Summary of Previous Megathreads. MEGATHREADS ONE and TWO and THREE covered events from April 22nd to the 26th. HYBE initiated the audit of sub-label ADOR, Min Hee Jin and ADOR's management claimed it was a witch-hunt/media play due to her frustrations with an internal complaint that new group ILLIT's visual concept was copying what she had designed …

Hybe has stated they believe MHJ and the VP of ADOR forged the email by the parents We have evidence that the act of sending emails attacking HYBE was part of the plan for the takeover of management rights and her personal gain from the start Min Hee Jin suggested using the parents to raise issues because it would breach the shareholders’ agreement if she did it herself the …

May 20, 2024 · HYBE initiated an audit of sub-label ADOR and uncovered indications of a scheme to break ADOR away from HYBE. ADOR's CEO Min Hee Jin claimed it was a witch-hunt in response to her internal complaints that new group ILLIT's visual concept was copying what she had designed for NewJeans among other frustrations and held a press conference

Apr 23, 2024 · HYBE is conducting an audit of ADOR after suspecting that ADOR was attempting to break away. Since this happened, it has emerged that: CEO A, who moved from HYBE to ADOR, allegedly worked with MHJ to foment hate against other HYBE artists and leak those artists' personal information, damage HYBE's reputation as a company.

May 23, 2024 · The article says HYBE also asked a reporter to omit details from a news article when the details are inconvenient for HYBE (the names of Dunamu and Naver people). People alway say HYBE engages in dirty media play but to see these claims out in the open is wild. HYBE must’ve pissed off these reporters at Ilgan Sports (Sports Daily).

MHJ, with barely 20% ownership, allegedly attempted a hostile takeover of the company using illegal tactics. These tactics included stealing trade secrets, leaking private information about HYBE artists, and creating smear campaigns against other HYBE artists. Bang PD, the CEO of HYBE, discovered this plot through a tip from within ADOR.

Hybe doesn't want a group that is popular amongst (only) Western Kpop fans because there aren't actually as many as people seem to think. They want broad appeal and they wouldn't get that with Kpop promotional tactics. That isn't to say that I think Geffen is doing great, either, I just don't think Hybe would do any better.

WHAT MAKES A HYBE GROUP A HYBE GROUP?! OR A HYBE LABELMATE?! When groups other than BTS and TXT, aren't trained or managed by BigHit aka HYBE. They provides the funds, HYBE is more like an investor than a producer. While companies can freely use the Hybe name since it is a way more popular and bigger name. Wanna know another label HYBE owns?

May 14, 2024 · HYBE is a public company and has a certain fiduciary duty to its shareholders. Any risk of brand dilution/market cannibalization should have been discussed (at bare minimum) or avoided. HYBE's business partners probably also want to be informed if their unique brand selections for CFs are "being diluted."

Nov 30, 2021 · Hybe is the umbrella organization that has multiple agencies under them (BH, Pledis, Source) and business units (Weverse, IP etc.) Each agency underneath Hybe runs independently from each other and makes their own decisions for the most part. Obviously they might share resources whether it be choreographers or producer for efficiencies.