The idol’s supporters have come to their defense.
On May 30, it was reported that the court denied HYBE’s appeal to exercise the voting rights for the removal of Min Hee Jin as CEO of ADOR. According to sources, HYBE has decided to comply with the court’s decision and respect the ruling.
The ongoing feud between Min Hee Jin and HYBE, which started in April, has resulted in various K-pop groups being involved. Among these groups are ILLIT, NewJeans, aespa, LE SSERAFIM, GFRIEND, TWS, RIIZE, and several others who have been pulled into the dispute.
Despite being a newly debuted group, ILLIT has been facing relentless criticism and hate in the ongoing feud. They have been targeted for various reasons, ranging from mocking their live singing abilities to pointing out similarities with NewJeans.
On May 30, a netizen created a discussion on a popular online forum titled, “Minju’s Weverse Post Regarding the Recent Trial Article.”
OP then shared a screenshot of Minju’s message from the Weverse platform. To provide additional context, a fan had sent a heartwarming message to Minju expressing, “May you always be happy, Minju. Happy Minju is my favorite. I love you, Minju.”
Minju responded to the fan, saying, “Yes, I received your message! I wish for your happiness and constant smiles!”
Nevertheless, the author removed the exchange from its original context.
Minju releases first Weverse post following HYBE VS ADOR trialhttps://t.co/TxO60nBYhT pic.twitter.com/4btY1UqXsz
— pannchoa (@pannchoa) May 30, 2024
This sparked frustration among netizens who began to question the OP’s motives behind the post. Many accused the forum of intentionally stirring up more hatred towards ILLIT and Minju. However, K-netz came to the idol’s defense, arguing that Minju’s actions were simply a genuine expression of love for her fans.
Peruse the comments submitted by them below:
- “So what?”
- “Who cares?”
- “HYBE part-timer, what do you want us to do?”
- “So?”
- “The members are not at fault.”
- “The adults are the ones wrong! Stop using the idols as shields.”
- “She has nothing controversial about her (message) though? Leave it.”
- “HYBE part-timer-ah, stop shielding yourselves with the kids.”
- “She’s just showing the love to her fans, what are we supposed to do?
- “Stop tormenting ILLIT.”
The post also received reactions from international netizens. Some expressed frustration with ILLIT’s extreme hate campaign, while others were outraged by the overall intention of the post and suspected that the author was an anti.
- “People still refuse to see these girls as victims it’s crazy they get more hate on the regular than Bang Si Hyuk.”
- “Even the biggest hater can’t twist what she said, like what are people even supposed to be mad about here?”
- “Stop trying to villainize the girls!”
- “I’m confused why they are calling the one who posted it a HYBE part-timer. When it’s probably an anti?”
- “They need to leave these kids alone.”
- “What did she even do? Hate on Bang Si Hyuk instead not a 20-year-old idol who’s not in charge of her company.”
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