Seo Hye-jin of "Under Fifth Teen" is accused of being a minor cast member..."Forcing Southeast Asia to perform"

By Aram, Park

Sep 16, 2025

Seo Hye-jin of 'Under Fifth Teen' is accused of being a minor cast member...'Forcing Southeast Asia to perform'
photo courtesy of Crea Studios



Seo Hye-jin, the producer of the audition program "Under Fifteen," which was canceled due to the controversy over the commercialization of children's sex, has been sued by the program's performers. This is because he forced Southeast Asian activities after the broadcast was canceled.

According to an exclusive report by Sports Kyunghyang on the 16th, underage performers A and B, who were selected as the final debut group of Underpiptin, applied for a provisional injunction against Crea Entertainment operated by CEO Seo Hye-jin to the Seoul Western District Court to suspend the validity of the exclusive contract.

According to the application, the broadcast was thwarted, but CEO Seo Hye-jin shifted responsibility to Ms. A and Ms. B, such as "Tell us what we promised wasn't kept", and "Rage" to the request for getting off, and "We won't let it go easily." He tried to maintain an unfair contractual relationship by saying things like that.




He also claimed that CEO Seo Hye-jin forced overseas activities for a long time when domestic broadcasting was canceled, infringing on the right to learn and even putting emotional pressure on them.

Underpiptin is a conceptual entertainment program that discovers K-pop idols through global auditions for girls under the age of 15. However, when the teaser videos and photos were released, criticism poured out that the participants demanded excessive makeup and adult style, and strong criticism was raised from all walks of society that "minor sex commercialization".

In response, the production team held an emergency press conference to explain, but public opinion worsened.




Eventually, the first broadcast of MBN on March 31 was canceled, and the attempt to broadcast in Japan was also canceled. However, CEO Seo Hye-jin reportedly announced her intention to promote Southeast Asian broadcasting and delivered plans for overseas activities to the performers.

Lawyer Noh Jong-eon, a legal representative, emphasized that "this case is an example of a serious violation of the principle of "the best interests of children" as stipulated by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child" and "emotional abuse that sexually consumed minors for commercial gain"."






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