81-437: YG and variants may refer to: Arts and entertainment [ edit ] YG Entertainment , a Korean entertainment company Yang Hyun-suk , a Korean rapper and the founder of YG Entertainment Young Guns (band) , an alternative rock band from Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom YG (rapper) (born 1990), a rapper from Compton, California, United States YG Marley (born 2001),
162-524: A Japan dome since debuting. On June 18, an additional 22 concerts in eight Japanese cities were announced by YGEX, with 233,000 fans expected to attend, making it the longest and the largest arena tour held by the band in Japan. On March 2, 2017, YG Entertainment confirmed that iKon had begun filming two music videos for their new album that was set to be released in April. An injury to Chanwoo's ankle causing
243-616: A concert in Seoul at the Olympic Hall. YG Entertainment's records are distributed by the following: In March 2010, seven record labels in Korea (including the three biggest agencies: YG, SM Entertainment , JYP Entertainment , Star Empire Entertainment , Medialine, CAN Entertainment, and Music Factory) jointly established KMP Holdings , a service platform aiming to provide digital music distribution and television program productions. It
324-548: A contract with YG in May 2016 to relaunch their career. In the same month, Chinese technology enterprises Tencent and Weiying Technology announced an investment of US$ 85 million in YG. Weiying took an 8.2% stake in the company and Tencent a 4.5% stake. YG later added Lee Jong-suk , Kang Dong-won , and Kim Hee-jung to their list of actors. YG debuted their second girl group Blackpink in 2016, their first since 2NE1 , followed by
405-504: A fan meeting at Osaka Tojima River Forum, while over 50,000 Chinese fans applied for the group's fan meeting in Beijing . The program aired on December 29, 2014 on the CS channel in Japan. On December 15, 2014, iKon performed as the opening act at Bigbang's Japan Dome Tour 2014-2015 X . On January 28, 2015, Billboard listed the group as one of the "Top 5 K-Pop Artists to Watch in 2015",
486-463: A form of accountability. This resignation was officially announced on June 14, 2019. CFO Hwang Bo-kyung was appointed as the new CEO of YG on June 20, 2019. In July 2019, rapper One announced that he had parted ways with YG and founded his own sole agency. Following 2NE1's disbandment in 2016, CL announced that she would not be renewing her contract with YG Entertainment in November 2019. At
567-457: A form of collaboration with GMM Grammy , Thailand's largest entertainment company with a capital of 200 billion baht (US$ 5 billion), the company will focus on entertainment and consulting businesses for concerts, theater and acting. GMM Grammy is one of the longest-serving mainstream entertainment companies in Thailand having a number of music labels along with TV and film productions. GMM Grammy
648-426: A form of strategic collaboration between Big Hit Entertainment, beNX, YG Entertainment, and YG Plus , which will work together in various business areas such as platform, distribution, content, and merchandise. YG Plus is the main distributor of Hybe Corporation 's products and beNX (now known as Weverse Company ) provides content and a platform for YG artists. On May 4, 2021, The Korea Exchange announced that YG
729-439: A former member of the first-generation K-pop group Seo Taiji and Boys , founded YG Entertainment under the name Hyun Planning (Korean: 현기획 ). The company's first act was the hip-hop trio Keep Six. The group did not attract much popularity, and their failure sent Yang into debts of 400 million won . After Keep Six, the company changed its named to MF Planning, and launched the groups Jinusean and 1TYM . Yang credits
810-683: A golf management agency, and a cosmetics brand. Current artists include Eun Ji-won , 2NE1 , Akdong Musician , Winner , Blackpink , Treasure , and Babymonster as well as actors and actresses including Cha Seung-won , Lee Sung-kyung , Jin Kyung , Jang Ki-yong , Yoo In-na , Son Na-eun and Yoo Seung-ho . Former artists include Swi.T, Moogadang, Wheesung , Epik High , 1TYM , Big Mama , Gummy , Seven , Nam Tae-hyun , Lee Jong-suk , Psy , One , Lee Hi , Jinusean , Bang Yedam , Mashiho Takata, iKon , Jisoo , Jennie , Rosé , Lisa , BigBang , and Sechs Kies . In March 1996, Yang Hyun-suk ,
891-465: A hiatus which lasted for five years. In addition, they also announced that T.O.P terminated his contract with YG. On July 1, 2022, Yang Min-suk, brother of YG Entertainment founder, Yang Hyun-suk , returned to the agency after 3 years as co-CEO, joining with the current CEO, Hwang Bo-kyung. On December 26, 2022, it was announced that both Taeyang and Daesung would be leaving YG Entertainment after 16 years. Taeyang joined The Black Label whereas Daesung
