Bang Si-hyuk reigns over K-pop stock wealth

Hybe Chairman Bang Si-hyuk dominated South Korea’s culture and content sector in shareholder wealth, holding shares worth 4.8 trillion won ($3.2 billion) as of Tuesday, according to a report from the Korea CXO Institute released Thursday. Bang, widely credited with building BTS BTS K-POP GROUP BTS is a seven–member South Korean boy group known for their powerful performances, self-produced music, and global impact across pop and hip-hop. , owns 13.15 million shares in Hybe — far outpacing other major figures in the industry. A total of 27 individual shareholders in the sector held stakes worth more than 10 billion won each, with their combined holdings ris