Sophia Laforteza from the Philippines has won a spot and will debut in the global girl group under leading Korean entertaiment company HYBE and Geffen Records. The live finale of "The Debut: Dream Academy" Program to pick the members of the global girl group was held on Nov. 17 (Nov. 18 in...
HYBE x Geffen Records announced the details for “The Debut: Dream Academy” Live Finale, which will take place on Nov. 17th from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m PST in Los Angeles, California. “The Debut: Dream Academy” top 10 (Photo by Rahul Bhatt) “The Debut: Dream Academy” project...
Filipino contestant Sophia Laforteza has been chosen as one of 10 finalists of the "The Debut: Dream Academy" Program for a global girl group under HYBE and Geffen Records. The 10 finalists were revealed in a video uploaded on the HYBE Labels channel. The video also revealed the top 2...
HYBE has revealed the members of its new girl group I'LL-IT, chosen through the grand finale of “R U Next?” on Sept. 1. During the show, the 10 finalists competed in the final round to gain a spot in the group. Based on votes cast by fans worldwide, the final episode of the survival...
HYBE and Geffen Records revealed the names of the 20 contestants from around the world who will compete for a spot in a global girl group. The 20 contestants were chosen from more than 120,000 applicants since the two companies announced the HYBE x Geffen Global Girl Group Audition in...
K-pop boy band Seventeen have sold more than 10 million albums from January to July this year, which is an ‘“unprecedented achievement,” according to their company HYBE. This was revealed by HYBE CEO Park Jiwon during a conference call on Aug. 8 to discuss the company’s second quarter...
More than 40,000 scouts attending the “K--pop Super Live” concert in Seoul on Aug. 11 as part of the closing ceremony of the 2023 World Scout Jamboree will get photocard sets featuring BTS. HYBE, the company managing BTS, announced that it has provided 43,000 BTS photocard sets free of...
BTS member V will release his solo album next month while the chief executive officer (CEO) of HYBE confirmed that Jungkook will release his solo album in the second half of the year. Big Hit Music, BTS’ agency, announced on Aug. 8 that V will come out with his solo album titled...
HYBE, the parent company of K-pop acts BTS, Seventeen, TXT, ENHYPEN and NewJeans, is now officially the single largest shareholder in SM Entertainment, the agency that manages artists like EXO, NCT, Aespa, Red Velvet, Girls’ Generation, Super Junior and TVXQ. (Clockwise from top) BTS, EXO,...
HYBE, the agency of K-pop acts BTS, Seventeen, TXT and ENHYPEN, announced that it will debut new K-pop groups this year to join its lineup of artists. During the company’s conference call for its 2022 fourth quarter earnings on Feb. 21, CEO Park Jiwon revealed the plans of the company. HYBE,...
HYBE, the agency of K-pop acts BTS, Seventeen, TXT and ENHYPEN, has denied SM Entertainment management’s accusations that its entry into the company was a “hostile takeover.” The company’s position was revealed during a conference call by HYBE’s CEO Park Jiwon and Chief Financial Officer...
The battle for who is going to take control of K-pop agency SM Entertainment, which manages acts like EXO, NCT, Aespa and Red Velvet, continued with a new salvo. On Feb. 20, SM Entertainment uploaded a video titled “The reason why SM is against HYBE's hostile takeover” with Chief Financial...
