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Cignature
Cignature (; commonly stylized in all lowercase) is a South Korean girl group composed of Chaesol, Jeewon, Seline, Chloe, Belle, Semi and Dohee. Formed by C9 Entertainment and managed under their exclusive girl group sub-label J9 Entertainment,the group made their debut on February 4, 2020 with their debut single "Nun Nu Nan Na".Ye Ah and Sunn was originally part of the group before they left on April 27, 2021 for undisclosed reasons. On June 14, 2021, J9 Entertainment revealed the addition of two new members, Chloe and Dohee. History 2019: Pre-debut Chaesol, Jeewon (formerly known as Jiwon), Ye Ah (formerly known as Haeun), Sunn (formerly known as Viva) and Belle (formerly known as Lucky) were members of Good Day, which debuted on August 30, 2017. Chaesol, Jeewon, Sunn and Belle had taken part in KBS2 reality television series ''The Unit''. On November 11, 2019, C9 Entertainment confirmed the launching of future girl group temporarily named C9 Girlz, with Jeewon being named th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C9 Entertainment
C9 Entertainment () is a South Korean entertainment agency founded in 2012 by Kim Dae-soon. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company and event management. The company was a subsidiary of Claire's Korea, parent company of Cloud9, Guerisson, and Lensnine (until 2018). The company is home to artists including Younha, Doko, CIX, Cignature (under the sub-label J9 Entertainment), and Epex. History In 2012, C9 was previously founded as a one-man agency of singer Younha named Wealive and later the one-man agency signed a partnership with hip-hop label Alive. In July 2015, Wealive-Alive merged with indie label Realive and then officially launched their company, C9 Entertainment. In 2016, C9 Entertainment merged with GG Entertainment which manages Eugene, Lee See Eun, and Jung Ui Chul. They also signed partnership with Benq Korea on their gaming brand, Zowie. In the same year, soloist Juniel signed C9 Entertainment. In March 2017, C9 moved their o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Day (group)
Good Day ( ko, 굿데이) was a South Korean girl group formed by C9 Entertainment, with ten members: Heejin, Genie, Cherry, Chaesol, Nayoon, Jiwon, Haeun, Viva, Bomin and Lucky. They debuted on August 30, 2017, with their first and only EP ''All Day Good Day''. It is said that the group has disbanded, as C9 Girlz (later named Cignature) was announced on November 11, 2019. History Pre-debut In 2012, Haeun was part of a three-member girl group Littles, under Nega Network but never debuted and only released an OST for the drama ''The Great Seer''. In 2013, Heejin competed in '' Superstar K5'' and finished in 3rd place. Bomin appeared in movie '' No Breathing'', as the younger version of Yuri's role. In 2015, Heejin released her debut single titled "To Reach You", which features rapper Olltii. She has also sang OSTs for dramas ''Late Night Restaurant'' and '' Into the Flames''. Jiwon was a model under teenage fashion online shopping portal ''Sonyunara''. 2017–2018: Debut and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unit (South Korean TV Series)
''Idol Rebooting Project: The Unit'' () is a South Korean survival reality show on KBS2. The concept of the show is to form male and female unit groups of nine members each, among idols who had already debuted. The show is aiming to give them a fair chance to demonstrate their talents that they may not have been able to showcase before. Overview KBS announced in July 2017 that they had started production of a reality show under the working title ''The Final 99 Match''. On August 2, the show's first teaser was released under the new title ''The Unit'', stylized as ''The Uni+'', which stands for "You and I Plus". The show also launched its official website on the same day along with application forms available for any idols interested in joining to fill in and submit, as well as a bulletin board wherein idol recommendations from anyone can be submitted. Booting Evaluations During the Booting Evaluations, members of the audience vote while the contestants perform. The contestants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mnet Asian Music Award For Best New Artist (Solo Or Group)
The MAMA Award for Best New Male / Female Artist () is an award presented by CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet) at the annual MAMA Awards. Mnet is also the one who chooses which group or individual will win this category as well as other categories in MAMA. Since 2008, nominees for this category include both groups and soloists. The accolade was first awarded at the 1st Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony held in 1999; winners Lee Jung-hyun and Team received the titles "Best New Solo Artist" and "Best New Group" for their songs "Come" and "Farewell", respectively. The award is given in honor for new artist(s) with the most achievements in the music industry during the course of the year. History Winners and nominees 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Each year is linked to the article about the Mnet Asian Music Awards held that year. As members of I.O.I in 2016 and then Pristin the following year, Im Nayoung and Zhou Jieqiong have received the award twice. As members of IZ*ONE in 2018 and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards
