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K-Pop Mogul's Fortune Skyrockets Past $2 Billion
22 Apr
Summary
- Bang's net worth surged to over $2 billion, a significant increase.
- He co-founded JYP Entertainment before starting Big Hit.
- BTS, launched by Bang, achieved global music success.

Bang Si-hyuk, the founder of Hybe Corporation (formerly Big Hit Entertainment), has amassed a personal fortune exceeding $2 billion. His career in the K-pop industry started in 1997 when he co-founded JYP Entertainment with singer-songwriter Park Jin-young.
In 2005, Bang established Big Hit Entertainment, which would later become Hybe. He then began developing BTS in 2010, a group that eventually became a global phenomenon. BTS's achievements include topping the Billboard Hot 100 and earning over five billion streams on Spotify.