Music Business News: South Korea

Seon Jeong Shin promoted to President of HYBE’s BIGHIT MUSIC, the label home of BTS and Tomorrow x Together

Exec is credited with playing an 'instrumental' role in the creation and early success of BTS.

Min Hee-jin resigns as director of HYBE’s Ador label, as NewJeans threaten to walk away

In a letter circulated to media, Min said she plans to hold HYBE accountable for what she called "illegal activities"

Jin of BTS is the latest artist to launch an interactive hub on TikTok to promote new solo album, ‘Happy’

TikTok has partnered with K-Pop superstar Jin on a new multimedia campaign in support of his first solo album, Happy,

HYBE’s Weverse Magazine issues statement distancing itself from controversial internal document

HYBE's controversial "music industry report" was drawn up by Weverse Magazine's top editor

SM Entertainment’s revenue slips 8.8% YoY in Q3 even as K-pop concerts boom

Concert revenues jumped more than 55% as SM's tours become increasingly international

HYBE wants to change fan culture in US, Latin music, and 4 other things we learned on the company’s latest earnings call

Fun fact: Less than a third of HYBE's recorded music revenue comes from streaming

HYBE’s revenue slides 2% in Q3 amid Olympics impact, internal challenges

HYBE's concerts and recorded music revenues saw double-digit year-over-year declines

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