Posts by SerendipitousYun

  • ADOR - HYBE Mega Thread - 4 || Summary on page 1

    I'm too lazy to figure out the context of this (I'm sure it's in the last 8 pages), but this made me chuckle because it's the realest take. Privilege exists in every industry, and if you think otherwise you're in for a rude awakening when you join the workforce.


    I'm one of the top performers in my department at my firm and I'm good at networking (a skill I had to bust my ass off to develop as I hate networking). As a result, I get to charge higher rates, work from home most days, and have more freedom in general regarding my tasks.


    And tbh, having privilege doesn't mean it wasn't earned and it often comes from hard work. I used to bill 80 hours a week for the first few years and was doing a lot of the busy work that got thrown to me by people higher up.

  • ADOR - HYBE Mega Thread - 4 || Summary on page 1

    Quote from Dreamer95

    They even gave it a name :pepe-joy: And not just any name but 1945.


    Army are literally writing a nazi movie plot at this point :boompepe:

    Most of us come from a more Eurocentric view of dates b/c Asian history isn't required in education in the West outside of learning that Japan bombed Pearl Harbour (and they don't even mention that we put Asian Americans in internment camps as a result), so assuming it's alluding to Nazis is a fair assumption. But, for future reference, Korea gained independence from Japan on August 15th, 1945, so the date is likely alluding to that ( it's their independence year, so I guess it symbolizes that this will be the year they free themselves from Hybe's evil clutches).

    edit: I read up and someone already corrected you, apologies for mentioning it twice


    That being said this whole thing is giving kdrama, and if anyone was stupid enough to save a document like that to a work laptop, I'll sell my car.

  • ADOR - HYBE Mega Thread - 4 || Summary on page 1

    Quote from YamaChwan

    Anyway, I need people to clarify the potential outcomes if MHJ wins her injunction, because now there is an unsubstantiated rumor that Hybe could dismiss her regardless, when that is not what people said the past 2 weeks.

    Unless SK is truly that corrupt, ignoring an injunction is an arrestable offense and the guilty party could face jail time. However, based on this information on what the injunction is about


    Quote from Jeop

    This is a hearing on whether the usual order of things (firing/trial for firing without due cause/result) would be prejudiciable to ador as a company and as such if HYBE should wait until MHJ's actual trial has gone through before deciding to fire MHJ.


    In some ways, as far as this hearing is concerned, HYBE is the one on "trial".

    They can (and will based on the fact that they still want to move forward despite the backlash they've gotten for weeks now) dismiss her if they win the trial against MHJ (though god knows how that'll play out in court). I'd say the possible outcomes are:

    (this is speculation)

    • She wins the injunction hearing and they still go to trial, so we have more of this nonsense potentially until October/November (it could be shorter though)
    • She wins the injunction hearing, and Hybe and Ador reach a mediated agreement (this would require some maturity and foresight on BSH/PJW's end though so I'm not sure how likely that is).
    • She wins the injunction, but Hybe removes the other directors as tetetete said, and they try to remove her later down the line
    • She loses the injunction, is fired, and doesn't fight back (that's unlikely)
    • She loses the injunction, is fired, and sues for wrongful termination (this would then lead to the trial as Hybe would have to prove it's not wrongful, which circles back to bullet point one)
    • She loses the injunction and is, miraculously, not fired (this is the true wild card option), so then hybe either follows point 2 of mediation or point one of a trial

    So basically, who knows what'll happen but let's hope this ends before we get to thread number 6 :meme-hide-the-pain:

  • So...Can we uhhhh discuss the elephant in the room?

    I feel like it's just a bit of a competitive time for a comeback, but even so, that shouldn't matter if you look at their track record.

    This song is similar to Baddie in the sense that it deviates from the songs you typically associate with them and I think that may be the biggest reason for the results they're seeing. It sucks b/c a group should be able to explore and expand their sound, but it's not like similar things haven't happened with other groups (the Itzy switch up to this day still blows me away).

  • ADOR - HYBE Mega Thread - 3 || Summary on page 1

    Quote from atropos

    Illit member account following nj anti. It's trending on Korean forums

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    someone forgot to log into their burner it seems. place your bets on who it was (I'm going with one of the teenagers or an intern that's absolutely getting fired)

  • ADOR - HYBE Mega Thread - 3 || Summary on page 1

    Quote from YamaChwan

    This is your weekly reminder that most of AKP was dogpiling on me when I said ILLIT and NJ weren't that similar, and the reaction was even worse on Reddit.


    Yet suddenly MHJ is hellspawn when she claims they copied and pasted NewJeans


    This sad attempt at gaslighting is hilarious:meme-kek:


    I can't speak for the other subs but I will say that it's been proven that r/kpop_uncensored's mods have ties to ethnonationalist hate subs so it's never surprising when you go there and it's just an echo chamber.


    edit: Yama-Chan here's the link about it from 6 months ago. The sad thing is that the sub actually grew after this came to light.

