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NewJeans fans sued for defaming girl group Illit
The Straits Times
|December 18, 2025
Belift Lab, a K-pop subsidiary label under South Korean entertainment giant Hybe, has filed a lawsuit against Team Bunnies, a fan group of K-pop girl group NewJeans, for allegedly defaming Belift Lab’s girl group Illit.
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In a complaint submitted to the Seoul Western District Court on Dec 15, Belift Lab said the operator of Team Bunnies had persistently spread false claims accusing Illit of plagiarising NewJeans, causing reputational and financial harm. The label is seeking 100 million won (S$87,000) in damages.
Belift Lab also took issue with Team Bunnies’ alleged acquisition and online disclosure of Illit’s confidential internal planning document.
The label noted that Team Bunnies filed criminal complaints in November 2024 against executives of Belift Lab after the company publicly rejected the plagiarism accusations.
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