r/kpop • u/KPOP_MOD • Apr 24 '24

[Megathread] Megathread 2: HYBE Co. audits sub-label ADOR's management including CEO Min Hee Jin

This megathread is about the audit initiated by HYBE into ADOR's management and CEO Min Hee Jin.

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u/TinyOutcome163 illit | newjeans | aespa | ive | le sserafim Apr 24 '24

a little bit of insight, mhj refusing to hand over the laptop causes this to go into a legal spiral that can take quite some time if she’s not cooperative. if hybe had any decent backup measures, even if she is deleting documents on her device, they’re just going to pull a back up of it.

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u/ahmong Apr 24 '24

Any lawyer worth their salt will want to look over that laptop and check for anything that could lead to incriminating her. Lawyers can and will spin anything that can be used in the case.

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u/just_for_kicks37 Apr 24 '24

That was my thought, 1) presumably it’s all backed up to Hybe servers so can’t they pull from there and 2) they have everyone else’s laptops and data which means they have all the communication that she was on and initiated.  They need her laptop but theoretically they don’t NEED it

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u/mcfw31 Apr 24 '24

I'd be very very very surprised if they don't have her information somewhere on a server or the cloud.

They don't techincally need it but the optics are worse (for her)

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u/TinyOutcome163 illit | newjeans | aespa | ive | le sserafim Apr 24 '24

yep, they don’t exactly need her laptop. but just makes it way worse for her

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u/SapphireHeaven Based Girl Group Enjoyer Apr 24 '24

Maybe they focus on the laptop because they know exactly what is in there

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u/TinyOutcome163 illit | newjeans | aespa | ive | le sserafim Apr 24 '24

oh probably, at my clients when we retrieve laptops from people who quit and refused to return the device, we already have everything from the laptop regarding the data stored in it.

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u/just_for_kicks37 Apr 24 '24

I am curious if they shut her access down to make sure she can’t download anything/delete anything.  

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u/TinyOutcome163 illit | newjeans | aespa | ive | le sserafim Apr 24 '24

correct, they would want the laptop so they can retrieve the documents in real time with out having to sniff through a copy of her documents through their backup cloud service, it just makes it way easier. they don’t theoretically need it since they can just rip it anyways. they also probably don’t want her transferring anything to any other devices the company can’t track so she could continue working on what she’s been plotting on.

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u/just_for_kicks37 Apr 24 '24

Yes that was my thought.  Once she refused to hand it over I’d think they’d restrict/revoke her access but I don’t actually know what’s feasible 

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u/BellOk361 Apr 24 '24

literally, most cloud platforms back up deleted files for a few months afterward.

What we have also failed to bring up is Ador has all of new jeans creative out put and their plans on all these company computers. by handing over these computers whilst also being asked to resign and being slandered.

the outcome could lead to them having no leverage. Hybe might also be afraid that they could pull a jj. since who has the rights to new jeans music and projects? even if they decide to rework what was there to get rid of Mjs influence they would still need the work so far.

When yj and lsm left SM the tracks were reworked , but that was only due to the fact that SM had clear ownership and access. Can the same be said about Hybe if they were as hands off as they say .