After RM, from BTS, and NewJeans have comeback dates scheduled for the same day, HYBE justifies the choice that caused controversy on social media
After BIGHIT Music confirmed that RMby BTS, would release his second solo album, “Right Place, Wrong Person”, on May 24th, internet users began to speculate the reason for the date, after all, another great group that belongs to the HYBE conglomerate will also make a comeback on the same day and month : O NewJeans, formation of ADOR. The discussion led the parent company to clarify the situation in a statement to the Newsen portal (via Koreaboo) last Sunday, 28th.
The controversy began, therefore, the return to promotional actions of Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin It is Hyein was announced on March 26, where the release schedule for the double singles on May 24 in Korea, and June 21 in Japan were confirmed, while the debut of the RM was only released last Thursday, April 25th, leading the public to believe that the dates converged to generate competition between the brands.
This is because HYBE and ADOR have been in conflict since April 22, when the parent company announced that it would begin an audit on the management of the agency and the CEO Min Hee Jinfollowing suspicions that she, with the help of two other employees, was plotting to make the subsidiary independent.
“I need ADOR to change NewJeans’ comeback. It’s obvious that HYBE put RM’s comeback on the same day to take down NewJeans!” reads a tweet on X (formerly Twitter). “I love my Joonie, but HYBE obviously had to make this his release date to be vindictive,” says another.
Want so the newly announce RM album is to be released the same day as newjeans comeback??
Love my Joonie, but hybe obviously had bighit make this the date of his release to be vindictive smh
— SugaKookie⁷ 💜 💎 ≷ (@otherbully) April 25, 2024
Still, in a chat with Newsen, HYBE clarified that each record label belonging to the conglomerate operates independently, which can lead to inevitable scheduling conflicts, even though, in this case, the BTS leader’s solo release had the date confirmed after consultation and approval of Min Hee Jin.
Album release dates are decided autonomously by each label, and adjustments are made if they overlap. This time, due to an unavoidable scheduling conflict, the date was finalized after sharing with CEO Min Hee Jin, and proceeded with her approval that there were no problems,” the company said.
It is worth remembering that “Right Place, Wrong Person” will have 11 tracks. Furthermore, last Friday, the 26th, NewJeans released the b-side clip “Bubble Gum”, a track that will be part of their comeback with double single “How Sweet”, which will be released on May 24th.
Source: Recreio
