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News: YG Partners with Samsung Electronics to Launch its Official Channel on China’s Largest Video-Sharing Site Youku

YG PARTNERS WITH SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS TO LAUNCH ITS OFFICIAL CHANNEL ON CHINA’S LARGEST VIDEO-SHARING SITE YOUKU

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[아시아경제 최준용 기자] The co-founder of YG Entertainment YANG MIN-SUK embarks on the Chinese market penetration venture as he goes hand in hand with Samsung Electronics to launch an official channel on China’s largest video-sharing website, Youku.

On July 24 at 3 p.m., the co-founder of the entertainment agency met with Youku Toudou Inc.’s contents director Zhu Xiang Yang and China’s Samsung Electronics marketing director Park Jung-jun for a ceremony in agreement to launch ‘YG FAMILY CHANNEL’ on Youkou. This website is the largest video-hosting website in China. The ceremony was held at Conrad Hotel in Beijing.

The launch of ‘YG FAMILY CHANNEL’ is a pioneer co-project of YG and Samsung Electronics to begin marketing in the Chinese market. Samsung Electronics is the official sponsor of YG’s official channel, and such strategic Korean Wave marketing will strengthen promotions targeted at Chinese youngsters.

YANG MIN-SUK, who said his greetings in Chinese, commented, “For the last decade we had many opportunities in China but we also faced a number of challenges. Thus it gives me great pleasure that we are holding an agreement ceremony finally here with Samsung Electronics and Youku. We will spare no effort to utilize the YG official channel on Youku as a tool to provide individualistic, transparent and exceptional contents to fulfill our role as the cultural bridge between Korea, China and the rest of Asia.”

YANG called his Chinese fans péngyou, which means ‘friends’ in Chinese, and added, “YG is embarking on a journey in China. As YG penetrates the vast land and every beautiful corner of the country, we aim to meet with our Chinese péngyou here.”

YG intends to exclusively provide premium contents – not only the music videos of the agency’s artists including BIGBANG, PSY and 2NE1, but also the video clips of interviews, making of the films, and BIGBANG’s World Tour documentary.

YG’s official channel on Youku titled ‘YG FAMILY CHANNEL’ will be officially launched on July 24 at 7 p.m. (8 p.m. Korean time).

YG, planning to establish a branch in China, is to kick off the market penetration project with the launch of its official channel on Youku.

Credits: YG-Life

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News: YG + Everland’s Hologram Concert Hall Open to Public on July 20

YG+EVERLAND’S HOLOGRAM CONCERT HALL OPEN TO PUBLIC JULY 20

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[스포츠조선 김표향기자] YG Entertainment’s project with Everland, establishing an year-round hologram concert hall dubbed “K-Pop Hologram : YG at Everland”, will be opened to public on July 20.

YANG MIN-SUK, a co-founder of YG Entertainment, will be starting the business of ‘K-Pop Hologram: YG at Everland’ in earnest with related companies including Everland, Korea Creative Content Agency and KT after the official launch.

YG, known for its strategic use of various contents related to new media for its artists, has recently cooperated with District to establish a joint venture of NIK (Next Interactive K, Limited), which is an investment distributor. ‘K-Pop Hologram: YG at Everland’, which is the first project for NIK, is different from any other hologram concert hall that this one will be operated permanently. The ‘YG at Everland’ project is a work of YG and Everland. YG is in charge of creating hologram visual aid of its artists including PSY and 2NE1, while Everland is responsible for the facility including infrastructure, design and visual and music equipment.

Hologram concert hall consists of Media Façade (using the walls as a large screen) and vivid screen technologies. The most amazing trait of the hall is that the performances are extremely life-like. Audience can be soaked in the excellent sound system to enjoy the dynamic rhythms of PSY. Pictures of the audience will be displayed on the screens before the performance takes place, which encourages audience participation.

“The project is even more meaningful as it is a part of ‘co-supporting the growth of next generation contents’ by Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (Minister Choi Mun-ki) and Korea Creative Content Agency (Director Hong Sang-pyo), which is a fruit reaped by the cooperation between large and small businesses,” the entertainment agency emphasized.

