Bang Si-hyuk
$2.5B
Born
Aug 09, 1972
Age
53
Source of Wealth
Entertainment
Residence
Seoul,
Citizenship
South Korea
Marital Status
Single
Children
0
Education
- Bang Si-hyuk is the founder and chairman of Hybe (formerly Big Hit Entertainment), one of Korea's largest music labels and entertainment agencies.
- He took the company public in 2020 in what was South Korea's largest IPO in three years, which made him a billionaire.
- Hybe's success is attributed to its seven-member boy band, BTS, which scored six No. 1 albums on the U.S. Billboard 200.
- Bang worked as a composer for JYP Entertainment, one of Korea's "Big Three" music agencies, before venturing out on his own.
- In 2021, Hybe acquired Ithaca Holdings, which manages Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande, for over $1 billion.
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