BTS' Agency HYBE Under Investigation for Chart Rigging Scandal - Reports
The South Korean government plans to investigate allegations of chart-rigging, or sajaegi, involving BTS' agency HYBE. They received a petition requesting an inquiry into why HYBE allegedly engaged in chart rigging and paid off blackmailers in 2017.
BTS' ARMY initiated an online protest against the South Korean government, demanding an apology with the hashtag 'South Korea apologize to BTS', following reports that the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism had ordered an investigation into alleged chart-rigging practices, known as sajaegi, against HYBE—the agency representing K-pop group BTS. According to Koreaboo, the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism confirmed receiving a petition to probe the accusation. Now, the case is handed over to the Korea Creative Content Agency (Kocca), a government institution tasked with overseeing all aspects of pop culture in Korea. BTS' Agency BIGHIT Music To Take Legal Action Against Slanderers, Announces 'Zero-Tolerance Policy'.
HYBE Under Investigation for Alleged Chart Manipulation
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