Monday, June 20, 2011
1.MORE PHOTOS! Big Bang for DAZED&CONFUSED PHOTOS
The following Daesung photos were fan made, they are not part of the DAZED&CONFUSED magazine pictorial
On June 18th, in an interview on KBS 2TV “Entertainment Tonight” Son Yeon Jae picked her special someone through playing “World Cup Ideal Man“
She nominated Big Bang’s TOP, Beast’s Doojun, Song Joong Ki and making an unexpected appearance, Yoo Se Yoon.
The “Rhythmic Gymnastics Fairy”, Son Yeon Jae, unexpectedly picked comedian Yoo Se Yoon as her ideal type.
She first picked Big Bang’s TOP over BEAST’s Doojun, eliminating him, and then surprisingly picked Yoo Se Yoon over Song Joog Ki, leaving only TOP and Yoo Se Yoon as the last two contenders.
In the end she chose gag man Yoo Se Yoon and sent him a video message, “Hello, your broadcastings are good, I think they’re really funny. I like them and will contine to support you.” Meanwhile Son Yeon Jae said she would work hard in securing tickets for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Source: tvreport+xportsnews+newsen
3.How does Park Myung So compliment G-Dragon's 'I'm having an affair'? [NEWS]
The gagman Park Myung So's praises to the song 'I'm having an affair' has drawn people's attention to the background of making the song.
'I'm having an affair' is the song created by Big Bang's G-Dragon. It is the project made by the two people in order to promote 'Infinity Challenge's West Coast Highway Festival'. They have become best friends when they were doing the project.
On 18th, the episode was aired and their preparation for the festival was shown. The two were found preparing in a room and on that day, G-Dragon's 'I'm having an affair' was revealed.
Park Myung So visited the studio to meet G-Dragon and when he listened to the self-composed song 'I'm having an affair' by G-Dragon, he really has praised the song a lot.
After listening to G-Dragon's 'I'm having an affair' ,he said, 'I asked you to make a more popular song but you have made a perfect one.It is scary to listen to G- Dragon's songs since his masterpieces will come in by a double extent when you just ask for one.' After hearing it, G-Dragon has indeed bursted into laughters.
He further elaborated, 'Hyun's mindset and range of making music has been broadened after working with you.'
Source: newshankuk
4.Newest Reports On Daesung's Accident Proven to be Fake [NEWS]
Via Nate News and 6theory forums user Flibbertigiblet, we have learned that the earlier reported news about the motorcyclist having been alive prior, is false. Allkpop translated.
The National Forensic Service is reporting that they had neither contacted nor spoke with MBC regarding the Daesung incident, and that whatever news that had come out of MBC’s “News Desk” is likely to be pure speculation.
“We have not released any statements regarding Daesung’s accident,” said a spokesman for the NFS. “The investigation is still proceeding, so there is nothing we can say right now.”
The NFS also stated that after an internal review, no one was found to have spoken with MBC regarding the incident. “We don’t know who said such a thing, but there’s a high possibility that the broadcast was different from the truth.”
The autopsy results are scheduled to be handed over to police on the 21st.
Further more, user Flibbertigiblet (translator/Big Bang news reporter at 6theory forums) has also reported.
"MBC's News Desk is currently under fire for broadcasting speculation without any proof. A police officer has come out and said that there has been no briefing at all since it is the weekend and the investigation is still ongoing after News Desk aired a fake story.
MBC's News Desk has also come under fire in recent months after they aired someone being brutally beaten to death with a plank uncensored and with no warning. They also used the wrong picture of someone with the same name for a story on someone who died.
They also aired a stupid story on how they were testing how "violent" gamers were by going into an internet cafe and turning off all the power randomly. Then of course the people in the internet cafe reacted and swore, and the (censored) reporter concluded the story as if that proved how violent they were. They also aired footage of a corpse uncensored after the Japan tsunami. They also used a censored picture of Song Seung Hun very obviously during a story about something that had nothing to do with him, but it made it seem like he was the criminal they were referring to.
All of this stuff happened in recent months. MBC's News Desk is the bottom of the barrel and not a source to be taken seriously."
