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flag HYBE sells its stake in SM Entertainment to Tencent Music for $178M, focusing on core assets as K-pop's prospects brighten.

flag HYBE, the company behind K-pop group BTS, will sell its entire 9.66% stake in SM Entertainment to Tencent Music for about $178 million. flag The deal, closing on May 30, sees Tencent becoming SM Entertainment's second-largest shareholder. flag This move, part of HYBE's strategy to focus on core assets, comes as SM Entertainment's stock has risen due to expectations that China may lift its unofficial ban on K-pop.

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