Min Hee-jin's Side: "No Tampering with NewJeans... Stock Manipulation by Company D and Member's Family"

Min Hee-jin's side has completely denied the so-called tampering allegations that she attempted to poach NewJeans members.

Attorney Kim Seon-woong from Law Firm Ji-am, representing Min, held a press conference in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 28th and strongly asserted, "The essence of the so-called 'NewJeans tampering' allegations against former CEO Min Hee-jin is a public fraud scheme orchestrated by a family member of one member and a specific businessman, unrelated to her, attempting to boost the stock price or manipulate the market."

HYBE and Ador have suspicions that former CEO Min attempted to make the NewJeans members independent. In fact, last December, HYBE filed a lawsuit against Min for damages amounting to 10 billion won, claiming that she bore significant responsibility for the 'departure and delay of return of NewJeans.'

However, Attorney Kim refuted that all these claims are false.

Attorney Kim stated, "Former CEO Min attempted to reach an agreement with HYBE, even giving up all rights under the shareholder agreement for the return and reactivation of NewJeans," and claimed, "The essence of the 'NewJeans tampering' is that a family member of a member (the uncle of one member) who has a close relationship with HYBE's core management exploited Min's situation to plan the tampering of NewJeans and involved stock manipulation forces."

Attorney Kim identified Company D as the 'stock manipulation force' and revealed recorded conversations between the chairman of Company D and former CEO Min.

He also presented evidence that Company D had proposed and then deleted an agenda item for an extraordinary shareholders' meeting to appoint the member's uncle as a candidate for an inside director, raising suspicions that they intended to use Min Hee-jin or NewJeans as a theme stock.

Min's side announced plans to file criminal complaints against the media outlets that reported the tampering allegations and the chairman of Company D.