{"id":152602,"date":"2025-11-20T12:58:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T20:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=152602"},"modified":"2025-11-20T12:58:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T20:58:46","slug":"le-sserafim-and-illit-fans-launch-truck-protests-over-tensions-with-newjeans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/le-sserafim-and-illit-fans-launch-truck-protests-over-tensions-with-newjeans\/","title":{"rendered":"LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT fans launch truck protests over tensions with NewJeans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>GLITT and FEARNOT fan protests hit HYBE headquarters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The tension surrounding <strong>NewJeans<\/strong>\u2019 possible return has sparked a new wave of controversy among some fan groups. On November 20, 2025, <strong>FEARNOT and GLITT<\/strong> (that\u2019s the name LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT fans have) staged truck protests outside HYBE\u2019s headquarters in Yongsan-gu, showing messages demanding protection for their idols and accountability for ongoing online harassment.<\/p>\n<p>Trucks expressed demands like \u201cWe cannot remain silent against organized malicious comments\u201d and urged <strong>HYBE<\/strong> and<strong> Belift Lab<\/strong> (a sister company to HYBE) to \u201crestore justice for ILLIT.\u201d Other messages focused on mental and physical well-being, calling out companies to take real action instead of staying silent as the situation regarding online harassment and malicious Internet comments continues to intensify.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AboutMusicYT\/status\/1989253642390737219?s=20\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT&#39;s agencies announce strong legal action following the increase in malicious posts. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C8ZDYRBuSZ\">pic.twitter.com\/C8ZDYRBuSZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; About Music (@AboutMusicYT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AboutMusicYT\/status\/1989253642390737219?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fans pressure HYBE\u2019s subsidiary companies, potentially due to NewJeans\u2019 return<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fans of LE SSERAFIM called out <strong>Source Music<\/strong>, criticizing the agency for allegedly failing to address workplace harassment and questioning if it could truly safeguard the members\u2019 health. Signs bluntly asked, \u201cDepressed just by being near HYBE?\u201d and warned that \u201cthe real agony is felt by LE SSERAFIM and FEARNOT.\u201d The protestors also rejected the idea of forced apologies or any kind of public reconciliation, insisting that they would not accept \u201csharing authority with groups maliciously targeting LE SSERAFIM.\u201d With HYBE, ADOR, and the NewJeans members currently negotiating future activities, tensions have grown stronger. <img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LE-SSERAFIM-ILLIT-protest-trucks.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LE-SSERAFIM-ILLIT-protest-trucks.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LE-SSERAFIM-ILLIT-protest-trucks-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LE-SSERAFIM-ILLIT-protest-trucks-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LE-SSERAFIM-ILLIT-protest-trucks-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LE-SSERAFIM-ILLIT-protest-trucks-1100x733.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LE-SSERAFIM-ILLIT-protest-trucks-680x453.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LE-SSERAFIM-ILLIT-protest-trucks-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Agencies respond to the backlash<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This controversy follows similar protests held earlier by domestic LE SSERAFIM fans near HYBE offices. In response to the concerns, both ILLIT and LE SSERAFIM agencies have issued statements addressing the issue of malicious online behavior. Belift Lab emphasized the seriousness of the situation on November 14, 2025, noting that some ILLIT members are minors and promising stricter action against slander. Source Music also announced that legal measures would increase due to the surge in harmful posts targeting LE SSERAFIM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GLITT and FEARNOT fan protests hit HYBE headquarters The tension surrounding NewJeans\u2019 possible return has sparked a new wave of controversy among some fan groups. On November 20, 2025, FEARNOT and GLITT (that\u2019s the name LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT fans have) staged truck protests outside HYBE\u2019s headquarters in Yongsan-gu, showing messages demanding protection for their [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3104,"featured_media":152604,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2264,16],"tags":[3160,1672,1747],"class_list":{"0":"post-152602","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"category-kpop","9":"tag-illit","10":"tag-le-sserafim","11":"tag-newjeans"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152602"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152602\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}