On July 29, 2025, Field News reported that music giant HYBE and its chairman, Bang Si-hyuk, are under a new investigation by South Korea’s National Tax Service.

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

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

Three former Hybe employees have received suspended prison sentences on insider-trading charges. Meanwhile, police reportedly ...

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.

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

The financial authorities will file a complaint with the prosecution against Bang Si-hyuk, chairman of Hive's board of directors, on charges of stock market fraud. Before listing Hive, he allegedly ...

HYBE chairman Bang Si-hyuk is being investigated by Korean regulators over over allegations he made $285 million from the company’s IPO.

Initially founded as Big Hit Entertainment in 2005 by musical mastermind Bang Si-hyuk, the company listed publicly on the Korean exchange in 2020 as HYBE; it’s valued at $9.5 billion today.

The first ASEAN-ROK Culture Innovation Summit featured Big Hit Entertainment CEO Bang Si-Hyuk, Korea president Moon Jae-in, Myanmar state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and ...

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.