Big Hit Music
Big Hit Music (Korean: 빅히트 뮤직, romanized: Bighiteu Myujik, stylized in all caps), formerly Big Hit Entertainment (Korean: 빅히트 엔터테인먼트, romanized: Bighiteu Enteoteinmeonteu), is a South Korean record label established in 2005 by Bang Si-hyuk. It was re-branded and re-structured into an independent label under Hybe Corporation (formerly Big Hit Entertainment Co., Ltd.) in March 2021.[2] As of date, the label is home to soloist Lee Hyun, and boy groups BTS and Tomorrow X Together. It previously managed soloist Lim Jeong-hee, and groups 8Eight, 2AM, and co-managed Glam.
"Big Hit Entertainment" redirects here. For the parent company and formerly branded company, see Hybe Corporation.
Native name
빅히트 뮤직
- February 1, 2005 (as Big Hit Entertainment)
- July 1, 2021 (as Big Hit Music)
Shin Young-jae (CEO)[1]
Philanthropy[edit]
In 2017, Big Hit Entertainment donated ₩30 million to the 4/16 Sewol Families for Truth and A Safer Society, an organization connected to the families of the 2014 Sewol Ferry Disaster.[24] In June 2020, Big Hit, together with BTS, donated $1 million in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, during the George Floyd protests,[25] and another $1 million to Live Nation's Crew Nation campaign to help support live music personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic.[26]