Lee Jaesang, CEO of South Korean entertainment company HYBE, who took over the role from Park Jiwon earlier this summer, has issued a public apology regarding an internal document that contains disparaging notes on various K-pop groups and idols. As noted by The Korea Times, HYBE's 'Weekly Music Industry Report' was brought to light in an audit carried out by South Korea's National Assembly's Culture, Sports, and Tourism Committee on October 24.
' Lee's note continued with a formal apology to 'the external artists mentioned in the document who have suffered damage and distress” and said HYBE would reach out 'to each agency individually to offer our apologies directly' as well. In the statement, Lee also apologized to all HYBE artists and promised that no more 'monitoring documents' of this nature would be created in the future.
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