Portrait of Bang Si-hyuk

Rank #3416

Bang Si-hyuk

Net worth $1.0B

Entertainment · South Korea

Born
Aug 09, 1972
Age
53
Source
Entertainment
Residence
Seoul
Citizenship
South Korea
Marital status
Single
Children
0
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • 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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