YG Entertainment has updated its teaser poster for the next artist to release an album and this time only 2NE1 and CL are highlighted. YG Entertainment has been teasing fans for the past month through a slow process of elimination on its “Who’s Next?” poster. Previously, only Taeyang, 2NE1, CL, Kang Seung Yoon, and “YG New Artist” were highlighted among all of the names of YG art...
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On May 7 at the press conference for the upcoming film “After Earth” (directed by Night Shyamalan), actor Will Smith revealed his thoughts on Korea and its artists. He stated, “After arriving in Korea we visited ‘YG Entertainment’ yesterday. We met with a lot of artists including G-Dragon. The Korea we see from overseas is amazing and artistic. And it is full of creativity.” Will Smith also added ...
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YG Entertainment uploaded a picture on its official blog on May 7 which shows Will Smith and son Jaden posing for the camera surrounded by members of the YG Family: G-Dragon, Taeyang, CL, T.O.P, Teddy, and Yang Hyun Suk. It is reported that Will Smith expressed a desire to visit YG first and during the visit, Will and Jaden Smith, both who have a lot of interest in music, enjoyed their time and fe...
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Something is coming up for YG Entertainment and the agency announced the date with a mysterious image on its official website. On May 6 the agency uploaded an image on its website that had the words “Who’s Next?” and the date of May 28. Also on the image were the names of some YG artists such as PSY, Gummy, Epik High, and members from Big Bang and 2NE1. Looks like YG has chosen...
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Singer Se7en, who recently received a lot of positive attention due to his military assignment as a rifleman, was reassigned as a celebrity soldier. According to “The Korea Economic Daily” on April 28, Se7en’s agency YG Entertainment announced, “After his basic training, Se7en has been reassigned as a celebrity solider instead of becoming a regular rifleman in the 135th infantry division.” When Se...
+ more![[Gallery] Happy Birthday, Daesung! YG Family Celebrates Daesung’s 23rd Birthday!](http://d1i45kki000yqu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/daesung-wide-300x196.png "[Gallery] Happy Birthday, Daesung! YG Family Celebrates Daesung’s 23rd Birthday!")
Some K-Pop fans throughout the world are celebrating the birthday of one of their favorite idols- Big Bang’s Daesung! He made his debut when he was 17 years old and now he’s already 23! As such, we at Soompi want to celebrate by sharing twenty-three pictures of the smiling angel. But first, his YG Family also gave a birthday shout-out to celebrate the special occasion. 2ne1’s Sandara Park: Daesung...
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Great news! PSY has uploaded his first “Gentleman” performance on his official Youtube channel. He performed this song for the first time at his “Happening” concert on April 13 and hasn’t since, making this clip a rarity. If you weren’t able to watch the concert live, this is a great opportunity to experience the exciting and energetic stage for yourself. Here i...
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Actress Ryu Hyun Kyung confessed that she almost joined YG and became a rapper! On April 23, she made a guest appearance on SBS’s variety talk show “Hwashin” where she showed her hidden talents. She revealed that she wanted to be a rapper when she was younger and almost got cast into YG Entertainment. “My childhood dream was to be a rapper and had the thought that I needed to debut as a rapper bef...
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YG Entertainment‘s cafeteria is receiving attention again. Recently on several popular online forums, a post titled “YG Cafeteria, Where Big Bang Frequents” surfaced with several pictures of YG’s cafeteria captured from various TV shows like SBS “K-Pop Star.” The pictures show “K-Pop Star” contestants serving themselves food buffet-style. YG’s ...
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The latest post on YG Entertainment‘s blog has revealed a countdown clock to the official release of PSY‘s music video for “Gentleman.” It is set to hit zero on Sunday, 1:00pm KST (Saturday, 9PM PST). While we still have a day to go for the music video, PSY will be holding his “Happening” concert tonight at 6:30pm KST. There, he will perform “Gentleman...
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