126-438: YG Entertainment ( Korean : YG 엔터테인먼트 ) 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
252-468: A World Music Award . Psy debuted with his first studio album Psy from the Psycho World! to mixed reviews from critics, who criticized its inappropriate content. In 2010, he signed with YG Entertainment , where he released his breakthrough single "Gangnam Style" in 2012. The song and its accompanying music video became a worldwide viral phenomenon following its release; the music video became
378-612: A system of speech levels and honorifics indicative of the formality of any given situation. Modern Korean is written in the Korean script ( 한글 ; Hangeul in South Korea, 조선글 ; Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea), a system developed during the 15th century for that purpose, although it did not become the primary script until the 20th century. The script uses 24 basic letters ( jamo ) and 27 complex letters formed from
504-482: A "sea of pretty K-pop stars". In South Korea, some have called him the "Bizarre Singer" while others consider him to be "the antithesis of what is popular in Korean pop music". Chelsea Handler from Chelsea Lately jokingly described Psy as "Korea's Ricky Martin , as well as a sex symbol" during his introduction on the show, while Gil Kaufman from MTV described the singer as one of the "biggest pop sensations in
630-403: A 64-bit integer months ago. On March 28, 2015, he released a music video for his song Father . On December 1, 2015, Psy released his seventh album titled Chiljip PSY-da , with double title tracks " Daddy " and "Napal Baji". The album included features from label mate CL as well as Will.i.am Promotions for the album included two performances on Inkigayo , where the single "Daddy" won
756-484: A Korean influence on Khitan. The hypothesis that Korean could be related to Japanese has had some supporters due to some overlap in vocabulary and similar grammatical features that have been elaborated upon by such researchers as Samuel E. Martin and Roy Andrew Miller . Sergei Starostin (1991) found about 25% of potential cognates in the Japanese–Korean 100-word Swadesh list . Some linguists concerned with
882-483: A South Korean remake of the Hindi film ABCD: Any Body Can Dance , taking over the role of Vishnu ( Prabhu Deva ) in the original film. In April he became the tourism ambassador of South Korea for 2013. On May 9, Psy gave a special lecture at Harvard University. In this lecture, he spoke about his passion and other reasons for his popularity. On May 24, 2013, people began voting daily, at www.psygobibigo.com, for one of
1008-434: A career as a singer, without having attained a degree from either Boston University or Berklee. Psy was found by South Korean rapper zoPD and featured in the song "카사노바" from his second album In Stardom Version 2.0 in 1999. In South Korea, Psy made his first appearance on Korean national television in 2000 after his dancing caught the eye of a TV producer. In January 2001, Psy debuted his full-length album Psy from
1134-699: A clothing line, 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 ,
1260-607: A concert in New York City at Madison Square Garden during The MDNA Tour . Psy later told reporters that his gig with Madonna had "topped his list of accomplishments". On November 24, 2012, "Gangnam Style" became the most viewed video in YouTube history, surpassing the previous most-watched video, Justin Bieber 's " Baby ". The number of views was achieved about eleven times faster than Bieber's. Psy later won four awards at
1386-614: 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
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#17328012599681512-554: A condominium unit in Westwood , Los Angeles, California, in November 2012. Psy made the purchase to relocate to Los Angeles following his signing with US-based music manager Scooter Braun to further his career. In a July 2013 interview with The Sunday Times , Psy stated that he has a drinking problem , noting that the only time he is not drinking alcohol is when he is hung over . In 2022, he moved back to South Korea to start
1638-540: 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
1764-480: A core vowel. The IPA symbol ⟨ ◌͈ ⟩ ( U+0348 ◌͈ COMBINING DOUBLE VERTICAL LINE BELOW ) is used to denote the tensed consonants /p͈/, /t͈/, /k͈/, /t͡ɕ͈/, /s͈/ . Its official use in the extensions to the IPA is for "strong" articulation, but is used in the literature for faucalized voice . The Korean consonants also have elements of stiff voice , but it is not yet known how typical this
1890-463: A few extinct relatives which—along with the Jeju language (Jejuan) of Jeju Island and Korean itself—form the compact Koreanic language family . Even so, Jejuan and Korean are not mutually intelligible . The linguistic homeland of Korean is suggested to be somewhere in contemporary Manchuria . The hierarchy of the society from which the language originates deeply influences the language, leading to