383.47 m2 wide, the hologram concert hall is located in Global Fair of Everland, and can accommodate 100 people at a time. The performance goes on for 30 minutes, with 16 performances per day. To make it flawless, the concert hall will officially be open to public in later half of the year. Once it opens, during the time it is opened, visitors to Everland will be able to enter for free. In the first performance, PSY’s ‘GENTLEMAN’ and ‘GANGNAM STYLE’ will be played, while BIGBANG and 2NE1 will appear later.

There will be a gift shop at the entrance where visitors can find various Korean Wave goods. Accessories, stationery, phone cases of YG artists’ characters and Everland-made goods are few of the 180 different goods to be sold at the shop.

Credits: YG-Life

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News: 2NE1’s Falling In Love, MTV Song Of The Summer

2NE1’s Falling In Love, MTV Song Of The Summer

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[OSEN= Lim Young Jin] MTV IGGY in the United States chose 2NE1’s ‘Falling In Love’ as this year’s Song of the Summer.

On 22nd, online, MTV announced that they have chosen ‘Falling In Love’ as Song of the Summer.

‘Falling In Love’ could win the honor despite the competition with other competitive songs which were Bunji Garlin’s ‘Differentology’, Tifa’s ‘Champion Bubbler,’ and so on.

It is the second time 2NE1 receives an award from MTV IGGY. The first award received was ‘Best New Band in The World’ in 2011.

Comments on ‘Falling In Love’ compliment the song on the great combination of reggae and hip hop which goes well with summer beach parties. Indeed, 2NE1 boasts their luxury and sexy charm with the golden background in the music video which stimulates associations with beach and Egypt.

Earlier, after 2NE1 released ‘Falling In Love,’ the media in the United States including MTV and Billboard made favorable comments on the song in that the song has high musical value since K-pop mixed with reggae is quite new.

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News: Sandara Park Resembles A Cartoon Character

 

Sandara Park Resembles A Cartoon Character 

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Recently, 2NE1’s Sandara Park showed off her funny side again by posing like a character.

On July 22, Sandara uploaded a photo on her Twitter along with the message, “Oh… Something’s not right. I must have a horrible sense of direction. Why did I pose in the opposite direction…”

In the released picture, Sandara sports a blond wavy hair and wears a colorful one-piece dress. She is smiling devilishly and has her leg up, posing like her character. With a playful expression on her face, Sandara looks adorable in this photo.

Netizens who saw this picture commented, “She makes me laugh,” “Looks exactly the same,” “She has a great sense of humor,” and “They do look alike.”

Meanwhile, 2NE1 is currently promoting new single album “Falling in Love.”

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News: 2NE1’s Sandara Park Had a Bad Reaction to Lipstick Bought in the US

2NE1’s Sandara Park Had a Bad Reaction to Lipstick Bought in the US

Attempting to look beautiful, 2NE1’s Sandara Park bought new makeup, but learned the hard way about its side effects.

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On July 22, SBS revealed more footage of 2NE1’s appearance on Cultwo’s 2 O’clock Escape, which the members appeared in on July 15.

In the extra footage, Sandara Park talked about this lipstick that she purchased in America. The lipstick was supposed to help the lips look thicker, but apparently, it worked too well on Sandara Park.

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“My lips started to swell up. It started stinging so I couldn’t use it again,” said Sandara Park. “I just wanted sexy lips.”

Adding onto the painful but funny story, DJ Kim Tae Gyun pursed his lips, asking if Sandara Park looked like him. She agreed saying it was exactly how she looked like.

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News: Fashionista 2NE1 shows lovely yet sensual stage at “Inkigayo” + Victory Dance with Kwanghee

Fashionista 2NE1 shows lovely yet sensual stage at “Music Trend”

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[OSEN=Hwang Mi-hyeon] 2NE1 showed a lovely yet sensual stage and was met with a great reaction from the audience.

On the 21st at 3;30pm, 2NE1 appeared at SBS’s “Music Trend” and performed their single “Falling in Love.”

