Don't break up NewJeans and I'll forgo $18m payout, says ex-K-pop boss
Min Hee-jin has said she "can no longer bear to watch" the group get "torn apart".
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"I'm here because there are values I desperately want more than a large sum of money."
— Min Hee-jin , Executive
"Only then will the artistes, their families, and their fans be free from further unnecessary noise."
— Min Hee-jin , Executive
"Let us now meet not in the courtroom, but in the space of creation."
— Min Hee-jin , Executive
"I will give up the 25.6 billion won, and in return, I ask HYBE to halt all ongoing civil and criminal lawsuits and disputes."
— Min Hee-jin , Executive
"It pains me that some must stand on stage while others stand in court."
— Min Hee-jin , Executive
"Where HYBE and I belong is not the courtroom but the creative stage."
— Min Hee-jin , Executive
"I have decided to exchange 25.6 billion won for another value."
— Min Hee-jin , Executive
"I'm here because there are values I desperately want more than a large sum of money."
— Min Hee-jin , Executive
"I cannot watch some standing on stage while others stand in court."
— Min Hee-jin , Executive
"I can no longer bear to watch the reality in which five members who should be happily on stage must instead be divided, some standing on stage and some in court."
— Min Hee-jin , Executive
"I'm here because there are values I desperately want more than a large sum of money."
— Min Hee-jin , Executive
"Only then will the artistes, their families, and their fans be free from further unnecessary noise."
— Min Hee-jin , Executive
"Let us now meet not in the courtroom, but in the space of creation."
— Min Hee-jin , Executive
"I propose that in exchange for my waiving the 25.6 billion won, all ongoing civil and criminal lawsuits be immediately halted and all disputes resolved."
— Min Hee-jin , Executive
"I can no longer bear to watch the group get torn apart."
— Min Hee-jin , Executive
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Min Hee-jin has said she "can no longer bear to watch" the group get "torn apart".
Min Hee Jin, former CEO of ADOR, proposes to forgo a $17.9 million payout from HYBE in exchange for ending all ongoing civil and criminal litigation related to NewJeans.
Min Hee-jin, CEO of OOAK Records, offers to forfeit a $18 million payout from HYBE to end all civil and criminal litigation related to NewJeans.
Min Hee-jin proposes ending all legal disputes with HYBE in exchange for giving up a 25.6 billion-won payout.
Min Hee-jin, former CEO of ADOR, offers to forgo a $18 million payout to end all legal disputes with HYBE.
Min Hee Jin proposes to forgo a RM69.5 million award to end all lawsuits involving HYBE and NewJeans.
Min Hee-jin, former CEO of ADOR, offers to forgo a $17.9 million payout if HYBE drops all lawsuits against NewJeans and related parties.
Min Hee-jin offers to forgo a $17.9 million payout if HYBE ends all legal disputes involving her, NewJeans, former employees, and fans.
Min Hee-jin proposes ending the legal conflict with HYBE by forgoing a $18 million payout if all related civil and criminal litigation is halted.
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