As the controversies involving HYBE and Min Hee Jin continue unresolved, netizens are further debating suspicions that “BTS’ father”—Chairman Bang Si Hyuk—has been ignoring NewJeans.
According to an email sent by NewJeans’ parents to the company, Bang Si Hyuk has displayed discriminatory behavior by repeatedly ignoring and failing to respond to NewJeans’ greetings when they encountered him. This revelation has caused a stir among netizens.
In response to the controversy, HYBE stated that Chairman Bang Si Hyuk suffers from face blindness. However, netizens have found evidence within HYBE suggesting that Bang’s attitude towards NewJeans is entirely deliberate.
Specifically, the elevators used by HYBE employees are different from those used by artists. This means artists use a separate elevator and are not seen by other employees at HYBE.
When asked if they frequently see artists, a HYBE employee said: ‘They are like unicorns in HYBE. You know they are somewhere in the company, but you rarely see them.'”
This has further angered netizens, who argue that Bang Si Hyuk must surely recognize the people greeting him as company artists, even if the claim of face blindness is accurate.
Upon learning of the incident, netizens believe that Bang Si Hyuk’s alleged attitude towards NewJeans members is unforgivable.
Some netizen comments:
- “That’s too much; there’s no reason to ignore people greeting you when it’s certain that those in the elevator are company artists.”
- “Whether it’s a regular employee or an artist, if greeted, there should be a reaction. Face blindness? Ridiculous.”
- “It’s not like he has hundreds of artists under his management. Not recognizing faces is just a funny excuse.”
- “Unacceptable.”
Source: k14
