#but hybe!!! source!! specifically their ceos!!!!

[bumblebaubles]

mhj press conference from hell was batshit insane BUT if even half of what shes saying is true bang sihyuk and source's ceo are never seeing the pearly gates

(allegedly)

decided to debut lsf out of nowhere without consulting her, meaning her group project would be put on the back burner

wanted to lie about her involvement in lsf to let people believe it was her group since bang sihyuk (hybe ceo) didnt have faith in them

made a separate label to be able to see through their debut, even though shed only own 20 percent of the company

filed a formal complaint to hybe about belift plagiarizing newjeans

they responded by auditing her, telling her to resign and spreading rumours she had consulted a shaman and wanted to take over ador

[beautifulpersonpeach]

I have a pretty specific question about BH/Hybe and you may know the answer — but do you have a sense of who was in charge of the “Plus Global Auditions” back in 2019? Was MHJ there yet? Because that audition notice video floored me when I saw it. It’s blatantly feminist. It was so refreshing to see BH recruiting young women by showcasing them as real normal young women and strong cool young women too! Minji from NJ was already a trainee clearly because she’s in the video. So anyways, do we know if MHJ was running that or was that more the overall BH team? Because when I saw that video, it really won me over to BH’s side and even now, I feel that NJ continues to showcase teen girls/women acting and behaving and being aspirational but normal teens (yes teenage girls like to act sexy too) I had really high expectations for whenever “PLUS” would debut (which became NJ I assume) and have not been disappointed. So clearly there have been feminists working at BH or do you think this was MHJ’s influence based on timeline?

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Hi Anon,

Min Heejin and Bang PD were in charge of the Global Plus auditions in 2019. She joined HYBE in 2019 as Chief Branding Officer, and it was initially BigHit and Source that were recruiting trainees with MHJ overseeing the whole thing, but the decision was made to manage her own group/label and she transitioned to CEO of ADOR in 2021. A second round of auditions specifically for ADOR was announced end of 2021 and NewJeans debuted in 2022.

So I'd say you're right in how you're reading the timeline. And yeah, while MHJ was working at SM and then moved to working at HYBE at the executive level, people noted the strong subversive and feminist elements in her projects and overall artistic direction. That was until, you know, everyone realized what NewJeans was about to do to the k-pop industry. And then she got the SM-Jessica special lol.

Such is how the cookie crumbles in these parts.

[milfygerard]

Other information: Remember how Scooter left the managing business to be CEO of HYBE America? Turns out HYBE acquired TAG PR (the agency I mentioned earlier where he's a majority stakeholder) and proceeded to get involved in chart and album manipulation for their artists as well as leaking emails and texts to attempt defamation for competitors (there are tweets with evidence but I'm too tired to link each one rn).

A year ago, I remember this one website got a leak of the agreements that Taylor and Scooter were supposed to sign at the start of their negotiations. Here's that article: https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/taylor-swift-catalog-sale-following-the-money/

I now fully believe Scooter leaked all of these because this article says "According to MBW’s watertight sources – who were directly involved in negotiating the deal" and I suspected that when it came out because it had more details about his side compared to hers, but now I feel like this is his MO. And it may have been his attempt to gain more credibility for that Bad Blood documentary about him and Taylor.

I also think based on all this info that it's time to go is partly about Taylor's dad because he got $15 million out of the sale, a very specific number. I think he knew about the details of the sale (he and another guy voted no according to the leaks) and didn't tell her until afterward due to the legalities, which broke her heart further. He also allegedly had an affair with her previous publicist, hence the friends line, which reads to me like he tried to hide it from her. I feel like his emails might also fit into this whole thing but it's late and I'm too tired to read through them to check.

Anyway, the ending of the song echoes Daylight, which is about letting things go, this one is about leaving things behind, and both songs mention 20 years too. Maybe how long the marriage lasted between her parents? I dunno, I know the public info mentions separation in 2011, but given the content of that email it may have happened earlier imho.

okay movey over letterboxd review written i can Absorb this and respond

The scooter stuff i lightly knew about? I have a friend into kpop who talks me thru hybe entertainment and its evil workings whenever we're chatting kpop and I remember hearing that scooter braun was involved w them bc hes so totally always at the scene of the crime. Hes a famous asshole and i dont put any underhanded tactics past him, he really did just underestimate what taylor is willing to do when shes desperate and truly pissed off.

the dad stuff i really cant talk to much, it definitely seems like a really complicated situation. I mean andrea and scott being divorced but both being close to taylor and her career is a whole thing by itself in that they have to spend an insane amount of time together for a divorced couple. Scott has always had caring but republican dad energies, I believe that him and taylor are close and that they love each other, but I also believe it is endlessly complicated for endless reasons (hes almost definitely a misogynist and probably holds many conservative views, the divorce and the issues leading up to it definitely left a mark on taylor emotionally, he is literally a financial stakeholder in her career which is batshit insane to be honest). He's hard to really discuss because even if he isnt Andrea he's still deeply entrenched as a character in the Taylor Swift Universe who you are expected to hold the customary two dimensional view of that all taylor swift characters require. I do think that a subject that i've seen very few ppl mention is how even if not directly is how taylor included her family and their culpability in her Everything on TTPD. Make spectrum pulse (my best fake internet friend mark spectrum pulse) is one of the only ppl other than me and maybe a scant few anons that mentioned it and i think that TSU Character base is a big reason why. We arent talking vaguely about taylors experience with her parents we are talking about Andrea and Scott from Taylor Swift and so broaching the topic of parental culpability in childhood stardom, even the more responsible parents who don't rely on their kids financially and try to protect them where possible, is a conversation that can't really be comfortably had regardless of its place within the text, because it just isnt how the fandom is structured. Parents and specifically fathers are definitely a motif throughout taylors discography and its an interesting and complicated one.

Um conclusion, I wouldnt be shocked if taylor was intentionally referencing pained or negative emotions towards her father and family in general throughout her music just because of how she writes (tolerate it dad song ftw) but I'm also not surprised that she's still close to her parents even if there are rough hills and complications running through everything. She said it herself, she never really got to grow up and she still clearly heavily relies on them emotionally and keeps them in the loop business wise (not shade or an insult I also rely heavily on my parents, thats just something that will vary person to person). I also think her parents have chosen to be public figures who are visually connected to (and profit from) Taylor Swift the brand & art, and it should be okay to talk about them and their complicated place within taylors music.

[atiny-for-life]

For those unaware why people are calling Hybe zionist:

Last year, Enhypen fans informed Jake why their fans were boycotting Starbucks and he agreed to participate, which Hype evidently wasn't happy with.

Not too long after this, Hype's internal documents were leaked, which revealed they were actively blocking comments on their platforms which included "Palestine", "Gaza", "boycott", etc. so fans couldn't incite further conversations about this.

Their reasoning for this was essentially "this genocide has nothing to do with Korea, therefore we should just let it pass" and "Korean fans are offended that international fans call this 'educating' and Jake's agreement to this could 'suddenly become an issue later on'". They called it "mood management" of their artists, specifically Jake, but really it's just taking away someone's autonomy.

Scooter Braun, Hybe's current CEO, also keeps making his artists work with zionist brands and organizations, even as idols like Lesserafim's Kazuha, BoyNextDoor's Leehan, TxT's Yeonjun, and Enhypen's Jay and Jake have openly shown support toward Palestine, proving once again that the stance of a company is in no way reflective of its artists and employees.

In response to whether Hongjoong's lines really are aimed at Hitman Bang and Hybe, KQ only said "We have no comment so far."

Sources: x, x, x

Hongjoong is getting viral for his verse in SMB (by Odetari)

the verse: