Followers of Ok-pop lady teams Le Sserafim and ILLIT staged truck protests outdoors HYBE’s headquarters in Seoul on Thursday, opposing NewJeans’ return to its label Ador.
The Chinese language fan communities of each teams despatched LED vehicles to the corporate’s constructing in Yongsan District. Messages displayed on the screens included: “We won’t share any authority, together with entry to firm services, with those that have maliciously focused Le Sserafim,” and “Feeling depressed simply by strolling close to HYBE? Those actually struggling are Le Sserafim and their followers.”
All three teams are underneath HYBE subsidiaries: NewJeans underneath Ador, Le Sserafim underneath Supply Music and ILLIT underneath Belift Lab.
Tensions escalated after former Ador CEO Min Hee-jin and HYBE grew to become embroiled in a administration dispute earlier this yr. Through the battle, NewJeans notified HYBE of its intent to terminate its unique contract with Ador, whereas invoking Le Sserafim and ILLIT and sparking friction.
Min claimed that ILLIT had copied NewJeans’ idea and that HYBE ignored her protests. She additionally stated NewJeans’ debut had been delayed as a result of the corporate prioritized Le Sserafim.
Supply Music and Belift Lab filed damages fits, arguing Min’s feedback harmed their teams. Min, in flip, filed prices towards Belift Lab CEO Kim Tae-ho and others for alleged defamation underneath the Info and Communications Community Act.
Malicious feedback concentrating on Le Sserafim and ILLIT additionally elevated, intensifying tensions between the fandoms. After NewJeans misplaced its lawsuit searching for affirmation of the validity of its unique contract with Ador and notified the label on Nov. 12 of its intention to return, followers and businesses of Le Sserafim and ILLIT started demanding stronger safety for his or her artists.
The businesses of ILLIT and Le Sserafim additionally issued statements concerning the surge in malicious feedback. On Nov. 14, Belift Lab stated that regardless of some members being minors, they proceed to face nameless assaults on on-line communities.
The company stated it has strengthened monitoring and can take stronger motion towards defamatory posts.
Supply Music likewise stated malicious posts concentrating on Le Sserafim have sharply elevated and introduced plans for authorized motion.
This text from Xportsnews is translated by generative AI and edited by The Korea Instances.
