Min Hee Jin reveals her legal fees (over 1.7 million USD) and is willing to sell her house to fight against HYBE

Her Unwavering Confidence in Lawsuit Against HYBE

Min Hee-jin's First Public Appearance After Dismissal

After being dismissed as CEO of ADOR, former CEO Min Hee-jin showed confidence regarding the lawsuit with HYBE in her first official appearance.

On the 27th, Min appeared on the 'Da Vinci Motel Live,' streamed through Hyundai Card's YouTube channel at 9 PM.

The theme was 'The Producer Who Breaks the K-pop Formula, Min Hee-jin's Freestyle.'

This event gained attention as her first public appearance after her dismissal as ADOR's CEO.

Min Hee-jin's Opposition to Her Dismissal

Min strongly opposed ADOR's unilateral decision to dismiss her.

NewJeans members demanded her return, but ADOR stated it could not accept their request.

Min emphasized that she never said she was leaving ADOR.

She shared that NewJeans members, who share her vision, also feel wronged.

The litigation cost has reached 2.3 billion KRW

Min Hee-jin spoke about the lawsuit with HYBE, saying the following:

'The litigation cost has reached 2.3 billion KRW.'

'The lawsuit is meaningless, seemingly aimed at forcing me into bankruptcy.'

'I might have to sell my house, but fortunately, I have a house, so I could fight back.'

'I’m lucky. What if I didn’t have one?'

She continued, 'It's hard to fight if you don’t have money.'

'I'm thankful I don't have a husband or kids.'

'How could an ordinary person bear the situation where tens of billions of KRW are added every three months?'

'That's why I think I must win.'

'This fight needs to end, and someone has to hold out.'

'I've been enduring since April, and I'm confident I will win because I'm not guilty.'

'No matter how much they exaggerate, you can’t create a crime that doesn't exist.'

'I believe in the natural law that the truth will eventually come out.'

'This case is truly unprecedented.'

'I will document and reveal everything through a documentary.'

Finally, she shouted, 'Damn it, I have to win,' receiving applause from the audience.

The conflit between Min and HIVE

The conflict began in April when HYBE accused Min of 'attempting to seize management control.'

ADOR dismissed her on the 27th of last month and appointed Kim Joo-young as the new CEO.

At the time, ADOR stated that while Min stepped down as CEO, she would continue her producing duties for NewJeans.

Min countered by stating, 'I was unilaterally notified of my dismissal by the company.'

'There is a poison pill clause in the delegation of production duties contract,' refusing to sign it.

On the 11th, the NewJeans members held an emergency live stream on YouTube.

They stated, 'What we want is the original ADOR, where Min Hee-jin is in charge of both management and producing.'

They requested that Chairman Bang Si-hyuk and HYBE reinstate Min as both the group’s manager and producer by the 25th.