On November 4, the founder of JYP Entertainment, Park Jin Young, met with reporters in a café in Seoul and stated, “I don’t choose talented people; I only choose good and proper people.” He continued, “There was one illegal instance in the last 20 years. It was Nickhun’s drunk-driving incident. Truthfully, rather than the income of… Continue reading Park Jin Young Talks about Why His Artists Are Rarely in the Spotlight for Illegal Activities
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Park Jin Young: “2PM Is JYP’s Biggest Selling Artist”
Park Jin Young (also known as JYP), the head of JYP Entertainment, has revealed that boy band 2PM is the talent agency’s biggest selling act. In a small meeting with a group of Korean entertainment journalists held on November 4, Park Jin Young was asked if miss A star Suzy was the biggest seller on… Continue reading Park Jin Young: “2PM Is JYP’s Biggest Selling Artist”
M.I.B Kangnam Reveals Why He Came to Korea in Recent Photo Shoot with GanGee
Entertainment and fashion magazine GanGee has released its photoshoot with M.I.B star Kangnam, who has become an up-and-coming variety show star. In the interview following the shoot, Kangnam spoke about his motivation for coming to Korea from his native Japan. He said, “The reason why I came to Korea is that I wanted to rise to the… Continue reading M.I.B Kangnam Reveals Why He Came to Korea in Recent Photo Shoot with GanGee
2AM’s “Days Like Today” Tops Charts Immediately After Release
On October 27, 2AM’s pre release track, “Days Like Today” was released onto various music sites. Within 11 hours of release, it ranked first on Genie as well as Olleh Music. Other than those it ranked second on Monkey3 Music, third on Soribada and Mnet Music, and fifth on Melon. Meanwhile, “Days Like Today” is… Continue reading 2AM’s “Days Like Today” Tops Charts Immediately After Release
Gaeko Says Park Jin Young Ignored His Calls Asking to Work with Ye Eun
Gaeko reveals how difficult it was to get Ye Eun to feature on his new solo album. On October 15, Gaeko held an exhibition to display his new solo album “REDINGRAY” in a theater in Seoul. He revealed the episode of how he got Ye Eun to feature in his song “No Makeup.” “I was shocked after… Continue reading Gaeko Says Park Jin Young Ignored His Calls Asking to Work with Ye Eun
Members of TaeTiSeo Reveal Which Songwriters They Would Ask to Write a Song for Them
On the latest episode of “Yoo Hee Yeol’s Sketchbook,” TaeTiSeo made a guest appearance. The girls were asked, “Who outside of SM would you want to write your songs?” To this, the girls all had different responses. Seohyun replied, “I would like to receive a song from Park Jin Young. We already talked about this… Continue reading Members of TaeTiSeo Reveal Which Songwriters They Would Ask to Write a Song for Them
2PM’s Wooyoung Was Scolded by Park Jin Young for His Airport Fashion
2PM member Wooyoung recently shared story about a time he was scolded by Park Jin Young because of his airport fashion. On the September 23 broadcast of SBS’ “Magic Eye,” 2PM’s Taecyeon and Wooyoung, No Min Woo, Oh Sang Jin, and Jewelry’s Yewon appeared as guests on the variety talk show. During the latest recording,… Continue reading 2PM’s Wooyoung Was Scolded by Park Jin Young for His Airport Fashion
Jo Kwon Goes Trigger Happy With Camera at “JYP Nation – One Mic” Practice
JYP Entertainment artists are currently hard at work for their upcoming concert, “2014 JYP Nation – One Mic.” Jo Kwon‘s recent uploads on his Instagram account show multiple photos that he took with fellow JYP artists while practicing, the concert being just around the corner. The concept of the concert is that one mic is… Continue reading Jo Kwon Goes Trigger Happy With Camera at “JYP Nation – One Mic” Practice
HA:TFELT (Ye Eun): “I Had a War with JYP Over the Production of My Album”
HA:TFELT, also known as Wonder Girls’ Ye Eun, has revealed that she and Park Jin Young ran into heated conflicts over the direction of her album. During an interview with a local news outlet, the idol confessed, “Park Jin Young and I fought a lot while producing my album,” and laughed, “It was like a World… Continue reading HA:TFELT (Ye Eun): “I Had a War with JYP Over the Production of My Album”
JYPE Responds to HyunA and BTOB Hyunsik’s Homage to g.o.d
Recently, HyunA’s “From Where and Until When” featuring BEAST’s Yang Yoseob has been under scrutiny, after many noticed that its lyrics were similar to g.o.d’s 2004 track, “The Reason Why Opposites Attract.” BTOB’s Hyunsik, who wrote the song, explained that the copied lyrics were just homage to their industry seniors, congratulating them on their comeback.… Continue reading JYPE Responds to HyunA and BTOB Hyunsik’s Homage to g.o.d