NewJeans Express Affection for Former CEO Min Hee-jin: “We Appreciate Our CEO Who Always Protects Us”

On September 8th, the second day of the 2024 THE FACT MUSIC AWARDS (TMA) was held at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Japan.

NewJeans achieved notable recognition, clinching the awards for Artist of the Year, the Musinsa Popularity Award, and World Best Performer. They expressed profound gratitude to their fans and specifically thanked CEO Min Hee-jin.

In her acceptance speech for the Popularity Award, Danielle stated, “It is truly an honor to receive such a wonderful award. Many people helped us get to this stage, and I am grateful to our amazing staff, overseas staff, and performance directors. Above all, I really love and appreciate our Bunnies.”

She went on to say, “We really love and thank our CEO Min Hee-jin, who always cherishes and protects us.”

Min Hee-jin NewJeans 2024 THE FACT MUSIC AWARDS

Moreover, Hyein took the stage to say, “I want to say this because I think it’s the last chance. Thank you so much to our CEO. I love you very much.”

Meanwhile, it was reported that former CEO Min Hee-jin was removed from the Ador board on August 27. Although Ador announced that Min Hee-jin would retain her position as an internal director and continue collaborating with NewJeans, her team contested this action, deeming it a unilateral notification and an unfair contract. Nevertheless, Ador asserted that “the Ador board’s decisions, notifications, and voting were conducted in accordance with the law and company regulations.”

In the wake of her dismissal, the members of NewJeans shared their reflections. Minji expressed via the fan communication platform Phoning, “I couldn’t stand the heat and was hoping summer would end soon, but now that the sky is high and autumn is coming, I feel a bit uneasy. It has already been about a week since such events occurred, and I wanted to go and tell you all about them, but I couldn’t.”

#NewJeans Musinsa Popularity Award Speech🎤🐶dani: and lastly to the one who always treasures and protects us Min Heejin CEO, we really love you and thank you🐰hanni: and thank you to all our fans over the world we receive a lot of love & support from you all the time so… pic.twitter.com/pycxycGS8c

— NEWJEANS NEWS🇰🇷 (@newjeansnews_) September 8, 2024

She added, “I wanted to tell and comfort many Bunnies who worry about us, but I wasn’t confident this time. It is frustrating that we have to go through unnecessary troubles when even a day isn’t enough to talk about only good things.”

Danielle also revealed, “In fact, after CEO Min Hee-jin’s dismissal, we have faced many difficulties and concerns. I felt very anxious. I always wanted to show only bright and happy sides to our Bunnies.”

Source: daum