NewJeans' Courtroom Drama: Hanni's Statements on ILLIT Ignite Fierce Backlash

Over the past few days, the K-pop group NewJeans has been at the center of a major legal dispute with their former management agency. As of November 2nd, 2025, the court has ruled that the group's contracts with the company are valid, and that no breach of trust has occurred on their end.

However, during the trial, one of the group's members, Hanni, made comments about the girl group ILLIT that have since gone viral and been debunked. Hanni had claimed that ILLIT had been explicitly told to avoid her, and that the members had passed her by in a hallway without greeting or shaking hands.

The court has now determined that Hanni's allegations against ILLIT were unfounded and cannot be proven true. This has led to a strong backlash from netizens, who are condemning the artist and demanding that NewJeans issue a formal apology to ILLIT.

An anonymous post on a popular social media platform has also gone viral, claiming that Hanni's description of the incident was completely false and that she was lying about the entire matter. Netizens have even suggested that Hanni could potentially face legal consequences for perjury.

As the dust settles on this high-profile case, the K-pop world is left grappling with the fallout from Hanni's controversial statements and the court's ruling that they were unfounded. The future remains uncertain for NewJeans and their relationship with their former agency, as well as the potential repercussions for Hanni's actions.