BTS Agency Hybe Founder Bang Si-hyuk Faces Detention as Seoul Police Seek Arrest Warrant

Home Music News Apr 21, 2026 12:39am PT BTS Agency Hybe Founder Bang Si-hyuk Faces Detention as Seoul Police Seek Arrest Warrant By Naman Ramachandran Plus Icon Naman Ramachandran Latest Oliver Jones Exits Apple TV to Join Amazon MGM Studios as U.K. Scripted Senior Commissioner 6 hours ago Disney+ Signs Multi-Year Co-Development Deal With Japan’s The Seven 11 hours ago Riteish Deshmukh’s ‘Raja Shivaji’ Trailer Bows From India’s Jio Studios 19 hours ago See All Getty Images for HYBE x Geffen R Seoul police have applied for a warrant to detain Bang Si-hyuk, chair and founder of Hybe, over alleged securities fraud tied to the K-pop conglomerate’s public listing, Reuters reported. Bang established Hybe – then known as Big Hit Entertainment – in 2005, building it into the most powerful company in the K-pop industry. The Seoul-based group is home to BTS, Seventeen, Le Sserafim and Katseye, among others. Related Stories 'Balls Up' Review: Ugly Americans Face the Wrath of Brazil in a Disposable Comic Jaunt for Mark Wahlberg and Paul Walter Hauser