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#1732802210149972-449: A music video on September 15, 2015. Within 24 hours, the music video surpassed 1.7 million views on YouTube. The group won their first music show trophy with the single on September 26, 2015 on MBC 's Music Core , even though they had yet to make their first official live appearance. On September 24, "My Type" achieved a "triple crown" on the Gaon chart, having won the number one spot on
1053-410: A partnership between Avex and YG for the promotion and release of all YG's material in Japan. Prior to this, YG's Japanese releases had been in partnership with Nexstar Records, a Nippon Columbia label that managed Japanese releases for Seven , and Universal Music Japan (which signed a three-year exclusive contract in 2008 for Big Bang 's Japanese releases). YGMM was established in May 2021 as
1134-505: A portmanteau of "Psy" and "YG". The label was registered as a corporate subsidiary in June and marked another chapter in the collaboration between Psy and long-time friend Yang Hyun-suk , as it was revealed that the YG CEO had implicitly promised the creation of a sub-label when Psy had signed on to the company in 2010 amidst personal difficulties, having been encouraged by his wife to work with
1215-414: A reggae singer-songwriter Others [ edit ] Young Greens (disambiguation) , one of several youth wings of Green parties (or members thereof) Yoctogram (yg), an SI unit of mass Yottagram (Yg), an SI unit of mass A US Navy hull classification symbol: Garbage barge (YG) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
1296-550: A seven-piece band, B.I departed from the group in June 2019. Initially introduced in the reality survival show WIN: Who is Next as "Team B", the group went on to appear in the 2014 reality survival show Mix & Match , which determined the final members of iKon. Their debut studio album Welcome Back (2015) debuted atop the South Korean Gaon Album Chart and featured the number-one singles "My Type", "Apology", and " Dumb & Dumber ", as well as
1377-529: A talent survival show to determine the line-up for their next boy group scheduled to debut in 2019. YG later announced that this event would produce two groups, Treasure and Magnum, both of whom would be active as Treasure 13. In 2019, the Burning Sun scandal involving Big Bang Seungri heated up, which resulted in Seungri's decision to retire from the entertainment industry on March 11, 2019. Seungri
1458-404: Is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency established in 1996 by Yang Hyun-suk . The company operates as a record label , talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production company, and music publishing house. In addition, the company operates a number of subsidiary ventures under a separate public traded company, YG Plus , which includes a clothing line,
1539-770: Is looking for a new start under a new agency, and both reassured that they will remain BigBang members. On December 30, 2022, YG announced that all remaining members of iKon had decided not to renew their contracts after 7 years in the industry. The debut of YG's new girl group in seven years, Babymonster , was also teased, before their debut date was announced to be on November 27, 2023. On July 22, 2024, 2NE1 re-signed with YG and would celebrate their 15th anniversary world tour starting in October 2024. In October 2024, 2NE1 officially kicked off their much-anticipated 15th anniversary reunion tour, titled " Welcome Back ", starting with
1620-401: Is set to hold a 51% stake in the company, while the other 49% belongs to YG Entertainment. KPlus (formerly YG K+) is a partnership between YG and Chorokbaem Media as a Korean model management company. As of 2014, KPlus model agency housed over 170 models, including Kang Seung-hyun , Park Hyeong-seop, Lee Sung-kyung , Nam Joo-hyuk , Jang Ki-yong , Sandara Park , and Choi Sora. Since
1701-468: The Debut Full Album on November 2. The track listing for the first half-album was released on September 24. Group leader B.I was credited as a producer and co-composer on all of the album's tracks, with B.I and Bobby contributing to lyrics to all tracks and vocalist Ju-ne participating in the composition of the single "Rhythm Ta". iKon debuted with the single "My Type", which was released with
