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South Korea's financial regulator, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), said it is closely monitoring the proposed tender offer for JYP Entertainment by a Japan-linked investment group, The NEXROC Group and SVCV, and will launch a swift investigation if unfair trading is suspected. Yonhap reports the FSS issued a statement on October 27 calling the pre-announcement of a tender offer "highly unusual" and vowing to watch for any irregularities. The two firms plan to buy up to 50% of JYP, valued at about 750 billion won, but JYP has said it received no such proposal. Korean media and market watchers are reacting with skepticism, noting the announcement came before any formal tender offer filing, and JYP shares surged over 14% in after-hours trading on October 26.