BTS Backer Big Hit Entertainment to Change Name to HYBE Corporation

K-pop superstar group BTS is calling for an end to violence against Asian-Americans.

Speaking out. In support of the Stop Asian Hate movement, BTS recalled their own experiences with racism and anti-Asian “hatred” as members of a South Korean boy group.

BTS is speaking out against the recent rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

Entercom Communications, the Philly-based national radio giant, said today it’s shedding its name and, effective immediately, will be become Audacy, marking what it calls an evolution in recent years into a “scaled multi-platform audio content and entertainment leader” with broadcasting, podcasting, digital, network, live experiences, music, sports and news.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAfter more than 50 years as Entercom Communications, the radio and podcasting company is unfurling a new banner: Effective immediately, it is changing its name to Audacy.With the rebranding, the company also will retire the Radio.com name and the direct-to-consumer platform will adopt the Audacy moniker. The company’s new website is audacyinc.com.“The name Entercom no longer fit.

Rosé of BLACKPINK has described her decision to leave school in Australia to train to become a K-pop idol in South Korea as “terrifying”.The Australian-Korean singer spoke about her decision to drop out of school in 2012 to join YG Entertainment at the age of 15, in an upcoming interview with Vogue Australia.

Ellise Shafer administratorSouth Korean pop group BTS has posted a letter expressing its support for the Stop Asian Hate movement that has arisen as a result of increased frequency in instances of hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.“We send our deepest condolences to those who have lost their loved ones,” reads the statement, which was published both in Korean and English. “We feel grief and anger.

BLACKPINK‘s Rosé has revealed that a music video for ‘Gone’, the second song from her debut solo single album ‘R’, will be released “very, very soon”.The singer recently confirmed during an Instagram Live broadcast that the video for ‘Gone’ is coming sooner than expected, although she didn’t reveal a specific release date. On Saturday (March 27), the Australian-Korean responded to the a fan’s question during the livestream: “Release of ‘Gone’, when? Mm, that’s a secret.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Godzilla vs. Kong” jumped straight to the top of the South Korean box office in its opening weekend.

Deadline has learned that longtime CAA lit agent Jay Baker parted with the agency abruptly today. CAA was not commenting.

Anita Baker has a supporter in Taylor Swift.

Rosé of BLACKPINK has revealed she was “intimidated” the first time she met her fellow groupmates.In a new interview with Rolling Stone, the Australian-Korean singer spoke about when she first joined YG Entertainment and met her then-future groupmates – Jennie, Lisa and Jisoo. “I was the new one, I was like the newbie,” she said.

Jack Phillips, the Colorado Christian baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple and won a very narrow victory in the U.S. Supreme Court – which was quickly misused by the Trump administration to expand anti-LGBTQ discrimination – is back in court this week.Phillips, who owns Masterpiece Cakeshop, refused to bake a birthday cake for a transgender woman back in 2017.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefKorean American drama film “Minari” can’t stop winning awards. Similarly, it continues to reign on top of the Korean box office.The Lee Isaac Chung-directed film earned $1.09 million between Friday and Monday to top the box office in South Korea, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service of the Korean Film Council (KOFIC).The figure is little changed from the previous weekend.

Big Hit Entertainment, the agency of K-pop megastars BTS, is set to rebrand itself as HYBE in a bid to expand the scope of their operations.Earlier today (March 19), Big Hit Entertainment officially introduced the company’s new name during a brand presentation on YouTube.

Antonio Ferme editorSouth Korean band BTS made history on Sunday night as it became the first K-pop group to perform one of its own songs at the Grammy Awards.Jumping across (what appeared to be) the Grammy stage at the Los Angeles Staples Center the groups lead the audience on a chase backstage, up the utility stairs and ending their electric performance on a rooftop surrounded by spotlights.

Little Big Town singers Kimberly Schlapman and Karen Fairchild have racked up some big radio hits, but they also acknowledge the existence of systemic sexism in country music.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefA notable launch for “Minari” lifted the South Korea box office to its second highest weekend of 2021. The Korean-language American-made drama performed 80% higher than the weekend’s other significant new release Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon.”Opening in first place, “Minari” clocked up $1.68 million over the weekend, according to data from the Korean Film Council’s KOBIS box office tracking service.

BTS member J-hope has surprised fans with a new version of ‘Blue Side’ on the third anniversary of his debut mixtape ‘Hope World’.The K-pop idol shared the reworked version of the ‘Hope World’ outro yesterday (March 2) on the official BTS Twitter account, alongside new cover art designed by Korean contemporary artist Eddie Kang.

Halsey has defended BTS after a German radio DJ was accused of making racist comments about the K-Pop giants.Matthias Matuschik faced criticism when he discussed the Korean band’s cover of Coldplay’s ‘Fix You’ while on air at Bavarian radio station Bayern3 last week.While talking about the track, he appeared to compare the group to coronavirus, saying he hoped “a vaccine will be available soon” for the band.He continued to insist that he had “nothing against South Korea” and was not xenophobic