2016-401: 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
2142-457: 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
2268-424: 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
2394-435: 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
2520-463: 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
2646-459: 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
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#17328012599682772-741: A plaque and named him an honorary ambassador. On October 24, 2012, Psy was recognized by the United Nations as an "International sensation". According to Reuters , U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon scheduled a meeting with Psy in the belief that music has great power to overcome intolerance. On October 23, 2012, they met at the United Nations Headquarters where Ban expressed his desire to work with Psy. He remarked that Psy has an "unlimited global reach" and said, "I hope that we can work together using your global reach". According to Korean newspaper The Dong-A Ilbo , Psy
2898-504: 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
3024-521: A possible relationship.) Hudson & Robbeets (2020) suggested that there are traces of a pre- Nivkh substratum in Korean. According to the hypothesis, ancestral varieties of Nivkh (also known as Amuric ) were once distributed on the Korean Peninsula before the arrival of Koreanic speakers. Korean syllable structure is (C)(G)V(C), consisting of an optional onset consonant, glide /j, w, ɰ/ and final coda /p, t, k, m, n, ŋ, l/ surrounding
3150-765: A press conference where he expressed regret about his country's conflict with North Korea and described the situation as a "tragedy". He also expressed hope that North Koreans would one day be able to enjoy his music before elaborating that his job is to make everyone, including North Koreans, laugh. Right before the start of a concert in Seoul , Psy added: "Tonight me and 50,000 Korean people... we are going to sing out loud. We are going to shout out loud and we are really close to them, so they [the North Koreans] can hear." In an interview with The Daily Beast in April 2013, Psy
3276-461: A record label, located in Gangnam. He lives north of the river. In late 2001, Psy was arrested for smoking and possessing marijuana and was sentenced to 25 days in jail. As a result, he was unable to be at his grandfather's deathbed as he died of cancer, or attend his funeral. During an interview in 2012 Psy stated "I was very close to him. I was not there at the funeral: I will regret this for
3402-608: A software development company (the South Korean government grants exemptions to those with technical expertise work in companies that serve the national interest). He was expected to be released from duties in 2005. In 2006, Psy released his fourth album Ssajib , which won honors at the 2006 SBS Music Awards and Hong Kong's Mnet Asian Music Awards . In 2007, state prosecutors accused Psy of "neglecting" his work, holding concerts and appearing on local television networks during his period of prior employment. On October 12, 2007,
3528-526: 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
3654-453: A triple crown, as well as a performance on You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook . "Daddy" was also included in the dance video game Just Dance 2017 . In May 2017, Psy released his eighth studio album, 4X2=8 , with lead singles "I Luv it" and "New Face". The album features collaborations from several artists including label-mates G-Dragon and Taeyang . The music video for "I Luv It" featured actor Lee Byung-hun and comedian Pikotaro while for
3780-420: A video would be watched in numbers greater than a 32-bit integer (=2,147,483,647 views), but that was before we met PSY. "Gangnam Style" has been viewed so many times we had to upgrade to a 64-bit integer (9,223,372,036,854,775,808)!" Hovering over the counter of the YouTube video triggered an easter egg. A YouTube representative later revealed that the comment was a joke and that the company had already updated to
3906-656: Is an agglutinative language . The Korean language is traditionally considered to have nine parts of speech . Modifiers generally precede the modified words, and in the case of verb modifiers, can be serially appended. The sentence structure or basic form of a Korean sentence is subject–object–verb (SOV), but the verb is the only required and immovable element and word order is highly flexible, as in many other agglutinative languages. Question 가게에 gage-e store- LOC 가셨어요? ga-syeo-sseo-yo go- HON . PAST - CONJ - POL 가게에 가셨어요? gage-e ga-syeo-sseo-yo store-LOC go-HON.PAST-CONJ-POL 'Did [you] go to
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4032-511: Is closer to a near-open central vowel ( [ɐ] ), though ⟨a⟩ is still used for tradition. Grammatical morphemes may change shape depending on the preceding sounds. Examples include -eun/-neun ( -은/-는 ) and -i/-ga ( -이/-가 ). Sometimes sounds may be inserted instead. Examples include -eul/-reul ( -을/-를 ), -euro/-ro ( -으로/-로 ), -eseo/-seo ( -에서/-서 ), -ideunji/-deunji ( -이든지/-든지 ) and -iya/-ya ( -이야/-야 ). Some verbs may also change shape morphophonemically. Korean
