Shares of K-pop agencies dipped briefly on Wednesday after a reported investigation by South Korea's antitrust watchdog.
The report said government agencies sent "examiners" to the offices of Hybe, SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment, according to a CNBC translation of the article.
Hybe, the agency behind BTS, saw its shares fall as much as 3%, while SM Entertainment fell as low as 2.19%.
When contacted by CNBC, South Korea's FTC said they could not confirm or deny the Yonhap report.
Hybe said that it has no comments, while YG Entertainment and SM Entertainment did not respond to requests seeking comments to the Yonhap report.
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