Bang Si-hyuk, the man behind BTS, was honoured at the 2024 Asia Game Changer Awards. The HYBE founder, who is often dubbed as a music visionary, was awarded for bringing innovation to the music industry and shaping the future of entertainment.
Bang Si-hyuk awarded at 2024 Asia Game Changer Awards
On October 25, HYBE’s founder Bang Si-hyuk was honoured at this year’s Asia Game Changer Awards that was held in New York.
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In his acceptance speech, the HYBE chairman opened up about the global nature of his work. "Since the start of my career to today, I have and I continue to collaborate with musicians from very diverse backgrounds, and these experiences have taught me the importance of embracing and respecting diversity. And today as a music producer who continuously seeks to explore different genres, and also as the chairman of HYBE, which is a company that spans across Korea, the U.S., Japan, and Latin America," he said, before adding, "I believe that blending unique cultural elements can spark unparalleled creativity and fullness in music."
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Award-winning journalist Christiane Amanpour, The Asian American Foundation (TAAF), Academy Award-winning filmmakers Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin and Emmy-nominated actor-writer Bowen Yang were also honoured at the prestigious event.
About Bang Si-hyuk
Bang Si-hyuk debuted as a songwriter and composer while he was in college. In 1997, he met Park Jin-young and they partnered together as a songwriting duo. When Park Jin-young founded JYP Entertainment, Bang Si-hyuk joined him as a composer, arranger and producer. Under the label, he wrote and produced hit songs for g.o.d, Rain, Wonder Girls, 2AM, Teen Top, Baek Ji-young and many more K-pop artists.
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In 2005, Bang Si-hyuk left JYP Entertainment to establish his own label, Big Hit Entertainment. He signed 8Eight under the label in 2007. Following that, in 2010, he signed a contract with JYP Entertainment to jointly manage 2AM. In 2012, Bang Si-hyuk formed Glam, the label's first girl group, in collaboration with Source Music. The songwriter-composer then went on to create BTS, who debuted in 2013.