4158-548: Is like toxic alcohol". Despite the ban, Psy received awards during the 2011 Melon Music Awards and Mnet Asian Music Awards . Psy had, up until this point, topped domestic music charts half a dozen times throughout his twelve-year career in South Korea. On January 7, 2012, Psy performed alongside K-pop bands Bigbang and 2NE1 in front of 80,000 Japanese fans during the YG Family Concert in Osaka . His performance
4284-767: 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
4410-399: Is mainly reserved for specific circumstances such as newspapers, scholarly papers and disambiguation. Today Hanja is largely unused in everyday life but is still important for historical and linguistic studies. The Korean names for the language are based on the names for Korea used in both South Korea and North Korea. The English word "Korean" is derived from Goryeo , which is thought to be
4536-399: Is of faucalized consonants. They are produced with a partially constricted glottis and additional subglottal pressure in addition to tense vocal tract walls, laryngeal lowering, or other expansion of the larynx. /s/ is aspirated [sʰ] and becomes an alveolo-palatal [ɕʰ] before [j] or [i] for most speakers (but see North–South differences in the Korean language ). This occurs with
4662-974: 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 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
4788-581: Is the national language of both North Korea and South Korea . Beyond Korea, the language is recognized as a minority language in parts of China , namely Jilin , and specifically Yanbian Prefecture , and Changbai County . It is also spoken by Sakhalin Koreans in parts of Sakhalin , the Russian island just north of Japan, and by the Koryo-saram in parts of Central Asia . The language has
4914-565: Is the American actor Tom Cruise , who helped popularize "Gangnam style" on Twitter and tweeted whether Psy would "make a good future co-star Gangnam Style?". Psy is known for his sense of humor in his concerts, where he imitates female singers such as Park Ji-yoon , Lee Hyo-ri , Lady Gaga , and Beyoncé . Although his music is part of the K-pop (Korean popular music) genre, Beth Hong from The Vancouver Observer noted that Psy doesn't fit
5040-454: Is the biggest market in the universe for pop music, right, so everybody's dreaming about having appearance in the U.S. so I'm still saying, "What going on here? This is beautiful." Riding high on the success of "Gangnam Style", Psy was signed by Scooter Braun to Braun's Schoolboy Records , a label distributed by Republic Records . In early September, the Gangnam district awarded Psy with
5166-747: Is well attested in Western Old Japanese and Northern Ryukyuan languages , in Eastern Old Japanese it only occurs in compounds, and it is only present in three dialects of the Southern Ryukyuan language group . Also, the doublet wo meaning "hemp" is attested in Western Old Japanese and Southern Ryukyuan languages. It is thus plausible to assume a borrowed term. (See Classification of the Japonic languages or Comparison of Japanese and Korean for further details on
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5292-559: The 2012 Mnet Asian Music Awards in Hong Kong on November 30, 2012. On December 21, 2012, "Gangnam Style" reached 1 billion views on YouTube, becoming the first video to do so in the website's history. He met actor and stunt performer Jackie Chan , who called him a role model that proved that "dreams do come true". Also, he was selected as Singer of the Year in the public survey conducted by Gallup Korea that year. In January 2013, Psy
5418-524: The Korean dialects , which are still largely mutually intelligible . The Chinese language , written with Chinese characters and read with Sino-Xenic pronunciations , was first introduced to Korea in the 1st century BC, and remained the medium of formal writing and government until the late 19th century. Korean scholars adapted Chinese characters (known in Korean as Hanja ) to write their own language, creating scripts known as idu , hyangchal , gugyeol , and gakpil. These systems were cumbersome, due to
5544-616: The MTV Europe Music Awards where he performed "Gangnam Style" and held off competition from Rihanna , Katy Perry , and Lady Gaga to win the " Best Video " award. The event was broadcast worldwide and hosted by the German model and actress Heidi Klum , who introduced Psy to the audience as the "undisputed King of Pop". A few days later, American singer-songwriter Madonna performed a mashup of "Gangnam Style" and " Give It 2 Me " alongside Psy and her backup dancers during
5670-568: The Three Kingdoms of Korea (not the ancient confederacies in the southern Korean Peninsula), while " -eo " and " -mal " mean "language" and "speech", respectively. Korean is also simply referred to as guk-eo , literally "national language". This name is based on the same Han characters ( 國語 "nation" + "language") that are also used in Taiwan and Japan to refer to their respective national languages. In North Korea and China ,
