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 Tuesday, July 29, the South Korean media outlet Yonhap News reported that HYBE Labels is currently under investigation for ...

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

The tax probe comes amid a broader crackdown targeting 27 companies and individuals suspected of tax evasion totaling about 1 trillion South Korean won.

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 ...

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.

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

Police stormed K-pop giant HYBE’s headquarters Thursday in a sweeping probe into allegations that founder and chairman Bang ...

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

Bang Si-Hyuk, Chairman of HYBE speak onstage as HYBE x Geffen Records Announce Contestants for Forthcoming Global Girl Group on August 28, 2023 in Santa Monica, California.

Bang Si-hyuk is stepping down from his role as CEO of HYBE (formerly known as Big Hit Entertainment) as a part of a major restructuring of leadership at the company that launched BTS, one of the ...

South Korean financial regulators have referred Hybe chairman and founder Bang Si-hyuk to prosecutors over allegations of ...