The members appeared on the show wearing mini-skirts and skinny jeans, and showed off outfits that befitted their reputation as fashionistas. They performed an upbeat stage for their single “Falling in Love.”

As this is the first time the group is singing about the sweet sensation of falling in love, the members appealed to the audience with a cuteness but at the same time maintained their orginal charisma through dance moves including the wave.

Also, each member showed her own uniqueness through her expressions and poses and provided the fans with plenty of interesting points to watch.

2NE1 beat Apink and Davichi to win first place at the “Music Trend.”

The “Music Trend” show that day featured artists such as INFINITE, 2NE1, EXO, John Park, Ailee, Apink and BESTie.

Credits: Naver Star

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2NE1 Tops Inkigayo After Music Center: Dancing with Kwanghee

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[OSEN=황미현 기자] 2NE1 tops Inkigayo, another music channel of South Korea’s national television, after ranking #1 on MBC’s Show! Music Center.

On Inkigayo, which was aired on July 21 at 3:30 p.m., 2NE1’s name was called for the #1 artist of July week 3.

DARA, with the top trophy in her hands, commented, “I want to thank our CEO YANG HYUN-SUK for always being there for us and also the rest of the YG family. And I also want to thank everyone from Black Jack (2NE1’s fan club) for supporting us all the time!”

BOM expressed another round of gratitude to everyone and asked Kwang-hee to dance with her. To this, Kwang-hee yelled out ‘FALLING IN LOVE’ and the audience bust into laughter when he did a wave dance.

2NE1’s achievement was followed by topping Show! Music Center the previous day. On Mne’ts M Countdown, which airing was cancelled for July 18, 2NE1 also won a trophy for acing the program’s music chart.

At Inkiagyo, other artists including Infinite, Exo, John Park, Ailee, A Pink and BESTie were present to deliver dynamic performances.

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News: Music Core 2NE1, Refreshing Reggae Girls Powerful Stage + 2NE1 Does Whack Dance with Roh Hong- Chul for #1 Win

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[OSEN= Park Jung Sun] 2NE1 has staged a powerful performance with their refreshing looks overwhelming the stage.

In MBC ‘Show! Music Core’ that was aired on 20th, 2NE1 performed along ‘Falling in Love.’

2NE1 wore glamorous and refreshing outfit that gives feeling of being in the center of Hawaii. 2NE1 boasted their upgraded looks overwhelming the audience.

 2NE1‘s choreography that looks like they are really enjoying the stage despite its perfection in the performance along with their live singing grabbed the attention. Moreover, the combination of 2NE1‘s smile, outfit, and choreography was great enough to get the audiences enjoy the stage with them.

‘Falling in Love’ is a reggae style dance song. 2NE1‘s challenge is highly appreciated since reggae failed to draw much interest in Korea until now. With the new genre, 2NE1 worked with the newly rising Japanese choreographer to combine original moves in the performance. Their challenge is being favorably received by music fans.

Starting with ‘Falling In Love,’ 2NE1 is planning on releasing a new song every month until October.

Meanwhile, in the episode of ‘Show! Music Core,’ INFINITE, 2NE1, Dynamic Duo, 4Minute, A Pink, Ailee, Girl’s Day, Henry, Jewelry, Geeks, SunnyHill, MY NAME, A-JAX, John Park, BTS, 2EYES, Stellar, and A-Prince made appearance.

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Audience Burst Out Laughing as 2NE1 Does Whack Dance with Roh Hong- Chul for #1 Ceremony at Music Center

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[스포츠서울닷컴 | 이다원 기자] 2NE1, consisting of members DARA, BOM, MINZY and CL, topped MBC’s Show! Music Center with their new song ‘FALLING IN LOVE.’

2NE1’s achievement comes in a competition against Dynamic Duo and A Pink who were also contestants for #1 trophy. They celebrated their award-receiving at MBC’s Show! Music Center on July 20. As a ceremonial show, 2NE1 did a ‘whack dance’ in front of the audience.

2NE1, dressed in colorful outfits that highlighted their individuality, promised in an interview before the show, “If we win, we will do a ‘whack dance’ with Roh Hong-chul!”

