HYBE founder and chairman Bang Si-hyuk has pledged to return to Korea promptly and cooperate fully and transparently with an ongoing fraud investigation by authorities in the country, he wrote in an internal email sent to employees on Aug. 6. In the email, his first statement since the recent controversies, Bang wrote, “I cannot allow my personal issues to continue burdening the company and the industry,” adding that he intends to “resolve the allegations at hand.”

HYBE has faced constant scrutiny from both domestic and international media amid a string of unfavorable developments in recent weeks.

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