Source: Nate News and Flibbertigiblet@6theory forums
5.Big Bang’s 2nd Japanese Album Receives Gold Certificate [NEWS]
Big Bang showed off a storm of popularity in Japan.
Big Bang released their second Japanese full album “Big Bang 2” last May 11th in Japan and on June 20th it was announced that the album received a Gold Album Certification from the Japanese Record Association. Gold Disc Certificates are given as acknowledgement to albums that have sold 100,000 or more copies.
Big Bang’s second full album which was released after about a 1 year and 9 months, went on to sale 65,000 copies only in it’s first week and took first place on the Oricon weekly chart, demonstrating strength until succeeding in obtaining a gold certification.
Also the “2011 Big Bang Live Concert DVD” took 1st place on Japan’s tower record on-line reseservation chart.
As for the DVD, it contains the “BIG SHOW 2011″ concerts that were heldd from February 25th to the 27th at the Seoul Olympic Gymnasium, plus behind-the-scene cuts and photos in the form of a booklet. The booklet even went on to top the rankings and to beat local artists such as AKB48. The “2011 Big Bang Live Concert DVD” will start being officialy sold on June 29th.
The National Forensic Service is reporting that they had neither contacted nor spoke with MBC regarding the Daesung incident, and that whatever news that had come out of MBC’s “News Desk” is likely to be pure speculation.
“We have not released any statements regarding Daesung’s accident,” said a spokesman for the NFS. “The investigation is still proceeding, so there is nothing we can say right now.”
The NFS also stated that after an internal review, no one was found to have spoken with MBC regarding the incident. “We don’t know who said such a thing, but there’s a high possibility that the broadcast was different from the truth.”
The autopsy results are scheduled to be handed over to police on the 21st.
Further more, user Flibbertigiblet (translator/Big Bang news reporter at 6theory forums) has also reported.
"MBC's News Desk is currently under fire for broadcasting speculation without any proof. A police officer has come out and said that there has been no briefing at all since it is the weekend and the investigation is still ongoing after News Desk aired a fake story.
MBC's News Desk has also come under fire in recent months after they aired someone being brutally beaten to death with a plank uncensored and with no warning. They also used the wrong picture of someone with the same name for a story on someone who died.
They also aired a stupid story on how they were testing how "violent" gamers were by going into an internet cafe and turning off all the power randomly. Then of course the people in the internet cafe reacted and swore, and the (censored) reporter concluded the story as if that proved how violent they were. They also aired footage of a corpse uncensored after the Japan tsunami. They also used a censored picture of Song Seung Hun very obviously during a story about something that had nothing to do with him, but it made it seem like he was the criminal they were referring to.
All of this stuff happened in recent months. MBC's News Desk is the bottom of the barrel and not a source to be taken seriously."
Source: Nate News and Flibbertigiblet@6theory forums
5.Big Bang’s 2nd Japanese Album Receives Gold Certificate [NEWS]
Big Bang released their second Japanese full album “Big Bang 2” last May 11th in Japan and on June 20th it was announced that the album received a Gold Album Certification from the Japanese Record Association. Gold Disc Certificates are given as acknowledgement to albums that have sold 100,000 or more copies.
Big Bang’s second full album which was released after about a 1 year and 9 months, went on to sale 65,000 copies only in it’s first week and took first place on the Oricon weekly chart, demonstrating strength until succeeding in obtaining a gold certification.
Also the “2011 Big Bang Live Concert DVD” took 1st place on Japan’s tower record on-line reseservation chart.
As for the DVD, it contains the “BIG SHOW 2011″ concerts that were heldd from February 25th to the 27th at the Seoul Olympic Gymnasium, plus behind-the-scene cuts and photos in the form of a booklet. The booklet even went on to top the rankings and to beat local artists such as AKB48. The “2011 Big Bang Live Concert DVD” will start being officialy sold on June 29th.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
The pictorial was photographed by photographer Kim Jung Man. The shooting lasted over 12 hours because Kim Jung Man wanted to portray an image different from Big Bang’s usual outer appearance. They were very concentrated and enthusiastic during the photoshoot.
