Overview
- On March 18, NPS chief Kim Sung-joo said a surge of overseas calls and about 1,500 emails in roughly two hours temporarily shut down its International Pension Support Center.
- The affected center serves foreign workers in Korea and Koreans abroad, and routine pension inquiries were significantly disrupted.
- Posts on X circulated the support center’s hotline and urged complaints over Heeseung’s departure, citing the fund’s stake in HYBE.
- NPS reiterated that it is a long-term investor and does not intervene in company management or K-pop group member decisions, and it asked fans to stop contacting the hotline.
- NPS holds about 7.5% of HYBE, reported as the third-largest stake, while BELIFT LAB has maintained that Heeseung will not return to ENHYPEN.