Min's abrupt removal was decided during a board meeting the previous day, where she was replaced by Kim Joo-young, ADOR's internal director, who is also in charge of human resources at HYBE.
ADOR, an affiliate of HYBE, has seen rapid success under Min's leadership.
In a statement, law firm Shin & Kim representing Min called her dismissal a "unilateral notice" made without any prior discussion. "It is a clear violation of the agreement reached at the company's shareholders' meeting and disregards a recent court ruling," it argued.
Earlier this year, HYBE, which holds approximately 80 percent of ADOR's shares, attempted to remove Min amid internal disputes over the K-pop behemoth's management rights. However, a local court sided with Min, granting an injunction that temporarily blocked HYBE's attempts to oust her.
Min, 45, who has become a prominent figure in Korea's music industry shortly after starting her career with talent mill SM Entertainment in 2002, played a pivotal role in nurturing many K-pop stars like f(x), Girl's Generation and NCT.
After leaving SM Entertainment in 2018, she joined HYBE and established ADOR.
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