Meanwhile, Big Bang’s members full pictorial photos, and personal photos, will consist of five volumes that will be sold limitedly, with only 100 copies available.
2.Taeyang for W Magazine Korea (Unreleased Shots) PHOTO
2.Delay in releasing the autopsy report about the Daesung-involved-accident,why? [NEWS]
The police of Seoul Yeongdeungpo who is responsible for investigating this incident spoke on 15th, 'the autopsy result which was supposed to come out today will be delayed a little since we have contacted National Forensic Service to carry out the investigation. It seems that the result can be released next week. The release of it is late because the investigation is being carried out in a careful manner.'
At the meantime, the focus of the autopsy is finding out the time when Mr Hyeonmo died. Whether his death was caused by a preceding accident or by the driving of Daesung is still under investigation.
Daesung was driving his car along the southend of Yanghwa Bridge where the motorcyclist Mr Hyeonmo was lying on the road looking had been hurt, the stopped taxi led to the accident.
Source:yahoo news
Friday, June 17, 2011
About: This is a 3 day long festival held in DREAMPARK in Inchoen, Korea. Many acts are to perform, including GD&TOP and Taeyang. For further information and how to purchase tickets, see links below.
11/06/16 @20:28 The organizer has posted an announcement that GD&TOP and Taeyang will NOT be performing at the festival due to a disagreement between the artists,programs sponsors and organizers.All the aforementioned information is therefore cancelled.
2.G-Dragon: most wanted singer to make a school song [NEWS]
The poll is about "Musician you want to make your school song is?" and the singer who got the first place with 61% votes is G-Dragon. Member from idol group BIGBANG, G-Dragon recently came out in a variety show program with comedian Park Myungsoo. They've been showing off good teamwork in making the song, and GD's gaining popularity even more now.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Pre-order date:June 16(Thu)~June 28(Tue)
Release date:June 29(Wed)
Contents:
2DVD(BIG SHOW 2011 Stage)
Photo Book (160pages)
YG Family Card
Price:29,700won
The autopsy results for the car accident involving Big Bang’s Daesung, a taxi driver, and a motorcyclist have been delayed to the end of next week.
Originally scheduled to be released today, Seoul police stated that the results will now be released next weekend. Their official press release explained, “Because they wished to be extremely thorough with their investigations, the National Forensic Service told us the results would be slightly delayed.”
The report will determine if Daesung caused the death of motorcyclist Hyun, who was reportedly on the ground already before Daesung ran over him and crashed into a parked taxi. The autopsy results are expected to reveal a key point in the investigation, which will determine the course of the case afterwards.
3.T.O.P. ranks 2nd in 'Whose handsome man's lips call for a kiss?' poll NEWS
This is the poll held by the music website, Monkey 3 to welcome the Kiss Day. (Note: The 14th of every month marks a love-related day in Korea,from January to December: Candle Day, Valentine's Day, White Day, Black Day, Rose Day, Kiss Day, Silver Day, Green Day, Music Day, Wine Day, Movie Day, and Hug Day, so June 14th is the Kiss Day!)
The poll of 'Whose handsome man's lips call for a kiss?' was held starting from 9th. The survey is still ongoing and up til 14th, Rain has got 1021 votes which accounts for 52 % of the total votes which gained him the 1st place at the meantime.
Moreover, Big Bang's TOP ranks 2nd with a 15% of the votes when Nickhkun(13%), Won Bin (9%), JYJ's Jushu(6%), Jo In Song (5%) are ranking at the following places. The poll is still ongoing until 15th at Monkey 3 website.
At the time being, Rain's new film, ' Soar, Close To The Sun' is ready to be kicked off.
4.T.O.P ranked 3rd in 'Which artists whom you want to introduce to your parents' NEWS
The June Issue of SBS Inkigayo Magazine conducted a survey about 'which idols you want to go on a Spring date with' and the 2nd poll has also been carried out
The artists, 'Beast', 'Afterschool;, 'F(x)', Jay Park, Baek Ji Young,Jewelry, Lim Jeong Hee, Heo Yong Saeng, Brian, 'Rainbow', '5 dolls ',' B1A4 ' etc appeared in both of these two surveys and the votes were casted by the staff of the programme.
