On the morning of May 3, HYBE headquarters was filled with dozens of wreaths and protest trucks sent by Army – the BTS fandom. Previously, BTS fans had repeatedly expressed disappointment and anger when Korea’s leading entertainment group let the group get caught up in internal disputes.
The battle for management rights between HYBE and ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin in recent days has been the hottest topic in the news. The two sides continuously made accusations, “exposing” outstanding issues in the debut and management of the music groups under their management. The object of the dispute is NewJeans, but BTS is the name that is being “torn apart” the most right now.
BTS fans are determined to “pull” HYBE to the end
Inside the wreath, outside is a protest truck
Army wreath sent to the corporation’s headquarters
Trucks protest outside HYBE gate
Images of flower wreaths and protest trucks in front of HYBE gate were posted by the Army on social networks and pushed to the trend to protect BTS from negative posts. This is the toughest move of the BTS fandom after a series of days when the idol was in a “septic tank” because of the group’s drama. While serving in the army, BTS suddenly became a “sacrifice” and antifans “dug up” past scandals because of the one-sided inferences that broke out after Min Hee Jin’s press conference on the afternoon of April 25.
While enlisting in the army, BTS suddenly became “sacrifices” and had past scandals “dug up” by antifans.
Accusations of concept plagiarism, digital music fraud and even suspicions of “heresy” have made BTS the most criticized object in recent days. BTS fans continuously wrote articles to exonerate their idol and asked Big Hit to take action to protect the artist. Meanwhile, HYBE was late and made many hesitant statements that escalated tensions.
HYBE was again late and made many hesitant statements that escalated tensions in protecting BTS
On the morning of May 2, the organization suspected of being related to BTS and HYBE in accusations of “heresy” spoke out to refute the rumors and speculations spreading on social networks. Meanwhile, the management company remains silent. Army was angry at the way HYBE treated public officials and immediately prepared a protest plan.
The series of wreaths sent to HYBE had content criticizing “The industry’s leading incompetent management company…”; “When needed, it’s our BTS. When times are unfavorable, we pull it out to be the bulletproof youth group; “The constant risk comes from the management company. Pray for BTS to quickly get rid of HYBE.” The protesting truck also raised similar disagreements. BTS fans advocated “support idols, boycott HYBE”.
BTS fans advocate “support idols, boycott HYBE”
On the afternoon of May 2, Big Hit Music officially denied all accusations against BTS and apologized to Army but could not quell the anger from fans. BTS fans advocate “support idols, boycott HYBE”. Amidst the internal tensions at the top, the incident related to BTS and the wave of protests from the Army made HYBE struggle even more.
