NewJeans singer Hanni gives tearful testimony on workplace harassment

The popular member of the chart-topping band spoke to South Korean lawmakers about her experiences

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Hanni, 20, alleged that entertainment agency Hybe had deliberately undermined her band, and accused senior managers of deliberately ignoring her.

Following multiple incidents, she said: "I came to the realisation that this wasn’t just a feeling. I was honestly convinced that the company hated us."

After hearing her testimony, the CEO of NewJeans' record label, Ador - a subsidiary of Hybe - said she would "listen more closely" to her artists, adding: "I wonder if there was more I could have done.”

Hanni, who is Vietnamese-Australian, was testifying to the Labour Committee of South Korea's National Assembly at a hearing about workplace harassment.

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