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 memorandum...
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...
Leading Korean entertainment company HYBE announced on July 24 the appointment of a new chief executive officer (CEO) who will replace Park Ji-won. In a statement, HYBE said it will appoint current Chief Strategy Officer Jason Jaesang Lee as the company’s next CEO, following approval at a...
The Grammy Museum has partnered with leading Korean entertainment agency HYBE for a new exhibit featuring artifacts from famous K-pop stars. Called “HYBE: We Believe In Music, A Grammy Museum Exhibit,” the interactive exhibit chronicles and captures the power and history of HYBE,...
Korean entertainment company HYBE is bringing K-pop culture to the Paris Olympics 2024 that will open on July 26. HYBE, the parent agency of K-pop groups BTS, Seventeen, ENHYPEN and Tomorrow X Together, announced on July 9 that it will provide Team Korea cheering or light sticks for the Korean...
Belift Lab, the agency of K-pop girl group ILLIT, has a complaint against NewJeans’ CEO Min Hee-jin of ADOR for defamation and obstruction of business. Belift Lab and ADOR are under HYBE. However, the relationship between HYBE and ADOR soured after Min Hee-jin accused ILLIT of plagiarizing...
New K-pop girl group ILLIT achieved another milestone by debuting on the Billboard 200 chart with their album “Super Real Me.” “Super Real Me” debuted at No. 93 on the May 11-dated Billboard 200 chart. This is another achievement for ILLIT after their main track “Magnetic”...
