BTS producer is South Korea's best-paid employee, makes RM144mil first half of 2021

Kang Hyo-won is the chief producer of several of BTS' megahits including 'Blood Sweat & Tears', 'DNA' and 'Idol'. Photo: AFP

The trailblazing septet have reached global superstardom with its single Dynamite (2020) entering the Billboard Hot 100 at number one last year, making them the first South Korean act to top the American chart.

They are credited with generating billions of dollars for the South Korean economy, and their label Hybe made a high-profile stock market debut last year.