HYBE's recent controversies around Chairman Bang Si-hyuk and three ex-employees made news. What do they mean for BTS' label and the K-pop business?

On July 29, 2025, the Asia Brand Research Institute released its rankings for entertainment companies based on June 2025 data. HYBE was excluded from the "top 10," falling from its previous No.

Police raided HYBE’s headquarters in Seoul on July 24th, as part of a widening investigation into Chairman Bang Si Hyuk over ...

The Seoul HQ of K-pop company HYBE has been raided twice in the last week, first by officials investigating fraud allegations ...

On Tuesday, July 29, the South Korean media outlet Yonhap News reported that HYBE Labels is currently under investigation for ...

Bang Si Hyuk, HYBE founder and BTS mastermind, faces possible indictment after Korea's CMIDC flagged alleged Capital Markets Act violations, recommending escalation to the Securities and Futures ...

HYBE, the agency behind BTS, is facing major heat after South Korean police raided its Seoul HQ over allegations of insider ...

Hybe, the entertainment giant behind K-pop phenomenon BTS, is now under investigation by the country’s tax authorities, ...

Hive has been subject to the National Tax Service's tax investigation. The impact is growing as the National Tax Service moves at a time when police are being investigated for fraudulent and ...

HYBE’s raid and Bang Si Hyuk’s legal trouble have fans worried. Will BTS’s 2025 comeback be delayed? As stock dips and ...

Police raided the headquarters of Hybe, the agency behind K-pop phenomenon BTS, in Yongsan, Seoul, at 9 a.m. Thursday, as ...

K-pop giant HYBE says there was nothing improper about the company’s 2020 IPO, and plans to cooperate with investigators.