RaNia calls Yang Hyun Suk ‘Yang Savior’

RaNia recently showed their gratitude to Yang Hyun Suk for helping them with their “Style” comeback and revealed, “To us, Yang Hyun Suk is our ‘Yang Savior’.” DR Music stated, “Since this past April, all of our members and staff called Yang Hyun Suk, ‘Yang Savior’. We’re not sure what other words we could use to show the amount of gratitude we feel,” revealing the reason behind his nickname. “When [...]

 

Rania is Back

© Dr. Music Entertainment Girl group Rania has returned to the Korean music market with a new single. Their third single Style was released on September 21st and was produced by YG Entertainment’s Yang Hyunsuk, which makes it the first production of this agency for a non-YG artist. Apart from YG, Tablo was responsible for the lyrics, while Teddy wrote the rap parts. Rania returned as a five-member group after [...]

 

Yang Hyun Suk says, “This is only the beginning of the PSY phenomenon”

YG Entertainment CEO Yang Hyun Suk did not hold back his praise for singer PSY who has now become a world star, saying, ““Gangnam Style” is not a hit K-Pop song, but rather, it is a major incident that marks a turning point for Korean music.” PSY’s “Gangnam Style” has currently risen to #4 on the US iTunes chart, and continues to rank high on the iTunes Chart for 15 [...]

 

G-Dragon releases "One of a Kind" mini-album

On September 15th, G-Dragon released his first mini-album “One of a Kind” after teasing fans for the past few months with new tracks and audio teasers. Focusing more strongly on hip-hop in this album, “One of a Kind” is G-Dragon's first album release since his last hit album “Heartbreaker” in 2009. “One of a Kind” features the work of YG's leading producer Teddy, as well as CHOICE37, Choi Pilkang, Ham [...]

 

Rapper Vasco states Seungri’s sex scandal won’t have much effect on YG Entertainment

Rapper Vasco denounced the rumors that suggested YG‘s stocks would be plummeting now that Big Bang‘s Seungri has been swept up in a sex scandal. Once Seungri’s scandal was reported by the Japanese media on September 13th, Vasco turned to his Twitter page to write, “YG’s stocks to plummet because of Seungri’s scandal? Don’t be ridiculous. If that’s the case, then buy up now. It’s an opportunity. It’ll take more [...]

 

G-Dragon reveals tracklist for upcoming mini-album, "One of a Kind"

After revealing two songs off his next mini-album, “One of a Kind” and “That XX,” G-Dragon surprised fans with a full tracklist for the entire mini-album. “One of a Kind” will feature six songs as well as a bonus track. G-Dragon is noted to have contributed to each track in either the writing or composition process. Numerous other big names are also mentioned such as YG's Teddy, Epik High's Tablo, [...]

 

2NE1′s Park Bom still loves to eat corn?

2NE1 member Park Bom‘s consistent love for corn was revealed through a recent picture of YG health trainer Hwangssabu‘s discouraged face after catching Bom with a corn sandwich. The photo above appeared on an online Korean community with the title, “Park Bom and Hwangssabu“. The hungry Park Bom had tried to secretly eat a corn sandwich before 2NE1′s concert in Osaka, only to be caught by Hwangssabu. During the past [...]

 

YG Entertainment reveals video teaser featuring trainee Jennie Kim

YG Entertainment is expected to debut a new girl group by the end of the year, and they are now slowly revealing the members of the upcoming group. After releasing a solo portrait image of Jennie earlier this year, YG has recently uploaded a video clip onto their official YouTube channel, giving more details on the future girl group member. The video features a stop-motion effect, with images from Jennie's [...]

 

YG Entertainment announces debut plans for SuPearls and "Future 2NE1" girl group

The next few months will be quite busy for YG Entertainment, as they recently announced debut plans for SuPearls from “K-Pop Star” and their new “Future 2NE1″ girl group. A YG representative announced on August 13th, “SuPearls is set to make their debut in September, while the new girl group will debut a month later in October.” SuPearls, originally consisting of Park Jimin, Michelle Lee, Lee Jungmi, and Lee Seungjoo, [...]

 

Yang Hyun Suk, BoA and other celebrities spotted at Psy’s concert

Many celebrities were sighted enjoying the energetic atmosphere of Psy‘s ‘Summer Stand THE Soaked Show’ solo concert held on the 11th at the Jamsil Sports Complex. YG‘s Yang Hyun Suk was spotted cheering on his artist, while BoA was seen enjoying the show with a smile on her face. Sitting behind her was the Jisung-Lee Bo Young celebrity couple who were seen engaging in lovey-dovey acts while watching Psy’s performance. [...]