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Bang Si-hyuk
Hitman Bang, 'hitman'bang, "Hitman" Bang
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2026-08-01
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Who is this?
Bang Si-hyuk, also known as "Hitman" Bang, is a South Korean music executive, record producer and songwriter who is the founder of record label Big Hit Music and chairman of Hybe Corporation. One of the 50 wealthiest people in South Korea according to Forbes Asia, Bang is the only billionaire in the South Korean entertainment industry. By July 2021, his reported net worth was an estimated $3.2 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
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- 1972Born
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Seoul
- •Citizenship: South Korea
- •Known as: composer, record producer, executive producer
- •Genre: K-pop
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Arrest warrant for Bang Si-hyuk rejected twice··· Police: “We think differently from the prosecution”
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Witnesses of Bang Si-hyuk, chairman of the board of directors of the domestic entertainment company ..
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"Hard to Prove Bang Si-hyuk's Fraudulent Unfair Trading," Prosecutors Suggest Police Change the Charge
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BANG SI HYUK Arrest Warrant Rejected, 5 Lawyers From ADOR Side Quit Di Marco (KCpQGCTP0A)
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Sir Lucian Grainge and Bang Si-hyuk talk UMG’s partnership with HYBE, AI, and the future of music at town hall event in Seoul
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HYBE's Bang Si-hyuk, Universal's Grainge Emphasize Music's Core Value in Fan Lives
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Bang Si Hyuk’s latest appearance gets people talking about his weight change
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After two rejected arrest warrant bids, Seoul police review whether to try again with HYBE’s Bang Si-hyuk (Reports)
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HYBE top moves again...Chairman Bang Si-hyuk, police consider reapplying for arrest warrant | Ciba TV + Plus - Chiba Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
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Daesang Enhyphen, Artist of the Year “Preparing a great new album, thank you Bang Si-hyuk” [ASEA 2026]
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[Lawyer Lee Je-nam, Loel Law Firm] Re-evaluation of the New Jeans and Min Hee-jin situation - ‘Value’ overlooked by Bang Si-hyuk and Hive [2]
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