Hive, who issued a statement saying, "Hold responsibility to the end of external outflows..." made an official apology to the culture committee..."There will be no identification of insiders"

Oct 24, 2024

Kim Tae-ho, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Hive and CEO of the label Belief Lab bowed to members of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee and apologized at the National Audit Office.

Hive's internal report on idol industry trends was released during a comprehensive audit of the National Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee on the 24th.

Min Hyung-bae of the Democratic Party of Korea released an internal report on the `Weekly Music Industry Report' for executives, which is shared by executives of Hive and its subsidiary labels, including a shocking evaluation of appearance, such as `No one is an idol's features because the members made their debut at the age of being ugly.'``````````````````.

Rep. Min criticized the report, saying, `It is a problem in that it is about minors,' `The report contains impersonal perceptions and attitudes toward idols.' In response, Hive COO Kim Tae-ho is a company in the K-pop industry and is paying close attention to what public opinion fans and the industry have about artists and K-pop in Hive as a whole. After explaining that it is one of those processes", that is not Hive's opinion or official judgment. Things that have been collected and synthesized to monitor a lot of articles online. "

Source=Hive homepage

In the midst of the ongoing parliamentary audit, Hive's inappropriate position was overturned on its website. Hive said "The report includes things to listen to as an entertainment company and positive reviews from fans. We will hold the forces responsible until the end to make it look as if Hive made material criticizing the artist by compiling only some of the provocative contents of the report." During the parliamentary inspection, he denied the audit and issued a statement that he would take legal action.

When Rep. Min Hyung-bae asked in his remarks during the parliamentary inspection that `I will hold those who leaked Hive to the outside world accountable until the end, what is this?' Kim said, `I don't know because I didn't communicate with the company. I've never asked you to come forward. I was sitting in the witness box." Members of the ruling and opposition parties all voiced their voices and demanded an apology, saying, `Disgrace of the National Assembly.'

Jeon Jae-soo, chairman of the stylistic committee, who has mediated ruling and opposition party lawmakers all the time and has stably calmed the raging atmosphere, expressed unusual anger. "At a time when the parliamentary inspection is in progress and the committee member adopts a witness to make the parliamentary inspection meaningless, or is the authority of the National Assembly in this way?" Hive is a leading K-pop company, but how irresponsible is it. Is the National Assembly a pushover?" he asked back.

At the parliamentary inspection that resumed after the adjournment, Kim stood in front of the stylistic committee members and bowed his head. I made an official apology for the inappropriate statement. "We will revise the inappropriate part of the statement and share it again with you." "After the government audit, it was intended to inform the fan community of the fact that the relevant information was quickly circulated, and the content that did not fit the actual situation was distorted and distributed," he said. How will Park Jung-ha, secretary of the People's Power, take action on the part that "will be held accountable to the end for the forces that leaked to the outside world"?" When Kim said, "There is no such part in his apology at all," Kim said, `I remain unchanged in my opinion that those who criticize soundly from within should be protected. I apologize if it is not delivered properly. I will try to become a better company." "I have no intention of finding an insider. You don't have to worry about that at all."

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