HYBE listed as chaebol subject to stricter antitrust scrutiny 하이브, 대기업집단 지정

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BTS의 기획사 하이브가 대기업집단으로 지정되었습니다.
작년말 자산규모가 5조 2,500억원으로 재계 85위로 올랐습니다.
하이브는 뉴진스의 어도어 등 멀티레이블을 운영하며 65개의 계열사를 가지고 있습니다.
K팝이 더욱 발전하여 SM, YG, JYP 등도 대기업집단으로 지정될 날이 오기 바랍니다.
 
HYBE listed as chaebol subject to stricter antitrust scrutiny
HYBE, 반독점 조사 강화 대상 재벌로 등재

By Park Jae-hyuk 박재혁 기자
Posted : 2024-05-15 16:07 Updated : 2024-05-15 16:39
Korea Times

HYBE founder Bang Si-hyuk speaks during a forum at the Korea Press Center in Seoul in this March 2023 file photo. Yonhap 방시혁 HYBE 설립자가 2023년 3월 서울 한국프레스센터에서 열린 포럼에서 발언하고 있다. 연합

HYBE, the agency behind K-pop phenomenon BTS, has become the first entertainment company to be designated as a conglomerate subject to tighter antitrust regulations, amid its ongoing dispute with executives of its subsidiary, Ador, the agency behind girl band NewJeans, according to the Fair Trade Commission (FTC), Wednesday.
K팝 을 대표하는 방탄소년단의 배후에 있는 기획사 HYBE가 걸그룹 뉴진스의 기획사인 자회사 아도르의 경영진과 분쟁이 계속되는 가운데, 더 엄격한 독점금지 규제를 받는 첫 번째 엔터테인먼트 회사가 되었다고 공정거래위원회가 수요일에 발표했다.

As a result, HYBE founder Bang Si-hyuk, the company’s largest shareholder with a 31.8 percent stake, has come under the antitrust agency’s scrutiny regarding possible unfair transactions with affiliates under the control of his family members.
이에 따라 지분 31.8%를 보유한 최대주주인 방시혁 HYBE 창업자는 가족의 지배하에 있는 계열사와의 불공정거래 가능성에 대한 공정거래위원회의 조사를 받게 됐다.

The company has also been forced to disclose all of its large-scale intra-affiliate transactions.
회사는 또한 대규모 계열사 내 거래를 모두 공개해야 한다.

Under Korean law, conglomerates with assets of 5 trillion won ($3.65 billion) or larger are designated as “large corporations” required to disclose details on their intra-affiliate transactions, their ownership structure and key information about their unlisted affiliates.
국내법상 자산 5조원 이상 대기업은 계열사 내 거래 내역과 소유구조, 비상장 계열사 주요 정보 등을 공시해야 하는 '대기업'으로 지정돼 있다.

Since HYBE was listed on the stock market in 2020, the firm has only had to disclose its own business reports and balance sheets, in compliance with the Commercial Act and the Capital Markets Act.
2020년 HYBE가 유가증권시장에 상장된 이후 상법과 자본시장법에 따라 자체 사업보고서와 대차대조표만 공시하면 됐다.

However, it now needs to disclose important information about its unlisted affiliates as well.
그러나 이제는 비상장 계열사에 대한 중요한 정보도 공개해야 한다.

The FTC attributed HYBE’s designation as a large corporation to the Korean entertainment industry’s rapid growth following the global popularity of K-pop artists.
공정위는 HYBE가 대기업으로 지정된 것은 K팝 아티스트의 세계적인 인기에 이어 한국 엔터테인먼트 산업이 급성장했기 때문으로 분석했다.

“HYBE’s designation led us to thoroughly monitor its intra-affiliate transactions,” an FTC official told reporters.
공정위 관계자는 기자들에게 "HYBE의 지정으로 계열사 내 거래를 철저히 감시하게 됐다"고 말했다.

Among the 88 business groups designated as large corporations this year, HYBE was ranked 85th in terms of the size of assets. As it has 5.25 trillion won in assets, the company will stay on the list of large corporations, regardless of its divestment from Ador, which has 61.6 billion won in assets.
HYBE는 올해 대기업으로 지정된 88개 기업집단 가운데 자산규모 기준 85위에 올랐다. 5조2500억원의 자산을 보유하고 있는 만큼 616억원의 자산을 보유한 아도르에서 매각하는 것과 관계없이 대기업집단 순위에 머물게 된다.

In addition to Ador, HYBE oversees at least 11 labels including Belift Lab, Source Music, Pledis Entertainment and KOZ Entertainment, as it adopted the multi-label system. If HYBE mistakenly or intentionally omits information about any of its affiliates from its regulatory filing, Bang will be issued a warning by the antitrust watchdog, which may lead to prosecution.
아도르 외에도 HYBE는 벨리프트랩, 쏘스뮤직, 플레디스엔터테인먼트, 코즈엔터테인먼트 등 최소 11개의 레이블을 총괄하고 있다. HYBE가 실수로 또는 고의로 규제 신고에서 계열사 정보를 누락하면 방 사장은 반독점 감시단의 경고를 받게 돼 기소될 가능성이 있다.

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