Bang Si-Hyuk known professionally as Hitman Bang is the founder of Hybe Corporation and Big Hit music. He then became a chairman of Hybe Corporation (formerly called Big Hit Entertainment). Bang Si-Hyuk is a South Korean lyricist, composer, producer, and record executive born on 9th August 1972.
Hybe Corporation was founded in 2005. It now has over 1000 employees and seven subsidiaries including BTS( Big Hit music), Seventeen (Pledis Entertainment), GFriend (Source Music), Zico (Koz Entertainment), Enhypen (Samsung C&T), Belift lab, and Hybe America. Hybe Corporation is South Korea’s largest music label and entertainment agency.
Bang Si-Hyuk, is a singer and songwriter in his own right. He is also one of the 50 Korea’s richest people. So far, Hitman Bang is the first person to become The K-POP billionaire in history. The reason behind Bang Si-Hyuk’s nickname is not because he is a billionaire or the founder of big hit music. Before he went on to be the founder of the world’s biggest entertainment corporation, he was a songwriter and a composer. He has written lyrics for some hit songs such as 2 AM’s “L.O.V.E,” Jo Sungmo’s “I Will Smile.” These hit songs were featured in the 2010 famous K-drama Coffee Prince.’
Hitman Bang Net worth:
In 2021, Hitman Bang was one of the richest individuals in South Korea with a net worth of $3.2 billion while Currently, in 2022, his net worth is estimated to be 3.1 Billion USD. In over a decade and a half, we can see Bang Si-Hyuk’s tremendous growth. Because when he started Big Hit Music in 2005, it nearly went bankrupt. From there to becoming a powerful icon, Hitman Bang has worked very hard.
From writing lyrics to composing music Hitman Bang is a very talented person. Not only that he is a major corporate player who is very well versed when it comes to managing and producing music in the K-Pop world. He has managed to carve a niche for himself out there in the entertainment business that no one can shake until now.
Early Life
Bang Si-Hyuk was an avid reader ever since a young age. Coming from a literary background, one can say his mother had some influence on him. Finishing Pultarch’s works even before stepping into elementary school is proof of it! He very often takes inspiration from the books he has read and that is how he was able to produce some amazing music that the world wants to hear.
Bang Si-Hyuk graduated from Seoul National University, one of the most difficult Universities to get admission from. From there he began songwriting. And later in 1997, his friend Park Jin-Young became the founder of JYP entertainment. Bang Si-Hyuk worked as a songwriter and producer. He even produced g.o.d.’s ‘Sky Blue Balloon’. Later in 2005, he left the company and founded his own company, that is Big Hit Entertainment.
Bangtan Boys:
You must have heard about BTS’ and what’s better? You might already be a stan. But have you ever had a thought as to who was the mastermind behind The Bangtan Boys? It is Hitman Bang. He shared in one of TIME’s interviews when asked how did he find such great members for the band BTS’: ” I first signed RM right away when he was 15, but at that time it was a hip-hop crew and when I changed the crew to k-pop idol, many left.
Only RM, Suga and J-hope stayed who then became the pillars of BTS’. Then later on the other members joined the band.” Thank goodness, they all stayed in the band. Otherwise, we would not have got to experience such a global phenomenon! Butter’s single lead Billboards Hot 100 for nine weeks!
Awards and Accolades:
Bang Si-Hyuk has won several awards and accolades, a major chunk comes from being the producer of BTS’. He won the award “Best Producer of The year in 2017, 2018, 2020. Hitman Bang comes into the headlines once again for becoming “The First Entertainment Industry Figure To Be Awarded An Honorary Doctorate From Seoul National University.”
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