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#17328022101491782-543: The Gaon Music Charts , iKon topped the weekly album sales charts with the first half of Welcome Back for October 4–10. In October, iKon embarked on a series of Japanese fan meetings titled "iKontact" in Tokyo, Aichi, Fukuoka and Osaka, attended by 26,600 fans. At the end of the month, iKon received a MelOn All-Kill Popularity Award, having sold 82,208 copies of the first half of Welcome Back . On October 28, it
1863-565: The KOSDAQ the year before. That same year, the label signed rapper and producer Tablo , leader of the hip hop group Epik High , relaunching his career after a musical hiatus following his Stanford controversy . Tablo's band Epik High later transitioned into the record label following his success. Yang's increased involvement on competitive reality television series led to several record deals with contestants, starting with K-pop Star ' s first season runner-up Lee Hi . Other participants on
1944-493: The iKoncert 2016: Showtime Tour , with dates in Taiwan , China , Hong Kong , Thailand , Singapore , Malaysia and Indonesia . On July 1, their agency announced the band's second Japanese arena tour, the iKon Japan Tour 2016 , set to visit five cities for a total of 14 concerts and an attendance of 150,000 fans. Later, the company announced the addition of two shows to be held in Tokyo due to demand in tickets. The completion of
2025-411: The "YG Underground" label, which housed 45RPM and Stony Skunk . In 2001, YG changed to its current name, YG Entertainment, which was named from the initials of Yang Goon, and a second YG Family album was released. Among others, the album featured a 13-year-old G-Dragon , who was then a trainee. The agency found success in both Korea and Japan with its first " idol " singer Seven in 2003, who became
2106-727: The China Music Awards, Best Group at the Netease Attitude Awards, and Best New Force Group and Album of the Year at the QQ Music Awards . On February 11, 2017, it was announced that iKon would embark on their first dome tour , with two shows set to take place in Kyocera Dome and Seibu Prince Dome and an expected attendance of 90,000 fans. This made them the fastest group to hold a concert in
2187-624: The Gaon Digital Chart. On August 10, the release of iKon's first original Japanese single, Dumb & Dumber , was announced. The single was released on September 28 with a CD+DVD version and a CD version. It debuted at number one on both the daily and weekly editions of the Oricon Singles Chart. The group participated in Chinese dance survival program Heroes of Remix in 2016 with Psy as their mentor. They were
2268-659: The Korean Committee for UNICEF in disaster relief following the earthquake in Nepal . In March 2022, YG donated ₩500 million to Hope Bridge Disaster Relief Association to help residents affected by wildfires in Uljin, Gyeongbuk, Samcheok, and Gangwon. IKon iKon ( Korean : 아이콘 ), stylized as iKON , is a South Korean boy band formed in 2015 by YG Entertainment . The lineup consists of six members: Jay, Song, Bobby , DK, Ju-ne , and Chan . Originally
2349-655: The Seoul Olympic Gymnastics Arena; tickets sold out 13,000 tickets. The concert being held at the largest concert hall in Korea was unprecedented for a new K-pop group at the time. The concert was broadcast live through Naver 's V App and streamed by over 500,000 viewers. On October 4, one day after their debut concert, the group made their music show debut on SBS' Inkigayo , performing "Rhythm Ta" and "Airplane" and receiving their third music show win for "My Type" in person. On October 8, they won on Mnet's M Countdown with "Rhythm Ta". According to
2430-554: The YG founder. As Psy left the company in mid-2018, PsyG has ended its operations and closed its doors. Yang Hyun-suk announced, in May 2018, that a subsidiary company called YGX Entertainment would merge with Seungri's DJ label NHR. On June 4, on his official Instagram account, he posted a picture of a business card showing Seungri as the CEO of YGX. In 2018, the label launched a dance and vocal academy, called X ACADEMY, where students could potentially be scouted by YG as trainees. In 2020,
2511-770: The album will be released in February 2022. After Jinwoo and Seunghoon finished their mandatory military service in January 2022, Winner gathered with a full lineup and announced that they would soon return with a new album and a full lineup after Seungyoon and Mino actively released solo albums during the group's break, YG Entertainment announced that Seungyoon will be releasing a single album in March 2022. Treasure and Winner will be holding concerts in April 2022, separately. In February 2022, YG Entertainment announced that Big Bang would be releasing their first comeback after
