Hani, a member of the group Newzins, attended the parliamentary audit as a reference and publicly criticized Bang Si-hyuk, chairman of the parent company Hive, as well as the management of the agency. Hani told Adore Kim Joo-young (Hive Chief Personnel Officer) "We did not do our best to solve the bullying problem in Hive. If you want to protect us, you have to fight, but you didn't have the will to fight," he said in a direct shot.
On the afternoon of the 15th, the National Assembly's Environment and Labor Committee held a national audit of the presidential social dialogue organization, the Economic and Social Labor Committee, and organizations belonging to the Ministry of Employment and Labor. On this day, New Jeans Hani attended as a reference, and Adore CEO and Hive Chief Personnel Officer Kim Joo-young attended as a witness.
Hani testified directly about workplace bullying and bullying in Hive. First of all, Hani talked about being bullied on a live show with a Newzins member about why she decided to attend"I mentioned again last month that another agency manager within Hive complained of bullying in an emergency YouTube live broadcast, saying, 'Ignore you'."
Then "I came out knowing that if I didn't attend today, this would be quietly moved on and buried." This is something anyone can suffer from in the future. Whether it's another senior or junior, I came in with the hope that I wouldn't be subjected to this" he said.
Hani then said "In addition to that incident, he never received our greetings whenever he encountered a lot of (hive) 'high people' from the beginning of his debut. I learned that in Korea, you have to say hello to the elderly, that's culture. I don't think it's polite as a human being to not receive my greetings, regardless of my job. But I thought it was my personal opinion, but I saw that company employees cursed Newzins on the blind app. I also heard that the head of the company's PR team tried to lower our Japanese debut and performance. Seeing this, I'm convinced that the company doesn't like Newzins" he said.
Here, Hani did not specify 'high man', but the person in question is presumed to be Chairman Bang Si-hyuk of Hive. This is because the parents of the New Jin's members also coincide with the claim that Chairman Bang Si-hyuk never accepted the members' greetings.
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In addition, Hani was told by CEO Kim Joo-young that `there is no evidence, so there is nothing we can do about it.'Regarding the agency's response to the incident, he said there was only a scene where he greeted CCTV. I saw the CCTV in person, and there was only an eight-second video of greeting in front of me. I heard there's no video of 50 minutes later. When I asked why there was no video in the back, he kept changing the reason throughout the meeting. He also made a mistake by saying that he deleted the video. I'm Vietnamese-Australian, so I didn't fully understand Korean, so I recorded it so that I didn't miss the contents of such an important place." At the same time, "If I have a misunderstanding, I want to solve it with my manager."
In response to Hani's questioning, Kim Joo-young said, `I first heard from my parents on June 13th. As one of the in-house directors, I asked to check the CCTV because I thought I had to protect the artist. The manager mentioned now is not a manager belonging to Adore, but the CEO is a manager at another company. I asked if there was such a fact with the label. And I took action as far as I could, including restoring CCTVs that had expired storage period"However, unfortunately, the arguments are mixed with each other. I'm also looking for data that can be proven out of frustration, but unfortunately, I haven't been able to secure it."
Asked if he thought his actions on the incident were insufficient, CEO Kim Joo-young said, `I think I have taken all the steps I can take as an in-house director. However, given that Hani came to this situation with this feeling, I look back on whether there was something I could have done better.'
However, in response to Kim Joo-young's remarks, Hani said, `I'm sorry, but I don't think you did your best. There were enough things to do"And he said he would protect us in the first place, but if he wants to protect us, he has no choice but to fight. But he didn't even have the will to fight. Then I don't think I can say that you did your best.' Hani then said, `I know that if I say that I want you to do your best, I'll move on, so I want you to solve this problem quickly before we talk about the future," he said sternly.
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In response, CEO Kim Joo-young said, `I will listen to the artist's voice more and communicate more. In the current situation, there are conflicting arguments between the parties, so I think it is more important to check the facts than anything else. We will do our best to sincerely cooperate with the ongoing Labor Office investigation and clarify the facts" he said.
In response to the question that the front and back of the CCTV video were deleted, Kim Joo-young immediately asked for CCTV confirmation, but I could only check the video of greeting. Only the video was archived. The rest of the video has not been deleted, but cannot be recovered because the storage period has expired."
The conflict between Chairman Bang Si-hyuk and former CEO Min Hee-jin was also mentioned. Hani said "We made our debut on a different path, not the one set by the company. I think (Hive) is trying to lower us because we're doing well. Because of the conflict between the two sides, it cannot be said that (this incident occurred)." In response, CEO Kim Joo-young responded, `This is separately awaiting the judgment of the judiciary" he said.
Hani finally shed tears as she made her final remarks. Hani thanked the lawmakers for making this occasion. Today's meeting is about the problems of bullying and bullying in the workplace. "I've been thinking through this, and I know it's not the law that can solve all the problems in the world. Still, if we respect each other as human beings, there will be no problems of bullying and bullying in the workplace. Fans say they are sorry for me to go through this in Korea, but I rather thank Korea for allowing me to do what I like. It's frustrating that people who should be sorry for me avoid this kind of place," he sobbed.
