Six K-Entertainment Leaders Including Bang Si-hyuk and Park Jin-young Named to Billboard’s 2026 Power 100

Six leaders of the Korean entertainment industry, including Bang Si-hyuk of HYBE and Park Jin-young of JYP Entertainment, have been recognized as global power players shaping the music business.

Their inclusion signals how K-pop has advanced beyond the export of artists to the localization of production systems, demonstrating the industry’s growing structural strength.

According to industry sources on January 30, Bang Si-hyuk, Lee Jae-sang, and Isaac Lee of HYBE, along with Park Jin-young, Jung Wook, and Shin Hyun-kook of JYP Entertainment, were named to Billboard’s 2026 Power 100, an annual list honoring influential figures in the global music industry.