Min Heejin: I left SM Entertainment in 2018, and just two days later, Chairman Bang Si-hyuk contacted me. He said there was an informant inside SM who had told him about my resignation.
Bang even contacted her parents as part of his efforts to bring her into the company. She said Bang told them, โI really hope your daughter comes to HYBE so she can do what she wants to do,โ putting considerable effort into recruiting her. Min described the level of persuasion as โalmost kneeling.โ
She added that Bang, who previously had a failed experience producing the girl group GLAM, asked her for help and requested that she assist with producing a new girl group.