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MBO (record Label)
MBO ( th, เอ็มบีโอ) is a Thai record label and a subsidiary of GMM Grammy that focuses on pop, dance-pop and pop rock music genre. The label's current acts include (Jida) and (Peem). History MBO was formed in late 2015 as GMM Grammy aimed to expand their music content and increase their music revenue by targeting more teenage audiences. It also aimed to be Thailand's leading youth entertainment platform with a greater focus on the artist than on production according to who was then GMM Grammy's executive vice president for music production and promotion. In terms of promotion, MBO is focused on tapping social media channels where most of the younger audience are. Hathai Sarawutpaiboon, who was with Kamikaze prior to joining MBO, previously served as its managing director. She later moved to 4Nologue 4nologue Co., Ltd. ( th, บริษัท โฟร์โนล็อค จำกัด) (branded as 4NOLOGUE) is a Thai media company based in Bang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GMM Grammy
GMM Grammy Public Company Limited ( th, จีเอ็มเอ็ม แกรมมี่ or G"MM' Grammy) is the largest media conglomerate entertainment company in Thailand. Grammy top artists include Bird Thongchai, Silly Fools, Loso, Tai Orathai, Bie Sukrit, Tata Young, Mos Patiparn, Bodyslam, Getsunova, Joey Boy,... In addition to its music business, the company is involved in concert production, artist management, film and television production and publishing. Major shareholders Music The company has fifteen music subsidiaries: * Genie Records * Grammy Gold – Thai country ( luk thung). * Grammy Big * Sanamluang Music * UP^G * White Music * Musiccream * Nevermind Records * WerkGang * Grand Musik * Halo Society * MBO * GMMTV RECORDS * GMM A * Exact Music * Genelab GMMTV RECORDS and GMM A are under GMM Channel Digital TV department and Exact Music are under GMM One Digital TV department. Manufacturing and distribution comes under MGA Co. Ltd., while the Imagin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bangkok Post
The ''Bangkok Post'' is an English-language daily newspaper published in Bangkok, Thailand. It is published in broadsheet and digital formats. The first issue was sold on 1 August 1946. It had four pages and cost one baht, a considerable amount at the time when a baht was a paper note. It is Thailand's second oldest newspaper and the oldest still in publication. The daily circulation of the ''Bangkok Post'' is 110,000, 80 percent of which is distributed in Bangkok and the remainder nationwide. From July 2016 until mid-May 2018, the editor of the ''Bangkok Post'' was Umesh Pandey. On 14 May 2018, Umesh was "forced to step down" as editor after refusing to soften coverage critical of the ruling military junta. History The ''Bangkok Post'' was founded by Alexander MacDonald, a former OSS officer, and his Thai associate, Prasit Lulitanond. Thailand at the time was the only Southeast Asian country to have a Soviet Embassy. The U.S. embassy felt it needed an independent, but gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nine By Nine
Nine by Nine ( th, ไนน์บายนาย, stylized as NINE BY NINE or 9x9) was a nine-member Thai boy group formed in 2018. The members were brought together in a special one-year project created in collaboration of 4Nologue with Nadao Bangkok. From 2018 to 2019, the group has released one mini-album and five songs, embarked on a three concert series, and appeared as cast members for Thai TV series ''In Family We Trust'' (2018) and ''Great Men Academy'' (2019). The group disbanded in March 2019 when the duration of the special project has formally ended. Members Career 4NOLOGUE held a press conference on 1 March 2018 to unveil the project and introduce the members of Nine by Nine. The label's CEO Anuwat Wichiennarat says the group members are set to star in two television series, to be produced by Nadao Bangkok. The group underwent a full year of hard training, which aims to develop each members' singing and dancing skills. Their first television series was ''In Fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boy Band
A boy band is loosely defined as a vocal group consisting of young male singers, usually in their teenage years or in their twenties at the time of formation. Generally, boy bands perform Love song, love songs marketed towards girls and young women. Many boy bands dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. List of South Korean idol groups, South Korean boy bands usually also have designated rappers. Some such bands are formed on their own, often evolving out of church choral or gospel music groups. In contrast, others are created by talent managers or record producers who hold auditions. Being vocal groups, most boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on-stage. They are similar in concept to their counterparts known as girl groups. The popularity of boy bands has peaked three times: first in the 1960s to 70s (e.g., with the Jackson 5 and the Osmonds); the second time it peaked during the late 1980s, the 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4Nologue
4nologue Co., Ltd. ( th, บริษัท โฟร์โนล็อค จำกัด) (branded as 4NOLOGUE) is a Thai media company based in Bangkok. The company was founded in 2007 by Anuwat Wichiennarat, who serves as its CEO. The company began operations as an event organizer, but since 2018 has branched into talent management, television, and music production. History 4nologue was founded on 11 May 2007 by Anuwat Wichiennarat. The company initially specialized as an event/concert organizer for international artists performing in Thailand, especially K-pop bands including TVXQ, Big Bang and Got7. It operated at a loss during its first six years but began turning a profit in the seventh, after which it became more successful. In 2018, the company began branching into talent management and music production, launching the boy group Nine by Nine as a pilot project in association with Nadao Bangkok. After the project concluded in 2019, the company debuted its new boy band T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Managing Director