5796-556: The final match of the 2012–13 Coppa Italia . On June 8, 2013, Psy and his troupe performed "Gentleman" on the Finale of Britain's Got Talent , Series 7. Later that month, on June 8, Psy co-hosted the Canadian MuchMusic Video Awards , where he also opened the show with his worldwide hit "Gangnam Style" and ended the show with his "official last performance of 'Gentleman' on TV." Psy was slated to star in
5922-415: The "New Face" video Apink 's Son Na-eun played the title role. On May 15, 2018, Psy officially left YG Entertainment after eight years. In 2019, he founded his own label P Nation. He signed his first artist Jessi on January 25, 2019. Two days later, on January 27, 2019, he also signed both Hyuna and Dawn , formerly of Cube Entertainment with the latter being a former member of Pentagon under
6048-408: 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
6174-968: The 16th century for all Korean classes, including uneducated peasants and slaves. By the 17th century, the yangban had exchanged Hangul letters with slaves, which suggests a high literacy rate of Hangul during the Joseon era. In the context of growing Korean nationalism in the 19th century, the Gabo Reform of 1894 abolished the Confucian examinations and decreed that government documents would be issued in Hangul instead of literary Chinese. Some newspapers were published entirely in Hangul, but other publications used Korean mixed script , with Hanja for Sino-Korean vocabulary and Hangul for other elements. North Korea abolished Hanja in writing in 1949, but continues to teach them in schools. Their usage in South Korea
6300-688: The British Minister of State for the Foreign Office , Psy's music has given the world a glimpse of the dynamism and vibrancy of modern Korea. South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism recognized Psy's cultural achievements by bestowing upon him the Okgwan Order , a 4th grade Order of Cultural Merit . On May 25, 2017, Psy was presented with a Diamond Play Button from YouTube, in recognition of his surpassing 10 million subscribers to his YouTube channel, making him
6426-485: The British rock band Queen his biggest musical influence: "My lifetime role model and hero is Freddie Mercury of Queen. His songwriting skills, I cannot even approach, but his showmanship, I learned it from videos. I'm No. 1 in the U.K. right now, so if I have any chance to go there, I want to meet Queen and to tell them how much I got inspired by their music." Psy also revealed that the one celebrity he wants to meet most
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#17328012599686552-630: 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. Korean language Korean ( South Korean : 한국어 , Hanguk-eo ; North Korean : 조선어 , Chosŏnŏ ) is the native language for about 81 million people, mostly of Korean descent. It
6678-467: The Psycho World! , for which he was fined by South Korean government authorities due to his album's "inappropriate content". Psy was a rookie hip-hop singer that stirred up the Korean pop music scene with very blunt lyrics, peculiar dance moves and an unconventional appearance that earned him the nickname "The Bizarre Singer" ( 엽기가수 ). His second album Sa 2 also created controversy upon its release in 2002, earning complaints from civil groups due to
6804-766: The Seoul Administrative Court decided that Psy must be redrafted, rejecting a lawsuit filed by Psy against the Military Manpower Administration (MMA) in August. Two months later, Psy was re-drafted into the military where he had held the rank of Private First Class and served as a signalman in the 52nd Army Infantry Division , before being released from duties in July 2009. Owing to financial difficulties, Psy could no longer release his own songs. His wife encouraged him to join
6930-592: The South Korean music label YG Entertainment , whose founder and chief executive officer Yang Hyun-suk was an old friend of Psy's. In 2010, Psy joined YG Entertainment. The K-pop singer Kim Hee-chul , from the boyband Super Junior , wished Psy had joined his group's label SM Entertainment instead. Psy released his fifth album PsyFive in 2010, and its lead single "Right Now" was banned from under-19 audiences by South Korea's Ministry of Gender Equality and Family for what it deemed an "obscene" lyric, "Life
7056-652: The Top Three Chefs, based on more than one hundred ninety video entries, in Psy's "Psy Needs a Chef" video contest. The Top Three Chefs in this contest were Aaron Contreras, Dj Park and Ricardo Caput. Voting ended June 10, 2013, at midnight Greenwich Mean Time . Aaron Contreras received 2,005 votes. Ricardo received 22,384 votes. Dj Park, won the popular vote with 22,533 votes. Winners were to be announced June 14, 2013. However, Psy postponed his decision until June 18, 2013, and chose Ricardo to be his chef, in spite of
