Kpop News: The Latest Industry Updates & Developments

BTS. Photo Credit: HYBE BTS diehards are railing against Spotify for allegedly undercounting total streams on the K-pop sensation’s “Butter” track. BTS released “Butter” – their second English-language sing... Read More...

Photo Credit: 7Loves in Las Vegas / CC by 3.0 Chilean television network Red Televisiva Megavisión (Mega) has officially apologized for a BTS comedy skit that it aired on a program entitled Mi Barrio. BTS AR... Read More...

Photo Credit: I Dare U JK / CC by 3.0 The Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) has filed a formal complaint over the “unfair” military-service deferment that K-pop sensation BTS received in 2020’s final mon... Read More...

Scooter Braun has sold Ithaca Holdings to BTS agency Hybe (formerly Big Hit Entertainment) in a more than $1 billion deal. The companies announced the billion-dollar transaction, covering the entirety of Ith... Read More...

Photo Credit: I Dare U JK / CC by 3.0 A 17-minute-long live-reaction video that BTS recorded while watching the Grammy Premiere Ceremony – the pre-televised portion of the annual awards show – nearly attracte... Read More...

BTS agency Big Hit Entertainment has officially unveiled plans to change its name to Hybe Corporation. South Korean outlets quickly reported on the proposed name change (the new title reads “Hive” when trans... Read More...

BTS rapper Suga. Photo Credit: Korea Herald BTS agency Big Hit Entertainment has invested about $3.6 million (four million South Korean won) in Supertone, a creator of AI voice-replication technology and audi... Read More...

BTS agency Big Hit Entertainment experienced a 36 percent year-over-year earnings hike in 2020, according to a newly released financial report, for total income of $717.37 million. The 16-year-old company’s 20... Read More...