Hybe Q3 Revenue Dips 18.8%, Plans Strong Q4 Lineup and 2025 BTS Return
Hybe reported significant financial changes in Q3 2024, with recorded music revenue declining 18.8% year-over-year to $153.21 million. The company, home to BTS, NewJeans, and Seventeen, saw total revenue drop 1.9% to $376.98 million.
Key Financial Highlights:
- Recorded music: Down 18.8% to $153.21 million
- Concert revenue: Decreased 14.8% to $52.85 million
- Merchandise/licensing: Up 15.7% to $70.73 million
- Contents revenue: Increased 63.6% to $56.90 million
- Operating profit: Fell 25.4% to $36.68 million
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Notable Q3 Releases:
- Enhypen's Romance: Untold
- Le Sserafim's Crazy EP
- Katseye's debut EP SIS (Soft Is Strong)
Weverse Platform Growth:
- Reached 9.7 million monthly active users
- Implementing new features and advertising strategies
- Developing label-focused subscription membership
Upcoming Q4 Releases:
- Seventeen's Spill the Feels (Released)
- Enhypen's repackaged second album (November 11)
- Jin's debut solo album Happy (November 15)
BTS Update: All seven members are expected to complete military service by June 2025, setting the stage for a potential group reunion.
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Five members of NewJeans posing together
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