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Hybe Posts 18.8% Recorded Music Revenue Slip for Q3 2024, Tees Up Aggressive Q4 Release Schedule, and Eyes 2025 BTS Reunion

November 6, 2024

Katseye, the international girl group formed jointly by Geffen and Hybe. Photo Credit: TV Ten Are K-pop fans getting tired of K-pop music? Hybe has revealed rocky Q3 2024 financials, including a nearly 19% Yo... Read More...

One Week After Announcing a New CEO, Hybe Unveils ‘Hybe 2.0’ Restructuring — New Divisions, Forthcoming Investments, and More

Dylan Smith

August 1, 2024

Hybe-owned Source Music's Le Sserafim. Photo Credit: mang2goon About one week after naming a new CEO, Hybe has kicked off a sweeping “Hybe 2.0” restructuring and expansion initiative, complete with plans to h... Read More...

Hybe Names New CEO As Multiple Execs Face Defamation Litigation from Ador’s Founder

Dylan Smith

July 24, 2024

Lee Jae-sang (pictured) has been elevated to CEO of Hybe, where multiple execs are facing defamation litigation from Ador's founder. Photo Credit: Hybe Amid shakeups and drama in the K-pop space, BTS agency H... Read More...

Scooter Braun Officially Retires from Management — But Don’t Say Goodbye to SB Projects Just Yet

Dylan Smith

June 17, 2024

Scooter Braun. Photo Credit: TechCrunch / CC by 2.0 Nearly one year after parting with clients including Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, and Idina Menzel, Scooter Braun has officially announced his retirement fro... Read More...

It Looks Like the BTS Chart Manipulation Investigation Is Proceeding — As the Hybe-Ador Dispute Intensifies

Dylan Smith

May 21, 2024

BTS during a 2022 White House visit. Earlier in May, reports suggested that Hybe would face a government investigation over alleged BTS chart manipulation. Now, the probe is reportedly moving forward under th... Read More...

Amid Its Ador Dispute, Hybe Reportedly Faces a Government Investigation Over Alleged BTS Chart Manipulation

Dylan Smith

May 6, 2024

Photo Credit: Hybe When it rains, it pours: Amid a much-publicized dispute with its Ador subsidiary – and as it grapples with criticism from BTS Army diehards – Hybe is reportedly staring down a government in... Read More...

Hybe Reports Q1 Revenue Decrease Amid Light Release Schedule, Still Targeting 30% Increase in New Albums for 2024

Dylan Smith

May 2, 2024

Illit, a newly developed girl group from Hybe's Belift Lab. Photo Credit: TV Ten Hybe (KRX: 352820) has posted its financials for Q1 2024, when revenue slipped 12.1% year over year (YoY) due in part to a 21.3... Read More...

Hybe Inks 10-Year Universal Music Partnership Deal — Covering Distribution, Weverse Initiatives, Promotion, and More

Dylan Smith

March 26, 2024

(l to r): Hybe chairman Bang Si-Hyuk, UMG head Lucian Grainge, and Hybe America CEO Scooter Braun. Photo Credit: Jordan Strauss BTS agency Hybe has officially inked an expanded partnership agreement, spanning... Read More...

Hybe Reports Double-Digit 2023 Revenue Jump As Seventeen, Jungkook, NewJeans, and Others Drive Recorded Music Growth

Dylan Smith

February 26, 2024

NewJeans (pictured) moved 4.26 million albums during 2023, according to a newly released Hybe earnings report. Photo Credit: Olens Hybe has posted its fourth-quarter and full-year financials for 2023, when re... Read More...

Hybe’s Big Hit Re-Signs All Seven BTS Members to ‘Exclusive Contracts,’ Eyes 2025 Reunion

Dylan Smith

September 20, 2023

A live performance from BTS, all seven members of which have signed expanded agreements with Hybe/Big Hit. Photo Credit: I DARE U JK Hybe has officially re-signed all seven members of the ultra-popular BTS to... Read More...

Hybe Posts Double-Digit Q4 Revenue Growth Despite BTS Hiatus

Dylan Smith

February 21, 2023

Photo Credit: HYBE Corporation Notwithstanding K-pop sensation BTS’ hiatus, Hybe achieved double-digit revenue growth – and suffered a more than $144 million net loss – during Q4 2022, according to a newly re... Read More...

Hybe Officially Confirms BTS Military Service Enlistment: ‘BTS Are Looking Forward to Reconvening as a Group Again Around 2025’

Dylan Smith

October 17, 2022

Photo Credit: TV10/TenAsia / CC by 3.0 Four months after announcing plans to pursue solo careers, the members of K-pop sensation BTS are officially preparing to fulfill their home country’s required military ... Read More...