Analysts hope leading group’s reunion after military service will reinvigorate important cultural export
Move to detain Kakao founder Brian Kim follows regulator’s vow to crack down on insider trading
Justin Bieber’s manager Scooter Braun is leading Hybe’s push into America
Asking an extremely famous K-pop star what he does for a living is never very cool
Hybe, which represents boy band BTS, is in a battle for control of former industry leader SM Entertainment
South Korean media rivals compete for control of SM Entertainment agency
Hybe has had nine years since the group’s debut to reduce its dependence
Market value of group’s agency Hybe falls $1.7bn as singers choose to pursue solo projects
Bitget was threatened with legal action by Korean boy band’s agency for promoting digital currency Army Coin
Global success of BTS and Blackpink have led to a rush of music agencies going public
NFTs have taken the place of trading paper cards and go beyond sports in today’s world
Hybe seeks new revenue stream with creation of digital collectibles related to boy band
Beijing purges social media accounts over fears of mass mobilisation and supposedly effeminate men
Hybe benefits from online sales of merchandise and licensing fees even as pandemic hits concerts
Disappointment soon set in after much-hyped listing of the music agency behind K-pop phenomenon BTS
Boy band followers are becoming more exacting and willing to bite back online
Music agency’s rating of more than 4 times the sector average is unjustifiable in a pandemic
Analysts warn Big Hit stock overvalued after retail investors flock to boy band’s IPO
Comments made by a member of the K-pop boy band about Korean war spark fury on social media in China
A string of abuse scandals could overshadow the industry as K-pop woos investors with a big IPO
Big Hit Entertainment’s share sale follows rapid growth for world’s biggest boy band
Investors hoping to harness fan purchasing power will have to be prepared to pay up
A planned float is expected to value the band’s agency, Big Hit Entertainment, at as much as $4.3bn
Big Hit eyes one of biggest South Korea entertainment listings in years despite coronavirus
Looming military conscription for boy band clouds outlook for fast-growing Big Hit