For the male idols, 'SBS Inkigayo' 's cute MC topped the poll together with the shy and cute girl who gives cut the feeling of a young bride, IU.
And IU was followed by 'SNSD' 's leader, Taeyoon for her unique friendliness and cuteness. The charming Sandara Park of '2NE1' and 'UEE' of Afterschool who has a sexy body and decent appearance jointly secured the 3rd place.
Woo Ri of Rainbow and Victoria of f(x) particularly received the support of the staff so they ranked 4th and 5th in the poll.
The idol of girls, Jokwon of '2AM' has claimed the 1st place. The image that he showed us in 'We Got Married' and his saying, 'to show filial piety to our parents can bring the greatest happiness' has gained him much support.
Jay Park who possesses the charm of pure and frankness gained the 2nd place, with a manly physique but heartwarming charisma, 'Beast''s Yoon Doojoon. jointly ranked 3rd with 'Big Bang''s TOP. Yonghwa of 'CNBLUE' who has a fine look and hilarious character ranked 4th while the caring boy, SungGyu of 'Infinite' ranked 5th.
5.GD&TOP to perform at G-Market's first Concert: "Stay G" NEWS
-Concert : Gmarket Stay G 1st Concert
-Date/Time : Fri, July 8, 20:00
-Venue : Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
-Ticket : Join G-market’s events and get a chance to win it (for Korean resident only)
6.Big Show 2011 Live Concert Album [PHOTOS]
7.Autopsy Results from Daesung's Accident to be Released Later this Week [NEWS]
The Youngdeungpo Police have revealed that the autopsy results for the deceased motorcyclist, Hyun (30), will be released within this week.
Speaking through Star News, the police stated, “The autopsy results will be released after June 15th. We’re currently expecting the results to be released within the week, and are planning to hold a briefing session with Daesung as soon as the results are out.”
They continued, “We did not call Daesung back for additional investigations. The police are still investigating the situation, and as soon as the autopsy results are released, we will be making a judgement that takes the scene reports and CCTV analysis into account.”
Monday, June 13, 2011
2.Story Behind G-Dragon and Park Myung Soo’s Duet Song NEWS
The episode aired on June 11th finally revealed the story behind the song. In this particular episode, all members of “Infinite Challenge” started to prepare their duet song with their own partners. Park Myung Soo had to fly to Japan to meet up with G-Dragon, who was having a Japan tour with all other Big Bang members at that time. Park Myung Soo asked G-Dragon to show him the song, and while Park Myung Soo was listening, G-Dragon revealed, “I thought about Myung Soo hyung when I was writing the lyrics. I put those words that you say often in the lyrics.” He thus revealed part of the song and lyrics with a shy expression on his face.
The song features strong beats and fierce rap, yet the lyrics indeed remind people of Park Myung Soo; it begins with “Don’t look at other women. Don’t’ meet other friends. Where are you at now? I’m not sorry.”
After hearing the song, Park Myung Soo couldn’t hide his worries. “It seems to be harder than Naeng Myeon,” which was the duet song he sang with SNSD’s Jessica before. G-dragon jokingly replied, “CEO Yang said it’s such a shame to give you such a good song.”
3.Big Bang, Super Junior, TVXQ, 2PM, MBLAQ and ZE:A become one for "The K Showw" NEWS
BIGBANG, Super Junior, TVXQ, 2PM, MBLAQ, and ZE:A have become one for fans overseas.
Comprised of the strongest idol groups, "2011 The K Showw" will be held at Incheon Songdo Convensia on July 9th. This combination of performers already receive much attention from Korean fans and anticipations are flaring since a collaboration such as this has never happened in Japan, let alone even once overseas.
Furthermore, being that the target audience is overseas fans from around the world, this concert all the more anticipated since the stages shown will be the most representative stages of the K-POP boom.
It need scarcely be said that out of K-POP, TVXQ, Super Junior, and BIG BANG are groups who are already spreading outside of Asia to markets throughout the world. More recently, 2PM has topped Thailand's Channel V Asian chart even outside of Japan, and as for Korean newcomer idols, MBLAQ and ZE:A are actively promoting. It can only be imagined how a concert that calls overseas fans over for Korea's representative idols will turn out, as it seems the cheers of overseas fans can already be heard.
