On Oct 18th, Minji held a live broadcast with Hanni through the paid communication platform Phoning.
During the broadcast, Minji said, “I could only watch the first part of Hanni’s speech at the National Assembly. I had a schedule. After it was over, I looked it up and saw that there were like 100 photos of her crying.”
Hanni jokingly replied “Who took those pictures? Talk with me for a moment“, showing a relieved expression.
Minji clapped and said, “In my heart, I was shouting, ‘That’s my girl!’“
The day before, on Oct 17th, Danielle shared her thoughts after watching Hanni at the hearing. She recalled rushing to hug Hanni when Hanni returned to the dorm crying. Danielle said, “I told her many times how hard she worked. She’s such an amazing sister. I watched it from start to finish, and I was so nervous myself.“
She continued, “I’m so grateful to Bunnies (NewJeans’ fandom) who went to the hearing to support her. Thanks to them, I think Hanni got even more strength. I hope many people saw and felt something from it.”
Meanwhile, on Oct 15th, Hanni appeared as a reference at the National Assembly’s Environment and Labor Committee hearing. She testified about being subjected to workplace bullying.
Regarding the comment made by a HYBE-affiliated label manager to “ignore her”, Hanni said, “Not just that incident, but since the early days of our debut, whenever I greeted senior officials, they never once acknowledged me. I learned growing up in Korea that you should be respectful to elders, but when they didn’t greet me back, I thought it was disrespectful as a person. Only those who have experienced it can understand.“
After the hearing, Hanni expressed her feelings to fans, “Thank you so much. Bunnies, you worked hard. I’m so grateful, and I don’t want to cry either. I can’t stop the tears. I’m just really, really thankful.“
Source: Daum