    Quote from Antifragile

    can hybe acquire sm again so they are also dragged into this mess cause i'm a messy bitch like that

    I will personally fly to Korea and light Hybe and dispatch on fire myself if any SM group gets involved. There is enough going on over there without them being dragged into this.

  • ADOR - HYBE Mega Thread - 3 || Summary on page 1

    Honestly it becomes clearer the longer this goes on that both sides are not really ideal for the girl's best interest. Granted I won't say that's unique to them as the music industry (the entertainment industry as a whole really) worldwide thrives with exploitation of people too young or inexperienced to see the writing on the wall. But it's quite sad all the same. I can't sit here and say they'll have a good future at hybe b/c that doesn't seem likely, but I can't say any different about staying with MHJ either. It's basically just devolving into picking the least shitty side and hoping for the best in the future.


    I saw that their parents got the girls an entertainment lawyer and the petition was filed on their behalf by the lawyer before the injuction hearing started (link), so it's nice that they have a way to make their voices heard if nothing else


    Anyways I've got brunch to get to so hopefully this doesn't end up at 200 pages in the next 6 hours 😭

  • ADOR - HYBE Mega Thread - 3 || Summary on page 1

    Honestly it's sad they even feel the need to speak up. Then again, this should've all been handled quietly. I do wonder if they're support with help strengthen MHJ's case for this injuction (though can't say for sure as there'd have to be something in it to strengthen the case that firing her is not just and proper).

    Quote from Donut0808

    Sorry to say this but NJ and their parents are really dislikeable in this case. Their complaints about Illit, how their biggest boss didn't say hi to their kids, how they can't survive without Min Hee Jin etc... And again it's amazed me how dumb Knetz is. Waiting for the day the court put their god mother in jail and they can leave with her after paying the penalty.

    Calling knetz dumb for siding with MHJ is needlessly disparaging. They have a more comprehensive perspective and cultural difference that influence how they view the issue (though I don't think anyone in the states would support a corporation over an individual if you look at cases like taylor swift when she was trying to get her masters back), and honestly I feel like the anger from njwns/mhj/parents is not that mystifying at all. I have an issue with people targeting the members of the Illit as they're just doing their job, but being upset that a group very similar to you with multiple instances of copying you is debuting under the same label when you're not even 3 years into your career is a valid frustration.

  • ADOR - HYBE Mega Thread - 3 || Summary on page 1

    Ok I caught up on my lunch break. I have to say that this devolved so quickly to people just being stans for billionaires. You can have an opinion and side of course, but that's very different from staunchly defending either party when both are shaping up to be shitty individuals who may not have njwns best interest at heart.

    Also is this injunction a criminal hearing? I thought the whole point was MHJ asking that Hybe be blocked from voting to fire her. Does anyone have updates from the court hearing?


    Quote from Karl-III

    The popularity of ILLIT is payola of pure water. R U next had very low ratings and few people even knew about this group, nevertheless, during the first knocks of their debut they set a record on Spotify, and such that only some with a huge fandom have something similar. And this company accuses someone of something, it’s like a rapist will accuse a thief of stealing something. :pepe-joy:

    Not sure how to say this politely, but reading comprehension is not present in this statement. The person you're quoting isn't even saying their success is organic, the point was that they should be enjoying their debut but instead have been dragged into this issue and are the target of hate that isn't deserved. Then again, maybe you understood, but decided it was more fun to just be needlessly hateful and incognizant towards their point..


    Quote from allfandomssuck

    they're basically deciding if hybe can go ahead and fire her. mhj will for sure countersue hybe for wrongfull termination

    This is a super summed-up version based on what I could glean of their labor laws, but if she is fired and sues Hybe for wrongful termination, she'll have to prove there was no just cause, which would drag this out further and go back to their whole case of attempting to leak information (or whatever they're claiming atp). If she can prove it though, she'd be reinstated and given back pay for however long she was fired.


    Ok, back to work :meme-hide-the-pain:

  • ADOR - HYBE Mega Thread - 3 || Summary on page 1

    atp you guys can just ask yourself "would pjw/mhj apply to this job?" before applying and you'll apply to everything with unwavering confidence.

    Quote from tetetete

    I don't get one thing

    She has the intelligence to plan this but not to read her contract :pepe-shame:

    This is just my opinion, but she either ignored any legal advice from her attourney or had no attourney and just signed it after a read-through. It seems clear that she wanted her own label and people often sign contracts without caring bout the fine terms when they're too focused on the immediate.


    It was short sighted of her b/c she'll have to negotiate the non-compete down to a year (the max enforcable time in korea) if she leaves.