[t/n: To clarify for those who aren't familiar with the K Showw, it's a special event for foreign fans. The tickets are not sold in Korea, instead the tickets are mostly sold to other countries such as China and Japan. Info here]
4.Gil reveals Park Myungsoo's love for G-Dragon? [NEWS]
At 11:55am on June 10th, Gil put up a picture of the Infinity Challenge “Hwe Shik” for the pop show special. (Hwe Shik, is basically the word for office parties that are held in Korea after work or even events.)
A fan asked where Park Myung Soo was and Gil wrote, “He is right behind G-Dragon. During the Hwe Shik, Park Myung Soo never left G-Dragon’s side.”
Last May when the Infinity Challenge members were making teams, Park Myung Soo was uninterested in anybody else except for G-Dragon.
Netizens commented, “Myung Soo is G-Dragon’s Clown,” “Park Myung Soo must really like G-Dragon,” “Does that mean Myung Soo will choose G-Dragon over Yoo Jae Suk?”
The pop show special for Infinity Challenge will be broadcast on June 18thand June 25th.5.TOP for Nikon "Shot a Day" 2011.06.12 [PHOTO]
Friday, June 10, 2011
1.YG Entertainment qualifies to enter KOSDAQ [NEWS]
As one of the top three entertainment companies in Korea, YG Entertainment has passed screening to go public on the KOSDAQ (Korea Securities Dealers Automated Quotations), a Korean stock market exchange equivalent of America’s NASDAQ. YG will be the 2nd entertainment company to qualify to be listed on the stock market, following SM Entertainment.
YG Entertainment passed the Stock Exchange Commission’s screening to go public on the KOSDAQ. The stock price is anticipated to be set around 24,600~28,800 WON (around $22 – $26 USD with a face value of 500 WON). Around 35 billion won (around $33 million USD) will be up for trade on the initial public offering.
For those of you with a keen memory, YG failed their initial screening process to be listed on the KOSDAQ in the 4th quarter of last year and applied for the process once again in under a year, successfully qualifying this go around with risen share prices.
With 2NE1 and Big Bang sweeping the charts and topping album sales, along with the total views of all YG related videos on Youtube hitting over 400 million (as of May 6th), YG Entertainment’s explosive sensation overseas was a key factor in their success.
Having top idols groups such as Big Bang and 2NE1, along with, Se7en, Psy, Gummy, and many other star musicians, YG Entertainment is a blue chip company as their sales in 2010 is estimated to be around 44.8 billion won (around $44 million USD), with 10 billion won (around $10 million USD) being net profit.
YG Entertainment’s future seems smooth, as well. Starting this year, Big Bang and 2NE1 will be expanding from the Korean scene to Japan and the U.S., leading the Hallyu wave. YG will also be breaking their operating system of producing only few elite trainees and expand their horizon as they have signed contracts with Kang Seung Yoon from “Superstar K2″.
YG Entertainment also has a good history of never having any conflict regarding contract disputes with their celebrities. Top celebrities Big Bang and Se7en have extended their contract for an additional 5 years without raising any issues. This leads back to founder Yang Hyun-Seok’s business philosophy of putting the future and priority on the artists’ before the company.
In an interview with OSEN, founder Yang Hyun-Seok explained, “I’ve had countless offers to sell shares of my company through a backdoor listing, but I pushed them all away. I have no intention whatsoever of making profit through the stock market. My reason to have YG Entertainment listed publicly is because I accepted the management’s advice to make YG a transparent and global company“.
Another plus is that YG has always lead in philanthropy and good works. YG was the first Korean entertainment company to donate 500 million won (around $500,000) to Japan’s earthquake cause. YG entertainment has caught attention because they donated a large sum of money to Japan despite the fact that their artists’ promotion in Japan have been delayed due to the earthquake.
