It has been more than 20 years since Bang Shi Hyuk stepped into the music production path. He went through a long journey to reach the top and become one of the powerful figures in ̾k̾o̾r̾e̾a, the president of today's leading Kpop empire - HYBE.
In the early years of his career, he encountered countless difficulties and one of the unforgettable stories was when he was humiliated in αmєrícα 15 years ago. Since that ̾s̾h̾o̾c̾k, it motivated Bang PD to debut BTS and make them successful. Exactly 15 years later, when returning to αmєrícα, the father of BTS received an award for his musical contributions over the past decade.
It was clearly a worthy reward and a sweet revenge for those who once despised him. The story of that year's incident is revealed below:
As everyone knows, Bang Shi Hyuk started his career as a producer for JYP Entertainment, then he founded Bł₲ Ⱨł₮ Entertainment in 2005. Bł₲ Ⱨł₮ is a small company and even incurred a large debt when BTS debuted. At that time, both Bł₲ Ⱨł₮ and BTS faced a lot of contempt from people in the industry just because they were not big or well-known companies.
In particular, 15 years ago when Bang PD came to αmєrícα to seek opportunities for him and BTS in this country with a developed music industry, he had to witness surprising humiliation. Specifically, according to the shared story, Bang PD once went to αmєrícα to visit a record label and meet a famous producer.
However, when Bang Shi Hyuk arrived, the record label specifically asked him to wait in the lobby. But 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours pa̾s̾sed and finally he was asked to go home without any apology or explanation. At that time, Bang PD couldn't even get angry and just went home and understood how he was despised. At that time, Bang PD and BTS were not famous celebrities for others to pay attention to, so they gave him such disrespect.
It was also from that incident that Bang PD told himself that he promised not to come back until he built soмєтнing as big as they have. And 15 years later, when he returned to Los Angeles, he came with the role of the creator of BTS - one of the most popular groups in the world. He also came as Clive Davis Vision Award winner. He was also one of the Billboard Power Listers and invited to the 2023 Billboard Power Awards.
The Billboard Power 100 Awards honor and celebrate the achievements of Billboard Power List winners. One of the special awards, the Clive Davis Vision Award, is an honor given to someone who has contributed to the growth and innovation of the music industry. This award recognizes President Bang Si-hyuk's contributions in delivering an innovative vision for the global music industry.
Scooter Brown Hive αmєrícα, CEO of Scooter Brown Hive αmєrícα, who presented the award, introduced Bang Si-hyuk, saying, "He's a humble leader even though he's promoting K- pop to the world with a creative vision for 10 years". While, Clive Davis, the award's initiator, explained, "Bang Si-hyuk introduced a new K-pop genre to the world through his incredible sk̾i̾l̾l ̾ as a composer, lyricist and producer, which has led BTS to record ma̾s̾sive album sales in the global market."
Recalling the old story in the context of receiving great recognition from industry insiders in the US, Bang Shi Hyuk shared: "My journey to transcend the boundaries of the music and entertainment industry without settling into the life of a producer solely based on on my efforts to stick with the music I love, and like Clive Davis, the first winner of this award, I will strive to push boundaries and broaden the horizons of the music industry based on my love of music."
Past honorees include Rob Stringer, CEO of Sony Music Entertainment, Lucian Grange, chairman of Universal Music Group and Craig Kalman, chairman of Atlantic Records. And now, it has also enrolled HYBE's Bang Shi Hyuk. Bang PD has returned to the US after 15 years and proved to those who once looked down on him that his ideals have succeeded and succeeded brilliantly despite being humiliatingly trampled on by them. What he achieved today is the best revenge for that year!
