According to Allkpop, recently, the online community has been stirred up when Japanese singer and model Harin revealed that she was a trainee at Source Music Company, then moved to ADOR Company, and was in the debut lineup of the girl group NewJeans.
After that, she was unexpectedly left out of the group's lineup and was chased back to Japan right before NewJeans' debut.
Harin's shares reminded the public of evidence that Dispatch previously accused former ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin of consulting a magician to decide the lineup for the NewJeans group.
On the other hand, many people thought that she was lying to attract attention. They suspected that she was only trained at Source Music and had never been a member of ADOR.
However, recently, former entertainment reporter Lee Jin Ho released photos that are said to be Harin's trainee contract with ADOR.
The contract was signed on January 7, 2022, signed by Harin, her parents, and Min Hee Jin - CEO of ADOR at that time. Although the contract was expected to be valid until January 6, 2023, Harin received a notice of termination after only 2 months.
This means Harin was kicked out of the squad four months before NewJeans' official debut on July 22, 2022.
According to Harin, the company terminated the contract without any explanation. Her phone and iPad were confiscated, the entrance to the dormitory was blocked, and she was forced to leave Korea in isolation, unable to even meet family members or friends before boarding a flight back to Japan.
Lee Jin Ho emphasized that the only thing Harin wanted to clarify was that she was a legal trainee at ADOR, and the fabricated things caused her to be subject to too much criticism.
Trainees being unexpectedly eliminated before their debut is not uncommon in Kpop companies. However, the public's concern is the way Min Hee Jin is a member that has caused controversy.
In the content of the message that Dispatch once published, the former CEO of ADOR discussed with a magician to remove a member of the NewJeans team with the reasons that the trainee was " obsessional", "had mental problems"...
Despite quickly achieving success after only 1 year under the leadership of Min Hee Jin, the NewJeans group is currently on hiatus due to a prolonged legal battle related to a contract dispute with ADOR.
After being fired by ADOR last year, Min Hee Jin is also facing many lawsuits against both HYBE Group and subsidiaries including Source Music (managing LE SSERAFIM), Belift Lab (managing ILLIT) and former employees of ADOR.
