Artist Working With ILLIT Becomes A Victim Of Harassment Due To NJZ (NewJeans)

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This article is part of our coverage of HYBE vs. ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin. You can read more and view the entire timeline here.

Amid the ongoing battle between NJZ (formerly known as NewJeans) and ADOR, ILLIT were brought into the dispute for several reasons, including plagiarism and accusations that the group ignored NJZ.

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Amid the ongoing court battle, ILLIT are set for a comeback, and shared a “track motion” to get fans excited.

#ILLIT ‘NOT CUTE ANYMORE’ Track Motion#아일릿 #NOT_CUTE_ANYMORE pic.twitter.com/QaImvcD4o5

— BELIFT LAB (@BELIFTLAB) November 3, 2025

A user on X shared huge news that she had worked with ILLIT for the recent comeback, and shared her excitement.

Work for @ILLIT_official 😣💗🏢 https://t.co/5mHnF9iTpm

— 🌠 (@sungiwonie) November 3, 2025

Yet, while many fans were happy for the OP, the quotes were full of fans sending hate and criticism towards the artist, particularly sharing hate because they brought up that in the past, the OP had shared she was a NJZ fan.

😭😭 https://t.co/NH6oTX0t2C pic.twitter.com/MjLzW3uafY

— Truth (@LLP20002) November 3, 2025

Y’all copy this shit too bitch https://t.co/EdlH2GPvpM pic.twitter.com/x2QnF8aEP9

— Nancy (@NANCY0V) November 4, 2025

that bobbed headed btch did it again https://t.co/0YhoiJwocY pic.twitter.com/oWcySmQ1qE

— 🫧 belle (@sapphicjeans) November 3, 2025

not a single backbone 😭😭😭 https://t.co/90nYuRK5qL

— ! ⎚⩊⎚´★ 𖦹° (@fujotokki) November 3, 2025

the exact reason why this whole nwjns things started bc of ppl like this. STOP taking people’s creativity n claiming it as ur own. #NewJeans_Never_Die https://t.co/CBuvYOnwU9

— 《㉥l온두I무㉨IㄱH﹡♡》 (@somsatangmalang) November 4, 2025

The OP then had to defend herself, explaining that one could be a fan of multiple groups.

can’t even like multiple groups these days… (´°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥ω°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥｀)

— 🌠 (@sungiwonie) November 4, 2025

The posts made it to Reddit and sparked fury.

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Netizens couldn’t understand why fans targeted the artist just for working, but explained it wasn’t the first time something like this had happened, especially amid the ongoing issues with NJZ and ADOR.

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