SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Park Jin-young, a singer and chief producer of JYP Entertainment, will drop a new digital single titled “Changed Man” on Nov. 20, his agency said Friday. “Changed Man” will be his first release in about a year after “Groove Back” released a year ago. He collaborated with veteran singer-dancer [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Park Jin-young, founder of JYP Entertainment and influential music executive, announced that his company will be hiring new employees via a new television show on Mnet, South Korea’s cable television channel. Mnet aired the first episode of “Super Intern” on Thursday. The program was designed to help young South [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — JYP Entertainment, the home for top-rung girl band TWICE, beat its long-time rival SM Entertainment to emerge as the biggest entertainment firm by market capitalization for the first time in nearly two decades this week. Following steady growth since early this year, shares of JYP finished at 31,300 won [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) - Hallyu K-pop stars BigBang, IU and ParkJin-young snagged the Netizens’ Choice Awards in the 13th round of the Korean Music Awards, the awarding committee said on Monday. This year’s KMA ceremony, held in Guro Arts Valley, western Seoul, recognized a total of 27 Korean solo and group acts. In the netizens’ re-vote that ran Feb. 15-22, BigBang won the most [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The fifth season of “K-pop Star,” a popular singing audition program, will not only focus on the individual’s talent but also his motivation for wanting to become a singer, producers said Monday. “K-pop Star,” an SBS program started in 2011, has gained significant clout over the past four years, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The popular K-pop group Wonder Girls said Monday the group’s adoption of a rock band concept is not just a phase. “We were very nervous because it was the first time that we performed as a band,” Seonmi, a member of the group, told reporters during a showcase of [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Jan 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s major talent management companies are transforming themselves into full-fledged entertainment groups. The pioneer in this move was SM Entertainment. In May 2012, the company changed its corporate name to SM C&C after acquiring a travel agency. In November in the same year, the newly named company took over [...]