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2592-640: The basis of what became Team B. On April 18, 2012, Junhoe and Song (under his given name Yunhyeong) joined Team B. DK (under his given name Donghyuk) was the sixth member to join, on November 5, 2012. In 2013, the six members participated as Team B on the Mnet reality survival show WIN: Who Is Next , competing against other trainees in Team A for the chance to debut as a group. The program involved three rounds of performances and public voting, with Team B eventually losing to Team A, who went on to debut as Winner . During
2673-432: The company considered BigBang to have the most potential to become a "global artist". Asiana Airlines signed a deal with YG in January 2013, providing transportation for its personnel to and from domestic and international destinations in return for advertising. YG Plus Inc., previously named Phoenix Holdings Inc., is a publicly traded media and advertising company acquired by YG Entertainment in November 2014. In 2019,
2754-531: The company entered the music distribution industry and also engages in production, distribution, and licensing of merchandise related to music artists. In January 2021, Hybe Corporation and its technology subsidiary, Weverse Company, acquired 17.9% of the company in a merchandising and distribution deal that would see YG Entertainment's artists join Weverse in return. Following the successful formation of HIGHGRND, on September 22, 2015, YG Entertainment announced
2835-445: The company unsuccessfully applied for listing on the stock exchange; it was suspected that this was because the company had too few active music groups and an unstable cash flow, despite an increase in earnings in 2009. Later that year, the label signed established artist Psy . 2012 brought YG international recognition when Psy's " Gangnam Style " gained worldwide popularity as a viral video . On August 21, it charted at number one on
2916-449: The company's first artist to attempt to cross over into the US music scene, though his US debut failed to gain momentum. Following Se7en's success, YG formed its first idol group Big Bang in 2006. Despite an initial lukewarm reception, the group's breakthrough the following year and their consistent popularity have made them one of the biggest and most bankable boy bands in the world. This
2997-684: The company's next boy band. The conclusion of the reality series saw the formation of Winner . In 2014, YG acquired T Entertainment's staff and actors including Cha Seung-won , Im Ye-jin , and Jang Hyun-sung . Through the acquisition of modelling agency KPlus , it expanded its acting division through the acting debuts of models Lee Sung-kyung and Nam Joo-hyuk . YG also signed a contract with actress Choi Ji-woo . French luxury giant LVMH 's private equity arm, L Capital Asia, later announced that it would be investing up to US$ 80 million in YG. Headquartered in Singapore , L Capital Asia would become
3078-641: The creation of another independent sub-label, to be headed by YG producers Teddy and Kush. On November 16, 2020, as per the quarterly stock report of YG Entertainment, the label was converted to an associate company status. In April 2023, The Black Label formed a joint venture with Thailand's largest conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group called The Black Sea to expand its label into the Southeast Asian region. The label currently houses artists: Meovv , Jeon Somi , Taeyang , Rosé , Bryan Chase, Løren , Vince, and R.Tee . Highgrnd (read as "high ground")
3159-426: The digital, download, and streaming charts simultaneously in the 39th week of 2015. On September 18, the single reached number one on the music video chart of Chinese music streaming sites QQ Music and Youku . iKon also trended on Weibo , where they were reportedly searched 1.3 billion times. iKon's Debut Half Album was released digitally on October 1. The group held their first concert, Showtime, on October 3 at
3240-410: The end of December 2019, solo singer Lee Hi announced that YG was no longer her agency, not long after that she released a new album with AOMG . In 2020, YG announced plans for Treasure 's debut which had been delayed since 2019, Blackpink 's first full album and Big Bang 's comeback which was eventually delayed until 2022. They were expected to appear at the 2020 Coachella festival, until it
