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South Korean police have requested a detention warrant for Bang Si-hyuk, billionaire founder of HYBE—the agency behind global K-pop supergroup BTS—over alleged illegal trading linked to the company’s initial public offering. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Bang is suspected of violating capital market laws by misleading early investors ahead of HYBE's listing and steering them to sell shares to a private equity fund linked to ⁠his associates. Police allege that afte