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Entertainment industry insider D criticized, “This is a petty attempt to shift blame. It’s not just about him (Weverse Magazine Director A); the higher-ups should be held accountable. It doesn’t make sense. Given the CEO’s attitude, it’s hard to find sincerity in the apology. Chairman Bang Sihyuk and the executives should have taken responsibility and apologized. They say they’ll contact each agency to apologize, but I haven’t seen any reports of this happening by yesterday (October 30). It seems they want to gloss over this difficult situation without proper confirmation.”
Another industry insider, I, expressed, “While I’m angry about the content of the document, seeing just one person being relieved of their position reminded me of the negative behaviors we often see in politics and big corporations, which made me even angrier. I wonder if HYBE is acting this way now that they’ve become a large corporation.” They added, “Regardless of the reasons, they should acknowledge their mistakes and reflect. Instead, they say they didn’t do a ‘reverse viral,’ which makes me feel like they’re taking the situation too lightly.”
Another insider, H, pointed out, “The apology letter is signed by CEO Lee Jae-sang. While he was already at the C-level and did receive the document, is he really the one who should be apologizing? He hasn’t been in the position for long.”
Entertainment industry insider G remarked, “I don’t know if the higher-ups, like the CEO, communicated with each other, but from a practical standpoint, we haven’t received any contact. If they thought this was strange, a company with proper values would have paused. They didn’t just gather opinions; they must have prepared and reported this separately. The existence of a writing team and the ‘long period’ it took to create this document reflect the company’s values.”
Another insider, C, noted, “The biggest issue is the perspective of HYBE’s management on the entertainment industry. If they had any affection for the industry and artists, they would have at least suggested softening the report. It seems like no one felt uncomfortable, which is why the reporting continued for so long. If that’s not the case, then the real problem lies in the atmosphere where no one feels they can speak freely about this.”
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1. We don’t need an apology, we just want you to close your business
2. We must boycott HYBE
3. Aigoo they’re all words
4. Obviously..
5. I knew they wouldn’t apologize
6. So they lied about apologizing too?
7. Are they even human?
8. Bang Sihyuk lied again?
9. Look at Bang Sihyuk going into hiding, we need to boycott HYBE until they’re ruined
10. Why would bast*rds who look down on the National Assembly even want to apologize? ㅋㅋㅋ
