ILLIT thanks HYBE and BELIFT LAB amid ‘ADOR conflict’ “Thank you for believing in us”
Girl group ILLIT expressed gratitude to company officials on SBS Power FM's "Cultwo Show"
On the April 24th broadcast of “Cultwo Show”, ILLIT members Yunah, Minju, Moka and Wonhee appeared as guests. Japanese member Iroha was absent as she was staying in Japan for personal reasons. Actor Kwon Hyuk-soo was the special DJ.
During the show, ILLIT shared their thoughts on topping major domestic music streaming sites with their debut song “Magnetic”. Moka expressed, “I’m surprised and happy that people like ‘Magnetic’. People like us even though we debuted less than a month ago.” Minju said, “It feels like a dream and amazing to be on the charts. We’re living with gratitude.”
Furthermore, ILLIT, who won No.1 on recent music shows, once again expressed gratitude to company officials.
Yunah said, “To BELIFT LAB members, we all know that our debut album is the result of your best efforts. We are proud of it, and that won’t change.” She added, “We are thankful to the staff at HYBE for believing in us and supporting us. We will work even harder.“
Upon hearing this, the DJs joked, “Yunah wrote down her remarks on an A4 sheet” and “She knew what to do and wrote them in advance.“
Meanwhile, ILLIT is an artist under HYBE’s label BELIFT LAB. Currently, HYBE is experiencing conflict with their subsidiary label ADOR. HYBE detected signs that ADOR’s management was attempting to seize HYBE’s management rights, prompting them to activate their audit rights on April 22nd. Additionally, HYBE sent a letter to ADOR’s board of directors demanding a shareholders’ meeting and CEO Min Hee-jin’s resignation.
CEO Min Hee-jin of ADOR publicly criticized ILLIT, stating that they are copying NewJeans. She claimed, “ILLIT is copying NewJeans in all areas of entertainment activities, including hair, makeup, costumes, choreography, photos, videos and event appearances.”
Source: Nate