3321-428: The first artist to achieve this milestone. It also topped the year-end Gaon Digital Chart for 2018. The group was named the top artist of the first half of 2018 by Genie Music , having placed first on their daily music chart for 35 days. iKon embarked on another tour in 2018, visiting eight cities across Asia. It marked the group second Asian tour after their iKoncert 2016: Showtime Tour. The group visited Australia for
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3402-607: The first time, playing two shows in Sydney and Melbourne. iKon completed their four-part New Kids album series with the release of their first and second extended plays, New Kids: Continue and New Kids: The Final , in August and October 2018, respectively. On June 12, 2019, B.I announced his departure from the group and terminated his exclusive contract with YG Entertainment , following drug allegations. iKon released their third EP, I Decide , on February 6, 2020, including
3483-560: The group made their Japanese debut with Japanese version of their album Welcome Back ; the album sold 61,508 copies in its first week of release and placed third on the weekly Oricon Albums Chart , earning them the New Artist Award and Best New Artist Award at the 58th Japan Record Award . The original Korean version of the album sold over 100,000 copies in Japan by the end of 2016. On March 17, 2016, YG Entertainment announced that iKon would embark. on their first Asian tour,
3564-546: The group performed "At Ease" (열중쉬어), co-written and co-composed by labelmate Mino of Winner . "At Ease", along with the other participants' songs from the finale, was later included in a special EP titled Kingdom Finale: Who Is the King?. iKon returned with their fourth EP, Flashback , on May 3, 2022, which included the lead single "But You". In July, the group held the iKon Japan Tour 2022 in Kobe and Tokyo, selling out most of
3645-456: The group would continue as a trio. In November 2016, YG announced that CL and Dara had renewed their contracts as solo artists, indicating Park Bom's departure from the agency and the disbandment of 2NE1. On January 21, 2017, 2NE1 appeared as a trio and released "Goodbye" as a farewell song that CL wrote when she heard the news of Minji's departure. Sixteen years after the group's disbandment, first-generation K-pop boy band Sechs Kies signed
3726-615: The group's formation, group leader B.I featured on MC Mong's 2009 song "Indian Boy". He performed with MC Mong at the 2009 SBS Dream Concert, as well as on You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook . Vocalist Ju-ne , under his initial stage name Junhoe, made a pre-debut appearance aged thirteen on the SBS variety show Star King . He also competed on SBS' K-pop Star in 2011. On January 3, 2011, B.I and Jay (under his given name Jinhwan) joined YG Entertainment as trainees, followed by Bobby one week later. The trio trained together for one year and formed
3807-494: The iTunes Music Video Charts. This feat was a first for a South Korean artist. By November 24, "Gangnam Style" had become the most viewed video in YouTube history, and the first video to surpass a billion views. The song was credited as the main reason for YG's share prices increasing by more than 60 per cent, with the record label subsequently filing its first annual report in 2012 with profits of over 50% after going public on
3888-509: The label was converted to a full-fledged dance group and academy with all of its actors, recording artists, and producers transferred to YG Entertainment. The YGX academy announced its end of operations on 30 April 2024. YG pledged to donate 100 won for every album sold, 1% of all merchandise sales, and 1,000 won for every concert ticket, to charities. In 2009, they raised US$ 141,000, and in 2010 $ 160,000. The company has also directly delivered US$ 4,400 worth of charcoal to families in need during
3969-452: The last three months of 2017, causing JYP Entertainment to surpass YG as the second-highest valued K-pop company. In May 2018, Psy left the company after eight years. Epik High member Tablo announced that his hip-hop group had terminated its contract with YG after six years of working together in October 2018. At the same time, HIGHGRND and it artist have been released from YG and Epik High. In November 2018, YG announced YG Treasure Box,
4050-471: The lead single "Dive". The EP, which was the group's first release since the departure of leader B.I in 2019, debuted at number three on the Gaon Album Chart . On March 3, 2021, iKon returned with the new digital single "Why Why Why". Beginning. in April 2021, iKon competed in the reality competition series Kingdom: Legendary War alongside five other K-pop boy groups. In the show's finale,
