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Star K-pop producer Min Hee-jin had accused ILLIT, a girl group under Belift Lab, of copying her act NewJeans. Photos from Belift Lab's X account and Min's Instagram account

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K-pop agency files complaint vs NewJeans boss over plagiarism accusation

Jaehwa Bernardo

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1716353998638240522 mhj.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Star K-pop producer Min Hee-jin (right) had accused ILLIT, a girl group under Belift Lab, of copying her act NewJeans. <em>Photos from Belift Lab&#x27;s X account and Min&#x27;s Instagram account</em></span></span></span></div><p>K-pop agency Belift Lab said Wednesday it filed a criminal complaint against Min Hee-jin after the star producer accused its girl group ILLIT of plagiarism.</p><div><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">This is the latest development in the feud involving Min, the creative director behind rising girl group NewJeans, and HYBE, the </span><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/4/23/hybe-labels-explained-k-pop-acts-their-sub-labels-1451"></a><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/4/23/hybe-labels-explained-k-pop-acts-their-sub-labels-1451">K-pop giant that owns both Belift Lab and Min&#x27;s label ADOR.</a></span> </div><p>&quot;We have filed a complaint against [ADOR] CEO Min Hee-jin on the charges of interference with business and defamation for causing harm to our company and our affiliated artists with her unilateral false claims,&quot; Belift Lab said in a statement posted on its X (formerly Twitter) account, as translated into English by news portal Soompi.</p><p>&quot;We clearly state that the plagiarism allegations raised by Min Hee-jin against our artist ILLIT are not true. We have submitted evidence to the judicial authorities that can prove these allegations are false,&quot; it added.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:633px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1716354178143240522 belift statement.jpg" style="width:633px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Belift Lab&#x27;s statement announcing complaint against Min Hee-jin. <em>Photo: @BELIFTLAB/X</em></span></span></span>Last month, HYBE launched an audit into ADOR, accusing Min of orchestrating a plan to break away from the parent company and filing a case of breach of trust in business against her.</div><p>Min had alleged HYBE of allowing ILLIT to copy NewJeans &quot;in all areas of activities including hair, makeup, costumes, choreography, photos, videos and event appearances.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/4/27/star-k-pop-producer-causes-online-stir-after-lashing-out-at-industry-bosses-1724"><strong>READ: Star K-pop producer causes online stir after lashing out at industry bosses<br/></strong></a></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/4/22/copycats-newjeans-boss-reportedly-hits-fellow-hybe-group-illit-2010"><strong>READ: Copycats? NewJeans&#x27; boss reportedly hits fellow HYBE group ILLIT<br/></strong></a></div><p>The dispute between Min and HYBE has been marked by serious allegations of chart manipulation and involvement in shamanism, negatively impacting the K-pop company&#x27;s share price.</p><p>Belift also urged the public to refrain from making &quot;indiscriminate insults, malicious slander, spread of false information, and defamatory attacks&quot; against the ILLIT members.</p><p>&quot;The members of ILLIT are suffering from severe malicious comments, ridicule, and personal attacks,&quot; it said.</p><p>ILLIT<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/3/25/new-k-pop-group-illit-wants-to-tell-genuine-stories-through-relatable-music-1610"><strong> debuted in March</strong></a> with the extended play &quot;Super Real Me,&quot; while NewJeans joined the K-pop industry in July 2022 with the single &quot;Attention.&quot;</p><div><em>For more news and features on K-pop, K-drama, and K-stars, visit the </em><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/kcontents"><em>Hallyu Corner</em></a><em> microsite.</em></div>

<p>K-pop agency Belift Lab said Wednesday it filed a criminal complaint against Min Hee-jin after the star producer accused its girl group ILLIT of plagiarism.</p>

K-pop agency Belift Lab said Wednesday it filed a criminal complaint against Min Hee-jin after the star producer accused its girl group ILLIT of plagiarism.

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K-pop agency files complaint vs NewJeans' boss over plagiarism accusation

Jaehwa Bernardo,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 22, 2024 02:30 PM PHT

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Updated May 22, 2024 03:34 PM PHT

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