[MANNAM] The representatives of Korean entertainment agencies Ver. 2 'YG Entertainment'

Today, I upload a post about YG entertainment!

 

YG Entertainment (Korean: YG 엔터테인먼트) is a record label and talent agency founded by Yang Hyun-suk based in Seoul, South Korea. It produces and markets music recording/publishing, record manufacturing/sales, artist management, concert production, and new artist discovering/training. YG is an abbreviation for "Yang Goon", a nickname given to the Executive Director Yang Hyun-suk.

 

Once the home of hip-hop groups Jinusean and 1TYM, its current roster of recording artists are known to be some of the biggest K-pop acts internationally. Big Bang, 2NE1, and PSY have proved to be the front runners of Korean music wave, while Epik High, Se7en, Gummy, and Lee Hi have all achieved great success.

YG Entertainment is known for their emphasis on artistic freedom and keeping the integrity of the music. Most of their acts are self-sustaining, since they compose and produce a majority of their own music. The label's distinct philosophy made them outsiders to the Korean mainstream until Big Bang's domination in the late 2000s. Today, YG Entertainment is known as one of the "big three" record companies in South Korea for their large market share. Official contents by YG Entertainment and its artists have cumulatively garnered more than 3.5 billion views and are subscribed by more than 8 million users on YouTube, making them the most viewed and most subscribed artists and entertainment agency in Asia-Pacific.

YG Entertainment's records are distributed by KMP Holdings in Korea, WMG in Taiwan, and Japan operations are managed by YGEX, a collaboration label between AVEX and YG Entertainment. The company officially became a publicly traded company on November 23, 2011. In 2012, YG Entertainment's share prices saw a year-over-year increase of more than 60% due to the increase in publicity following the achievements of multiple artists on the label.

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I think only those with the ability belong to YG entertainment. They have their own uniqueness and colors.

Next time, I will upload a oost about the representatives od Korean entertainment agencies Ver. 3.

You can look forward to Ver.3!