4131-642: The most-winning artist on the show, winning three weeks and receiving a positive reviews for their performances. However, due to elevated political tensions between South Korea and China following the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) issue, iKon was edited out of the last episodes of the show. Their promotional activities and touring in China led them to win Asian Most Popular Korean Group at
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#17328022101494212-634: The number-one single " Love Scenario ", which topped the Gaon Digital Chart for a record-breaking six weeks. Their third EP, I Decide , was released on February 6, 2020. Their fourth EP, Flashback (2022), set a new personal record for highest one-day and one-week sales. iKon departed YG Entertainment in December 2022, following the expiration of their contracts with the agency, and signed with 143 Entertainment. The group released their third studio album Take Off in May 2023. Prior to
4293-416: The only group on the list that had yet to debut. Following several postponements, iKon's official debut was announced on YG Entertainment's website for September 15, 2015. It was revealed that the group would be releasing their debut album Welcome Back in two parts, with six of the 12 tracks serving as singles. The first half of the album, Debut Half Album , was set to be released on October 1, followed by
4374-576: The partnership, KPlus models have appeared in YG recording artists' music videos, as well as YG-owned brands' advertisement campaigns. YG has also reportedly provided YG K+ models with roles in TV dramas, notably Nam Joo-hyuk in Who Are You: School 2015 and Lee Sung-kyung in It's Okay, That's Love , and have formally transitioned models to their acting division. In April 2011, United Asia Management
4455-467: The program, Team B released two singles: "Just Another Boy" and "Climax". The members subsequently appeared as backup dancers in Taeyang 's music video for " Ringa Linga ". In June 2014, Team B appeared in the reality survival program Mix & Match , a follow-up to WIN: Who Is Next to determine the final lineup of the boy group iKon. YG Entertainment CEO Yang Hyun-suk stated that the group's name
4536-474: The purpose of expanding their headquarters. In that year, the company also saw the creation of two sub-labels, the first led by Tablo and the second headed by YG producers Teddy Park of 1TYM and Kush of Stony Skunk. The members of the losing team from the reality series WIN: Who is Next regrouped and debuted as iKon , along with a new member. In April 2016, Gong Minji, the youngest member of 2NE1 announced that she had left 2NE1, YG Entertainment stated that
4617-449: The second tour brought the band's total concert attendance in their debut year to 322,000. In November 14, YGEX announced a second tour leg in Japan, the iKon Japan Tour 2017, due to the success of the previous arena tour, which would see the band visit Yokohama Arena for the first time. The second leg was attended by 120,000 fans from three cities. On May 30, iKon released the digital single " #WYD ". The song debuted at number three on
4698-419: The second-largest investor in YG with an 11.5% stake, second only to Yang Hyun-suk's 28%. In 2014 YG expanded into the beauty industry with the creation of its cosmetics brand Moonshot. In 2015, YG invested nearly US$ 100 million in a new Gyeonggi Province -based industrial complex which was slated to be complete by December 2018. Real estate in Seoul worth ₩ 16 billion (US$ 14 million) was also purchased for
4779-401: The shooting to be delayed. It was confirmed that iKon would release an album series called New Kids throughout 2017. The first entry of the series, the single album titled New Kids: Begin , was released on May 22. iKon released their second studio album and the second entry of the group's four-part New Kids album series, Return , on January 25, 2018. The lead single " Love Scenario "
4860-410: The show were signed as potential members of the label's future boy groups. On the second season of the show, both the winners, sibling duo Akdong Musician as well as runner-up Bang Ye-dam , signed under the agency. The reality program Win: Who is Next was later launched by YG, in which two teams of male trainees competed against each other for the chance to sign a contract with the label to debut as
