In the midst of the ongoing feud between HYBE and ADOR, ILLIT’s Wonhee has found herself in the crossfire.

The young artist recently took a stand against online slander during a live stream, raising concerns about the amount of negativity these young girls have to face.

ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin had previously expressed her concern for the well-being of the young artists, both NewJeans and ILLIT, stating during her press conference that “The children are not at fault. It is with the adults.” Unfortunately, her fears have come true as both NewJeans and ILLIT have been facing indiscriminate malicious comments and slander online.

ILLIT, in particular, has been labeled as “NewJeans’ copycats” ever since their debut. This criticism has intensified as the HYBE-ADOR feud continues to escalate.

Recently, a video of ILLIT member Wonhee deleting malicious comments during a live stream went viral. Korean netizens were quick to comment:

“During the 50th-day anniversary live broadcast, there were so many malicious comments that she was deleting them herself. It’s really surprising to put so much effort into leaving malicious comments during a live broadcast.”

“Even CEO Min Hee Jin mentioned during the press conference, ‘What’s the fault of these kids? It’s the fault of the adults,’ but now the public is starting to criticize ILLIT after criticizing Min Hee Jin, which is really ironic and disgusting.”

“But when I looked, it seemed like a lot of negativity is sticking to Wonhee now. They look the same as before, She hasn’t done anything wrong, there’s no past controversies, she’s just cute, yet negativity seems to be sticking to them particularly strongly.”

“I don’t like HYBE and I do cheer on for NewJeans but then people are attacking the wrong target. The biggest issue is HYBE and its cult involvement and the people behind HYBE are suspicious. People shouldn’t be attacking ILLIT.”

Stay tuned for more updates on this issue.

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NewJeans quietly paused their activities after a tough legal battle… but a simple message from a fan left them emotional.

On April 12, NewJeans posted a single photo on their shared social media account, now renamed "mhdhh" (using the first letters of Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein), without any caption.

The photo was of a short, handwritten letter from a fan that read, “I love you. I support you.” Touched by the heartfelt words, NewJeans added a crying cat emoji, showing how much the support meant to them.

Fans quickly noticed and filled the comments with love and encouragement like “We’ll be here no matter what” and “NewJeans forever.”

This quiet but emotional post comes as NewJeans remains in a hiatus following a contract dispute with their agency ADOR.

Back in November, the members announced they would be starting solo schedules under a new name, NJZ, claiming ADOR had broken the terms of their contract. However, ADOR fired back with legal actions, including a lawsuit and a request to stop the girls from signing with other agencies or brands.

Last month, the court sided with ADOR, which forced the group to pause activities under the NJZ name. Their social media was also renamed from NJZ to “mhdhh” earlier this month.

Member Danielle recently opened up about her feelings in a long message on her birthday, just days after the official trial started on April 3 at the Seoul Central District Court.

Even though they’re not currently promoting, NewJeans’ fans continue to show strong support — and this small fan letter proves just how much that love means to the members.

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