On March 7, ADOR released CCTV footage of NewJeans (NJZ) member Hanni interacting with ILLIT members, along with Kakaotalk chat logs between Hanni and Min Hee Jin.

On the morning of March 7, the Seoul Central District Court’s 50th Civil Division held a hearing for the injunction request filed by ADOR against NJZ members (Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein) to maintain the company’s management rights and prevent unauthorized advertising contracts.

ADOR stated that the "ignore" remark was not made by Hanni, but was actually the claim of former ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin. ADOR disclosed the conversation between Hanni and former representative Min, explaining that Hanni had clarified that the ILLIT members greeted (bowed) and then passed by.

Furthermore, Hanni said, "When the four came out of the styling room, I heard that the their manager simply told them to pretend not to notice me and to pass by. I don't remember exactly if those were the exact words, but it was something along those lines." In response, former representative Min asked again, "Ignore? Did everyone ignore you?"

Then, Hanni explained, "I don't remember exactly; I'm not sure."

However, Hanni took to social media to argue that HYBE and ADOR were twisting her words to fit their narrative. She wrote on her Instagram story, "How can you take one part of a conversation and shift the meaning of it to benefit your point of view when I was the one that wrote that message? Whilst you present yourself as a company that wants the best for us. Please stop tormenting me, ADOR and HYBE."

With the footage newly released, another debate regarding the 'Ignore Hanni' incident has been sparked in various online communities, especially in Korean forums. Korean netizens have been divided regarding this issue, with some arguing that Min Hee Jin escalated the situation while others argue that HYBE and ADOR are being underhanded by releasing the surveillance footage only now, instead of when the dispute first began.

They commented:

"Ugh, is this really something that needs to go to the National Assembly audit?"

"Wasn’t it HYBE that confirmed it was ILLIT?"

"The greeting was recorded, but why is the rest missing?"

"Even Hanni herself said she greeted ILLIT, lol."

"If she just misheard and then later said, “I was wrong, I misunderstood,” that would’ve been the end of it. But instead, MHJ blew it up into this huge thing."

"Wait, they also released the chat logs? Seriously?"

"It’s funny. If nothing really happened, why did they submit only part of the CCTV footage? Why is everyone only focusing on Hanni saying she doesn’t remember? She also said she thinks she told them to just walk past. 'Pretend you didn’t see her' and 'ignore her' are basically the same."

"Saying ‘pretend you didn’t see them and walk past’ is definitely problematic, but the way the agency handled it afterward is an even bigger issue. Meanwhile, ADOR claiming to be protecting NewJeans while acting like this is downright chilling."

"So basically, she never said 'ignore her'? The issue got blown up because Min Hee Jin made it seem like she did?"

"Isn’t the issue that she wasn’t sure whether it was the manager or another staff member? From the very beginning, Hanni has consistently said that she did greet the group. So why are people saying she lied and cried at the National Assembly hearing when she didn’t even lie?"

"Hanni has always maintained that she greeted the group properly. She never once specified which group."

"Regardless of everything else, taking this to the National Assembly was overboard. I want HYBE to fail, but even I can’t defend this."

"Isn’t everyone a victim here because of Min Hee Jin? The manager, ILLIT... but the biggest victim is definitely the manager. And ILLIT did greet her, yet people claimed they didn’t. How ridiculous. But of course, people will just turn a blind eye to this, just like with the former employee who was a victim of sexual harassment. Now it’s the manager going through the same thing. Seriously, how does Min Hee Jin treat her employees? Am I going to get labeled as a HYBE fan and called Bang Si Hyuk’s wife now? Lol."

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