4941-487: The show, and before the announcement of iKon's official lineup, YG Entertainment's blog server crashed. Ultimately, Junhoe, Donghyuk and Yunhyeong successfully retained their places in the lineup, with Chan-woo added as the group's final member. Following the success of Mix & Match , iKon held fan meetings in South Korea, Japan, and China. In September, approximately 40,000 Japanese fans applied for 2,000 tickets to
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#17328022101495022-498: The shows. On December 30, 2022, after seven years, the members of iKon departed from YG Entertainment following the completion of their contracts. On January 1, 2023, all members of iKon signed with 143 Entertainment and announced plans to release a new album in April. On March 7, 2023, 143 Entertainment announced that iKon would embark on a world tour, 2023 iKon World Tour "Take Off", with performances in various countries across Asia, Europe, and North America. On April 18, 2023, it
5103-431: The solo rapper One the following year. At the end of 2017, YG with JTBC launched a talent survival show entitled Mix Nine , a contest between trainees from different agencies. Although the winning team was scheduled to debut as idols, YG revealed that the debut for the male winning group had been cancelled. The failure of the show led to incurred losses of ₩7 billion won in the first quarter and ₩4 billion won in
5184-432: The success of both acts for bringing YG and the hip hop genre into mainstream Korean music. In 1998, YG changed its name once again to Yang Goon Planning, after Yang Hyun-suk's nickname Yang Goon ( 양군 ). In 1999, YG's artists released a collaborative album under the name YG Family. The label followed with releases from artists such as Perry, Masta Wu , Swi.T, Big Mama , Lexy , Gummy and Wheesung . It also established
5265-422: The time. During the second half of 2020, YG displayed a positive financial trend due to Treasure's debut album series, Blackpink's full album, Winner's Mino , Yoon 's solo activities and AKMU 's Suhyun 's solo activities. Although not in line with the expected target, this value is thought to be due to COVID-19, which caused some concerts to be cancelled. The construction of the new YG Entertainment building
5346-492: The title YG . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=YG&oldid=1220002955 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages YG Entertainment YG Entertainment ( Korean : YG 엔터테인먼트 )
5427-529: The top-ten singles "Rhythm Ta", "Airplane", and "Anthem". The album was a commercial success, selling over 260,000 copies in Asia, and its tracks collectively sold over 4.8 million copies, leading the group to receive numerous accolades from major Asian music award shows. From 2016 to 2017, iKon released the singles " #WYD " and " New Kids: Begin " and embarked on their first Asian tour and several Japanese tours . In 2018, their second studio album Return spawned
5508-412: The winter season. It announced that it would be donating around US$ 500,000 for disaster relief to Japan after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami . In 2013, Yang Hyun-suk made headlines when he donated all of the dividends he received as a shareholder of YG to help young children needing surgery. His dividends totalled around US$ 922,000. In 2015, YG donated a total of ₩100 million (US$ 92,450) to
5589-457: Was also reported to have colluded with the police to cover up the B.I case. Yang is also accused of money laundering, illegal gambling, and preparing sexual services for potential investors. Due to this series of scandals and controversies, Yang Hyun Suk resigned from all his positions at the agency. Likewise, his younger brother, Yang Min Suk, relinquished his position as CEO of YG Entertainment as
5670-652: Was an independent sub-label headed by Epik High 's Tablo . Announced in March 2015, the label was set up by Yang Hyun-suk under the YG Entertainment umbrella as part of a long-term goal to reach out to the Korean indie and alternative scene. On June 21, 2015, Tablo introduced the band Hyukoh via Instagram as the label's first official artist. The company had fostered artists Millic, offonoff, Punchnello, Code Kunst, Way Ched, The Black Skirts, Idiotape, and Incredivle ever since. However, on April 11, 2018, an article
5751-437: Was announced that the full album's release would be delayed to December 14, with two additional digital singles released on November 16. Two digital singles, "Apology" and "Anthem", were released on November 16. "Apology" reached number one spot on the Gaon Digital Chart in the 48th week of 2015. On December 24, three new singles, "Dumb & Dumber", "What's Wrong?" and "I Miss You So Bad" were released. On January 13, 2016,
