Min Hee Jin in trouble again? New Jeans founder facing $395K lawsuit from Source Music for sabotaging their girl group Le Sserafim
Min Hee Jin seems to be a magnet for controversies! The ADOR CEO is facing a lawsuit from K-pop agency Source Music. According to the legal community, Source Music has filed a damage lawsuit worth 500 million won (395,000 dollars) against the New Jeans founder, for allegedly sabotaging business, unethical practices, and attempts of defamation.
In the lawsuit, Source Music levelled three accusations against the ADOR boss. Firstly, they challenged Min Heejin’s claim that she selected the members of New Jeans herself. Next, they questioned Heejin’s decision to make New Jeans as HYBE’s first girl group. Last, but not the least, they alleged that she had neglected the members of the girl group.
It is widely known that some NewJeans members were former trainees at Source Music. Min Hee-jin accused Source Music of neglecting these trainees and expressed frustration that LE SSERAFIM debuted before NewJeans.
On April 25th, Min Heejin made some explosive statements against the agency at a press conference. She alleged that the company had neglected the members. “ We were neglected when managed by Source. All members joined HYBE because of me," she told the media. Source Music later alleged that such statements spread rumours that LE SSERAFIM, another girl group was receiving preferential treatment at the expense of other groups.
Furthermore, Belift Lab, representing the rookie group ILLIT, recently initiated legal action against Min Hee-jin, accusing her of business interference and defamation. This move comes in response
