SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Yang Hyun-suk, former CEO of K-pop powerhouse YG Entertainment, will face a criminal trial for allegedly attempting to cover up a drug scandal involving a singer-rapper, judicial sources said Monday. According to the sources, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office indicted Yang on May 28 on charges of having [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Yang Hyun-suk, the scandal-ridden former CEO of YG Entertainment, returned home early Friday morning after undergoing a daylong questioning by police about the allegations that he engaged in habitual gambling abroad and arranged sex services for foreign investors. The 49-year-old Yang emerged from the office of the Seoul Metropolitan [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Putting behind his personal history of growing from a sensational K-pop idol to an entertainment guru, Yang Hyun-suk recently resigned from his posts as CEO and chief producer of YG Entertainment over festering drug issues involving its artists. YG is one of South Korea’s big three K-pop agencies along [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The head of South Korean entertainment powerhouse YG Entertainment offered to resign Friday over rising drug allegations against its artists. “As of today, I want to put down all my titles and duties at YG Entertainment,” said Yang Hyun-suk, CEO and chief producer of YG Entertainment, which manages BIGBANG. [...]
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, May 5 (Yonhap) — Yang Hyun-suk, the chief of YG Entertainment, topped the list of stock-rich celebrities in South Korea as his entertainment agency’s shares rose this year on upbeat business outlook, data showed Tuesday. Yang’s shares in his company listed on the secondary KOSDAQ market were estimated at 201.18 billion won (US$186.12 million) [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Taeyang, a member of K-pop boy group “Big Bang” released his second regular album and the music video of its title track, “Eyes, Nose, Lips” on June 2 and is gaining explosive responses from his fans. Yang Hyun-suk, head of YG Entertainment, participated in making the music video by sharing his [...]