HYBE’s Alleged Evidence “Exposing” ADOR’s Min Hee Jin Draws Backlash And Ridicule

This article is part of our coverage of HYBE vs. ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin. You can read more and view the entire timeline here.

Netizens are bewildered over what HYBE is claiming to be evidence.

On May 10, HYBE released text messages, which it claimed was proof that Min Hee Jin had embezzled company funds. The messages are translated below.

공개된 카톡 전문 보면 오히려 그 관행 단속하려고 하던데 무슨 소리지 이것도 언플인데… https://t.co/GGbeVPj4aV pic.twitter.com/Q3ZhKbheGb

— 선인장 (@gentlestorm_8) May 10, 2024

In the messages, ADOR‘s Min Hee Jin and ADOR executives are seen talking about bonus payments for their stylist.

• MHJ: Tomorrow at the meeting, thank them for their hard work over the year. Because her incentives are tied to the group’s advertisements, tell her the full amount so she can understand how large the payment is (Because she’s the type to act like it isn’t a large amount even though she knows it is). She sometimes cosplays as anti-social, so we need to let her know.
• MHJ: 1. Let her know that HYBE has objected (to her pay), we have to change the system regarding how work regarding advertisements are delegated. HYBE usually doesn’t allow you to get paid for work other than her main job, but they allowed it because I asked them to. It would be dumb of us to make it seem like this is our decision. People are fickle so they soon forget what you do for them, but remember the things you’ve taken from them.
• MHJ: You know what I’m saying?
• L: Yes.
• S: Ok.
• MHJ: So this is when we should use HYBE, When else would we use them. Because this is something that might become a HR issue. Telling her that HYBE wanted things to change will cause her less grief. Anyways, besides this, I am hearing there are a lot of problems within ADOR.
• MHJ: 2. Let her know what issues can arise and therefore we need to change the system. This is actually the most important. Other employees might become discouraged that she takes all the wages. To be honest, if the (ADOR) managers wanted to, they could make valid objections (about the stylist getting paid so much). Although we did this at 1. but make her understand once more.
• S: Ok.
• MHJ: Tell her she’s taking all the advertisement bonuses for herself while her assistants don’t receive anything despite working very hard. To be honest, when we first agreed to this pay structure, we didn’t forsee this issue arising (Because at the time she had so few assistants and they were working as if it was a part time job).
• MHJ: To be honest, she should have been the one to tell us first about this but she didn’t. I think she took advantage of the fact we weren’t looking into this.
• S: Ok.
• L: In the beginning, you were actually helping her but as the advertisements became larger
  1. Her pay outside of her given work has become too large.
  2. The system has become skewed so that the team’s resources are working for her own compensation.
  3. Due to resource constraints, we’ve had an issue with our schedule.

After reading this, netizens were bewildered as to why HYBE would even release this as evidence. Many pointed out to the fact that because of a flaw in ADOR’s system, their stylist was receiving compensation much larger than they had originally intended and thus were fixing it. Netizens felt that this is a far cry from embezzlement, which is the act of stealing from the company for one’s own personal benefit.

• “Everything coming out points to the fact that Min Hee Jin was right, lol. Is HYBE brainless? Why are they keep making themselves look stupid?”
• “Why did HYBE release this? Are they trying to show how stupid they are?..”
• “I hope Cinderella (Min Hee Jin) wins. HYBE is even worse than Cinderella’s step-sisters. This is what their big reveal is? Lol, they seriously must have nothing on Min Hee Jin. All I’ve learned from this is that Min Hee Jin is f@cking good at her job.”
• “Seeing how HYBE was making a big fuss, I thought they had something… All that showboating was a show of force… Against one person at that. Wow, how much have (HYBE’s reputation) suffered because of this? Who is going to take responsibility for the losses endured by the label’s artists and shareholders?…”
• “I am proud of myself for selling all of my HYBE shares. Who knew their claims would be so empty?”
• “Beat them all, Cinderella.”
• “…?”
• “Min Hee Jin is so good at her job.”

Meanwhile, the text messages were reportedly forced out of a female ADOR employee that HYBE had followed to her home. Read more about the label’s creepy tactics in the link below.

ADOR Blasts HYBE For Creepy Harassment Of Female Employee During Min Hee Jin Audit