The 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony, organized by CJ E&M through its music channel Mnet, took place live on December 6 at the CJ ENM Contents World in Paju, South Korea with the theme, "New-Topia". The ceremony was held with no on-site audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ceremony was the 22nd in the show's history. Background On September 11, CJ ENM responded to reports and confirmed that the year's MAMA will still take place despite the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, but no additional details were announced. On September 21, it was reported that it will take place on December 6 with no location confirmed. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic made it impossible to hold the event in Hong Kong. It was the first time in 11 years that MAMA only took place in South Korea. On November 24, it was reported that Song Joong-ki was set to host the ceremony. Criteria K-Pop Categories All songs that are eligible to be nominated are songs released from October 24, 2019, to October 28 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of the 1948 constitution. According to the 2020 census, Seoul has a population of 9.9 million people, and forms the heart of the Seoul Capital Area with the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province. Considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha – City by Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC), Seoul was the world's fourth largest metropolitan economy in 2014, following Tokyo, New York City and Los Angeles. Seoul was rated Asia's most livable city with the second highest quality of life globally by Arcadis in 2015, with a GDP per capita (PPP) of around $40,000. With major technology hubs centered in Gangnam and Digital Media City, the Seoul Capital Area is home to the headquarters of 15 ''Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Download
A music download (commonly referred to as a digital download) is the digital transfer of music via the Internet into a device capable of decoding and playing it, such as a personal computer, portable media player, MP3 player or smartphone. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyrighted material without permission or legal payment. According to a Nielsen report, downloadable music accounted for 55.9 percent of all music sales in the US in 2012."All music sales" refers to albums plus track equivalent albums. A track equivalent album equates to 10 tracks. By the beginning of 2011, Apple's iTunes Store alone made 1.1 billion of revenue in the first quarter of its fiscal year. Music downloads are typically encoded with modified discrete cosine transform (MDCT) audio data compression, particularly the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) format used by iTunes as well as the MP3 audio coding format. Online music store Paid downloads are sometimes encoded with d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K-pop Music Groups
K-pop (), short for Korean popular music, is a form of popular music originating in South Korea as part of South Korean culture. It includes styles and genres from around the world, such as pop, hip hop, R&B, experimental, rock, jazz, gospel, reggae, electronic dance, folk, country, disco, and classical on top of its traditional Korean music roots. The term "K-pop" became popular in the 2000s, especially in the international context. The Korean term for domestic pop music is ''gayo'' (), which is still widely used within South Korea. While "K-pop" can refer to all popular music or pop music from South Korea, it is colloquially often used in a ''narrower'' sense for any Korean music and artists associated with the entertainment and idol industry in the country, regardless of the genre. The more modern form of the genre, originally termed "rap dance", emerged with the formation of the hip hop boy band Seo Taiji and Boys, in 1992. Their experimentation with different s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asia Artist Awards
Asia Artist Awards (; abbreviated AAA) is an awards ceremony organized by South Korea-based business newspaper ''Money Today'' and its global media brands StarNews and MTN. It honors outstanding achievements and international contributions of Asian artists in television, film and music. The inaugural ceremony was held on November 16, 2016, at Kyung Hee University's Hall of Peace in Seoul, and was broadcast live via satellite across Asia. The 6th edition of the awards took place on December 2 at KBS arena, Seoul. It was hosted by Leeteuk and Jang Won-young. Ceremonies Winners Grand Prize (''Daesang'') Artist of the Year Rookie of the Year Popularity Award ''(Determined through fan votes)'' Asia Star Award Asia Hot Artist Asia Celebrity Best Artist Award Best Celebrity Award Best Entertainer Award Best Icon Award Best OST Award Best Popular Award Best Star Award Best Social Award Fabulous Award Favorite Award Focus Award Korean To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mnet Asian Music Award For Worldwide Icon Of The Year
The MAMA Award for Worldwide Icon of the Year is a ''daesang'' (or grand prize) award presented annually by CJ E&M (Mnet). It was first awarded at the 20th Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony held in 2018 and is a 100% fan-voted accolade. Winners and nominees Artists with multiple wins Throughout the history of MAMA Awards, only one artist has received the award more than once. BTS is currently the only recipient of this award. ;5 awards * BTS Artists with multiple nominations ;5 nominations * BTS * Seventeen ;4 nominations * Blackpink * Got7 * Twice * Tomorrow X Together ;3 nominations * Treasure ;2 nominations * Mamamoo * NCT 127 * Monsta X * Ateez * NCT Dream * Enhypen * Stray Kids Stray Kids (; often abbreviated as SKZ) is a South Korean boy band formed by JYP Entertainment through the 2017 reality show of the same name. The group is composed of eight members: Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin ... References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mnet Asian Music Award For Artist Of The Year
The MAMA Award for Artist of the Year (올해의 가수상) is a ''daesang'' (or grand prize) award presented by CJ E&M (Mnet) at the annual MAMA Awards. It was first awarded at the event's 8th ceremony held in 2006; the five-member boyband group TVXQ won the award, and it is given in honor for artists with artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the music industry."2006 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" ''MAMA''. Retrieved 2014-06-13. Winners and nominees 
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