Singer Park Bom’s viral claim of a $4.5 quadrillion lawsuit against YG Entertainment was swiftly denied by her agency as fans questioned the bizarre post.
A viral social media post on Wednesday October 22, 2025, by K-Pop singer Park Bom claiming she had filed a $4.5 quadrillion lawsuit against her former management company, YG Entertainment, has ignited a wave of confusion and speculation across South Korea’s entertainment industry.
The extraordinary claim surfaced earlier this week when Bom, a member of the hit girl group 2NE1, shared what appeared to be a legal document on Instagram listing herself as a plaintiff in a case against YG co-founder Yang Hyun-suk. The document accused him of fraud, embezzlement, and withheld profits — and cited an astronomical damages figure of 64,272 trillion won, equivalent to about $4.5 quadrillion.
That sum would make Bom the richest person on Earth by an almost unimaginable margin, roughly 9,800 times wealthier than tech billionaire Elon Musk, whose fortune recently surpassed $500 billion. It would also exceed South Korea’s entire annual GDP nearly 25 times over.
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The post was deleted within hours, but not before it sparked widespread debate and disbelief among fans and industry watchers. Many questioned whether the upload was genuine, a mistake, or the result of a hacked account.
Bom’s current agency, D-Nation Entertainment, quickly issued a clarification, saying the supposed complaint “has not been received” by any authority and that all financial settlements related to Bom’s activities with 2NE1 “were completed long ago.”
The company added that the artist “has suspended all activities and is currently focusing on treatment and recovery,” stressing its commitment to supporting her health and well-being.
Founded in 1996, YG Entertainment is one of South Korea’s most powerful talent agencies, managing global acts including Blackpink and BigBang. It has faced multiple controversies in recent years, including legal scrutiny involving founder Yang Hyun-suk, though no link has been made between those cases and Bom’s deleted post.
The bizarre episode has nonetheless fueled broader conversations about transparency and mental health in the K-Pop industry, where grueling schedules and pressure often take a toll on artists.
As for the supposed quadrillion-won lawsuit, neither YG Entertainment nor any court has confirmed its existence. For now, Elon Musk’s title as the world’s richest person appears safe — and Park Bom’s mysterious post remains an unsolved social-media anomaly rather than the dawn of a new financial record.
Africa Daily News, New York
