BTS agency Hybe CEO resigns amid feud with subsidiary

Leading South Korean entertainment group under strain

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Hybe is the agency behind K-pop idols like male supergroup BTS. (Photo by Tetsuya Fujita)

TETSUYA FUJITA, Nikkei Seoul bureau chief

SEOUL -- Hybe CEO Park Ji-won will step down, the South Korean K-pop agency behind BTS said Wednesday, in the latest sign of turmoil at one of the country's biggest entertainment groups.

A general shareholders meeting and a board of directors meeting will be held soon to formalize the decision.

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