{"id":141592,"date":"2025-04-30T16:08:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T23:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=141592"},"modified":"2025-04-30T16:08:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T23:08:26","slug":"hybe-flexes-big-money-even-amid-their-legal-drama-with-newjeans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/hybe-flexes-big-money-even-amid-their-legal-drama-with-newjeans\/","title":{"rendered":"HYBE flexes big money even amid their legal drama with NewJeans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>HYBE<\/strong> is pulling in a record<strong> 500.6 billion KRW<\/strong> in Q1 2025\u2014even with th<strong>e NewJeans vs. ADOR<\/strong> legal mess still going on. On April 29, the company dropped its receipts, showing a jaw-dropping 39% sales jump compared to 2024. What could\u2019ve been a sleepy quarter turned into a flex fest.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MapOfTheHoseok\/status\/1917192161876906312\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201c\u2026HYBE has achieved its highest-ever first-quarter revenue haul, surpassing the 500B Won ($370M)\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHYBE&#39;s concert segment surpassed expectations following successful solo and world tours from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/jhope?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#jhope<\/a>\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hybe broke record after Hoseok\u2019s FIRST solo tour says a lot\u2026 HOBIPOWER \ud83d\ude2e\u200d\ud83d\udca8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/93fyK3BAmT\">pic.twitter.com\/93fyK3BAmT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ud835\udcf1\ud835\udcfe\ud835\udcf6\ud835\udcea\ud835\udcf7 \ud835\udcf1\ud835\udcf8\ud835\udcf9\ud835\udcee \ud83d\udc9a\u30df (@MapOfTheHoseok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MapOfTheHoseok\/status\/1917192161876906312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>How\u2019d they do it? Global tours from big names like <strong>J-Hope, SEVENTEEN,<\/strong> and <strong>ENHYPEN<\/strong> brought in 155.2 billion KRW alone\u2014triple last year\u2019s number. Direct sales from albums, shows, and brand deals made up 64% of the total revenue, while merch and licensing skyrocketed 75% to 106.4 billion KRW. Basically, HYBE was able to have their idols cash in hard.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yoonginapuppy2\/status\/1917181849530466356\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8\ud83e\uddf5\ud83e\uddf5<\/p>\n<p>HYBE reported its highest-ever first-quarter revenue, surpassing 500 billion KRW ($370 million USD) in Q1 2025 &#8211; 39% increase year-over-year. This was achieved despite the traditional &quot;off-season&quot; for K-pop and the ongoing NewJeans controversy<br \/>+<\/p>\n<p>Someone is \ud83d\ude2d today&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KwsHyunTIg\">pic.twitter.com\/KwsHyunTIg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Yoong\u27ec\u27edna\u2299\u229d\u229c\ud83c\udf80\ud83d\udc31\u2077 (@Yoonginapuppy2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yoonginapuppy2\/status\/1917181849530466356?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But behind the bills, things are messy!<strong>\u00a0NewJeans<\/strong> is still fighting to break up with ADOR, claiming trust issues, while the company clapped back, saying the contract\u2019s binding\u2014and for now, the court\u2019s on ADOR\u2019s side, banning NewJeans from leaving the agency. The drama\u2019s not slowing HYBE\u2019s money train, though. With BTS gearing up to return in full by 2026, HYBE\u2019s already predicting a 45% revenue spike.<\/p>\n<p>There might be chaos in the courtroom, but big coins will also be in the bank.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HYBE is pulling in a record 500.6 billion KRW in Q1 2025\u2014even with the NewJeans vs. ADOR legal mess still going on. On April 29, the company dropped its receipts, showing a jaw-dropping 39% sales jump compared to 2024. What could\u2019ve been a sleepy quarter turned into a flex fest. How\u2019d they do it? 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