The announcement came a day after a court injunction forced Kakao to cancel its plan to acquire a 9.05% stake directly from SM.
HYBE also sends a letter to SM demanding the current board terminate a pact with Kakao and withdraw its Kakao-nominated director candidate.
The actor will release his first single in the coming weeks.
Tech giant Kakao had agreed to buy shares as part of a partnership agreement, which SM founder Lee Soo Man opposes; he turned to rival HYBE instead.
"[P!nk] is one of the smartest, hardest-working, businesswomen out there and that shows in everything she does," says RCA's Val Pensa.
UMG also reported publishing revenues rose nearly 35% on the year.
Warner Music Central Europe co-president Doreen Schimk has a backstory worthy of a movie – and it was made into one.
Kader previously held positions at Clubhouse and Instagram.
HYBE, which owns a 14.8% stake in the competing K-pop company, criticized the tie-up with tech company Kakao as one-sided and harmful to shareholders.
The private equity pioneer was found dead in his Manhattan office on Thursday (Feb. 23).
