BTS, TWS, and RIIZE copied Min Hee Jin Concepts
Further controversy arose when Min Hee-jin, CEO of entertainment company HYBE’s ADOR label, claimed, that “Chairman Bang Si Hyuk copied my ideas to create BTS.”
On April 23, the music industry announced that HYBE had seized ADOR’s computers and discovered at least three important documents.
These are work diaries written by Mr. A, a close aide of Min Hee Jin, on March 23 and March 29, 2024.
BTS, TWS, and RIIZE copied Min Hee Jin Concepts
The March 23rd agenda item indicated an intention to pressure HYBE to gain independence.
On the other hand, the March 29 statement included statements such as “finally escape” and “to become untouchable’‘ under the “goal” section.
According to Yonhap News, another document discovered during HYBE’s audit contained evidence that Min Hee-jin said, “Chairman Bang Si Hyuk copied my ideas to create BTS.”
Furthermore, in a recent internal meeting of HYBE, Min Hee-jin said, “ILLIT copied New Jeans. TWS and RIIZE did the same thing.
They also copied New Jeans.
HYBE announced on April 22nd that it had detected signs of a takeover attempt by ADOR’s Min Hee-jin and had begun an internal audit.
HYBE’s audit team found leaks of confidential contracts and evidence of attempts to persuade HYBE shareholders to sell their ADOR shares. As a result, HYBE sent a letter requesting ADOR to hold a general meeting of shareholders and requesting the resignation of ADOR’s second largest shareholder, Min Hee-jin.
Min Hee-jin defended herself by saying, “The main issue in this case is the ILLIT Group’s New Jeans copying incident.” She claimed that HYBE’s new band ILLIT is essentially a copycat. from New Jeans.
In addition, Min Hee Jin’s press release focused on the alleged copying by ILLIT rather than the accusation of violation of ADOR’s management rights, leading to criticism for the unnecessary involvement of New Jeans members.
ADOR, which was established in 2021 with an investment of 16.1 billion won (approximately $11.7 million) from HYBE, has become widely known as the “sister group of BTS” after their debut.