YG Entertainment

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YG Entertainment Co., Ltd.

logo
legal form Corporation
founding February 24, 1996
Seat Seoul , South Korea
management Hwang Bo-kyung
Branch Music and entertainment
Website ygfamily.com

YG Entertainment is a South Korean companies in the entertainment industry and record label .

history

YG Entertainment was founded in 1996 by Yang Hyun-suk and his brother Yang Min-suk. Since July 2011, the record company has been cooperating with the Japanese record company giant Avex . Together they founded the Avex sub-label YGEX . This markets artists from YG Entertainment in Japan.

Artists who are under contract with YG Entertainment are currently among the most successful musicians in the world. At the end of 2011, Big Bang beat Lena Meyer-Landrut and Britney Spears and won an MTV Europe Music Award for Best Worldwide Act . In 2012, Psy won an MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video with his Youtube hit Gangnam Style . Since the music video was released in July 2012, YG Entertainment's share value has increased by more than 50 percent.

In 2018, YG produced the web series YG Future Strategy Office together with Netflix .

On June 14, 2019, after several public scandals involving the agency's artists, Yang Hyun-suk announced that he was stepping down from all positions in the company with immediate effect. Shortly thereafter, Yang Min-suk resigned as CEO of YG Entertainment. A few days later, on June 20, 2019, Hwang Bo-kyung, the agency's previous managing director, was introduced as the new CEO.

Artist

The following artists, among others, are under contract for the company:

Musician

Boy and girl groups
Sub-units
Solo musician
Producers
HIGHGRND
THE BLACK LABEL
YGX
  • Anda
  • Blue.D

actor

comedian

Former artist

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ YGEX YGFAMILY 専 用 の レ ー ベ ル 誕生！ そ の 名 前 は "YGEX" In YGEX (Japanese / English / Korean), accessed December 29, 2012
  2. ↑ The latest craze: Pop from Korea ... Music: The latest craze: Pop from Korea . Focus. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  3. ↑ Winner's list: 2012 MTV EMA . MTV Australia. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  4. ↑ 'Gangnam Style' Link Spurs DI Surge: Chart of the Day , Bloomberg
  5. ↑ Yang Hyun-suk steps down from YG amid mounting pressure. In: koreaherald.com. June 14, 2019, accessed June 20, 2019 .
  6. ↑ YG Entertainment Appoints New CEO Following Yang Min Suk's Resignation. In: soompi.com. June 20, 2019, accessed June 20, 2019 .
  7. ↑ HIGHGRND - Artists . In: HIGHGRND .
  8. ↑ Here Comes The Black Label . In: The KHOP Loyalist .
  9. ↑ Young Model Ella Gross Officially Signs With Teddy's The Black Label. In: soompi.com. July 23, 2018, accessed September 24, 2018 .
  10. ^ The Black Label Confirms Signing Jeon Somi + Gives Details On Upcoming Debut. In: soompi.com. September 24, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018 .
  11. ↑ BIGBANG's Seungri Announced As CEO Of YG Entertainment's Subsidiary Company YGX. In: soompi.com. June 4, 2018, accessed September 24, 2018 .
  12. ↑ Anda Signs On With YGX Entertainment, YG Subsidiary Headed By BIGBANG's Seungri. In: soompi.com. July 21, 2018, accessed September 24, 2018 .
  13. ↑ http://mwave.interest.me/en/mobileweb/kpop-news/article/7068/video-how-yang-hyun-suk-went-from-being-dirt-poor-to-yg-ceo
  14. ↑ https://ygfamilyyblog.wordpress.com/yg-entertainment/former-members/
  15. ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2012/05/yang-hyun-suk-opens-up-about-how-his-relationship-with-wife-lee-eun-joo-began
  16. ↑ https://welovebom.com/2012/02/12/news-voice-in-korea-yg-prepared-kim-ji-eun-to-debut-with-park-bom/
  17. ↑ https://ygfamilyyblog.wordpress.com/yg-entertainment/former-members/
  18. ↑ http://www.koreaboo.com/buzz/dok2-masta-wu-sojin-digital-masta-release-collaboration-track-finale/
  19. ↑ https://ygfamilyyblog.wordpress.com/yg-entertainment/former-members/
  20. ↑ http://www.generasia.com/wiki/YMGA
  21. ↑ https://ygfamilyyblog.wordpress.com/yg-entertainment/former-members/
  22. ↑ YG "최근 마스타 우 떠났다, 향후 음악 활동 응원" 공식 입장 ( Korean ) xsportsnews. January 8, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  23. ↑ K-pop girl band 2NE1 breaks up . November 25, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  24. ↑ '2NE1' 에 대한 공식 입장 . YG Entertainment. April 5, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  25. ↑ Member Minzy to leave 2NE1 . In: Kpop Herald , April 5, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2017. 
  26. ↑ Update: CL Confirmed To Leave YG Entertainment. In: soompi.com. November 8, 2019, accessed November 8, 2019 .
  27. ↑ YG "위너 남태현 탈퇴 확정, 4 인조 재편" (공식 입장 전문) . Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  28. ↑ [공식 입장 스테파니 리, YNK 엔터 와 전속 계약 .. 임수정 과 한솥밥] ( Korean ) Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  29. ^ PSY Leaves YG Entertainment After 8 Years. In: soompi.com. May 15, 2018, accessed October 2, 2018 .
  30. ^ Epik High Parts Ways With YG Entertainment. In: soompi.com. October 2, 2018, accessed October 2, 2018 .
  31. ↑ Kang Sung Hoon Announces Decision To Leave SECHSKIES And YG Entertainment. In: soompi.com. January 1, 2019, accessed January 1, 2019 .

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