Bang Si-hyuk

Bang Si-hyuk
Closeup upper body shot of Bang Si-hyuk posing after signing a MOU for cooperation between Hybe and Busan City for the Busan World Expo 2030 in June 2022
Bang in June 2022
Born (1972-08-09) August 9, 1972 (age 52)
Seoul, South Korea
Other names"Hitman" Bang
EducationSeoul National University (BA)
Occupations
Years active1994–present
Title
FatherBang Geuk-yoon
Korean name
Hangul
방시혁
Hanja
房時爀
Revised RomanizationBang Sihyeok
McCune–ReischauerPang Sihyŏk
Websitehybecorp.com

Bang Si-hyuk (Korean방시혁; born August 9, 1972) is a South Korean music executive, record producer and songwriter who is a co-founder and the chairperson of Hybe Corporation. He founded the record label Big Hit Music (formerly Big Hit Entertainment) and entertainment company Hybe Corporation both in 2005.

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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