Min Heejin offered to give up 25.6 billion won in put options and suggested HYBE to drop all lawsuits (including those involving NewJeans members) + HYBE's response

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 [theqoo - hot] Min Heejin offered to give up 25.6 billion won in put options and suggested HYBE to drop all lawsuits (including those involving NewJeans members) 

date: 25/02/2026


HYBE has already completely lost when it comes to the put option anyway.

(+ She’s basically telling HYBE to stop bullying the young girls… but they don’t seem to get it.

Withdraw the lawsuit and just let the girls promote properly.)


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1. ㅠㅠ This is really f*cking amazing

2. It's not that simple to give up 25.6 billion, that's really amazing

3. This is why you can't help but support Min Hee-jin and the 5 NewJeans members

4. This is hip

5. Oh this is cool, it shows confidence that she can earn more than that.

6. The loyalty is crazy. I want to see NewJeans again because they were doing so well.

7. The fact that she can do that against a company like HYBE is amazing. I'm rooting for her.

8. Her and that Bang is really different

9. You can tell who is on a different scale here

10. Giving up 25.6 billion from a fight you won is really impressive...

11. ㅋㅋ Whatever HYBE chooses, it'll be awkward ㅋㅋ But wouldn't it be better for HYBE to wrap it up and end it here for business purposes? If they drag it out any further, it'll really look like a waste of time

12. Min Hee-jin is smart and amazing. It's going to be fun to see how HYBE chooses to go

13. A woman who was too big for a small company to contain.

14. How long will it take for HYBE to earn over 25.6 billion?

15. Even if it costs 25.5 billion won to HYBE's pride, it seems like they will never stop.

16. HYBE should take this offer... Min Hee-jin is a real person.

17. HYBE, look at this and learn something. At least pretend to do something. 

18. HYBE is an entertainment company. Continuing these lawsuits is absolutely not helping. They need to stop now it just feels way too emotional. It’s like they’re trying to destroy not just MHJ, but everyone around her too. They need to get a grip.

19. She is confident she can make that money again even without the put option + if HYBE doesn't accept this, HYBE would look stupid. As expected, she didn’t get to that position for no reason.

20. That means she’s still thinking about NewJeans enough to give up 25.6 billion won. That decision definitely couldn’t have been easy, seriously. If HYBE doesn’t want to look even more pathetic, they should accept Min Hee-jin’s position.


[theqoo - hot] HYBE responds to Min Hee-jin's Proposal to "Give Up 25.6 Billion Won Put Option and Drop NewJeans Lawsuit": "No Position"


NewJeans lost their lawsuit last October seeking confirmation that their exclusive contract with ADOR was still valid. After that, Haerin, Hyein, and Hanni returned to ADOR one by one, but Danielle’s exclusive contract was terminated by ADOR and she is now facing a damages lawsuit. Discussions about Minji’s return to ADOR are still ongoing, making it realistically impossible for the original five members of NewJeans to promote together.

Regarding this, CEO Min said, “All of these legal disputes need to be concluded so that even the family fandom won’t be subjected to indiscriminate noise. I cannot bear to watch a situation where members of NewJeans—who should be happily standing on stage—have some on stage while others stand in court. Neither the members nor the fans can watch this situation happily, and tearing everything apart will not create a healthy culture.”

She added, “I hope this decision can be elevated into overall development and harmony for the K-pop industry. The place for HYBE and me is on the stage of creation. We once shared a creative vision to do NewJeans together. It’s unfortunate we couldn’t see it through, but I sincerely hope that the promise to treat NewJeans well if they return becomes a reality.”

CEO Min also stated, “I will now take off the label of former ADOR CEO and walk a new path with OK Records. I hope HYBE will carefully consider a more forward-looking direction.”

In response to the press conference, HYBE told Ilgan Sports that they have “no official position.”


https://isplus.com/article/view/isp202602250120


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1. If you guys don't have a position, then pay her the 25.6 billion. 

2. Just looking at the faces of the HYBE executives, I knew they would be grumpy. 

3. As expected from a bunch of small-minded men they’re really on a whole different pathetic level. At this rate, they might as well just get hit with the U.S. lawsuit too.

