{"id":260867,"date":"2026-01-31T10:54:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T10:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/260867\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T10:54:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T10:54:06","slug":"hybe-2-0-three-executives-top-billboards-2026-power-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/260867\/","title":{"rendered":"HYBE 2.0: Three Executives Top Billboard\u2019s 2026 Power 100"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HYBE\u2019s Top Executives Push K-pop Beyond Korea<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4\">The latest rankings marked HYBE&#8217;s founder-chairman, Bang Si-hyuk\u2019s sixth appearance on the list since 2020, proving his continued contribution in developing the company&#8217;s global outlook. In contrast, CEO Lee Jae-sang, who led the HYBE 2.0 strategy, made his debut on the list, along with HYBE America chairman and CEO Isaac Lee. Their appearances highlighted their contributions to HYBE&#8217;s expansion into regions like China, <a class=\"font-bold underline decoration-[#f52341]\" href=\"https:\/\/respawn.outlookindia.com\/pop-culture\/pop-culture-news\/hybe-opens-mumbai-office-to-enter-indias-14b-music-market\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">India<\/a>, North America, and Latin America, while also developing a technology-driven approach for fan engagement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4\">Billboard acknowledged the Grammy nominations for KATSEYE, a girl group co-developed with Geffen Records, as proof of HYBE&#8217;s growing cross-genre appeal. It also emphasized the chart performances of <a class=\"font-bold underline decoration-[#f52341]\" href=\"https:\/\/respawn.outlookindia.com\/pop-culture\/pop-culture-news\/hybe-bets-on-scarcity-model-to-supercharge-bts-2026-return\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HYBE<\/a> artists such as SEVENTEEN, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, and ENHYPEN, reflecting the company&#8217;s expanding global commercial power.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HYBE\u2019s Top Executives Push K-pop Beyond Korea The latest rankings marked HYBE&#8217;s founder-chairman, Bang Si-hyuk\u2019s sixth appearance on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":260868,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[149699,156,149698,149697,149700,149701,157,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-260867","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-bang-si-hyuk-lee-jae-sang-billboard-leaderboard","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-hybe-2-0-multi-home-multi-genre-strategy","11":"tag-hybe-billboard-power-100-2026-rankings","12":"tag-hybe-stock-price-2026-bts-comeback","13":"tag-katseye-grammy-nominations-2026-impact","14":"tag-music","15":"tag-new-zealand","16":"tag-newzealand","17":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=260867"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260867\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/260868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=260867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=260867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=260867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}