2.T.O.P's "A Shot A Day" for Nikon 2011.06.10 [PHOTO]
3.G-Dragon with Park Bom and Park Myung Soo for Infinity Challenge 2011.06.09 [PHOTOS]
Recording their joint performancefor Infinity Challenge's Song Festival:
4.G-Dragon and T.O.P on Elle Girl Korea's "100 Idols" [NEWS]
Elle Girl Korea’s June Edition featured the top 100 idol members and evaluated them based on their skills (singing/performance) and fashion.
BIGBANG G-Dragon
A. He seems so comfortable on stage. He has talents in rap. His confidence is number one in the world. ★★★★★ -Kim Bonghyun
B. Something he has even more ingenious than his song writing skills is his style, the fact that he has style is a common sense now. Even his forehead is stylish, this stylish person. ★★★★★ -Kim Yoonkyung
C. He’s alright, with the help of Seungri and TOP. Worrisome if alone. He should be more prideful to be funny in talk shows. ★★ -Kim Yoon
D. I hope bad things will happen to him. He needs to find the balance point between Pride and Persistence. This is for G-Dragon’s own good.
BIGBANG T.O.P
A. None of the idol “rappers” are good. T.O.P is an exception. He is the beginning of the “proud rap” among idols. ★★★ -Kwon Eun-Kyung
B. He is handsome, but he wouldn’t have been this famous if he was a solo artist. ★★★ -Kwon Eun-kyung
C. Seungri can babble and G-Dragon can be stylish all they want, but they will never win over TOP’s bingu-ness. ★★★★ -Kim Do-Hoon.
D. But he’s so full of himself that he’s an actor now. You know you’re lame on the movie screens, right? -Kim Do-Hoon.
Only GD and T.O.P's "evaluation" are published on Elle's website right now so if you have a copy of the magazine and if you can share the other members' description, it would be very much appreciated :) A short bit on Seungri's from the magazine preview:
BIGBANG Seungri (Average: ★★)
He is the member who is in the middle. He is a predictable member.
5.T.O.P not taking part in the new drama, "Our Joyful Youth" [NEWS]
Yoon suk-ho’s new drama, “Our Joyful Youth,” has been postponed to next year.
“Our Joyful Youth” was originally planned to air after “Spy Month” which features Lee jin-wook and Han Ye-sul this September on KBS 2YV, but recently Yoon Suk-ho PD asked KBS that he may be excused from this year’s line-up.
On the 9th, during a conversation with TV Report, Yoon Suk-ho PD stated that “many things are making the drama on September to be difficult, postponement is necessary for a better quality.”
The scriptmaker of “Kyu-Wool-Yun-Ka” and “Ka-Eul-Dong-Hwa” made a good script for this drama, but free production such as casting and scene hunting has been difficult and thus he turned to postponement.
Yoon Suk-ho PD stated, “I don't want to make a sloppy drama chased on time and disappoint the viewers. I am not used to 쪽대본 (means scenario not finished by the start of the drama. The scenarios are built as the actors go on. So the actors don't really know the ending of the story until they get there) and I’m not ready for it.” One personnel hinted that Yoon Suk-ho may be under pressure since this is a comeback after 5 years.
Regarding to casting, Yoon suk-ho stated that he “met with many actors including T.O.P,” but since he is postponing he should have to make an entirely new casting. His goal for now is to start filming this fall and air the drama beginning of next year.
“Our Joyful Youth” is a drama which includes scenes from Japan. The drama is of the love life and the work life of an attractive fashion photographer, and it is to have Yoon Suk-ho’s unique touch of calm storytelling and scene beauties.
Another article:
A T.O.P-less drama “Our Joyful Youth” by Yoon suk-ho to be postponed to next year
Regarding casting, Yoon Suk-ho PD stated, “I met with many actors and actresses such as T.O.P and Ko Ara and asked if they were interested in taking part. However, what is the most important for me is the ability to focus on the drama as well as his/her acting skills. I wanted T.O.P, but he has to parallel the drama with Japan promotions which does not guarantee 4 days out of 7; thus, I sadly had to take him out of the candidate list."
6.Park Bom to sing in G-Dragon & Park Myung Soo’s joint performance for Infinity Challenge [NEWS]
2NE1’s Park Bom is making a special appearance in a song festival for MBC’s ’Infinity Challenge‘. According to a representative, the idol will make a surprise appearance on June 9th’s ‘Seohae Ahn Highway Song Festival’, held at a rest area in Chungnam.
