Min Hee-jin vs. Hive Litigation 1R, 1,000 sheets of evidence of Newzins plagiarism vs. taking coordinates of Irish/Leseraphim
Jan 10, 2025
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On the 10th, the 12th Civil Affairs Department of the Seoul Western District Court held the first hearing of a lawsuit filed by Hive-affiliated labels Billifrap and Source Music against former CEO Min. On this day, not only former CEO Min but also officials from Bilibrap and Source Music were absent, and legal representatives from both sides expressed their positions instead.
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Eilit said that the concept is different as a group that advocates 'Teen in Reality' and Newzins advocates 'Nostalgia in Y2K'. Eyelet's branding strategy and concept were finally confirmed and shared internally on July 21, 2023, and the informant sent the proposal to him on August 28, 2023, and it is said that it cannot affect Eyelet's concept at this time.
There is also a difference in the music genre and performance." "The Taekwondo Poomsae are all set, but they will be evaluated according to what kind of movement it is and where the force is applied. The girl group choreography is similar. It is important for individual girl groups to show their individuality, but former CEO Min argues that the movement is his. It is very malicious to attack other groups through internal promotion methods.
Billifrap claimed that former CEO Min is seeking damages worth 2 billion won because he has continuously raised suspicions of copying, reducing Eilet's number of SNS followers, declining album performance, and failing to sign an advertising contract.
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In response, former representative Min confronted Billifrap's argument, calling it an argument that appeals to the sensibility of coordinating. Shortly after Eilet's debut, the public raised the issue of plagiarism and tried to solve it internally, but Hive made an illegal audit, forcing it to publicize the issue for public interest purposes.
Source Music claimed that former CEO Min should compensate 501 million won, including damage to advertising contracts, saying, `Source Music neglected the members of Newzins who were trainees, and Hive copied my launching strategy when he debuted Le Seraphim as his first Hive girl group, not Newzins, contrary to his promise.'
He has been training Newzins for several years and cast Palm Hani through global auditions, and it is Hive, not former CEO Min, who became the subject of the audition process. He also said he postponed the set date by the next day even though former CEO Min was hired for his branding work.
Former representative Min said "New Jin's was created by Chairman Bang Si-hyuk's entrustment to former representative Min, saying he could not do it." The overall concept of New Jeans was planned by former CEO Min, and the members were decided according to Min's choice. After Le Seraphim debuted at Source Music, former CEO Min brought the members of New Jeans to Adore and made their debut, knowing that it was difficult for New Jeans to debut. Former representative Min raised the issue of unfair operational form, but it seems to be a gag-free and retaliatory lawsuit", and submitted 1,000 pages of evidence.
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In April last year, Hive accused former CEO Min of professional breach of trust, saying it was revealed that he tried to take over the management rights of Audor. Former representative Min held a press conference, saying, `Betraying is comedy,' and claimed that he was treated unfairly by Hib.
After a sharp confrontation, former CEO Min was dismissed from his position through the in-house board of directors in August last year. Since then, former CEO Min and Newzins members have strongly demanded that they return to their leadership, but they have been frustrated, and former CEO Min broke up with Hive in November last year when he resigned from his position as an in-house executive director.
In the same month, members of the New Jeans also declared that the contract was terminated due to violation of Doord's exclusive contract. Adore filed a lawsuit against Newzins to confirm the validity of the exclusive contract.
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