Source Music challenges Min Hee-jin's claims about NewJeans; Legal battle highlights agency's role in member selection

Source Music challenges Min Hee-jin's claims regarding the casting of NewJeans in a legal battle, providing evidence to ...
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KATSEYE’s Grammy Nods Spark Debate: K-pop or HYBE’s Global Strategy?

A song filled entirely with English lyrics, with only one Korean member among six. Can the girl group ‘KATSEYE’ be considered a K-pop group? As HYBE’s global group KATSEYE secured nominations in two ...
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Security Breach at HYBE... Man Who Trespassed into Headquarters Stayed for 3 Days Without Detection

The security of HYBE's Yongsan headquarters, home to the globally renowned group BTS and boasting the highest market capitalization in the entertainment industry, was breached. A man in his 40s ...
Forbes

NewJeans Label Controversy: What To Know About Dispute Between Major K-Pop Company HYBE And Subsidiary ADOR

A struggle over the popular K-pop act NewJeans erupted this week after Korean entertainment giant HYBE filed a police report accusing the head of its own subsidiary music label of trying to secretly ...
Time

In Rare Revolt, Girl Group NewJeans Accuses Major K-Pop Label, Hybe, of Discrimination

Popular K-pop group NewJeans took to YouTube to demand Hybe Co. reinstate their ousted long-time producer by Sept. 25, escalating an ongoing dispute and stunning an industry controlled by a handful of ...
Variety

K-Pop’s Corporate Clash: HYBE’s Battle for SM Entertainment Gets Rougher

HYBE Corp., the talent firm behind K-pop sensation BTS, has launched a campaign to woo the shareholders of SM Entertainment, the rival Korean talent empire in which it is poised become the largest ...
Variety

Hybe to Sell SM Entertainment Stake After Losing to Kakao in K-Pop Bid Battle

Hybe Corp., the talent powerhouse behind K-pop sensation BTS, said on Friday that it will sell its share stake in agency rival SM Entertainment. The move would finalize Hybe’s admission of defeat in a ...