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The boy band Treasure in 2025 [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

YG Entertainment to debut 5-member boy band in September

YG Entertainment will debut a five-member boy band by September, making it the K-pop agency's first such group in six years.

2026.4.30

HYBE Chairman Bang Si-hyuk, left, and BTS member RM visit the HYBE promotional booth during the opening ceremony of the APEC CEO Summit at the Gyeongju Arts Center in North Gyeongsang on Oct. 29, 2025. [YONHAP]

HYBE chief Bang tops richest K-culture shareholder list by wide margin, JYP second

HYBE Chair Bang Si-hyuk has emerged as the richest individual shareholder in Korea’s culture and content sector, with stock holdings far exceeding those of his industry peers.

2026.3.19

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A poster shows schedules and venues for BabyMonster's LOVE MONSTERS ASIA FAN CONCERT. [YG ENTERTAINMENT]

BabyMonster adds Thailand and Taiwan shows to tour

K-pop girl group BabyMonster is set to expand its global reach through concerts in Thailand and Taiwan, YG Entertainment announced Saturday through a press release.

2025.10.25

Girl group BabyMonster [YG ENTERTAINMENT]

BabyMonster hits 10 million subscribers

BabyMonster has surpassed 10 million subscribers on its official YouTube channel, setting a new record for the fastest K-pop girl group to reach the milestone, according to YG Entertainment Tuesday.

2025.9.9

Treasure’s pop-up store for its new album “Love Pulse” at the Star Square in western Seoul. [DANIELA GONZALEZ PEREZ]

Treasure opens pop-up store in Seoul to celebrate new album launch — in pictures

Boy band Treasure opened a pop-up store on Tuesday at Star Square in western Seoul to celebrate the release of its new album “Love Pulse.”

2025.9.2

An electronic board is displayed at Nextrade’s headquarters in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Aug. 20. [YONHAP]

Share suspension: Nextrade pauses trading of 79 stocks

Nextrade, Korea's alternative stock market, has temporarily suspended trading for 79 stocks to comply with trading volume limits. This phase includes 26 stocks, such as YG Plus, from Aug. 20 to September 30.

2025.8.20

YG Entertainment founder and chief producer Yang Hyun-suk heads to the courtroom at the Seoul High Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Nov. 8, 2023. [YONHAP]

YG chief found guilty of threatening whistle-blower in singer B.I's drug case

YG Entertainment founder and chief producer Yang Hyun-suk has been found guilty of threatening a whistle-blower to cover up a drug allegation that involved a former YG artist.

2025.7.18

Boy band BTS perform on stage in 2022. [BIGHIT MUSIC]

BTS, Blackpink, Twice, aespa: K-pop's heavy hitters to return in 2nd half of 2025

The second half of 2025 is set to be a blockbuster season for K-pop, as the flagship acts from the industry’s four major agencies — SM, JYP, YG and HYBE — are all returning to the stage.

2025.6.3

BTS performs at a world tour at Seoul Olympic Stadium in Jamsil, southern Seoul in October 2019. [HYBE]

2024 was an off year for K-pop. Can BTS, Blackpink and China turn the tide?

K-pop faced challenges in 2024, but major groups like BTS and Blackpink are poised for a comeback in 2025. Positive developments include China potentially lifting its K-pop ban and emerging rookie groups.

2025.2.20

YG Entertainment head producer Yang Hyun-suk on the agency's YouTube video on Dec. 2. [YG ENTERTAINMENT]

A world tour for Blackpink, new leaders for Treasure: YG Entertainment outlines 2025 plans

Boy band Treasure will see new leaders, and Blackpink is set to launch a world tour next year, YG Entertainment’s head producer Yang Hyun-suk announced on the agency’s YouTube channel on Monday.

2024.12.2