Art director Park Si Young blasts HYBE over treatment of NewJeans, calls them “childish”
Park Si Young blasted HYBE on Instagram on July 23, KST, calling the company’s handling of the NewJeans situation “childish” and “embarrassing.”
Park’s post followed his earlier reaction to a teaser ADOR released for NewJeans’ upcoming comeback. That initial reaction had already become a heated topic among K-Pop fans.
Park directly criticized HYBE’s approach to the conflict involving NewJeans’ members and urged media coverage. Park Si Young wrote on Instagram:
Park Si Young wrote on Instagram:
Since we’re on the subject, I wonder if this will make the news too? Please let it get covered. I find it absolutely disgusting how HYBE, a major conglomerate in the K-Pop industry, conducts itself. If you’ve taken the formative years of these minors under the guise of ‘training’… seriously, is that how adults are supposed to act? Bunch of childish b*stards. If you’re going to make money off kids and build a business around them, the least you could do is act like responsible adults. I find them pathetic.
— Park Si Young
He also clarified he did not care about Bang Si Hyuk or Min Hee Jin while criticizing HYBE’s actions toward young artists. Park Si Young added:
Park Si Young added:
You’re going to “set an example” for the entertainment industry by crushing people with money and lawsuits? Give me a break. What a load of bullsh*t. I couldn’t care less about Min Hee Jin or Bang Si Hyuk. That’s none of my business. But targeting a young person and trying to destroy them—how is that justice? It’s unbelievably idiotic. There should be a limit. HYBE is seriously disgusting. I hope this gets reported widely! These morons don’t know how to act like adults.
— Park Si Young
Separately, the article notes a music director who previously worked with NewJeans has also drawn attention with their supposed reaction to the group’s upcoming comeback.
