Reporter exposes Hybe bribing and deliberately understating New Jeans' performance in Japan

article: Seoul News Reporter Reveals “Hive PR Team Asked to Edit Article to Make It Look Like New Jeans Performed Worse Than Expected in Japan”

source: Daily Sports via Nate

[+144, -8] Why is Haibe doing this… He said he was “protecting” New Jeans.

[+132, -5] ㅋㅋㅋ But look how kind Bang Si-hyuk is to cam girls ㅋㅋㅋ

[+90, -4] Bang Si-hyuk and Min Hee-jin should never have met… Imagine a comfortable work environment where even Hive employees can openly hate New Jeans like this. That means upper management is already treating them the way everyone else feels is okay. The whole company is a mess.

[+86, -8] I was wondering why New Jeans was listed behind all the other artists on the Hybe homepage, not sorted by debut date.

[+66, -3] Hi, you said you were interested in New Jeans.

[+28, -4] Given how much has already been exposed, the government should begin investigating the Hive. There are still minors in the group.

[+19, -5] Why would you do this to your artist…

–

article: Reporter Jang Hyung-woo releases recording file, “Hive wants to reduce New Jeans' performance”

source: Sports World Through Nate

[+246, -11] So this wasn't some after-work drink conversation, this was someone from the marketing team actually calling the reporter for a business purpose and making this request… What kind of company is this?

[+181, -10] Imagine how badly this reporter felt about the girls who felt the need to expose Hive like this. It's just ridiculous to hear Hive whine about being fair so far.

[+143, -3] This isn't just some rambling journalist, this is an actual industry journalist who knew what he was doing by releasing this recorded clip.

[+124, -8] It's pretty clear how Hybe is doing business now.

[+103, -18] Find strength in your new jeans!!

[+41, -8] Hybe really shows how dirty the industry can be. They will do everything illegal and malicious in the industry… acting like street gangsters, just waiting to destroy the alleys they don't occupy under their watchful eyes. Their image is ruined.

[+38, -10] So is it now credible that Hive used media play for all the other accusations? LOL

[+23, -7] It's crazy that even journalists know that Hive is acting very unfairly internally, so they refuse all bribes from Hive and put their names on the line to expose it.

[+16, -8] Oh my, Hive, you're committing another illegal act.

–

source:Nate

[+354, -21] On July 17, Hive proposed a golf trip to the Seoul News representative, but the representative declined, citing it as inappropriate.

[+295, -17] Amid all the controversy, Haibei insisted that Le Seraphim's Coachella performance was a huge success… but would he have asked New Jeans' Tokyo Dome concert to be scaled back anyway?

[+204, -15] Given the state of the stock, it seems likely that Hive would be begging reporters to exaggerate the performance of its group, but in reality, it is asking reporters to say that its group is underperforming… Is this company really a public company?

[+167, -8] In the recording, Head revealed that Haibe said, “I think you hate us. I think we need something to make you change your mind. Let's set a date and meet. We'll make you ours (poseob).”

[+150, -9] I never thought I would hear the word 'Force' coming out of the mouths of the Hybe marketing team in my life. After all the talk about being there for New Jeans..

[+53, -7] Hive, this is a breach of trust. What kind of company are you?

[+43, -10] Poor new jeans…….

[+42, -10] Poor New Jeans.. they're still so young.. if this isn't bullying, then what is?

[+36, -5] Hive said, “They released the recording file without the consent of the marketing team.” Oh, that's the same as releasing Min Hee-jin's personal KakaoTalk without consent? Haha…

–

article: Hybe representative: “There is no reason to underestimate the performance of New Jeans. Golf trips with reporters were canceled at a sensitive time.”

source: Newsen via Nate

[+146, -19] Oh, why is there no reason to look down on them? ㅋㅋ You know that the bigger New Jeans gets, the more they have to pay Min Hee Jin as a put option, right? ㅋ Isn't that why you hate them every day and chase Min Hee Jin away???

[+113, -10] Look at the Hive. They're committing crimes with their mouths again.

[+89, -9] Oh, then if the timing wasn't “sensitive” would you have gone on the golf trip?? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[+78, -6] Hive will be remembered as one of the most disgusting companies in history.

[+65, -7] I've heard stories of companies being accused of campaigning against competing groups, but I've never seen a company oppose its own group like this.

[+6, -1] are you okay!!

[+1, -0] In what world would a company ask a reporter who wrote a positive article about a group to change it because it was so distressing because it put the group in a positive light? You only do that for articles that put you in a negative light. Hive, you are a great company.

[+1, -0] Hive, don't you think all the media play you've done on NewJeans is denigrating them? Even a stalker wouldn't be that malicious towards these girls. There's no way you'd release their private videos without their consent while acting like you were “protecting” them from the public, tsk tsk

–