News HYBE acquires $78m stake in SM Entertainment from K-pop company’s founder Lee Soo ManSM Entertainment founder Lee Soo Man sells his remaining shares to HYBE
News Ex-CEO of SM Entertainment launches K-Pop company in the US with backing from private investment firms Raptor Group, Animoca Ventures and moreTITAN says that it is 'poised to reshape and revolutionize the K-pop landscape'.
News SM Entertainment joins $8m funding round for Web3 K-Pop agency ModhausThe investment was led by US venture capital firm Sfermion
News SM Entertainment, the K-pop giant behind superstars like NCT Dream, sees revenues rise 11.8% YoY to over $200m in Q3Consolidated operating profit amounted to a record high of KRW 50.5 billion ($38.5 million), up 69.8% YoY
Uncategorized K-Pop stars NewJeans to perform anthem for 2023 League of Legends World ChampionshipPrevious artists to have performed the anthem include Imagine Dragons and Lil Nas X
Analysis HYBE and Geffen want to globalize the ‘K-pop methodology’ – and launch the world’s biggest girl group. Will they succeed?They don't even have a name yet – but HYBE and Geffen's ambitions for their new girl group are sky high
News SM Entertainment partners with RCA Records on new K-Pop group, RIIZE – whose debut single surpassed 1m physical pre-ordersPartnership was announced at a press conference in Seoul on Monday (September 4)
News Alliance Entertainment says that its K-Pop sales jumped 55% to $32m in the 12 months to end of JulyCompany listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market in February after completing a SPAC merger with Adara Acquisition
News HYBE to fully acquire Enhypen label BeLift Lab in $100m+ deal (report)BeLift started out as a joint venture between HYBE and CJ ENM
News HYBE’s Weverse fandom platform just surpassed 10m active users – after company’s revenues grew 21% YoY in Q2Weverse recently introduced a payment method called Jelly, which enables users to purchase premium VODs
Analysis Kakao and K-Pop giant SM Entertainment are ramping up their US presence. What will that mean for HYBE?Korea's biggest music companies are increasing their presence in the United States – and they're hungry to grow market share
News Members of K-pop group EXO file anti-trust complaint against SM EntertainmentArtists dispute the legitimacy of their contracts
News Members of K-pop group EXO move to end ‘unjust long-term contracts’ with SM Entertainment (report)A statement released by law firm Lin on Thursday (June 1) detailed the artists' intention to end their deals with the K-Pop company
News SM Entertainment HQ raided by financial regulator in South Korea (report)South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service is investigating suspected stock manipulation
News Kakao Entertainment plots global expansion via the US, strikes partnership with Sony’s Columbia RecordsPartnership includes 'global management' of rising K-Pop stars, IVE