Bang Si-hyuk, also known as “Hitman” Bang, is the Founder and CEO of Big Hit Entertainment.<\/p>\n
Bang is also a songwriter and producer in his own right.<\/p>\n
Bang Si-hyuk’s career began at Seoul National University, where he began songwriting.<\/p>\n
After meeting Park Jin-young, the two became a hit-making duo. In 1997, Park founded JYP Entertainment and Bang joined as a songwriter and producer, working on hits including boy band g.o.d.\u2019s ‘Sky Blue Balloon’, singer Rain\u2019s ‘Bad Boy’, as well as singer Baek Ji-young\u2019s ‘Like Being Hit by A Bullet’ and ‘My Ear\u2019s Candy’ and more.<\/p>\n
In 2005, Bang Si-hyuk left JYP Entertainment and founded his own company, Big Hit Entertainment. Big Hit is best known as the home of K-pop boy group BTS, whose songs Bang also co-writes and produces.<\/p>\n
In October 2020<\/a>, Big Hit made its stock market debut, with shares opening at 270,000 South Korea Won (approximately $235) \u2013 double its initial public offering price of 135,000 South Korea Won ($117) per share. Bang Si-hyuk\u2019s 36.6% stake is now worth 3.14 trillion South Korea won (approximately $2.8bn), reportedly making him the sixth richest person in Korea.<\/p>\n