Park Bom is preparing to sing a song for ‘GG‘, a collaborative unit between Big Bang’s G-Dragon and comedian Park Myung Soo. Titled, ’I’m Having An Affair‘, it was composed by G-Dragon, Teddy, and Kush.
How did Park Bom get tied into such an unusual event? Apparently, the songstress was around the studio when the song was being created, and decided to take part in its performance.
‘Seohae Ahn Highway Song Festival’ is taking place for the first time in two years; Infinity Challenge’s other song festivals were in 2007 and 2009.
The event will host other singer-comedian pairs, such as Yoo Jae Suk and Lee Juk, Gil and Bada, Jung Hyung Don and Jung Jae Hyung, Noh Hong Chul and Psy, Jung Joon Ha and Sweet Sorrow, and finally Haha and 10cm.
As one of the top three entertainment companies in Korea, YG Entertainment has passed screening to go public on the KOSDAQ (Korea Securities Dealers Automated Quotations), a Korean stock market exchange equivalent of America’s NASDAQ. YG will be the 2nd entertainment company to qualify to be listed on the stock market, following SM Entertainment.
YG Entertainment passed the Stock Exchange Commission’s screening to go public on the KOSDAQ. The stock price is anticipated to be set around 24,600~28,800 WON (around $22 – $26 USD with a face value of 500 WON). Around 35 billion won (around $33 million USD) will be up for trade on the initial public offering.
For those of you with a keen memory, YG failed their initial screening process to be listed on the KOSDAQ in the 4th quarter of last year and applied for the process once again in under a year, successfully qualifying this go around with risen share prices.
With 2NE1 and Big Bang sweeping the charts and topping album sales, along with the total views of all YG related videos on Youtube hitting over 400 million (as of May 6th), YG Entertainment’s explosive sensation overseas was a key factor in their success.
Having top idols groups such as Big Bang and 2NE1, along with, Se7en, Psy, Gummy, and many other star musicians, YG Entertainment is a blue chip company as their sales in 2010 is estimated to be around 44.8 billion won (around $44 million USD), with 10 billion won (around $10 million USD) being net profit.
YG Entertainment’s future seems smooth, as well. Starting this year, Big Bang and 2NE1 will be expanding from the Korean scene to Japan and the U.S., leading the Hallyu wave. YG will also be breaking their operating system of producing only few elite trainees and expand their horizon as they have signed contracts with Kang Seung Yoon from “Superstar K2″.
YG Entertainment also has a good history of never having any conflict regarding contract disputes with their celebrities. Top celebrities Big Bang and Se7en have extended their contract for an additional 5 years without raising any issues. This leads back to founder Yang Hyun-Seok’s business philosophy of putting the future and priority on the artists’ before the company.
In an interview with OSEN, founder Yang Hyun-Seok explained, “I’ve had countless offers to sell shares of my company through a backdoor listing, but I pushed them all away. I have no intention whatsoever of making profit through the stock market. My reason to have YG Entertainment listed publicly is because I accepted the management’s advice to make YG a transparent and global company“.
Another plus is that YG has always lead in philanthropy and good works. YG was the first Korean entertainment company to donate 500 million won (around $500,000) to Japan’s earthquake cause. YG entertainment has caught attention because they donated a large sum of money to Japan despite the fact that their artists’ promotion in Japan have been delayed due to the earthquake.
2.T.O.P's "A Shot A Day" for Nikon 2011.06.10 [PHOTO]
3.G-Dragon with Park Bom and Park Myung Soo for Infinity Challenge 2011.06.09 [PHOTOS]
Recording their joint performancefor Infinity Challenge's Song Festival:
4.G-Dragon and T.O.P on Elle Girl Korea's "100 Idols" [NEWS]
BIGBANG G-Dragon
A. He seems so comfortable on stage. He has talents in rap. His confidence is number one in the world. ★★★★★ -Kim Bonghyun
B. Something he has even more ingenious than his song writing skills is his style, the fact that he has style is a common sense now. Even his forehead is stylish, this stylish person. ★★★★★ -Kim Yoonkyung
C. He’s alright, with the help of Seungri and TOP. Worrisome if alone. He should be more prideful to be funny in talk shows. ★★ -Kim Yoon
D. I hope bad things will happen to him. He needs to find the balance point between Pride and Persistence. This is for G-Dragon’s own good.
