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?

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

On July 29, 2025, the Asia Brand Research Institute released its rankings for entertainment companies based on June 2025 data. HYBE was excluded from the "top 10," falling from its previous No.

Police raided HYBE’s headquarters in Seoul on July 24th, as part of a widening investigation into Chairman Bang Si Hyuk over ...

Hive has been subject to the National Tax Service's tax investigation. The impact is growing as the National Tax Service moves at a time when police are being investigated for fraudulent and ...

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

HYBE, the agency behind BTS, is facing major heat after South Korean police raided its Seoul HQ over allegations of insider ...

Hybe, the entertainment giant behind K-pop phenomenon BTS, is now under investigation by the country’s tax authorities, ...

Police raided the headquarters of Hybe, the agency behind K-pop phenomenon BTS, in Yongsan, Seoul, at 9 a.m. Thursday, as ...

Bang Si Hyuk, HYBE founder and BTS mastermind, faces possible indictment after Korea's CMIDC flagged alleged Capital Markets Act violations, recommending escalation to the Securities and Futures ...

BTS is Bang Si-hyuk's greatest strength and biggest vulnerability. The seven-member group from South Korea has succeeded to a historic degree, far beyond anyone's imagination – even Bang's.

Bang Si-Hyuk opens up in Seoul about his vision for the industry and global ambitions. By Hannah Karp In March, as he weighed a takeover of one of his company’s biggest rivals, SM Entertainment ...