Archive · 18 Sep 2026
Court Rejects Defamation Suit Over ILLIT-NewJeans Similarity Claims
Min Hee-jin was sued by Serian Heu over comments connected to similarities between ILLIT and NewJeans.
Min Hee-jin had been the CEO of ADOR.
The court dismissed the lawsuit in August 2026.
The court’s 12-page explanation was published recently.
It said Min Hee-jin did not directly name Serian Heu in her allegations.
The court also looked at claims about NewJeans planning materials being shared while ILLIT was being developed.
This means the court did not find the defamation lawsuit sufficient to succeed.
The ruling gives more detail about the legal dispute surrounding the two groups.
Former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin won a legal case linked to the ILLIT-NewJeans controversy.
The lawsuit was filed by Serian Heu, ILLIT’s associated creative director.
A court dismissed Heu’s defamation lawsuit in August 2026.
The 12-page judgment became public only recently.
The court said Min Hee-jin had not explicitly named Heu and examined whether NewJeans planning materials were shared during ILLIT’s early development.
- Who
- Former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin and Serian Heu, ILLIT’s associated creative director.
- What
- A court dismissed Heu’s defamation lawsuit against Min Hee-jin over allegations concerning similarities between ILLIT and NewJeans.
- When
- The lawsuit was dismissed in August 2026, and the 12-page judgment was made public recently.
- Why
- The court noted that Min Hee-jin had not explicitly named Heu and examined evidence concerning shared NewJeans planning materials during ILLIT’s early development.
- Defendant
- Min Hee-jin, former ADOR CEO
- Plaintiff
- Serian Heu, creative director associated with ILLIT
- Lawsuit type
- Defamation lawsuit
- Court outcome
- The lawsuit was dismissed
- Dismissal date
- August 2026
- Judgment length
- 12 pages
- Key evidence examined
- Whether NewJeans planning materials were shared during ILLIT’s early development