7182-635: The United States, he lost interest in his studies, spending his remaining tuition funds on musical instruments and entertainment equipment, including a computer, an electric keyboard, and a MIDI interface. After attending an English-language summer course and studying for one semester, Park dropped out of Boston University and applied to study at Berklee College of Music instead. During his time at Berklee, Park took core curriculum lessons in ear training, contemporary writing and music synthesis, but he soon dropped out and returned to South Korea to pursue
7308-552: 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,
7434-765: 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
7560-415: The anchors. The following day, he also made a cameo appearance on Saturday Night Live during a skit featuring "Gangnam Style". Commenting on his popularity among foreign celebrities, Psy said: When I realized that some top stars like have imagined or tweeted about me, I thought, "That's joking. That's not gonna happen" ... I never expect things like this, not because they are top stars, but because this
7686-440: The audio of Psy's follow-up single " Gentleman " was leaked onto the internet, a day before its official international release. On the following day, the music video for 'Gentleman' premiered at Psy's 'Happening' Concert, which was attended by 50,000 people and live streamed on YouTube to an audience of 150,000. Guest performers of the concert included Lee Hi , 2NE1 and G-Dragon . He reportedly invested US$ 2.7 million into
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#17328012599687812-469: The basic ones. When first recorded in historical texts, Korean was only a spoken language . Since the turn of the 21st century, aspects of Korean culture have spread to other countries through globalization and cultural exports . As such, interest in Korean language acquisition (as a foreign language ) is also generated by longstanding alliances, military involvement, and diplomacy, such as between South Korea–United States and China–North Korea since
7938-455: The beginnings of words. /l/ becomes alveolar flap [ɾ] between vowels, and [l] or [ɭ] at the end of a syllable or next to another /l/ . A written syllable-final ' ㄹ ', when followed by a vowel or a glide ( i.e. , when the next character starts with ' ㅇ '), migrates to the next syllable and thus becomes [ɾ] . Traditionally, /l/ was disallowed at the beginning of a word. It disappeared before [j] , and otherwise became /n/ . However,
8064-430: 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,
8190-529: 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
8316-447: 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
8442-677: 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
8568-638: 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")
8694-733: The end of World War II and the Korean War . Along with other languages such as Chinese and Arabic , Korean is ranked at the top difficulty level for English speakers by the United States Department of Defense . Modern Korean descends from Middle Korean , which in turn descends from Old Korean , which descends from the Proto-Koreanic language , which is generally suggested to have its linguistic homeland somewhere in Manchuria . Whitman (2012) suggests that
8820-408: 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
8946-488: The first Asian solo artist to ever do so. On October 14, 2006, Psy married Yoo Hye-yeon, a cello major at Yonsei University and his girlfriend of three and a half years. According to the Korean Broadcasting System , the couple were introduced by a mutual acquaintance. They have twin daughters. Psy considers "Gangnam Style" to be the greatest achievement of his life. Psy finalized the purchase of
9072-399: The first Korean dynasty known to Western nations. Korean people in the former USSR refer to themselves as Koryo-saram or Koryo-in (literally, " Koryo/Goryeo persons"), and call the language Koryo-mal' . Some older English sources also use the spelling "Corea" to refer to the nation, and its inflected form for the language, culture and people, "Korea" becoming more popular in
9198-496: The first video on YouTube to reach 1 billion views and was the most-viewed video on YouTube for nearly five years before being surpassed by the video for " See You Again " by Wiz Khalifa , and holds the record for the most days spent at the top spot. He followed this with his single " Gentleman ", which was the most-viewed YouTube video in its first 24 hours at the time. In 2018, he founded his talent agency P Nation , where he released his studio album Psy 9th in 2022, supported by
9324-456: The fundamental disparities between the Korean and Chinese languages, and accessible only to those educated in classical Chinese. Most of the population was illiterate. In the 15th century King Sejong the Great personally developed an alphabetic featural writing system , known today as Hangul , to promote literacy among the common people. Introduced in the document Hunminjeongeum , it
