On February 15, the list of the top financial asset holders in the K-entertainment industry was revealed. Bang Si Hyuk was at the top of the list, followed by J.Y. Park and Yang Hyun Suk in the top 3. Additionally, all seven members of BTS made the top 100.
The report revealed that the chairman of the board of HYBE Labels, Bang Si Hyuk, was the undisputed #1 owner of individual financial assets, possessing approximately 2.57 trillion KRW (~ USD 2 billion) worth of stocks.
All seven BTS members made the top 100 in this category, with SUGA, Jimin, V, and Jungkook each owning approximately 13.3 billion KRW (~ USD 10.4 million) worth of shares. J-Hope possessed the next highest amount of shares at 12.2 billion KRW, RM followed behind with 11.3 billion KRW, and Jin rounded up the group with 10.2 billion KRW.
Although it is already amazing that the seven members have made the top 100 list of financial asset holders, some fans are saying that the HYBE stock owned by BTS members is too low compared to their contributions to the company. If you combine all the BTS members’ stocks together, it would be worth less than 1% of HYBE’s total stocks.
Netizens and fans commented, “They should give more to the members,” “HYBE give them more shares,” “BTS basically earned most of the profit for HYBE, the company needs to give them more for their contributions,” “They basically built the company, they deserve more,” “That is so little compared to their contributions for the company,” “Bang Si Hyuk has so much, he can share a little more,” and “That’s so little, I’m surprised how little they were given.”
