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Former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin attends a press conference in Seoul on May 31, 2024, in this pool photo. (Yonhap) SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- Former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin Has filed a 5 billion won defamation lawsuit against the executives of BELIFT LAB,

Min accuses the HYBE subsidiary of using the rookie girl group ILLIT as a shield to deflect criticism from alleged harm caused to NewJeans, the group she previously led to success. The lawsuit, filed in June 2024, claims Min’s public accusations of plagiarism damaged ILLIT’s reputation and business.

Min Hee-jin, the former CEO of K-pop label Ador, filed legal action against executives of Belift Lab on Friday, accusing the agency behind rookie girl group ILLIT of defamation, her lawyer said.

The lawsuit, initiated in July, responds to allegations made by Min during a press conference. During this conference, she accused Source Music of neglecting certain members of NewJeans who were previously under their management.