Recently, details from the Min Hee Jin and HYBE lawsuit revealed that messages exchanged with BTS’s V were accepted as evidence.

In the KakaoTalk conversations between V and Min Hee Jin, V reportedly responded to the plagiarism discussion, stating that he thought some parts looked similar.

Most recently, V directly responded to the matter through a post made on his Instagram story.

Because she was an acquaintance of mine, I was sharing empathy, and it was part of a private, everyday conversation. I have no intention of taking sides. However, I am deeply disturbed that this conversation was submitted as evidence without my consent.

— V

Meanwhile, the court has ruled that HYBE lost its shareholder agreement lawsuit against Min Hee Jin, dismissing most of the company’s claims.