter. It doesn’t matter that they’re under JYP. Many people assume that being with a “big 4” label guarantees success, but that’s simply true. Boy Story is a perfect example. JYP tried to push them as the next big Chinese boy group, and it completely flopped. They also had a scandal (which shouldn’t classified as a scandal but an underage member being victimized). The company has a history of experimental projects that don’t take off, and Girlset seems to be following that same path. They never had a clear identity. VCHA aimed to be a global project between the U.S and Korea which was apparent as they had a more bubblegum pop image in comparison to most western girl groups. But after the scandal, the international audience lost trust. They also never had had much appeal domestically. Now they’re stuck in the middle, not big in either market, with four members and no strong concept to rely on. Honestly, I think JYP will just move on to other projects. This was a massive loss financially and reputationally, so I wouldn’t be surprised if they shift their focus to something like L2K (Latin to Korea) or even a boy version of A2K, maybe called Boyset or something similar. That’s how JYP usually manages failed experiments; they quietly start working on the next one. I think if none of this happened, they could’ve established themselves into something like NiziU but with a western take. It would’ve been a unique concept that wasn’t already present in the west. submitted by /u/iambunnycat [link] [comments]

Golden is closing in on 1,500 PAKs (it’s at 1.48k as I’m writing this, so maybe just a day away from hitting 1.5k). KDH is really a phenomenon, and Golden has a strong hold on kcharts right now. Actually, it’s not just Golden, Soda Pop is right behind at #2, and other songs from the movie are also sustaining in the charts. How fascinating is this? We’ve had releases from BLACKPINK, IVE, aespa, Lim Young Woong, and even IU dropped a song recently (though not a full comeback), some releases did disrupt the PAK temporarily but Golden managed to reclaim its streak and is holding strong. Who do you think will truly break this streak, not just overtake it momentarily? submitted by /u/Letzz_get_it [link] [comments]

The gore version is great. Of course, not everyone will like it, but it's a great MV and song. It's been 5 years since this song. 😮 submitted by /u/Separate-Comedian-25 [link] [comments]

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“Twice should have gotten the popularity that Blackpink has” - “Comparing all the girls that are killing it” - Taylor Swift “Blackpink should just disband” - I see this from non-blinks and as a non-blink myself, if you don’t even like them, why are you so pressed about what they’re doing? I’m not a fan either, but I don’t make hating on them my personality. “Katseye is/is not k-pop” - Katseye does not sing in Korean, they aren’t based in Korea and they aren’t even marketed to Korea. But they are still under a Korean company, they were formed like a k-pop group, they have pcs lightsticks etc, therefore they’re K-pop ADJACENT. I really don’t think it is that hard to understand. “Cortis fans think that they’re fresh and new but they just reheat Travis Scott and Cardi’s nachos ” - I don’t even stan Cortis but I have genuinely seen this take more times than people calling them “unique” or “fresh”. *The Stray kids hate in general - If you don’t like them then just don’t talk about them… “Itzy fell off” - Their newer comebacks aren’t as successful as their previous ones, but who cares if you like their music then listen to it. Honestly these takes are so over done and I am beyond tired of seeing them (especially the blackpink ones) submitted by /u/Local-Hair-635 [link] [comments]

As we all know, akgaes are very toxic groups of people. But ive always wondered how these people are in real life. And if they say the gross things they do online. I cant imagine akgaes are happy and normal people. Especially with the amount of delusion and gross behavior I've seen from them. Ive heard plenty of stories about meeting koreaboos, sasaengs, shippers and antis but no akgaes. And by akgaes, I mean the toxic people that hate all the members except the one they stan and believe they're being mistreated. So yeah, share your story if you have any, even if its a positive interaction with a normal solo stan (if they exist). Can be for any idol since they all move the same anyway. submitted by /u/Dull_Ad_2795 [link] [comments]

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I broke it down for each group Katseye: Ok I’m actually getting real sick of seeing unnecessary hate, comparing, and rage baiting for katseye. It’s getting old, tired and giving jobless. No matter how many times eyekons and other fans do their best to not bring them up in kpop spaces or conversations..there’s also that one person who just ITCHES to bring them knowing that there are miserable kpop stans with giant insecurities that will jump on them at any given moment and it’s like yall have no common sense or can’t read the room to just not bring them up. Especially in those dumb ass “kpop opinion” post. I’m bringing them up now in a kpop space because I need answers from yall, especially those who dislike katseye. Now with XG, another global group, having their comeback, here’s goes the “Xg hAs BeTtEr MuSic ThAn KatSeYe” “Xg ShOulD Be aS BiG As KatsEye” like are we deadass?? There’s obvious reasons, but that isn’t KATSEYE’s fault and their name shouldn’t be within that conversation since they aren’t a part of the equation as to why xg isn’t as big as they should be. Why can’t we let two global groups with two different approaches, different concepts, different music styles, and based in two different countries where all of the members are young, beautiful and talented af coexist and be great together? Cortis: I’m sorry but the hate Cortis gets for no reason is a prime example of “the hate is forced” because HUH??? It fr be like a fan praised them for actually working with black creators and learning from them and be great at the craft in a post and here yall go with the negativity “CorTis isNt As FresH and OrgAniC aNd ThEyre BIg CoMpaNy PrIvIledgeD” like are we serious? Then I saw someone on twitter say that cortis deserve to win rookie group of the year and it’s like how bitter can you be to say this? Even with artists I don’t care for, I’ll never say shit like this and when if I thought it, why would I let the world know how deranged I am? It’s very obvious how hard working the boys are and how online they are and they’re all still young. Moral of the damn story, I don’t see the appeal to hop on the trend to hate on hybe groups that just debuted, yall give no type of grace to them but expect everyone to give grace to your full grown faves who know what they’re doing……anyways I digress. submitted by /u/Oneandonly_potato [link] [comments]

I love when music videos have stunning cinematography and also a narrative tied to the group's lore. Would love to watch some MVs like that. submitted by /u/annimba23 [link] [comments]

NJZ Hanni IVE. REI XG Hinata RED VELVET Seulgi TWICE JEONGYEON submitted by /u/Jeongyeonverse [link] [comments]

What are all the INCOMING songs yall know? Sticker - NCT 127 Kick it - NCT 127 Step Back - GOT the beat TANK - NMIX Hush Rush - Chaeyen Don't call me - SHINEE Hard - Shinee Obssession - EXO 2YA2YAO! - Super Junior Don't U wait no more - Velvet Notice how most of these are SM 🥀 DEM JOINTZ THE ICON YOUR ARE!! submitted by /u/42_Yudoz [link] [comments]

I know this topic probably was talked about but i just want to see if its really okey since i am really hesistant. So i know its dumb but i am 18 and female and recently the new girl group catched my eye Hearts2hearts and i really love them but its first time since i am older then 4 members and my favourite is ian which i am a bit more than 2 years older. I dont know if this is okey but i want to bias her and by that i mean also collecting her merch. I am in weird position bc usually i fangirl over kpop idols not in sexual way but still like admiring and being really invested so i am thinking if this is really a problem and if she would be weirded out about it (not like we will ever even meet lol) but just a thought that keeps me hesistant too fully stan what do you think? submitted by /u/Yuzuu0 [link] [comments]

I've seen everyone doing this, so I've wanted to do the same lol submitted by /u/baunilla [link] [comments]