Employees linked to HYBE, the agency behind K-pop group behind BTS, have been charged with insider trading after they sold shares in the company before the hit group announced they would be taking a break.
Earlier this month, BTS said it would be taking a temporary hiatus, which resulted in HYBE shares sinking by as much as 25%, causing £1.1 billion to be wiped from the company's valuation.
Prosecutors in South Korea claimed the employees were aware of BTS's planned announcement and therefore sold shares to avoid losses of between US$24,000 to US$108,000.
Fans speculated the reason for the break was due to South Korea's mandatory military service, with all able-bodied men required to enlist for 18 months before the age of 28.
Six of the members are currently serving their mandatory service and are not expected to reunite until this time next year.