SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Girl groups are like fashion. One day you’re in, the next day you’re out. By that logic, Girls’ Generation has outlived people’s expectations, topping music charts, local or international, eight years after its debut. But even the act once considered the most invincible is being dethroned — “Party,” GG’s [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – YG Entertainment became a quintuple medalist at the Red Dot Design Awards, which is are one of the three most prestigious design awards in the world. The debut album of Winner, 2NE1‘s second album ‘CRUSH’, Tae-yang’s second album ‘RISE’, the live CD of YG Family’s concert in Seoul, and a [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean boy group BigBang rose to the top of major local music charts upon the release of its new single album Wednesday. According to YG Entertainment, which manages the group, BigBang unveiled the third album of its “Made Series” project at midnight. “If You,” one of the two tracks [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The much-awaited exhibition of artwork visualized by a young icon of Korean pop music has kicked off at a Seoul gallery. The “PEACEMINUSONE: Beyond the Stage” exhibition began receiving visitors at the Seoul Museum of Art in downtown Seoul on June 9. The exhibition, a co-production of YG Entertainment and [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean boy band BigBang will release the second single album of its “Made Series” on Monday, the group’s management agency said. “Made Series” is the name for a project in which BigBang promised to release a new single on the first day of every month from May to August. [...]
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, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — “Gangnam Style,” the mega-hit single by South Korean rapper Psy, has surpassed the 2.3 billion mark in YouTube views nearly three years after it was released, his management agency said Monday. The video hit the 2.3 billion milestone Sunday afternoon, YG Entertainment said. Uploaded on July 15, 2012, “Gangnam Style” [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean hip-hop trio Epik High will start a North American concert tour that will take them to six U.S. and Canadian cities next month, its agency said Thursday. This marks the first time in six years the group will hold a solo concert in the United States and the [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean entertainment giant CJ E&M said Thursday it will produce a Web drama starring two K-pop artists managed by YG Entertainment – girl group 2NE1‘s Sandara Park and boy group Winner‘s Kang Seung-yoon. Based on a Webtoon of the same title, the drama, “We’re Separated,” will portray the country’s younger generation [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean rapper Psy will soon release an album containing Chinese versions of his lesser known songs to reach out to more Chinese fans, his local management agency said. Unlike his global hits “Gangnam Style” and “Gentleman,” the tracks on the new album, including “Paradise,” “The End” and “What [...]