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YG on letting his artists go solo & variety show appearances

In an interview with Osen News on January 3rd, Yang Hyun Suk was asked about idol groups disbanding and why he lets 2NE1 & Big Bang have so many sub-units and solo tracks. He explained: “We let the Big Bang … Continue reading

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SBS Accused Of YG Favoritism

Again, netizens are in a tizzy over perceived favoritism by one of the major Korean networks. This time it’s the SBS Gayo Daejun that has come under fire for giving GD&TOP and Se7en twelve minutes of air time, then giving … Continue reading

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YG With Delivers Coal To Help Poor Families Keep Warm, Gives 160 000 USD To Charity

On December 27th, Se7en, 2NE1, Big Bang, Sean, and many YG Family staff members took part in a coal briquette delivery operation for the charity Love Coal, on behalf of YG Family’s “YG With” charity program. YG With started in … Continue reading

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The KBS And YG Mess

YG Entertainment announced earlier, on December 19th, that they wouldn’t be attending KBS’s 2010 Music Festival/Gayo Daechookjae, which was held on December 30th. However, GD&TOP, 2NE1, Se7en, and Taeyang took part in both SBS Gayo Daejun and MBC Music Festival, … Continue reading

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SBS Shot Themselves In The Foot With MAMA Attendees Ban

SBS Inkigayo is getting a lot of (justified) flack from industry insiders due to their MAMA attendees ban, which seems to extend only to less popular artists and minor companies. Despite YG Entertainment having defied SBS’s warning that missing Inkigayo … Continue reading

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YG Entertainment Artists Promote Jaeson Ma’s “Glory”

Jaeson Ma, a pastor and rapper who’s friends with many a YG Family member, is releasing a new album called “Glory” on December 7th. To help him promote, Jinusean, Danny, Masta Wu, Choice 37, TOP, Minzy, Gummy and quite a … Continue reading

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Universal Records Philippines Announce Partnership with YG Ent

On November 26th, Universal Records* announced a partnership with YG Entertainment, with plans to release 2NE1′s “To Anyone”, “The First Mini Album”, and a Big Bang compilation called “Essential Big Bang” in the Philippines. YG representatives have not yet confirmed … Continue reading

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Few artists other than YG and JYP’s attending the MAMAs

On the list of those not attending the 2010 MAMAs are all SM Entertainment artists, including Sonyeo Shidae, Super Junior, Shinee, f(x) and BoA (as SM is boycotting the MAMAs after alleging last year that the selection of nominees was … Continue reading

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YG Entertainment Turned Down By KOSDAQ

On November 12th, KOSDAQ announced that YG Entertainment was “unsuitable to be listed”. This comes after YG Entertainment applied in August to be listed on KOSDAQ, which would have made them the third entertainment company, behind SM Entertainment and MNet … Continue reading

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Fake 2NE1, Big Bang and Se7en Albums Floating Around On iTunes

There is a fake album called “2ne1 Acapella” for sale on iTunes. The fake album has twelve tracks, with some of them listed as a cappella versions – songs with only the vocal track and no background music. Despite reports … Continue reading

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