After their comment in this interview, many expected them to win to see the whack dance. When their name was called for #1 award, DARA first thanked the CEO of YG Entertainment, Yang Hyun-suk, then actually went on to do the promised ‘whack dance’ with Roh Hong-chul. She first seemed shy about it, but in a few seconds she was doing a perfect whack dance with Roh swinging her body with both her arms wide open. The audience burst out into laughter.

At Show! Music Center on the day, other artists including Infinite, Dynamic Duo, 4 Minute, A Pink, Ailee, Girl’s Day, Henry, Jewelry, Geeks, Sunny Hill, My Name and A Prince were on the show for dynamic performances.

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News: 2NE1’s New Song Tops TV Music Chart Show for the First Time – M Countdown Cancelled the Show Due to Schedule

2NE1’s New Song Tops TV Music Chart Show for the First Time: M Countdown Cancelled the Show Due to Schedule

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[스타뉴스 길혜성 기자] 2NE1, a girl group made up of 4 members (CL, DARA, BOM and MINZY), ranked the top for the first time on a TV music chart show with its new song “FALLING IN LOVE”.

On July 18, 2NE1 became the winner of the music chart show “M Count Down”. The show airs live every Thursday afternoon but the July 18 show was cancelled because of Mnet’s “20’s Choice” awards ceremony.

But when Lee Soo Hyuk and Hong Jong Hyun were on the stage during the ceremony, they said that the audience would soon be able to meet M Count Down’s July 18 show’s winner. As soon as they said it, CL, the leader of 2NE1, showed up on the stage and sang “THE BADDEST FEMALE”, which was released in June as a solo. Right after her performance, rest of the 2NE1 members joined her on the stage and sang FALLING IN LOVE with the winner’s trophy on their hands because FALLING IN LOVE was the M Count Down’s winner of the day.

Right after its release on July 8, the reggae style dance music has been sweeping No.1 on many music charts both at home and abroad but this was the first time to be at the top on a major TV broadcaster’s music chart show.

Meanwhile, CL was also awarded 20’s Choice Style award at the ceremony, which was held in Ilsan KINTEX, Gyeonggi from 7 p.m.

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News: Sandara Park Will Not Reveal Double Park PR Strategies

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[OSEN=Yim Yeong-jin] 2NE1 members Park Bom and Sandara Park, who have formed the Communications Team “Double Park” for their label YG Entertainment, are keeping their PR strategies secret.

Sandara Park made an appearance on SBS’s One Night TV Entertainment and made the listeners laugh by saying, “We have so many ideas for publicity. But I won’t tell in case someone else uses them first.”

Sandara Park and Park Bom, who recently formed the Communications Team “Double Park” through YG Entertainment’s official blog, showed how driven they were by saying on One Night TV Entertainment that they “weren’t just responsible for the PR of 2NE1 but also that of other artists.”

Park Bom was confident when she said, “I will give my everything for 2NE1.”

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News: 2NE1 explains the ‘5-year jinx’ among idol groups

2NE1 explains the ‘5-year jinx’ among idol groups

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2NE1 remained firm that they’re in this for the long run while also offering an explanation for the ‘5-year jinx’ that surrounds this industry with idol groups often not being able to last more than 5 years.

 

On the July 17th broadcast of YTN’s ‘Ho Jun Suk’s News In’, when asked, “Have you heard of the ‘5-year jinx’? Many groups tend to break up after 5 years.” Leader CL explained, “That is probably due to the contract term.”

 

When asked, “Then how is 2NE1’s contract term?“, CL responded, “Although we can’t reveal that, we still have time left. I think our team will continue for a long time.”

 

On the topic of promoting as solo artists, Dara shared, “If the opportunity presents itself, I want to do it. But since I’m promoting as a team right now, I am focused on 2NE1.”

 

CL added her two cents as she said, “Park Bom unni and I have experience promoting as solo artists. Our members didn’t originally prepare to be part of 2NE1 but prepared to be solo artists. But we ended up recording a song together and became a group that way so I think that all of us will have a chance to promote as solo artists one day.”

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