Music Business News: South Korea
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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News Ko takes on an additional role as Chief Platform Officer, overseeing a newly created unit responsible for Kakao Entertainment's platform services
News The group's first live performance since 2022 was streamed from Seoul's Gwanghwamun Square.
News All 14 tracks from the album also occupied spots on the Spotify Global Top 50, with the lead single SWIM, debuting at No. 1.