9450-451: 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
9576-479: The inflow of western loanwords changed the trend, and now word-initial /l/ (mostly from English loanwords) are pronounced as a free variation of either [ɾ] or [l] . All obstruents (plosives, affricates, fricatives) at the end of a word are pronounced with no audible release , [p̚, t̚, k̚] . Plosive sounds /p, t, k/ become nasals [m, n, ŋ] before nasal sounds. Hangul spelling does not reflect these assimilatory pronunciation rules, but rather maintains
9702-408: The issue between Japanese and Korean, including Alexander Vovin, have argued that the indicated similarities are not due to any genetic relationship , but rather to a sprachbund effect and heavy borrowing, especially from Ancient Korean into Western Old Japanese . A good example might be Middle Korean sàm and Japanese asá , meaning " hemp ". This word seems to be a cognate, but although it
9828-444: The label had 10 artists signed to the label, including the six-member boy band, TNX . The record label is located in the Gangnam area. Park Jae-sang's stage name "Psy" derives from the word psycho . Explaining his stage name, he said in a BBC interview, "what I thought was, you know, crazy about music, dancing, performance, so that kind of psycho". In a 2012 interview with The New York Times , Psy called Freddie Mercury of
9954-508: 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
10080-639: The language is most often called Joseon-mal , or more formally, Joseon-o . This is taken from the North Korean name for Korea (Joseon), a name retained from the Joseon dynasty until the proclamation of the Korean Empire , which in turn was annexed by the Empire of Japan . In mainland China , following the establishment of diplomatic relations with South Korea in 1992, the term Cháoxiǎnyǔ or
10206-447: 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,
10332-455: The late 1800s. In South Korea the Korean language is referred to by many names including hanguk-eo ("Korean language"), hanguk-mal ("Korean speech") and uri-mal ("our language"); " hanguk " is taken from the name of the Korean Empire ( 대한제국 ; 大韓帝國 ; Daehan Jeguk ). The " han " ( 韓 ) in Hanguk and Daehan Jeguk is derived from Samhan , in reference to
10458-726: The lead track " That That ". Park Jae-sang was born on December 31, 1977, to an affluent family in the Gangnam District of Seoul , South Korea. He was born into the Milyang Park clan . His father, Park Won-Ho, is the executive chairman of DI Corporation , a manufacturer of semiconductor manufacturing equipment listed on the Korea Exchange . His mother, Kim Young-hee, owns several restaurants in Gangnam. Park attended Banpo ( 반포 ) Elementary and Middle Schools and Sehwa ( 세화 ) High School. He disliked school and
10584-478: The moment he realized "Gangnam Style" became famous. According to The Independent , tickets for his speech were "in such demand they had to be assigned by ballot—a method not required when former presidential candidate John McCain spoke earlier that year, nor when Mother Teresa , the Dalai Lama nor Michael Jackson spoke". On November 12, 2012, Psy became the second South Korean music artist to appear at
10710-501: The moves of Lady Gaga and Beyoncé . In July 2012, Psy released his sixth album Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1 and the song " Gangnam Style " appeared in broadcasting networks and newspapers outside Asia. On August 14, "Gangnam Style" ranked first on YouTube's 'Most Viewed Videos' monthly chart; on August 21, 2012, "Gangnam Style" officially charted No. 1 on the iTunes Music Video Charts, overtaking Justin Bieber 's " As Long as You Love Me " and Katy Perry 's " Wide Awake "; this feat
10836-719: The name E'Dawn. He also signed Crush on July 17, 2019, and Heize on September 16, 2020. On April 26, 2021, it was reported that he and Park Jin-young , the founder of JYP Entertainment , will collaborate to form a new boy group each in Loud , which premiered on June 5, 2021, on SBS . In 2022, Psy did his first concert in Dubai as part of the Expo 2020 on Korean national day event. On April 29, 2022, Psy released his ninth studio album, Psy 9th , with its lead single " That That " featuring Suga of BTS . On June 10, 2022, Psy released
10962-446: The official SNS afternoon tour schedule of 'Psy Soak Show SUMMER SWAG 2022', a domestic tour of 7 cities in the country until August 20. Following Psy's departure from YG Entertainment in 2018, Psy founded his own entertainment company, P Nation. Psy announced the first artist signed to his label in January 2019, the rapper Jessi . P Nation then signed Hyuna and Dawn , both formerly of Cube Entertainment . As of November 2022,
