Min Hee Jin has addressed the rumors that she spoke badly about the NewJeans members behind their backs via KakaoTalk message.
On May 31, 2024, at the Korea Press Center in Seoul, Min Hee Jin held her second press conference. During this event, she discussed what happened at this morning's ADOR shareholder's meeting as well as her thoughts. The ADOR CEO also held a Q&A segment.
During the Q&A, Min Hee Jin was asked about a KakaoTalk conversation that had surfaced, which allegedly showed her talking badly about the NewJeans members. The journalist asked whether she had spoken to the members since then and if she had anything to say regarding the situation.
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In response, Min Hee Jin revealed that she did not recall saying such things.
She told the reporter, "To be honest, explaining this could take a long time, and I cannot recall the details well. Do you remember a chat from three years ago? When I open a chat from three years ago and see what was said... Frankly, I don't remember having those conversations."
However, she stated that the KakaoTalk message was not an issue and that the NewJeans members never confronted her about it. Instead, they only reached out to check up on her.
Min Hee Jin revealed, "Actually, these are not issues and do not hold any value. It's not like the NewJeans members saw this chat and contacted me about it. They contacted me because they knew I was hurt, not because I asked them to do so to sway public opinion."
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Min Hee Jin then addressed the accusations that she was acting during her first press conference. Following the press conference she held in mid-April, some speculated that Min Hee Jin was exaggerating how sad and emotional she was. Others also claim she purposely appeared disheveled so that the public would pity her.
In response to this, she stated, "The things I said during the press conference were due to the circumstances I was in, and I was quite overwhelmed. I’m not an actress. People thinking that I dressed a certain way or staged my appearance is too cruel. As I mentioned before, I wore the same clothes for three days without washing, and they stank. I think changing clothes and putting on makeup in that situation would be even more psychotic."
She stated that she no longer wishes to speak on defamatory rumors, and that she wishes to protect the NewJeans members by refraining from mentioning them.
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She stated, "Discussing this now does not align with the main issues, and we should not drag the members into this. As I've said before, to truly protect the members or any artists, we should refrain from mentioning them. Even if people are curious, adults need to hold back. I believe that is what protection looks like."
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