YG Entertainment has recently entered the KOSDAQ market, and the largest stock holder and the head of the company, Yang Hyun Suk, stated, “I have no intention of earning money by selling stocks and will focus on producing singers as I have before.” ShareTweet
So the rumor before about G-Dragon being an SM trainee is true after all. Asia.co.kr got to interview him about this and here's a rough translation/summary of the article they posted:
Even during the new year, SM, YG, and JYP are competing against each other to try new things for their artists. Being called the Big 3, all three companies are approaching dramas, concerts, rookie singers and many more very aggressively. The entertainment that went through the most change is JYP. With J. Tune soon changing its name to JYP, Park Jin Young and Miss A have changed their company. Although JYP and J. Tune were partners, they have joined together as one company. With the stocks being unstable in J. Tune, many people are curious as to how both companies will go about this issue.
YG Entertainment, home to some K-Pop’s biggest acts, has partnered with Universal Records for the album release of two of its bestselling groups, 2NE1 and Big Bang! Blackjacks and VIPs are eagerly awaiting the Philippine editions of 2NE1’s “The First Mini Album” (which includes massive hits like “Fire” and “I Don’t Care”) and“To Anyone”, plus Big Bang’s“Essential Big Bang”(a compilation of their biggest hit singles)! Pinoy K-pop fans are happy to hear about this partnership since Universal Records has already proven its savvy in marketing and promoting K-pop releases for the Philippine market. Universal Records is the number one independent record company in the Philippines known for its successful OPM artists like Jose Mari Chan, Gary Valenciano, Regine Velasquez, Ogie Alcasid, Christian Bautista, Jay R, Jed Madela, Parokya Ni Edgar, Kamikazee, Sponge Cola etc. It is also home to some of K-Pop’s brightest & bestselling acts like TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls’ Generation, SHINee, BoA, f(x), U-Kiss, One Way and many more! ShareTweet