As we all know, the controversy between New Jeans, Min Hee Jin, and HYBE Group is quite tense, with no one giving in. It is surprising that in such a situation, Jungkook spoke out frankly to express his opinion.
Yesterday, the online community seemed to be in an uproar over his post that mentioned this conflict. While Jungkook's good intentions were praised, many people realized that some members of the group did not appreciate it.
This was reflected through the actions of the New Jeans members after Jungkook's post went viral:
On the 14th, Jungkook left a meaningful message on his pet's SNS account saying: "Artists are not guilty". At the same time, five heart emoticons in different colors were added to the post. These colors are blue, pink, yellow, green, and purple respectively, and these colors match the personality colors of each member when New Jeans collaborated with the αмєяι¢αn cartoon 'Powerpuff Girls' before.
A few hours later, he continued to post another photo with the status: "Don't use them". This statement further convinced fans that the 2 posts were related to New Jeans and the recent conflicts within HYBE. Some thought Jungkook was sending a message defending New Jeans and targeting Min Hee Jin, HYBE while others thought he was giving advice to his juniors so that they would not destroy their rising careers.
On the same afternoon, BTS's management company, Big Hit Music, released a statement clarifying Jungkook's message. The company explained: “We have confirmed that he made the posts because he thought that under no circumstances should young artists be dragged into conflicts or used as a shield.” The public's speculations about Jungkook's hidden meaning became clearer after this revelation.
Since then, fans have believed that New Jeans received valuable advice from their senior and considered their next actions. However, what surprised people the most was the attitude and actions of the New Jeans members who seemed to "ignore" his sincere advice.
Specifically, a fan discovered that Danielle's phoning had changed before and after Jungkook's post appeared. She changed it to New Jeans' colorful hearts and even "added" Min Hee Jin's blue hat icon as a reaffirmation that she and the group would continue defending the former CEO in this conflict. New Jeans seemed to have no intention of avoiding the conflict as Jungkook advised.
Previously, the members of New Jeans began a live broadcast on YouTube on the 11th. They exposed the fact that they were boycotted by HYBE and gave an ultimatum to reinstate former Adore CEO Min Hee Jin by the 25th. This request was immediately denied by HYBE in a subsequent statement, and fans speculated that New Jeans would suffer severe consequences after their spontaneous action against the Kpop empire.
It is clear that Jungkook's advice was the only way out for young artists with rising careers like New Jeans, but they chose to ignore what he said. Many fans expressed their disappointment at seeing Jungkook's kindness directed at the wrong person and the female idols getting too deep into this conflict:
- They obviously did not even appreciate what Jungkook has done for them at his expense. Ungrateful and spoiled brats.
- Please clear the 16th floor and leave hybe, I so tired of this drama
- I've never seen an artist obsessed with the company's ceo or their producer more than creating art or making music... has me questioning the goals of that weird group..are they here to b artists or what?
- after jungkook's posts I started to think that maybe they're really oppressed but no they're NOT .
JUNGKOOK from BTS literally spoke up for them trying to save them from the GP opinion , but looks like they don't want to be saved
- Newjeans thinks shes a big star and pretty? Well she should be erase in the industry. Her attitude will be an embarαѕѕment in the image of idols
- Actually I don’t think JK defense for those girls, he just did it for the sake of the whole company, before the whole Hype got drag to this drama. Those girls should be considered
- MHJ destroyed all my favorite groups (BTS, TXT, EN-, &team, TWS) formed by BSH.. (even after JK still gave a little support and kindness, the return received was not comparable).. now if ADOR is destroyed I don't really care anymore..
- Like, Jungkook took his precious 1hr in knowing about what's going on & thinking about their career. He is being dragged for that too, and u r this ungrateful for him trying to save u. That man is serving for the country, & yet he took sometime to talk bout it.
- I expecting this with them we knew how they are so it's normal for us to see this