K-Pop Boy Group SANTOS BRAVOS, Featuring Latin Flair, Makes Korean Debut
The K-pop-based boy group SANTOS BRAVOS, produced by HYBE Latin America, made its debut on a Korean Music Show in April.…
Korea’s Four Major K-Pop Agencies Agree to Collaborate on “Fanomenon” Mega Festival
Korea’s four largest K-Pop agencies have reached an agreement to jointly organize a global mega festival. HYBE, SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment, and JYP Entertainment announced that they are preparing to establish a j…
BTS to Gather in Busan in June, 110,000 ARMY Members Expected
BTS will hold a world tour concert at the Asiad Main Stadium in Busan next June. It is expected that 110,000 fans known as “ARMY” will visit Busan for these two-day events on June 12 and 13, with 53,000 fans attending ea…
BTS’s “ARIRANG” Holds No. 1 on Billboard Global Chart for Fourth Consecutive Week
BTS’s latest album, “ARIRANG,” continues to perform strongly on the Billboard Global chart. Its title track, “SWIM,” has maintained the top spot on both the Billboard Global 200 and the Global (Excluding U.S.) charts for…
HYBE Chairman Bang Subject to Arrest Warrant for Alleged Investor Fraud
The Seoul Police Agency has filed an arrest warrant request for HYBE’s chairman, Bang, on charges of violating the Capital Market Act.…
K-POP Comebacks in April: TXT, CORTIS, PLAVE, and NCT WISH Take Center Stage
Activities by HYBE’s headquarters continue even after BTS’s comeback. It is groups from various labels that are driving the K-POP market this April.
HYBE Chairman Bang Si-Hyuk Faces Arrest Warrant for Alleged Investor Fraud
South Korean police have filed an arrest warrant for Bang Si-Hyuk, the chairman of the music giant HYBE. The Seoul Police Agency requested that prosecutors issue the warrant on charges that Bang illegally obtained over $…
Application for Arrest Warrant Against Bang Si-hyuk... Owner Risk Materializes for HYBE, the “K-Pop Kingdom”
HYBE, South Korea’s largest music entertainment company, is facing its greatest crisis since its founding. This is because the Financial Crime Investigation Team of the Seoul Police Agency has filed an application for an…
BTS Members Reveal the Production Process Behind “ARIRANG”
To commemorate the release of BTS’s fifth studio album, “ARIRANG,” the members shared details about the album’s creation process and their thoughts on this Comeback through interviews with various media outlets.…
HYBE Chairman Bang Si-hyuk Faces Arrest Warrant for Alleged Fraudulent Misconduct Against Investors...Major Crisis 20 Years After Company’s Founding
Bang Si-hyuk, chairman of HYBE—the top domestic music entertainment company—has been subject to an arrest warrant issued on charges of fraudulent misconduct under the Capital Market Act.…
BTS Draws 110,000 Fans at Tokyo Dome...Dominates Hanteo Chart in Three Markets
BTS successfully held its first concert in Japan at the Tokyo Dome from the 17th to the 18th, marking seven years since their last performance there.…
BTS to Host “The City Arirang” in Las Vegas and Busan
BTS will hold the large-scale urban project “The City Arirang” in Las Vegas and Busan to commemorate the release of their fifth studio album, “ARIRANG.” This project features installation art that projects BTS’s story on…
BTS Performs at Tokyo Dome for First Time in 7 Years and 5 Months, Attracting 110,000 Fans
BTS took to the stage at Japan’s Tokyo Dome for the first time in 7 years and 5 months. They held performances as part of their “ARIRANG” world tour on the 17th and 18th (local time), selling out both shows and drawing 1…
Jung Kook’s “Seven” Becomes First Asian Solo Song to Remain on Charts for 140 Weeks
Jung Kook’s solo track “Seven” has set a new record for Asian artists on both Billboard and Spotify charts. It reached position 159 on the Billboard Global 200 chart released on April 18, simultaneously becoming the firs…
BTS World Tour Kicks Off in Goyang, Driving 55.5 Billion Won in Spending by Foreign Visitors
BTS began its new world tour in Goyang after a six-and-a-half-year hiatus. The concerts titled “BTS World Tour ‘ARIRANG’ in Goyang,” held on the 9th and from the 11th to 12th at the Goyang Comprehensive Stadium in Gyeong…
Netflix Attracts 18.4 Million Viewers with BTS Live Stream, Expanding Its Live Content Portfolio
Netflix demonstrated the massive impact of global live content through a live broadcast of BTS’s Comeback event.…
K-Pop Entertainment Big 4 Stock Prices Drop 17–35% in One Month Due to Declining Performance and Capital Outflows
The “Big 4” entertainment companies in South Korea are all facing simultaneous stock price declines. Despite K-pop’s strong performance in global markets, investors remain cautious.…
Major Downgrades Issued for Target Stock Prices of SM, YG, and HYBE
As the stock prices of K-POP entertainment companies plummet, successive downgrades to their target stock prices have been announced.
Webers Festival 2026 Final Lineup Revealed with 30 Acts, Including RAIN Tribute Stage
HYBE has unveiled the final lineup for “Webers Festival 2026,” which will take place on June 6–7 at Seoul Olympic Park.…
K-Pop’s Four Major Agencies See Sharp Stock Drops as Target Prices Are Uniformly Cut
The stock prices of South Korea’s four largest entertainment companies—SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment, HYBE, and JYP Entertainment—are all declining simultaneously.…
BTS Adorns Rolling Stone Covers in 16 Countries, Driving Global Expansion of K-Food
BTS is simultaneously expanding its cultural and commercial influence within the global popular culture sphere.
BTS Features on Rolling Stone Covers in 16 Countries Simultaneously—Second Time in History
BTS will appear on the covers of Rolling Stone editions in 16 different countries around the world at the same time.…
Lack of a Second BTS or BLACKPINK Drives 20% Downgrade in K-pop Agency Target Prices
Stock prices of domestic K-pop agencies are showing weakness. Although total operating profits for this year are expected to reach approximately 982.2 billion won, marking the highest performance on record, investors’ co…
BTS’s Arirang Claims 3 Consecutive Weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 200
BTS’s fifth album, Arirang, has held the top spot on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart for three consecutive weeks. This marks the first time a K-pop artist’s album has remained at the summit of this chart for three straight…
HYBE Files Lawsuit in U.S. Federal Court to Stop Fake BTS Products and Album Leaks
HYBE and Big Hit Music have taken legal action to protect BTS’s intellectual property. They are simultaneously implementing two measures: preventing the sale of counterfeit goods during BTS’s U.S.…