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    • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
      LexJune Yoon
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      South Korean management company’s shares hit by boy band BTS’s decision to take a break

    • Wednesday, 15 June, 2022
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      Hybe has had nine years since the group’s debut to reduce its dependence

    • Wednesday, 15 June, 2022
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      Boy band BTS rattles K-pop shares by announcing temporary break

      Market value of group’s agency Hybe falls $1.7bn as singers choose to pursue solo projects

    • Sunday, 5 December, 2021
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      Bitget was threatened with legal action by Korean boy band’s agency for promoting digital currency Army Coin

    • Thursday, 11 November, 2021
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      NFTs have taken the place of trading paper cards and go beyond sports in today’s world

    • Thursday, 4 November, 2021
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      Hybe seeks new revenue stream with creation of digital collectibles related to boy band

    • Thursday, 5 August, 2021
      South Korean company behind K-pop stars BTS posts chart-topping revenues

      Hybe benefits from online sales of merchandise and licensing fees even as pandemic hits concerts

    • Tuesday, 6 July, 2021
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      South Korean regulators crack down on IPOs as fears of bubble rise

      Tencent-backed Krafton scales back bumper listing on concerns over rich valuations

    • Tuesday, 27 October, 2020
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      Disappointment soon set in after much-hyped listing of the music agency behind K-pop phenomenon BTS

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      Music agency’s rating of more than 4 times the sector average is unjustifiable in a pandemic

    • Thursday, 15 October, 2020
      BTS agency’s shares soar up to 160% on market debut

      Analysts warn Big Hit stock overvalued after retail investors flock to boy band’s IPO

    • Monday, 12 October, 2020
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      Comments made by a member of the K-pop boy band about Korean war spark fury on social media in China

    • Sunday, 13 September, 2020
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      A string of abuse scandals could overshadow the industry as K-pop woos investors with a big IPO

    • Thursday, 3 September, 2020
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      K-pop/Big Hit: family matters Premium content

      Investors hoping to harness fan purchasing power will have to be prepared to pay up

    • Monday, 15 June, 2020
      Inside BusinessJune Yoon
      Fan army: can K-pop phenomenon BTS survive military service?

      A planned float is expected to value the band’s agency, Big Hit Entertainment, at as much as $4.3bn

    • Tuesday, 25 February, 2020
      Backer of K-pop’s BTS pushes ahead with IPO plans

      Big Hit eyes one of biggest South Korea entertainment listings in years despite coronavirus

    • Wednesday, 5 February, 2020
      Backer of K-pop’s BTS storms to top spot in Korea music industry

      Looming military conscription for boy band clouds outlook for fast-growing Big Hit

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