BIGBANG T.O.P
A. None of the idol “rappers” are good. T.O.P is an exception. He is the beginning of the “proud rap” among idols. ★★★ -Kwon Eun-Kyung
B. He is handsome, but he wouldn’t have been this famous if he was a solo artist. ★★★ -Kwon Eun-kyung
C. Seungri can babble and G-Dragon can be stylish all they want, but they will never win over TOP’s bingu-ness. ★★★★ -Kim Do-Hoon.
D. But he’s so full of himself that he’s an actor now. You know you’re lame on the movie screens, right? -Kim Do-Hoon.
Only GD and T.O.P's "evaluation" are published on Elle's website right now so if you have a copy of the magazine and if you can share the other members' description, it would be very much appreciated :) A short bit on Seungri's from the magazine preview:
BIGBANG Seungri (Average: ★★)
He is the member who is in the middle. He is a predictable member.
5.T.O.P not taking part in the new drama, "Our Joyful Youth" [NEWS]
“Our Joyful Youth” was originally planned to air after “Spy Month” which features Lee jin-wook and Han Ye-sul this September on KBS 2YV, but recently Yoon Suk-ho PD asked KBS that he may be excused from this year’s line-up.
On the 9th, during a conversation with TV Report, Yoon Suk-ho PD stated that “many things are making the drama on September to be difficult, postponement is necessary for a better quality.”
The scriptmaker of “Kyu-Wool-Yun-Ka” and “Ka-Eul-Dong-Hwa” made a good script for this drama, but free production such as casting and scene hunting has been difficult and thus he turned to postponement.
Yoon Suk-ho PD stated, “I don't want to make a sloppy drama chased on time and disappoint the viewers. I am not used to 쪽대본 (means scenario not finished by the start of the drama. The scenarios are built as the actors go on. So the actors don't really know the ending of the story until they get there) and I’m not ready for it.” One personnel hinted that Yoon Suk-ho may be under pressure since this is a comeback after 5 years.
Regarding to casting, Yoon suk-ho stated that he “met with many actors including T.O.P,” but since he is postponing he should have to make an entirely new casting. His goal for now is to start filming this fall and air the drama beginning of next year.
“Our Joyful Youth” is a drama which includes scenes from Japan. The drama is of the love life and the work life of an attractive fashion photographer, and it is to have Yoon Suk-ho’s unique touch of calm storytelling and scene beauties.
Another article:
A T.O.P-less drama “Our Joyful Youth” by Yoon suk-ho to be postponed to next year
Regarding casting, Yoon Suk-ho PD stated, “I met with many actors and actresses such as T.O.P and Ko Ara and asked if they were interested in taking part. However, what is the most important for me is the ability to focus on the drama as well as his/her acting skills. I wanted T.O.P, but he has to parallel the drama with Japan promotions which does not guarantee 4 days out of 7; thus, I sadly had to take him out of the candidate list."
6.Park Bom to sing in G-Dragon & Park Myung Soo’s joint performance for Infinity Challenge [NEWS]
Park Bom is preparing to sing a song for ‘GG‘, a collaborative unit between Big Bang’s G-Dragon and comedian Park Myung Soo. Titled, ’I’m Having An Affair‘, it was composed by G-Dragon, Teddy, and Kush.
How did Park Bom get tied into such an unusual event? Apparently, the songstress was around the studio when the song was being created, and decided to take part in its performance.
‘Seohae Ahn Highway Song Festival’ is taking place for the first time in two years; Infinity Challenge’s other song festivals were in 2007 and 2009.
The event will host other singer-comedian pairs, such as Yoo Jae Suk and Lee Juk, Gil and Bada, Jung Hyung Don and Jung Jae Hyung, Noh Hong Chul and Psy, Jung Joon Ha and Sweet Sorrow, and finally Haha and 10cm.
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