Yang Hyun Suk announces 2 new boy groups in the making + their survival competition program 'WIN'
If you were awaiting news on YGE'snew boy group, you're in luck as there's not only one, but actually two inpreparation! However, they'll be pitted against each other to be crowned the 'WINNER', which will also be their group name.
The twogroups are currently referred to as 'A' and 'B' with different average ages,and to determine who will get to debut first, they'll face off in the survivalcompetition program 'WIN' airing in July(in addition to all the other releases happening this same month).
Itturns out KangSeung Yoon, who has been confirmed for a solo debut in July, is actually amember of one of the boy groups as well, and YangHyun Sukfirmlybelieves this talented ex-'Superstar K2'contestant is 'born to be a celebrity'.
Checkout details through Yang Hyun Suk's latest letterto fans!
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Briefly introduce us the new YG boy group.
Thereare two boy groups in preparation at YG Entertainment, and because we do notyet have official group names for them, I will go with Groups A and B.
Group Aconsists of 5 members whose average age is 20 years old. Two of the members inthis group are KANG SEUNG YOON, whose solo debut date has just been confirmed,and an ex-contestant of K-Pop Star, Lee Seung-hoon.
GroupB, on the other hand, is a younger group with 6 members whose average age is 17years old. The then 13-year-old little boy rapper, B.I., who featured in MCMong's "Indian Boy" in 2009 has been appointed as the leader of this groupsince he was 14. This year he celebrated his 17th birthday.
Between A and B, who will be the first to debut?
As youcan see from Big Bang who took 7 years to actually make adebut, it is impossible to debut two boy groups at in a similar time frame.
Aftermuch consideration, we are planning to reveal one of the groups this year. Iwill leave the rest to the audience completely to see how theplan goes.
Forthis, we have been shooting something called Real Survival Program every dayand night. It will show the scene of a fierce battlefield between groups A andB.
Theofficial name of this survival program is WIN,which stands for YG's previous promotional phrase, "WHO IS NEXT"
Thestructure goes like this: the group that wins the most votes from the watcherscan make a debut as soon as the program finishes. The loser group may be brokenup or face member replacement. Nothing will be predictable.
Thewinner of WIN will be given with an official name WINNER. This WIN Program willbe aired one episode a week for 10 weeks from the second week of July. WINNERwill be making a debut the day after the 10th episode finishes.
Theprogram may sound harsh, but this is a competition no professional artists canavoid in this field. This will be a program that portrays the reality in themost transparent manner.
How will WIN be run and how can the watchers participate?
YG isfully in charge of WIN Program, and the structure of the show will house manydifferent forms.
WINProgram is a much-invested content with many experienced TV show expertsinvolved. The show is produced by subcontracting and we are expecting to air iton national television. We will be cooperating with renowned foreign portalsites for our international fans.Foreignlanguage subtitle service thatincludes English, Japanese, and Chinese will be provided as well.
Inorder to include the expanding market – i.e.themobile market – we are in negotiationwith Kakao Talk to encourage watchers to participate not only through portalsites but also through mobile devices.
How will KANG SEUNG YOON, who already has a debut date, beaffected by this WIN Program?
I havebeen watching KANG SEUNG YOON prepare his debut intensely for the last 3 years.And to cut to the chase, I simply think he is "born to be a celebrity." He'sjust got that much talent.
So itwas my ambitious plan to make him a multiplayer, who can handle both solo andgroup activities at the same time. KANG SEUNG YOON has been preparing with group A members for the past 3years. While his solo album aims to show an analogue sentiment he possesses,his participation in the group will aim for a wider variety of genres.
Haveyou ever imagined KANG SEUNG YOON dance?
Haveyou ever imagined him sing with other group members who are dancing to a stronghip-hop beat?
If youhaven't, you will be seeing it on WIN Program from July. I personally believethat Kang Seung-yoonis now readyto fly further and higher after 3 years of hard preparation at YG Entertainmentsince the young age of 17.
Ifgroup A wins the WIN survival, he will be carrying out both solo and groupactivities simultaneously as planned. And if group B wins, he will only beworking on his solo album.
When specifically will Big Bang members release their solo albums?
I willbe back next Monday with more details!
2013.06.21 FROM YG