NJZ's parents alleged that HYBE chairman Bang Si Hyuk had tried to cancel the group’s performance at ComplexCon Hong Kong. 

On February 19, NJZ's parents took to their social media and released a statement claiming that "HYBE Chairman Bang Si Hyuk personally called officials in the U.S. to pressure them into canceling NJZ members' performance."

The parents continued to explain, "We felt extremely upset and angry, realizing that HYBE, just like before, still sees the members only as a means to make money, without any intention of supporting their success. Instead, they only seek to obstruct and bring them down. Since then, we have also heard that ADOR has made multiple attempts to interfere."

Despite the interference, NJZ's parents assured the group would be performing at the Hong Kong music festival.

Following the statement, Korean netizens gathered in a popular online community to criticize Bang Si Hyuk's alleged actions. They threw shade at the HYBE chairman for "stooping low" and trying to obstruct NJZ's activities.

They commented:

"So disgusting. Does he really have no moral compass?"

"When you insisted you were separate entities, but now you're acting as one? LOL. You twist things however it suits you, and that’s exactly why the public isn't on your side."

"He didn’t even acknowledge the members' greetings, threw the group's project plans to another label and kept interfering the whole time. But he's still causing this mess. And when the group tries to start fresh, it’s the same nonsense."

"Si Hyuk, didn’t you say you were going to start fresh without NJZ? Please, just do it. Stop being so pathetic."

"He's really stooping so low."

"Even with all the interference, NJZ’s Hong Kong concert sold out in one minute today. So happy! LOL."

"So freaking disgusting. Acting like this toward girls young enough to be his daughters... ugh."

"Bang Si Hyuk is revolting. Does he really have nothing better to do than block these kids’ careers?"

"I knew it. Of course, he’d pull something like this. Still running those media play tactics."

"Disgusting."

"What a lunatic. Seriously."

"But things like this should be stated with clear facts. Saying, 'I heard from someone,' just makes everything more chaotic without any real benefit. Besides, isn’t the contract still not officially terminated?"

"Wow, this is next-level disgusting."

SEE ALSO: Han Ga In and Kim Dong Jun play siblings in ‘The Recruit’