HYBE denies allegations of downplaying NewJeans’ achievements

AKP STAFF

HYBE strongly denies allegations of downplaying NewJeans’ success.

Entertainment agency HYBE has strongly refuted accusations that it attempted to downplay the achievements of NewJeans.

On September 25th KST, during a broadcast of CBS’s "Kim Hyun Jung’s News Show," a Seoul Newspaper reporter revealed that they had received a request from a HYBE representative to revise an article about NewJeans’ Tokyo Dome concert.

The reporter claimed, “They made an illogical suggestion to distort and downplay the artist’s achievements.”

In response, HYBE explained, “The reporter wrote that over 1.02 million albums were sold ‘in Japan alone.’ However, at the time, only around 50,000 were sold in Japan, and over 900,000 were sold in Korea. We requested a correction because it was incorrect information.”

HYBE further emphasized, “There’s absolutely no reason for us to speak negatively about NewJeans’ achievements.”

Regarding the reporter’s claim that terms like “gaslighting” were used, HYBE clarified, “In the entertainment industry, when creators and artists form strong bonds, there can be attempts to seize control of management regardless of shareholding ratios. This is where the term was used during the explanation.”

HYBE also expressed its disapproval over the leak of a work-related conversation between the PR team and the reporter, sending a certified letter of protest to the media outlet. HYBE stated, “This is a serious violation of journalistic ethics.”