NewJeans’ Hanni testified in tears at a National Assembly hearing on workplace harassment in South Korea’s entertainment industry on Tuesday, revealing her experiences with bullying and systemic discrimination at Hybe Labels.

NewJeans' Hanni and ADOR CEO Ju Young Kim spoke about bullying and harassment in a rare public and candid moment for the K-pop industry and HYBE.

K-pop star Hanni, a member of the group NewJeans, made an emotional appeal on Tuesday for young artists to be treated better in the multi-billion dollar industry, as she relayed her experience of workplace bullying during a parliamentary hearing.

NewJeans member Hanni shed tears in front of the National Assembly's Environment and Labor Committee as she testified on a workplace harrassment allegation raised last month.

NewJeans' Hanni testifies at the National Assembly on Workplace Bullying Allegations on Oct. 15, 2024, in Seoul. (Yonhap) SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Hanni, a member of the K-pop group NewJeans, appeared as a witness during the National Assembly's Environment and Labor Committee audit on the 15th.

NewJeans member Hanni testified before the Environment and Labor Committee of South Korea's National Assembly during an audit on workplace harassment in the entertainment industry, which ADOR's new CEO, Kim Juyoung, also attended.

SEOUL: NewJeans member Hanni appeared as a reference witness at a National Assembly audit of the Environment and Labour Committee on Tuesday (Oct 15), where she expressed her concerns about workplace bullying.

An alarming disparity in the way that a K-pop agency treats its artists and the artists’ rights as workers was revealed at the National Assembly on Tuesday.