Finally someone understand the key issue.
It's not JUST about the copying, it's the fact that MHJ was within her rights to raise an issue to Belift when she suspect that there's copying. The fact that she raised it INTERNALLY and instead of talking it out they did this instead
Min heejin defeats HYBE in court
Hybe must pay 18M USD to MHJ
The court sided with MHJ and confirmed NewJeans plans were taken and grounds for plagiarism were valid and the term copy is not defamation
The court confirmed that Mhj did not tamper or try and steal newjeans
In the verdict of the HYBE–Min Heejin lawsuit, the court stated that NewJeans/ILLIT similarity claims cannot be dismissed as factual errors, noting BELIFT LAB failed to present substantial counter-evidence:
— “Reports indicate that ILLIT's performance immediately after debut was