During the National Assembly audit on workplace bullying, Hanni from NewJeans commented on the behind-the-scenes story at HYBE
This Tuesday, the 15th, the state audit of the Environment and Labor Committee of the South Korean National Assembly took place to discuss issues related to bullying in the workplace, which included Hannia member of NewJeans, as one of the witnesses.
The artist, who was invited to participate in the audition at the beginning of the month, gave her version of the incidents that have been happening behind the scenes at HYBE, including the case in which a manager from another group instructed the artists to ignore her.
In his statement, Hannipointed out that he decided to attend the audit so that other colleagues in the industry, including veterans and juniors, do not have to go through situations similar to theirs.
“I don’t understand why I have to go through this and why this person would say something like that in a work environment,” said the singer (via Koreaboo). “This has happened more than once or twice, and if I continue to remain silent, this will pass and be buried. This can happen to anyone. I decided to participate, hoping that current interns, seniors, juniors or colleagues do not experience this.”
Still in her statement, the NewJeans member also stated that, through the Blind application, used by HYBE employees, she managed to see some employees speaking badly about the group, making her convinced that “the company hated us”.
“I also saw employees speaking negatively about the group on the Blind app. I even saw the director of the PR team trying to lower our Japanese premiere score. When I saw this, I realized that it was not just a feeling, but I was convinced that the company hated us,” he said.
At a certain point, Hanni also mentioned that the company president, Bang Si Hyukalso never accepted his compliments, saying he believed the businessman “is a rude person”.
“President Bang Si Hyuk never accepted my greetings. I understand that in Korea it is culturally required that you show respect to your elders, but seeing as how he never accepted my greetings, I think he is a rude person.”
Source: Recreio
