HYBE's recent controversies around Chairman Bang Si-hyuk and three ex-employees made news. What do they mean for BTS' label and the K-pop business?

The tax probe comes amid a broader crackdown targeting 27 companies and individuals suspected of tax evasion totaling about 1 trillion South Korean won.

Bang Si-hyuk, founder and chairman of the entertainment company Hybe, is facing legal troubles. South Korea’s top financial watchdog is planning to refer him to the prosecution for alleged fraud ...

On Tuesday, July 29, the South Korean media outlet Yonhap News reported that HYBE Labels is currently under investigation for ...

K-pop giant HYBE says there was nothing improper about the company’s 2020 IPO, and plans to cooperate with investigators.

On August 1, 2025, a viral clip drew attention online after Pink Slip, one of the producers of KATSEYE’s song Gnarly, ...

Police stormed K-pop giant HYBE’s headquarters Thursday in a sweeping probe into allegations that founder and chairman Bang ...

The Seoul HQ of K-pop company HYBE has been raided twice in the last week, first by officials investigating fraud allegations ...

Bang Si-hyuk is stepping down from his role as CEO of HYBE (formerly known as Big Hit Entertainment) as a part of a major restructuring of leadership at the company that launched BTS, one of the ...

Bang Si-Hyuk, Chairman of HYBE speak onstage as HYBE x Geffen Records Announce Contestants for Forthcoming Global Girl Group on August 28, 2023 in Santa Monica, California.

Before there was BTS, Bang Si-Hyuk was known as “Hitman” Bang, an award-winning songwriter, composer and producer who created hit songs for many popular K-pop idols. After working for one of ...

But we will disclose the dates in order transparently once their schedules are confirmed.” . @HYBEOFFICIALtwt Chairman Bang Si-hyuk said @BTS_twt 's comeback in 2025 is not a set plan.