Bang Si-hyuk
Bang Si-hyuk | |
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Bang in 2022 | |
| Born | August 9, 1972 Seoul, South Korea |
| Other names | "Hitman" Bang |
| Education | Seoul National University (BA) |
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| Years active | 1994–present |
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| Father | Bang Geuk-yoon |
| Relatives | Bang Jun-hyuk (cousin) |
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| Hangul | 방시혁 |
| Hanja | 房時爀 |
| Revised Romanization | Bang Sihyeok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pang Sihyŏk |
| Website | hybecorp.com |
Bang Si-hyuk (Korean: 방시혁; born August 9, 1972) is a South Korean music executive, record producer and songwriter who is a founder the record label Big Hit Music and the chairperson of HYBE Corporation. One of the 50 wealthiest people in South Korea according to Forbes Asia, Bang is the only billionaire in the South Korean entertainment industry. By July 2021, his reported net worth was an estimated $3.2 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.