Music Business News: South Korea
News Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Commissioner Park Jung-bo told reporters the investigation was "essentially complete."
News News arrives as live music becomes an increasingly important revenue stream for K-pop's biggest companies
News The HYBE-owned label is targeting an X account that allegedly distributed unreleased songs and other album assets before ARIRANG dropped.
News The company is in search for members of a boy group it plans to debut in 2027
News Capital injection was approved by HYBE's board on March 31
News Los Angeles-based Mayer was installed as a non-executive director of HYBE
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