Bang Si Hyuk, Tak Yeonjun and other K-pop stars named Billboard World Music Leaders for the fourth consecutive year

Executives from major K-pop management companies, including HYBE and SM Entertainment (SM), have been named leaders in the global music market by US Billboard.
Billboard announced the "2025 Billboard Global Power" on the 19th (local time).
According to the list of "Player", HYBE Chairman Bang Si Hyuk, HYBE CEO Lee Jae Sang, HYBE MUSIC
These include Shin Young Jae, CEO of GROUP APAC, Jang Cheol Hyuk and Tak Yeon Jun, co-CEOs of SM, and Jang Yoon Ju, co-CEO of Kakao Entertainment.
In particular, co-CEO Tak Yeonjun and CEO Shin YOUNG JAE have had their names on the list for four consecutive years since 2022.
Co-CEO Jang Yoon Juan has been named for the fourth time this year since 2021.
Prior to this, Billboard released a list called "International Power Players" every year.
The list names the leaders in the global music market outside of the U.S. Starting this year, the name has been changed to "Global Power Players."
Billboard explained the reason for selecting HYBE as "they are gaining momentum for global expansion from an unexpected source: artificial intelligence (AI) technology."
Billboard also reported that HYBE's subsidiary, artificial intelligence audio company Supertone, is syndicating virtual idols and releasing a new group called "TOMORROW."
He also explained his related achievements, such as supporting the production of the concert video for ROW X TOGETHER. In addition, SM and Kakao Entertainment have also announced the signing of contracts with 'aespa' and 'IV
In addition, the British boy band "Dear E", which is jointly produced by SM and Kakao Entertainment, has held a successful world tour.
Adding that "ALICE" reached No. 2 on the UK Official Physical Singles Chart, he commented that "they have brought about a new change in the K-pop model."
Also on this year's list are HYBE Latin America CEO Ka Jong Hyun and HYBE360 General Manager Oh Yujin.
), Park Jeong-ju, head of Spotify's Kori ARMY music team, and others.