A trial for the damage suit filed by Ador, a subsidiary of K-pop giant HYBE Labels, against former NewJeans member Danielle and former Ador CEO Min Hee-jin opened on Thursday, showing no end in sight for the dispute that began in 2024. In December last year, Ador filed the damage suit against the...
Korean entertainment company HYBE announced the second lineup for the 2026 Weverse Con Festival. The 2026 Weverse Con Festival will be held on June 6 and 7 at the KSPO Dome and 88 Lawn Field in Seoul, South Korea, with the final lineup to be announced in April. The artists in the second lineup...
HYBE India announced the launch of an audition to search for the next generation of global stars. The HYBE India Audition marks HYBE’s latest step in expanding its talent discovery efforts. As part of its globally proven “multi-home, multi-genre” strategy, HYBE will localize its artist...
K-pop superstars BTS’ live performance at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul debuted at No. 1 on Netflix’s official charts. “BTS The Comeback Live: Arirang” was live streamed on Netflix on March 21. Netflix released its official weekly Global Top 10 of the most watched shows and movies for...
SEOUL, South Korea - Korean entertainment company HYBE thanked authorities for providing security to ensure the safety of attendees of K-pop superstars BTS’ concert at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on March 21. The “BTS The Comeback Live: Arirang” attracted scores of fans, including...
Global entertainment lifestyle platform company HYBE and Korea’s Northern Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency (NGPPA) arrested eight suspects responsible for creating and distributing deepfake videos of HYBE Music Group artists. Of the eight, six were detained for creating Telegram chats to...
Global entertainment lifestyle platform company HYBE has partnered with the Korean police to combat deepfake videos targeting its artists. HYBE’s K-pop artists include BTS, Seventeen, ENHYPEN, Tomorrow X Together, ILLIT, Le Sserafim, TWS and BOYNEXTDOOR. The company signed a...
The Korean entertainment industry in 2024 has been rocked by scandals and revelations with the attention focused on disputes between companies leading the K-pop industry. Korean media outlet Joy News 24 marked its 20th anniversary by conducting a survey from Sept. 30 to Oct. 8 about dramas,...
Leading Korean entertainment company HYBE’s CEO Jason Jaesang Lee has issued an apology over the company’s monitoring report that mentioned and disparaged other K-pop artists. “I wish to express my sincerest apologies regarding HYBE’s internal monitoring report as the CEO,” said Lee...
Min Hee-jin, the former CEO of Korean agency ADOR, which manages K-pop group NewJeans, has been reappointed as inside director for a three-year term. ADOR held an extraordinary general shareholders meeting on Oct. 17 to reappoint Min Hee-jin, who is in a legal battle with HYBE, ADOR’s parent...
Leading Korean entertainment company HYBE released its financial results for the second quarter and the first half of the year ended June 30, 2024. According to HYBE, it posted highest second quarter revenue of KRW 640.5 billion (about $469 million), representing a year-on-year increase of 77...
Leading Korean entertainment company HYBE announced HYBE 2.0, its strategic direction and business plan to secure unrivaled leadership in the future entertainment industry. Since the beginning of 2024, HYBE has developed its growth strategy to focus on the limitless growth of its fandom business...