4. Then pay 25.6 billion immediately.

5. Why don't the shareholders say anything to those pigs who are really betraying their trust? ㅋㅋㅋ

6. I don't know what HYBE is trying to do when they don't even care about the image of their singers.

7. If they accept the proposal, they lose the pride battle. If they don’t, they just look petty and vicious so it’s a losing game either way. They’re probably racking their brains right now trying to figure it out ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Honestly, serves them right.

8. They lost the lawsuit, don’t want to pay the money, and don’t even want to let all five members promote together ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Seriously so shady. No wonder they’re getting even more messy, HYBE just looks worse the more this goes on.

9. This company is really amazing, they ruin everything with their own hands. I hope they get their karma back now.

10. It's not surprising that they keep acting so ugly until the end.

11. They can't give her money and they can't let go of NewJeans either ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ But can't they be seized if they don't give her the money?

12. "HYBE's complete defeat"

13. Oh my they're so pathetic

14. But they said they’d let them promote if they came back so why aren’t they actually doing it? Instead, they’re pushing one member out and forcing a withdrawal. Totally messed up.

15. When I see HYBE doing this, it's so pathetic that I can't help but root for Min Hee Jin.


[theqoo - hot] Min Hee-jin proposed, 'I’ll give up 25.6 billion won if it means we can have all five members of NewJeans together.'

We can no longer stand by while the five members who should be happily on stage are faced with a reality where some must be on stage while others stand in court. The members performing on stage will be distressed, and not only the fans watching but anyone observing this situation cannot view it happily. And with hearts torn apart like this, we can never create a healthy culture.

As I have mentioned many times, there are values more important to me than money. Now that my sincerity has been acknowledged, I want to show the world that there are values more precious than money.

I hope that this decision—to exchange a huge sum of 25.6 billion won for other values—will elevate the overall growth and harmony of the K-pop industry.

The place where I and HYBE belong is not in court, but on the stage of creation.

When I launched NewJeans, I had a creative vision. It is truly disappointing that I could not see it through completely, but for that very reason, I ask that the promise made in court by the current ADOR—that “if NewJeans returns, we will treat them well”—be fulfilled.

Please create an environment where all five members of NewJeans can come together and freely pursue their dreams. Opening the path for artists to shine again is the only responsibility adults should have.

To me, 25.6 billion won is not greater than the value of restoring a healthy K-pop ecosystem and the peaceful daily lives of artists.


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1. Min Hee-jin is really cool, she's a real human... When I see this, I think that coolness can't be bought with money (To. HYBE)

2. She is so cool, I hope Bang Sihyuk's heart is as big as his body!

3. ㅠㅠㅠI wonder if Danielle will be able to come back again

4. That company is not fit for purpose.

5. She is so cool... She still really wants to protect them even if she has to give up money

6. She is still caring about the girls here

7. Ugly-HYBE wake up seriously

8. If HYBE really wanted to support and promote NewJeans, they should have at least pretended to protect the members during the New Jeans lawsuit. But they had no intention of protecting them. Even after the New Jeans Adore lawsuit, they seemed to be trying to divide the members into factions and allow malicious comments mocking New Jeans to continue, instead shaping and driving public opinion. So, even if New Jeans returned, they'd only be used as a means of HYBE's ego-bashing. Looking at the way things are going now, it seems to be right.

9. Wow, this is… really different. I wish I could see the whole NewJeans again

10. Wouldn't this be good for HYBE? If they're going to sell off NewJeans again, wouldn't it be better to have Min Hee-jin do it? New Jeans still has a high global recognition among girl groups.

11. How can the young people understand the courage to give up 25.6 billion won? They can't understand.

12. But on a different note, does HYBE have any money? Looking at the quarterly earnings report, it doesn't seem like they have any.

13. HYBE, don't worry about your pride and just accept this... It's the best thing to do in the long run.

14. Even I, a non-fan muggle, want to see the whole NewJeans group again. It's a shame.

15. But the one who takes care of NewJeans until the end is Min Hee-jin 

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