Hybe Corporation
South Korean entertainment company
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| April 2 2025 | Hybe donated 1 billion won to the National Cultural Heritage Administration and National Trust for Cultural Heritage to help repair and restore national heritage damaged by wildfires in the Ulsan, Gyeongbuk, and Gyeongnam regions. |
| January 9 2025 | Chairman Park Jung-kyu of Davolink alleges in an interview that Min had made efforts to 'poach' NewJeans and discussed potential alternative contract arrangements. |
| 2024 |
Hybe Corporation collaborates with Chorokbaem Media to produce the drama 'Begins Youth'.
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| 2024 | Hybe Corporation produced the documentary 'Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE' in collaboration with Interscope Films (PolyGram Entertainment) and Boardwalk Pictures. |
| 2024 | GFriend returns to Source Music, reestablishing their connection with the label |
| November 20 2024 | Min Hee-jin resigns from all her positions, including board internal director, at both ADOR and Hybe. |
| October 29 2024 | Hybe CEO Lee Jae-sang issued a public apology regarding the leaked internal document. He explained the document was a compilation of public opinions about K-pop trends, acknowledged its inappropriate content, and committed to directly apologizing to affected artist agencies. |
| October 24 2024 | During a National Assembly audit, Representative Min Hyung-bae questioned Hybe's COO Kim Tae-ho about an internal document containing derogatory remarks about K-pop idols. The 18,000-page 'Weekly Music Industry Report' was revealed, which included unverified rumors and harsh commentary about artists. |
| August 27 2024 | Min Hee-jin was dismissed as CEO of ADOR, with Kim Ju-young taking over as the new CEO. |
| June 2024 | South Korean prosecutors charged three Hybe subsidiary employees with insider trading related to the BTS break announcement, alleging they sold shares to avoid potential financial losses ranging from $24,000 to over $108,000. |
| June 2024 | Exile Music rebrands to Zarpazo and relocates to Miami. Simultaneously, the company renames its podcast service from Exile Podcasts to Ajá Podcats. |
| May 30 2024 | A court case results in accepting Min Hee-jin's injunction to stop Hybe from exercising voting rights to dismiss her, with potential compensation if violated. |
| April 30 2024 | Hybe requests ADOR to organize a board meeting and threatens to file a court request for a shareholders' meeting if board members refuse to attend. |
| April 25 2024 | Min Hee-jin holds an emergency press conference to deny Hybe's accusations, sharing her own text messages and accusing Hybe of fabricating her words and mishandling NewJeans. |
| April 24 2024 | Hybe officially reports Min Hee-jin to the police for 'breach of trust' and releases text messages allegedly showing her attempts to gain management control of ADOR. |
| April 22 2024 | Hybe requests Min Hee-jin to step down from her position as ADOR CEO following an audit, accusing her of attempting to make ADOR independent. Min releases a statement dismissing the claims and counter-accusing Hybe of overlooking similarities between NewJeans and Illit. |
| March 2024 | Illit, a girl group under Hybe's sub-label Belift Lab, debuts, sparking controversy over similarities with NewJeans. |
| March 2024 | Kah Jong-Hyun appoints Fernando Grediaga, a former EMI and Universal Music México executive, as general manager of Docemil Music, located in Mexico City. |
| 2023 | Hybe Corporation produced the reality show 'R U Next?' in collaboration with Belift Lab, Studio JAMM, and Mushroom Company, which was broadcast on JTBC. |
| 2023 | Moonchild, a girl group co-produced by Hybe Labels Japan and LDH Japan, made their debut. |
| November 2023 | Hybe Corporation establishes Hybe Latin America, a Latin music division based in Mexico City, Los Angeles, and Miami. Kah Jong-Hyun, former YG Entertainment vice president, is appointed as the division's CEO. The company also acquires Exile Content studio. |
| June 10 2023 | Hybe Corporation held the 2023 Weverse Con Festival, featuring in-person events at KSPO Dome and 88 Lawn Field from June 10-11. |
| February 2023 | Hybe America acquired QC Media Holdings, an American entertainment company. |
| February 2023 | Hybe became the largest shareholder of SM Entertainment by acquiring founder Lee Soo-man's 14.8% stake. |
| February 13 2023 | Hybe Corporation donated 500 million won to support recovery efforts for the 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake through Save the Children, demonstrating the company's philanthropic commitment to humanitarian aid. |
| January 2023 | Scooter Braun became the sole CEO of Hybe America after previously sharing the role with Park Jiwon. |
| 2022 | Hybe Corporation produced the audition show '&Audition – The Howling', which was broadcast on Hulu Japan and the Hybe Labels YouTube Channel. |
| December 2022 | Hybe Labels Japan debuted its first boy group, &Team. |
| July 2022 | NewJeans, the first girl group under the new ADOR label, made their debut. |
| June 14 2022 | BTS members announced they were taking a break, which became the basis for an insider trading investigation. |
| 2021 | Hybe Corporation opened 'Hybe Insight', a museum-like exhibition space in South Korea, showcasing the company's history and cultural impact in the music industry. |
| 2021 | Hybe announced a collaboration with Hiroomi Tosaka of J Soul Brothers to create a new girl group. |
| 2021 | GFriend disbands from Source Music after six years |
| 2021 | Big Hit became the first South Korean music agency to surpass the ₩1 trillion benchmark, recording annual revenue of ₩1.2 trillion. |
| December 31 2021 | Hybe Corporation organized the 2022 Weverse Con [New Era], which was held both in-person at KINTEX Hall and online through VenewLive. |
| November 28 2021 | Auditions for the new global girl group with Geffen Records closed. |
| November 4 2021 | Hybe announced plans to launch a new global girl group in collaboration with Geffen Records, with auditions opening. |
| July 2021 | Hybe Corporation completed its second leadership restructuring, integrating its Japanese subsidiaries Hybe Solutions Japan and Hybe T&D Japan to form Hybe Japan, a regional headquarters. |
| July 2021 | Scooter Braun and Park Jiwon were appointed as co-CEOs of Hybe America, jointly managing US operations with distinct strategic responsibilities. |
| July 2 2021 | Hybe announced the dissolution and merger of Hybe Solutions subsidiaries Hybe 360 and Hybe IP into Hybe Corporation. |
| May 2021 | Weverse Company invested in US startup Fave, an F2F platform for fandoms, as part of its strategy to expand business opportunities in the United States. |
| May 2021 | Hybe Edu signed a business agreement with the International Korean Language Education Foundation (IKLEF) to develop Korean-language textbooks for international elementary and secondary schools, with plans for distribution through the Ministry of Education starting in 2022. |
| March 31 2021 | Big Hit rebranded to Hybe Corporation, with a complete organizational restructuring. |
| January 2021 | Hybe Corporation completed the acquisition of Ithaca Holdings through Hybe America, with BH Odyssey Merger Sub facilitating the buyout. |
| 2020 | Hybe Corporation produced the reality show 'I-Land' in collaboration with CJ ENM and Studio Take One, which was broadcast on Mnet. |
| December 31 2020 | Hybe Corporation hosted the 2021 New Year's Eve Live event presented by Weverse, which was held online through the Weverse platform. |
| October 15 2019 | Big Hit was listed in the KOSPI index and began trading stocks. |
| May 21 2019 | Big Hit commenced plans to go public and applied for a pre-IPO consultation with the Korea Exchange. |
| March 2019 | Financials showed a 132% increase in sales compared to 2017, with Big Hit making approximately ₩214.2 billion. |
| March 2019 | Big Hit debuted its second male group, Tomorrow X Together (TXT), and appointed Lenzo Yoon as co-CEO. |
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