News After KATSEYE, HYBE and Geffen unveil second global girl group, SAINT SATINE Three former The Debut: Dream Academy contestants – EMILY, LEXIE, and SAMARA – had previously been confirmed as members of the group.
News HYBE overhauls brand identity as it pushes further into superfans and technology HYBE says it looks to become “an entertainment lifestyle platform company built on both music and technology.”
News HYBE taps PLEDIS’ Jiwon No, SEVENTEEN producer Sung Soo Han for new girl group label ABD Jiwon No, who previously served as Head of Artist Planning at PLEDIS, was named President of the new label.
News Songwriters sue HYBE, NewJeans, claiming elements of ‘How Sweet’ were taken from their rejected demo The songwriters alleged that NewJeans' creative agency received the demo and told the plaintiffs their topline was liked but would not be used.
News Bang Si-hyuk, Chair of BTS company HYBE, faces arrest warrant bid from Seoul police in IPO probe (report) Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Commissioner Park Jung-bo told reporters the investigation was "essentially complete."
News BTS label BigHit Music asks US court to unmask X user who leaked ‘ARIRANG’ before release The HYBE-owned label is targeting an X account that allegedly distributed unreleased songs and other album assets before ARIRANG dropped.
News HYBE to inject $100M into US subsidiary, HYBE America Capital injection was approved by HYBE's board on March 31
News HYBE India launches search for girl group, with auditions extending to London, New York, Singapore, Toronto and Sydney Auditions will be held both online and across 10 Indian cities, as well as at locations in London, New York, Singapore, Toronto and Sydney.
News Kevin Mayer, former TikTok CEO and Disney veteran, joins HYBE board of directors Los Angeles-based Mayer was installed as a non-executive director of HYBE
News BTS comeback concert drew 18.4M global viewers says Netflix The group's first live performance since 2022 was streamed from Seoul's Gwanghwamun Square.
News BTS smash K-Pop records with new album Arirang – but HYBE shares drop after comeback concert draws smaller crowd than expected All 14 tracks from the album also occupied spots on the Spotify Global Top 50, with the lead single SWIM, debuting at No. 1.
News HYBE and Spotify strike global content partnership for K-pop video podcasts HYBE will produce original podcast content through its in-house studio, with the first show launching later this month.
News HYBE posts $20M court deposit to delay Min Hee-Jin payment as ex-ADOR CEO offers settlement (report) HYBE posted the deposit as part of its request for a stay of enforcement to delay payment until the ruling is finalized, Korea JoongAng Daily reported.
News Min Hee-jin proposes to forgo $18M court win in exchange for HYBE dropping all lawsuits against her, NewJeans, ex-employees and fans Min tells HYBE Chairman Bang Si-hyuk to "meet in the realm of creation, not in the courtroom.”
News HYBE AMERICA launches Blue Highway Records in Nashville, names Jake Basden as CEO HYBE AMERICA's Nashville-based country, Americana and roots rock division rebrands as Blue Highway Records, effective immediately