Don't break up NewJeans and I'll forgo $18m payout, says ex-K-pop boss

"I'm here because there are values I desperately want more than a large sum of money."

— Min Hee-jin , Executive

"Only then will the artistes, their families, and their fans be free from further unnecessary noise."

— Min Hee-jin , Executive

"Let us now meet not in the courtroom, but in the space of creation."

— Min Hee-jin , Executive

"I will give up the 25.6 billion won, and in return, I ask HYBE to halt all ongoing civil and criminal lawsuits and disputes."

— Min Hee-jin , Executive

"It pains me that some must stand on stage while others stand in court."

— Min Hee-jin , Executive

"Where HYBE and I belong is not the courtroom but the creative stage."

— Min Hee-jin , Executive

"I have decided to exchange 25.6 billion won for another value."

— Min Hee-jin , Executive

"I'm here because there are values I desperately want more than a large sum of money."

— Min Hee-jin , Executive

"I cannot watch some standing on stage while others stand in court."

— Min Hee-jin , Executive

"I can no longer bear to watch the reality in which five members who should be happily on stage must instead be divided, some standing on stage and some in court."

— Min Hee-jin , Executive

"I'm here because there are values I desperately want more than a large sum of money."

— Min Hee-jin , Executive

"Only then will the artistes, their families, and their fans be free from further unnecessary noise."

— Min Hee-jin , Executive

"Let us now meet not in the courtroom, but in the space of creation."

— Min Hee-jin , Executive

"I propose that in exchange for my waiving the 25.6 billion won, all ongoing civil and criminal lawsuits be immediately halted and all disputes resolved."

— Min Hee-jin , Executive

"I can no longer bear to watch the group get torn apart."

— Min Hee-jin , Executive