SEOUL, Nov. 18 -- HYBE's newly released third-quarter financial results have sparked fresh debate among K-pop fans after NewJeans' label ADOR reported a 4.50 billion Korean won (RM12.8 million) innet profit despite the group being largely inactive amid an ongoing dispute with the company.

According to Korean entertainment news outlet Koreaboo, HYBE published revenue and profit figures for its major subsidiaries - including BigHit Music, Pledis Entertainment, Source Music, Belift Lab and KOZ Entertainment - in a financial disclosure posted on its official website on November 14.

Ador recorded 24.4 billion wonin revenue for the quarter, a performance that surprised fans given that NewJeans had carried out almost no official activities whi...