HYBE Executives Named to Billboard Touring Power Players
Three HYBE concert executives join Billboard's 2026 list as the company ranks sixth among top promoters at midyear.
Updated on Nov. 7, 2026 in Pop
Billboard named three HYBE executives to its 2026 Touring Power Players list, including Kang Min, head of the Concert Business Division, who was selected for the second consecutive year. HYBE also ranked sixth on Billboard Boxscore's 2026 Midyear Top Promoters chart.
Why it matters
The recognition highlights the growing role of Korean entertainment companies in global live concert markets, particularly in Asia. Industry rankings based on ticket sales and gross revenue offer a measure of how international tour operations are performing.
Pollstar's 2026 Asia Focus Chart recorded HYBE sales of 247.97 million dollars, roughly 328.2 billion Korean won, and 1.827914 million tickets sold, leading all Asian performance promoters in both categories. The chart does not break out sales by individual tour or artist.
The players
HYBE
A South Korean entertainment company best known as the agency behind BTS, Seventeen, Tomorrow X Together, and Enhypen, with a large concert and touring division.
Billboard
The American music industry publication that publishes the Touring Power Players list and the Boxscore Top Promoters charts tracking live concert business.
Kang Min
Head of HYBE's Concert Business Division, recognized on Billboard's list for the second consecutive year.
Oh Yura
Head of HYBE's Overseas Concert Business Team, named to the Billboard list for the first time.
The details
The three executives named to the list are Kang Min, head of the Concert Business Division, Oh Yura, head of the Overseas Concert Business Team, and Ha Jung-jae, a Senior Professional. They planned and operated world tours for HYBE artists, including BTS's 'ARIRANG' tour, Seventeen, Tomorrow X Together, and Enhypen, and worked to expand tour accessibility by discovering new locations and broadening tour regions.
Timeline
2025: Kang Min was previously recognized on the Billboard list.
2026 (midyear): HYBE ranked sixth on Billboard Boxscore's Midyear Top Promoters chart.
November 6, 2026: Billboard announced the 2026 Touring Power Players list.
Industry Dynamics
The recognition continues a pattern in which Korean entertainment companies have climbed Billboard's Boxscore and Pollstar rankings, which track ticket sales and gross revenue for live events worldwide. HYBE's top placement on Pollstar's Asia Focus Chart places it ahead of regional rivals in an increasingly competitive market for international touring.
For fans, the expansion of tour regions and new venue discoveries may translate into more cities where major Korean acts perform. Concert availability will depend on individual tour announcements rather than on the honors themselves.
The takeaway
Industry rankings like Billboard's Touring Power Players and Pollstar's Asia Focus Chart offer a useful lens for tracking which promoters are driving live-music revenue. Readers following specific artists can watch these rankings to gauge how tour expansion is shifting across regions.
Further reading
For more on how global pop acts are reshaping live touring, see the Pop section.
