Bang Si HyukHYBE Chairman: ``I'm good friends with BTS. We became closer during the contract negotiation process.''

HYBE chairman Bang Si-hyuk revealed his feelings regarding BTS' contract renewal. HYBE Chairman Bang Si-hyuk will be held in the United States on the 12th (local time).
He was invited to "Bloomberg Screentime" and talked about his second renewal with BTS, saying, "I was happy that they recognized HYBE as their management company.
He said, ``It's something that makes me happy as a manager.'' They also revealed that they will be promoting a project to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the release of BTS's album ``Hanayang Yearhwa''.
The Debut: Dream is a global girl group project currently underway.
Regarding the ``Academy'', we will ``contribute to the expansion of K-POP's outer boundaries and ensure its sustainability.''
I will dedicate it," he explained. ``Screentime'' is a conference where American economic media outlet Bloomberg shares insights through prominent people in the popular culture industry.
It was held for the first time this year. On this day, Chairman Bang said, ``The focus of the global music market: K-POP (Global Music in
With the theme of ``Focus: K-pop'', we introduced K-POP's expansion strategy and the progress of major artists.
In the conversation that day, when asked about the meaning of renewing the contract with BTS, Chairman Bang answered, ``In the growth of the company (HYBE)
"It's only natural that we need a management company," and added, "I was happy that BTS recognized HYBE as a management company." He continued, ``Although I have a good relationship with BTS,
During the contract negotiation process, there were many problems, and as we resolved them, we became closer. There are many pains in my life as a manager, but it has been the greatest happiness," he said. company
He talked about his admiration for the artist with whom he has grown up. Chairman Bang also said, ``When the album ``Hanayo Year Hua'' released in 2015 reaches its 10th anniversary, we will release a commemorative album.
We talked about releasing a new project, and in the end we ended up making it together,'' he said, suddenly announcing the project he was preparing. “Hanayang Year Hua” is a song that reflects BTS’ growth process and life as artists.
It's an album that received a worldwide response. “Dream” is currently being promoted with the aim of globalizing the K-POP system.
Academy,” Chairman Bang said, “The influence of K-POP in the global music market.
In order to expand our power and secure many global fans, we needed to expand both externally and internally,'' he said, explaining why he started ``Dream Academy.''
Next, he said, ``To become the best band in the world, to expand the boundaries of K-POP, and to contribute to K-POP's permanence'' with ``Dream''.
He explained that he would like to present this as the goal of ``Academy,'' and through this, test the hypothesis about the expansion potential of K-Pop and gain the motivation to move to the next stage.
Recently, regarding the reason for concentrating business development in the United States, Chairman Bang said, ``America is the largest market for popular music, not just the expansion of K-POP,'' and ``Not only for corporate growth, but also for the growth of the company.
, I had to come to America to develop the music industry in a larger market."