HYBE chairman says to cooperate with probe into alleged unfair share trading

(Corrects typo in paragraph 1)

SEOUL (Reuters) – The chairman of South Korean K-pop agency HYBE said on Monday he will cooperate with a police investigation into allegations he conducted illicit stock transactions.

Bang Si-hyuk, who made the remarks to reporters when he arrived at a police office for questioning, said he was sorry “to cause concerns” to the public, television footage showed.

Bang has previously denied any wrongdoing.

(Reporting by Heejin Kim and Ju-min Park; Editing by Ed Davies)

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