5832-540: Was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . During the first half of 2020, YG's financial growth slowly rebounded after the slump. This was assisted by the direction of its business strategy which was primarily international fan oriented. Domestic public sentiment still had not shown a positive influence, but 70% of YG Entertainment's revenue came from overseas fans, most of which came from iKon 's first activities after B.I's departure and G-Dragon 's activities in China at
5913-467: Was declared complete in September 2020, this building was chosen as the most luxurious and most expensive entertainment agency building in South Korea. In January 2021, it was reported that Big Hit Entertainment and its tech division beNX had invested a total of 70 billion won (US$ 63 million) in YG Entertainment's subsidiary YG Plus, or 17.9% of the company's total shares. This investment was made as
5994-428: Was demoted in status from blue-chip companies to regular mid-sized businesses. The blue-chip status had been acquired in April 2013. The company recorded a net loss of 1.8 billion won and a return on equity of -0.5%. Its main business, music production and management, has experienced operational losses over the past two years. In 2022, YG Entertainment announced that Treasure will be coming back with their new album,
6075-401: Was derived from the goal to become an "icon for Korea", hence the "K". While Bobby, B.I, and Jinhwan were pre-confirmed members, the remaining members of Team B competed against three new trainees: Jung Jin-hyeong; Yang Hong-seok ; and Jung Chan-woo , who had previously appeared on Korean television as a child actor. It was reported that 150,000 fans applied to attend the final performance of
6156-443: Was described as dance track with a circuitous melody and lyrics conveying a mellow yet upbeat reaction to a breakup. All 12 tracks of Return were co-written by members B.I and Bobby. Other artists including Psy, BigBang's Taeyang, and Epik High's Tablo also participated in songwriting alongside various YG Entertainment producers, including Choice37 and Teddy Park. "Love Scenario" topped the Gaon Digital Chart for six weeks, making iKon
6237-399: Was followed by YG's first successful girl group 2NE1 in 2009, who, prior to their split in 2016, were considered one of the most successful and popular girl groups in South Korea. Similarly to Seven, both groups conducted successful careers in Japan. In 2010, YG made a highly publicized move into a new building, while the old headquarters became a training facility. In the same year,
6318-441: Was formed as a joint talent management agency between YG, SM, JYP, KeyEast, AMENT, and Star J Entertainment. YG first collaborated with Californian concert promotion company Live Nation to produce BigBang's Alive Galaxy Tour (2012). Live Nation subsequently directed 2NE1's New Evolution World Tour (2012) and G-Dragon's One of a Kind World Tour (2013). General Manager of Live Nation Asia, Mats Brandt, said in an interview that
6399-531: Was released that Highgrnd was no longer active due to Tablo's resignation as CEO the previous year. As of the release of this article, the artists in the label soon revealed that they had signed in with other labels and had other companies to distribute their new releases that year. In June 2019, YG Plus took over the social media accounts of Highgrnd and relaunched them under the name SEOUL MUSIC . On September 1, 2016, representatives of YG announced that Psy would be leading an independent sub-label titled PsyG,
6480-429: Was speculated that this was in challenge to the duopoly on music distribution in Korea by Mnet Media and LOEN Entertainment . In November 2012, KMP Holdings was acquired by KT Music . In January 2014, the seven agencies behind KMP Holdings formed a collective bond partnership and purchased 13.48% of KT Music 's stocks, leaving parent company KT Corporation with 49.99%. YGEX was established on April 12, 2011, as
6561-456: Was then sentenced to 3 years in prison in August 2021, which was reduced to 18 months in January 2022. Comedian Yoo Byung-jae decided to leave YG before his contract ended, after this scandal further dragged the name of the agency. In early June 2019, B.I, the leader of iKon, was reported to have attempted to purchase LSD and marijuana illegally in 2016; he announced his apology to fans and declared his departure from iKon and YG Entertainment. Yang
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