Music Business News: South Korea

The streaming giant will broadcast BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG on March 21 at 8 pm Korea Standard Time.

The K-pop powerhouse is also aiming to build Asia's "largest and most respected publishing company" via its Kreation Music Rights (KMR) subsidiary

The company is cashing out from a recent stock rally driven by the highly anticipated return of their biggest acts, BTS.

2026 will be the year HYBE has to prove the value of its recent investments, CEO Jason Jaesang Lee said

The new chart is expected to debut in the first half of this year on Kakao's Melon music streaming service

The Live Nation-promoted tour will feature a 360-degree, in-the-round stage design.

Dates and venues of the upcoming BTS world tour will be announced on January 14 at midnight Korean Standard Time.

Partnership arrives amid the rising global popularity of Korean music and entertainment