The attorney stated:
“A HYBE employee came forward as a whistleblower. They said they had passed NewJeans’ planning materials on, and felt uncomfortable with HYBE denying it. The plaintiff is falsely claiming that they have never seen NewJeans’ planning documents.”
The attorney continued:
“July 21, 2023 was before the ILLIT members had even been selected. It makes no sense to claim that such a detailed concept had already been finalized at that point. In the plagiarism comparison video, the plaintiff itself says that ILLIT’s planning documents were created after September.”
Regarding the billboard advertisements, the attorney added:
“It is a fact that the plaintiff used NewJeans as a reference when creating billboard advertisements for ILLIT’s promotion. Before ILLIT’s debut, NewJeans billboard images were shown, and instructions were given to ILLIT’s billboard director to create something similar.”
As supporting evidence, the attorney also cited internal employee reports claiming that NewJeans’ planning materials were referenced when drafting ILLIT’s planning documents. Additionally, employees from HYBE-affiliated companies reportedly stated that reference videos were shown during choreography development, and that choreography would not be selected unless it included movements similar to those shown in the reference materials.
@aesa_za Girl... worry about LS being held hostage by Fat Sht Hyuk... or maybe Sakura having to change her stage name for that flop newbie from their new gg.