The Korea Times
It has been reported that the U.S. requested cooperation from the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) regarding a visit to the United States by HYBE Chairman Bang Si-hyuk and other senior executives, despite Bang being subject to an overseas travel ban tied to a police investigation. Critics say the move may constitute a breach of diplomatic norms, as the U.S. allegedly bypassed formal diplomatic channels and directly singled out individuals under travel bans in a request to a foreign investigative agency. According to an April 19 report by the Hankook Ilbo, the U.S. Embassy in Seoul recently delivered a letter to the acting commissioner general of the KNPA requesting cooperation to allow HYBE senior executives — chairman Bang Si-hyuk, CEO Lee Jae-sang and vice president Kim Hyun-jung — to travel to the United States. The stated reasons for the their U.S. visit reportedly included attending celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of Independence Day on July 4, as well as supporting BTS during the group’s U.S. leg of its world tour. Earlier, Donald Trump announced plans for an
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