Min Hee-jin, the legal sentiment is sobbing...Bang Si-hyuk courtship → I think I'm going to go crazy because of the dismissal process.
Nov 27, 2025
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On the 27th, the Civil Agreement Department 31 (Chief Judge Nam In-soo) of the Seoul Central District Court held the third hearing date of a lawsuit to confirm the termination of the shareholder contract between Min Hee-jin and Hive and a lawsuit to claim put options filed by Min Hee-jin.
Former representative Min, who attended the court in person on the same day, showed tears of emotion during his testimony and said, `I had no choice but to go out because I was in so much mental pain. "It's so frustrating and unfair to talk about money to me like this."
Then "I was confident of making the New Jeans a world-class team. I didn't do anything wrong, but why should I hurt others?"
He strongly denied allegations that Newzins member Hani's attendance at the parliamentary audit was his order. Former CEO Min said "Newzins kids are very smart. They're not the ones who move because someone tells them to. It's so insulting." "I never urged her, and I just wanted to go with her because I felt sorry for Hani who went out alone."."
Regarding the allegation of tempering, "I question whether I should respond to the articles of Hive and the media" "Just because I didn't respond doesn't mean I have nothing to say. It's unfair."
In addition, regarding ILLIT's alleged plagiarism of Newzins, the parents of Newzins first protested and contacted him saying, `Why doesn't my child exist?'""I felt it was contemptuous to copy from the same company. Chairman Bang Si-hyuk also sent an e-mail saying, "'Was the reason for bringing me in to copy?'" he insisted.
In particular, Min explained the recruitment process of Chairman Bang Si-hyuk in detail for the first time. Former Representative Min said "As soon as I left SM on December 31, 2018, Chairman Bang contacted me directly two days later on January 2, 2019."He said he heard my resignation through an internal SM source. I persistently courted the girl group, saying, "I want to make it right again."
In addition, Chairman Bang asks his parents for a phone call directly, saying, "I want to make sure my daughter can do well." I hope you come to our company", he said, explaining the background of his choice to go to the Big Hit at the time, the predecessor of Hive.
Former representative Min also took issue with the process of Hive's dismissal of him from the position of Adore last year. "I only managed transparently, but I didn't even hear why I was dismissed. There was no reason to be dismissed."
Then, "There was a limit to enduring, and I was so mentally tired that I put down my position as an in-house director and exercised my put option", he explained.
The amount of put options exercised by former CEO Min is about 26 billion won. Min Hee-jin argues that "Hive's notice of termination of the contract is invalid, and the put option exercised on that premise is valid" while Hive confronts that "the shareholder contract has already been terminated in July, and the put option is ineffective.'
As the evidence capability of some KakaoTalk data was recognized in the first trial of the Newzins exclusive contract lawsuit, some predict that this judgment will also affect the put option lawsuit.
The court is scheduled to hold its final hearing on December 18 and issue a first trial sentence early next year.
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