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Authorities Reportedly Raid Hybe HQ Amid Intensifying IPO Fraud and Insider Trading Investigations

May 30, 2025

The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) headquarters in Seoul. Photo Credit: Wikiwater2020 The trading-focused investigations into Hybe founder Bang Si-hyuk and other execs look to be intensifying. According ... Read More...

Hybe Posts Record First-Quarter Revenue as Concerts and Merch Offset Recorded Music Slip

Dylan Smith

April 29, 2025

Belift Lab act Enhypen, which is helping drive concerts revenue growth at Hybe. Photo Credit: Ten Asia Thanks in large part to a substantial jump on the concerts side, Hybe has reported record Q1 2025 revenue... Read More...

Hybe’s Deepfake Crackdown Is Ramping Up — Eight Arrested Over ‘Sexually Explicit’ Artist Videos

Dylan Smith

April 11, 2025

BTS, whose Army diehards are coordinating to report AI deepfakes depicting Hybe artists. Photo Credit: HopeSmiling BTS agency Hybe’s deepfake crackdown is in full swing, and South Korean police have made mult... Read More...

Hybe Gaming Subsidiary Raises $20.5 Million, Targets Expansion Leveraging ‘K-Pop Artist IPs’

Dylan Smith

April 1, 2025

Hybe IM president Wooyong Chung, whose company has announced a new raise. Photo Credit: Hybe Hybe’s gaming division has scored another $20.5 million in funding and touched on plans to leverage its parent’s K-... Read More...

Hybe Posts 18.8% Recorded Music Revenue Slip for Q3 2024, Tees Up Aggressive Q4 Release Schedule, and Eyes 2025 BTS Reunion

Dylan Smith

November 6, 2024

Katseye, the international girl group formed jointly by Geffen and Hybe. Photo Credit: TV Ten Are K-pop fans getting tired of K-pop music? Hybe has revealed rocky Q3 2024 financials, including a nearly 19% Yo... Read More...

One Week After Announcing a New CEO, Hybe Unveils ‘Hybe 2.0’ Restructuring — New Divisions, Forthcoming Investments, and More

Dylan Smith

August 1, 2024

Hybe-owned Source Music's Le Sserafim. Photo Credit: mang2goon About one week after naming a new CEO, Hybe has kicked off a sweeping “Hybe 2.0” restructuring and expansion initiative, complete with plans to h... Read More...

Hybe Names New CEO As Multiple Execs Face Defamation Litigation from Ador’s Founder

Dylan Smith

July 24, 2024

Lee Jae-sang (pictured) has been elevated to CEO of Hybe, where multiple execs are facing defamation litigation from Ador's founder. Photo Credit: Hybe Amid shakeups and drama in the K-pop space, BTS agency H... Read More...

Scooter Braun Officially Retires from Management — But Don’t Say Goodbye to SB Projects Just Yet

Dylan Smith

June 17, 2024

Scooter Braun. Photo Credit: TechCrunch / CC by 2.0 Nearly one year after parting with clients including Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, and Idina Menzel, Scooter Braun has officially announced his retirement fro... Read More...

It Looks Like the BTS Chart Manipulation Investigation Is Proceeding — As the Hybe-Ador Dispute Intensifies

Dylan Smith

May 21, 2024

BTS during a 2022 White House visit. Earlier in May, reports suggested that Hybe would face a government investigation over alleged BTS chart manipulation. Now, the probe is reportedly moving forward under th... Read More...

Amid Its Ador Dispute, Hybe Reportedly Faces a Government Investigation Over Alleged BTS Chart Manipulation

Dylan Smith

May 6, 2024

Photo Credit: Hybe When it rains, it pours: Amid a much-publicized dispute with its Ador subsidiary – and as it grapples with criticism from BTS Army diehards – Hybe is reportedly staring down a government in... Read More...

Hybe Reports Q1 Revenue Decrease Amid Light Release Schedule, Still Targeting 30% Increase in New Albums for 2024

Dylan Smith

May 2, 2024

Illit, a newly developed girl group from Hybe's Belift Lab. Photo Credit: TV Ten Hybe (KRX: 352820) has posted its financials for Q1 2024, when revenue slipped 12.1% year over year (YoY) due in part to a 21.3... Read More...

Hybe Inks 10-Year Universal Music Partnership Deal — Covering Distribution, Weverse Initiatives, Promotion, and More

Dylan Smith

March 26, 2024

(l to r): Hybe chairman Bang Si-Hyuk, UMG head Lucian Grainge, and Hybe America CEO Scooter Braun. Photo Credit: Jordan Strauss BTS agency Hybe has officially inked an expanded partnership agreement, spanning... Read More...