BTS's V reveals confusion over private KakaoTalk messages used as court evidence without his consent, clarifying he takes no sides.
February/20/2026 16:13
BTS's V clarified his position, stating he is "confused" regarding the adoption of the content of his KakaoTalk conversation with former ADOR representative Min Hee-jin as evidence in court. On the 20th, V stated through his Instagram story that it was "part of a private daily conversation exchanged with empathy as acquaintances" and that he has "no intention of taking either side." He added, "However, I am very confused about the fact that the relevant conversation was submitted as evidence without my consent." On the same day, HYBE explained that it was a private conversation with an acquaintance and that it was confirmed that V did not agree with specific statements made by the other party. Prior to this, on the 12th of this month, the 31st Civil Division of the Seoul Central District Court (Chief Judge Nam In-soo) consolidated the lawsuit filed by HYBE against Min Hee-jin regarding the confirmation of the cancellation of the shareholder agreement and the lawsuit filed by Min Hee-jin against HYBE for the payment of stock sale proceeds. The court dismissed HYBE's claim and ruled that HYBE should pay Min Hee-jin approximately 25.5 billion won (about 25 million yen). It was reported that the court considered Min Hee-jin's allegations regarding ILLIT's NewJeans copy suspicion as legitimate opinion presentation. In this process, Min Hee-jin submitted the content of the KakaoTalk conversation with V as evidence, which the court accepted. On the 20th, according to Korean media, it was reported that the relevant message included V stating to Min Hee-jin, "I also saw it and thought, 'Oh, this is similar...'" Following this report, V expressed his position through Instagram, showing his confusion towards Min Hee-jin for submitting the evidence without his consent.
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