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NewJeans' Hanni breaks down in tears during parliamentary audit: “HYBE doesnt like us”.
HanniofNewJeansandAdors CEOKim Jooyoungexpressed conflicting views regarding workplace bullying during a parliamentary audit.
Hanni eventually broke down in tears, while CEO Kim expressed regret over the situation.
NewJeans members claimed they reported the situation to Adors CEO Kim, but no action was taken.
At the time, we were preparing for a university festival performance at Busan University.
I finished hair and makeup early and was waiting in the hallway.
She continued,While waiting, three members of another (label) team passed by.
A female manager walked by.
The manager made eye contact with me and told the members following her, just ignore her.
She added,I didnt understand why this had to happen to me.
But this issue wasnt a one-time occurrence.
If I didnt come forward, it would have been quietly overlooked.
And anyone could face something like this.
I came forward because I didnt want anyone else to experience this.
Hanni also shared other examples to support her claim of being bullied at HYBE.
She stated,It wasnt just that incident.
Since debut, Ive often encountered high-ranking people.
In Korea, its part of the culture to show respect to your elders, and I understood that.
But not acknowledging my greetings isnt just unprofessionalits disrespectful as a human being,she said.
Hanni added,There was also the issue with the manager I mentioned earlier.
Recently, I saw employees badmouthing NewJeans on an app called Blind.
All of this made me sure that the company dislikes us, not just my own feeling.
She mentioned there was CCTV footage, but it only showed me greeting people.
I found it hard to believe, so I asked to check the CCTV myself.
As expected, the footage only showed the greeting and nothing afterwards.
Back then, I was unsettled because CEO Kim changed her story.
I have evidence of him lying.
But there was only an 8-second video of me greeting, and the footage afterwards wasnt there.
If this is a misunderstanding, I want to resolve it,she said.
I also requested confirmation from the artists label and managers regarding the incident.
Kim added,Unfortunately, the CCTV storage period had expired by the time I made the request.
I also checked if the footage could be restored.
Regrettably, the claims from both sides conflict with each other, and the situation remains unclear.
There were definitely more things she could have done.
I cant agree that he did her best.
I hope this issue is resolved quickly.
Since both parties claims conflict, I believe confirming the facts is the most important step.
I will cooperate fully with the ongoing investigation by the Ministry of Labor to clarify the truth.
Kim also clarified that the CCTV footage was not deliberately deleted.
She explained,I asked the manager involved if she had said ignore her, and she denied it.
The reason the CCTV footage is missing is that the only footage we had was of the greeting.
After that, the 30-day retention period expired, and the footage couldnt be recovered.
It was not deliberately deleted.
Since the manager was from another label, we couldnt force her to cooperate.
Hanni commented,I feel like HYBE is trying to bring us down because were doing well.
I think they did this because they dislike us.
Hanni eventually broke down in tears, saying,A lot of people have been worried about us.
The ones who should be apologizing are avoiding responsibility, and that frustrates me.
She concluded by saying,Todays session is about workplace bullying and harassment.
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