HYBE Reportedly Loses Nearly Half A Billion Dollars After NewJeans’ Departure

On November 28, KST, NewJeans held an emergency press conference and confirmed that they would be leaving ADOR, terminating their exclusive contract with the label. NewJeans | Hankyung According to reports on November 29, KST, the group’s departure has cost HYBE a whopping $423 million USD. NewJeans’ departure came after months of escalations between them…

HYBE Called Out For Employee Contract That “Violates Human Rights”

It was recently confirmed that employees of HYBE have to sign an agreement on confidentiality before they leave the company. While this is common practice, a clause of the contract sparked criticism from the public. Employees have to sign a “no competition” clause, preventing them from working in a competition company for a year. This…

HYBE’s “Dismissive” Comments About The Israel-Palestine Conflict, Restriction Of Fans’ Posts On Weverse Spark Harsh Criticism

HYBE has come under fire for comments made in newly released internal documents. On Nov     In these documents, the company discussed Pro-Palestine protests, specifically reference an instance with ENHYPEN’s Jake. The comments suggest HYBE decided to “wait for the issue to pass” as Korea is not involved in the conflict. HYBE’s Thoughts On…

Netizens Point Out The Absence Of HYBE Artists From Melon Chart

HYBE, which was considered one of the most successful K-Pop agencies until a short while ago, was missing from the top Korean music chart recently and netizens took notice. | hybe.co.kr Despite HYBE artists being known for their dominance over music charts, a netizen posted about the top songs charting on Melon, the leading music…

BTS’s ARMY Exposes HYBE For Allegedly Sabotaging NewJeans, SEVENTEEN, And BTS Members’ Solo Albums

A member of BTS‘s ARMY exposed HYBE for allegedly sabotaging NewJeans. NewJeans | Pinterest On September 26, a post titled “I’m An ARMY But Is This Real?” went viral. The post has since been viewed over 78K times. In the post, the author who identifies themselves as a BTS fan uploaded a comment that claimed…

“Dream Academy” Contestant Allegedly Shades KATSEYE For Being “Mean”

In 2023, HYBE and Geffen Records collaborated to debut a global girl group. The survival show Dream Academy documented the journey to form the final group, KATSEYE, taking 20 trainees selected from thousands of applicants and narrowing them down to just six. A little less than a month after their official debut, a reality program showing…

Protest Trucks Spotted Outside HYBE Labels Demanding Justice For NewJeans

The feud between HYBE Labels and ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin has heated up again recently after Dispatch released damning private text messages allegedly sent by Hee Jin. These texts revealed her consulting a shaman to determine NewJeans‘ member line-up, calling out feminists, scathing comments about the trainees/idols she worked with, and more. Min Hee Jin Dispatch shared that their…

Past Mistreatment Of GFRIEND By Source Music Gets Spotlighted Again!

Source Music is currently under controversy due to their entanglement in HYBE‘s feud with ADOR‘s Min Hee Jin. They have recently made moves to sue the CEO. In some of their accusations, they accused Min Hee Jin of poaching their trainees to create NewJeans. NewJeans’ parents countered by pointing out their neglect for the NewJeans’ members when they were still trainees. Fans have also belatedly spotlighted GFRIEND‘s mistreatment from Source Music. GFRIEND was a group that was under the company until they were suddenly disbanded. Here are some of the accusations that were thrown at Source Music.