With the debut of NewJeans, many are saying that Min Hee Jin's new girl group is a game changer, and they have started a new wave in the K-pop industry.

NewJeans have been garnering attention in every aspect, and the girl group has been at the center of every discussion on online communities. In particular, the story behind the members' casting is also coming up, and it was revealed that Minji was personally recruited by SM founder and former CEO Lee Soo Man to become a trainee at SM Entertainment but rejected his offer.

Not only a trainee, but Minji was offered to debut with SM Entertainment as the center member of a girl group but decided to stay at Source Music, where she was a trainee.

According to the YouTube channel 'Drama Gallery,' an employee of Source Music wrote in the anonymous online community, Blind, that Minji was recruited by SM Entertainment many times, and even Lee Soo Man personally recruited the member by even contacting her parents. However, Minji turned down all the offers and finally debuted with ADOR's NewJeans.

The reason why Minji turned down the offer was not revealed, but many netizens are speculating that Minji trusted Min Hee Jin and stayed.

Other netizens commented, "HYBE is doing well so there is no reason to change agencies. Also, Min Hee Jin was behind the production," "I'm so glad she debuted with NewJeans," "She's so pretty," "She does have that SM-style visual, I understand why Lee Soo Man wanted to recruit her," "Good thing Minji went to HYBE," "I'm really looking forward to this group's activities," and "If she went to SM, then she would be stuck with their Kwangya concept lol."