11088-415: The popular vote. On June 9, 2014, Psy released a new single, " Hangover ", featuring American rapper Snoop Dogg , and announced his intention to release a new song titled "Father". On December 1, 2014, the YouTube video for "Gangnam Style" garnered over 2 − 1 views, overflowing the YouTube counter to a negative number, resulting in a public comment from Google/YouTube saying "We never thought
11214-464: The potentially negative influence his album would have on children and teenagers. Since then, Psy has been thought of as a controversial artist, and Sa 2 was banned in 2002 from being sold to the under-19 set. In September of the same year, Psy released his third album 3 Psy . The album's title song, "Champion", saw great success partly due to the hype from the World Cup games held in Seoul. Despite
11340-567: The production of the concert. Psy continued to promote Gentlemen throughout 2013. In May 2013, PSY appeared twice on Live! with Kelly and Michael and taught Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan how to do the Gentleman Dance. Psy also appeared in the finale of American Idol season 12 and sang "Gentleman". Psy also performed his song "Gentleman" on the Finale of Dancing With the Stars , Season 16. Five days later, Psy also performed at
11466-638: The proto-Koreans, already present in northern Korea, expanded into the southern part of the Korean Peninsula at around 300 BC and coexisted with the descendants of the Japonic Mumun cultivators (or assimilated them). Both had influence on each other and a later founder effect diminished the internal variety of both language families. Since the establishment of two independent governments, North–South differences have developed in standard Korean, including variations in pronunciation and vocabulary chosen. However, these minor differences can be found in any of
11592-470: 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
11718-459: The rest of my life, because my grandpa loved me so much, and I couldn't be there for him on his deathbed." Psy was also fined in January 2002 for the marijuana incident. In the early 2010s, South Korea's Sunshine Policy towards North Korea was downscaled as tensions between the two countries continued to increase. As a result, Psy was questioned by the media on several occasions regarding his views on North Korea. On April 13, 2013, Psy attended
11844-415: 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
11970-669: The short form Cháoyǔ has normally been used to refer to the standard language of North Korea and Yanbian , whereas Hánguóyǔ or the short form Hányǔ is used to refer to the standard language of South Korea. Korean is a member of the Koreanic family along with the Jeju language . Some linguists have included it in the Altaic family, but the core Altaic proposal itself has lost most of its prior support. The Khitan language has several vocabulary items similar to Korean that are not found in other Mongolian or Tungusic languages, suggesting
12096-408: 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
12222-402: The significant amount of controversy surrounding his music, Psy was awarded songwriting accolades at the annual Seoul Music Awards , marking his breakthrough in the South Korean music industry. In 2003, Psy was conscripted into the South Korean military as part of mandatory military service imposed on all South Korean men aged 18 to 35. Psy was excused from military duty due to working at
12348-425: 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
12474-481: The standard K-pop idol image of being "incredibly young, good-looking, and able to carry a melodramatic note". Lucy Williamson from the BBC recognized Psy as South Korea's "newest and biggest music star", but also described him as "unpolished, unpredictable and he doesn't look like your typical Korean idol". Sarah Charlton from Reuters called him a "chubby South Korean pop singer" that has found fame and popularity in
12600-434: 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 the iTunes Music Video Charts. This feat
12726-528: The store?' Response 예/네. ye/ne AFF Psy (rapper) Park Jae-sang ( Korean : 박재상 , IPA: [pɐk̚.t͡ɕεsɐŋ] ; born December 31, 1977), better known by his stage name Psy ( 싸이 ; / ˈ s aɪ / SY ), is a South Korean rapper and singer-songwriter. Known domestically for his humorous music videos and performances and internationally for his hit single " Gangnam Style ", he has received numerous accolades , including an American Music Award , ten MAMA Awards , and
12852-430: 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
12978-441: The tense fricative and all the affricates as well. At the end of a syllable, /s/ changes to /t/ (example: beoseot ( 버섯 ) 'mushroom'). /h/ may become a bilabial [ɸ] before [o] or [u] , a palatal [ç] before [j] or [i] , a velar [x] before [ɯ] , a voiced [ɦ] between voiced sounds, and a [h] elsewhere. /p, t, t͡ɕ, k/ become voiced [b, d, d͡ʑ, ɡ] between voiced sounds. /m, n/ frequently denasalize at
13104-420: 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
