YG Entertainment

YG Entertainment, Inc.

Company type	Private
Industry	Popular music & Entertainment
Genre	K-pop, Alternative hip hop
Founded	1996
Founder	Yang Hyun-Seok
Headquarters	Seoul , South Korea
Area served	East Asia, Southeast Asia
Key people	Yang Hyun Seok (CEO)
Services	Album, Talent agency
Owner	Yang Hyun-Seok
Number of employees	668 (2017)
Website	http://www.ygfamily.com

YG Entertainment (Korean: YG 엔터테인먼트) is a record label from Korea. YG Entertainment specializes in producing R&B and hip hop music. Before YG Entertainment was formed, hip hop music was an unknown and unpopular genre in Korea. YG stands for Yang Goon and are also the initials of the chief executive officer, Yang Hyun Suk.

Company

YG Entertainment was founded in 1996 by Yang Hyun Suk, who was a member of Seo Taiji and Boys. After the group's break-up in 1996, he produced Keep Six and created hits with debuting musicians Jinusean, Gummy, 1TYM, Se7en, Big Bang, 2NE1, Lexy, Wheesung and Platinum.

Partnership

Domestic

In the domestic region, YG has had partnerships with M-Boat Entertainment (produces Wheesung, Gummy and Big Mama) since 2002, EunGun Entertainment (produces Soul Star), Yamazone Music (produces Bounce and PSY) and Booda Sound (produces 45RPM). After the contracts for Big Mama, and Soul Star ended, EunGun and M.Boat have ended their activities with YG Entertainment.

International

Starting in 2005, YG has expanded its market into the foreign market. Se7en is the first YG artist to expand into Asia. YG has partnerships with Nexstar Records/Columbia Music Entertainment. in Japan, 21 East Entertainment in China and GMM International in Thailand. As well, Se7en is currently preparing for his debut in the United States. Now, he has released a song featuring Lil' Kim- "Girls" or "Them Girls". YG plans to build offices in the United States and Japan named YG America and YG Japan.

Roster

• YG Family

YG Family was created in 1996 and refers to the artists under the label. YG Family have made 4 collaborative albums and have performed in Seoul, (Korea), Tokyo and Osaka, (Japan), Los Angeles, New York City and Washington D.C., (U.S.) for their 10th anniversary world tour in 2006 .

Current

Recording artists

• 1TYM
• 2NE1
• Big Bang
• Gummy
• Jinusean
• Masta Wu
• MooGaDang
• Perry
• SE7EN
• Stony Skunk
• Yang Goon
• YMGA

Actors/Actresses

• Kang Hye Jung
• Heo Yi Jae
• Goo Hye Sun
• Jung Hye Young
• Uhm Jung Hwa
• Sandara Park
• Yoo In Na

Former

Artists

• Big Mama
• Lexy
• Soul Star
• Swi.T
• Wheesung
• Ji Eun
• 45RPM

Trainees

• SO-1 (transferred to CUBE Entertainment, debuted in B2ST)
• Kim Junsu (chose to stay at JYP Entertainment instead, debuted in 2PM)
• Kim May Doni (transferred to Neganetwork)
• Kim Yenny (no longer a part of YG)

Concerts

• YG Family One Concert 2003 (South Korea)
• YG Family & M-Boat Color of the Soul Train (South Korea)
• YG Family One Concert 2004 (South Korea)
• YG Family Thank U Concert 2005 (South Korea)
• YG Family One Concert 2005 (South Korea)
• YG Family 10th Anniversary World Tour 2006 (South Korea, Japan & U.S.)
• YG Family One Concert 2007 (South Korea)

See also

• Korean hip hop
• List of South Korean teen idol musical bands

References

External links

• YG Entertainment Official website Template:Ko icon
  • YG Entertainment Audition Official website Template:Ko icon
• YG Japan Official website Template:Jp icon
• GMM GRAMMY International Template:Th icon
• YG Family's channel on YouTube

Former Partnerships

• M-Boat Entertainment Official website Template:Ko icon
• RS Promotion Official website Template:Th icon