13230-464: The underlying, partly historical morphology . Given this, it is sometimes hard to tell which actual phonemes are present in a certain word. The traditional prohibition of word-initial /ɾ/ became a morphological rule called "initial law" ( 두음법칙 ) in the pronunciation standards of South Korea, which pertains to Sino-Korean vocabulary. Such words retain their word-initial /ɾ/ in the pronunciation standards of North Korea. For example, ^NOTE ㅏ
13356-409: 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
13482-476: The world". During the span of his career, Psy was awarded multiple Guinness World Records for: As a result of his achievements, Psy is considered to be the first K-pop artist to make a breakthrough in the Western music industry . In an interview with Agence France-Presse , Psy affirmed that "[i]t will be only a matter of time before K-Pop will produce many others like Psy". According to Hugo Swire ,
13608-496: 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
13734-520: Was 15 years old, he watched a Korean TV programme that introduced foreign pop music. One particular episode showed a concert at Wembley Stadium held by the British rock band Queen where they performed their 1975 hit single " Bohemian Rhapsody ". Park said it was this concert footage that sparked his love for music. As part of preparations to take over DI Corporation from his father, Park had originally planned to study business administration at Boston University in 1996. However, upon his arrival in
13860-512: 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 the KOSDAQ
13986-454: 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
14112-597: 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
14238-585: Was announced as a winner of the 2013 Korea Image Awards, being awarded the Korea Image Stepping Stone Award for "his contribution to enhancing the national image". Psy made his debut on South American television by giving an interview on the Brazilian news program Fantástico . It was announced on January 27, 2013, that Psy would perform at South Korea's presidential inauguration ceremony on February 25, 2013. On April 12, 2013,
14364-655: Was appointed as a goodwill ambassador of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). On November 7, 2012, Psy held a speech in England at the Oxford Union to discuss the inspiration behind "Gangnam Style" and his next album. He told the audience that due to the success of "Gangnam Style" he is now living in both a dream and a nightmare, as it will be difficult for his next song to equal "Gangnam Style"'s success. He also talked about his early life and
14490-552: Was broadcast by Mezamashi TV ( mezamashi meaning "wake-up alarm"), a Japanese news magazine show produced by Fuji Television . This marked his first appearance on a foreign broadcasting network. During the concert, Psy introduced himself to his Japanese fans with a sign that read "I'm a famous singer well known for driving the audience wild in Korea, but here, today, I'm just a little chubby newcomer" and sang five of his hit songs while Japanese TV commentators expressed their approval in their astonishment at his humorous incorporation of
14616-533: Was called eonmun ('colloquial script') and quickly spread nationwide to increase literacy in Korea. The Korean alphabet was denounced by the yangban aristocracy, who looked down upon it too easy to learn. However, it gained widespread use among the common class and was widely used to print popular novels which were enjoyed by the common class. Since few people could understand official documents written in classical Chinese, Korean kings sometimes released public notices entirely written in Hangul as early as
14742-590: 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
14868-465: 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
14994-427: 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,
15120-441: 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, the company unsuccessfully applied for listing on
15246-440: 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
15372-404: Was known as the class clown . In an interview on South Korea's Seoul Broadcasting System , a former teacher of Park said: "I remember Psy making a lot of sexual jokes during class. He had such a big influence that he would drive the entire class to his jokes. I disliked him at the time, but looking back, I see that he added a great energy to the class." Park told CNN's Alina Cho that when he
15498-530: 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,
15624-426: 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
15750-433: Was the first for a South Korean artist. After the video went viral, celebrities quickly jumped on board, with Katy Perry , Britney Spears , and Tom Cruise taking to Twitter to share their delight. The Gangnam Style phenomenon has also popularized his older music videos, such as "Right Now". On September 14, 2012, he appeared on The Today Show on NBC in New York City, performing the song live and teaching dance moves to
15876-454: 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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