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially an independent legal entity such as a company or nonprofit institution. CEOs find roles in a range of organizations, including public and private corporations, non-profit organizations and even some government organizations (notably state-owned enterprises). The CEO of a corporation or company typically reports to the board of directors and is charged with maximizing the value of the business, which may include maximizing the share price, market share, revenues or another element. In the non-profit and government sector, CEOs typically aim at achieving outcomes related to the organization's mission, usually provided by legislation. CEOs are also frequently assigned the role of main manager of the organization and the highest-ranking offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamikaze (record Label)
Kamikaze ( th, กามิกาเซ่), stylized as kəmikəze, is a Thai record label owned by RS Public Company Limited. It was founded in 2007, and was originally managed by that time RS executive producer Sudhipong Vatanajang. The label focused on young artists and catered to a target audience aged 10 to 17 years, as part of RS's restructuring plan to have multiple sublabels focusing on specific audience segments. Some of its best known early artists include Four–Mod, Faye Fang Kaew, Neko Jump and K-Otic. RS also launched a website, zheza.com, to serve as a community site for its target group. Kamikaze produced several hits in its early years, and by its fifth year, had 32 artists under its umbrella. However, Sudhipong departed the company in 2010, and the label gradually lost most of its original artists as they outgrew their intended demographic. The label's management also changed direction, attempting to target more provincial audiences in addition to its original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanook
Sanook.com is a Thai-language web portal and news website based in Thailand. It is among the country's most visited websites and one of the longest in operation, having been launched in 1998. The website is operated by Tencent (Thailand) Co., Ltd., previously known as Mweb (Thailand) from 1998 to 2007, and Sanook Online until 2016, when it was renamed to reflect its acquisition by China-based parent Tencent. History Sanook.com was founded in 1998 by Thai internet entrepreneur Poramate Minsiri. Back then, the Thai World Wide Web was still in its infancy, and Sanook, which started as a web directory, developed into the country's first major web portal and quickly became one of its top visited sites. Poramate experimented and added features according to social trends; one example was its collection of suggestions for cute and funny pager messages. The site's name, from sanook (Thai word), the Thai word meaning "fun", as well as its original logo (stylized as SANOOK!), were inspired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Rock
Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre with an emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than rock music. Originating in the late 1950s as an alternative to normal rock and roll, early pop rock was influenced by the beat, arrangements, and original style of rock and roll (and sometimes doo-wop). It may be viewed as a distinct genre field rather than music that overlaps with pop and rock. The detractors of pop rock often deride it as a slick, commercial product and less authentic than rock music. Characteristics and etymology Much pop and rock music has been very similar in sound, instrumentation and even lyrical content. The terms "pop rock" and "power pop" have been used to describe more commercially successful music that uses elements from, or the form of, rock music. Writer Johan Fornas views pop/rock as "one single, continuous genre field", rather than distinct categories. To the authors Larry Starr and Chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. The terms ''popular music'' and ''pop music'' are often used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many disparate styles. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompassed rock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced. ''Rock'' and ''pop'' music remained roughly synonymous until the late 1960s, after which ''pop'' became associated with music that was more commercial, ephemeral, and accessible. Although much of the music that appears on record charts is considered to be pop music, the genre is distinguished from chart music. Identifying factors usually include repeated choruses and hooks, short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse-chorus structure), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much pop music also borrows elements from other styles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance-pop
Dance-pop is a popular music subgenre that originated in the late 1970s to early 1980s. It is generally uptempo music intended for nightclubs with the intention of being danceable but also suitable for contemporary hit radio. Developing from a combination of dance and pop with influences of disco, post-discoSmay, David & Cooper, Kim (2001). ''Bubblegum Music Is the Naked Truth: The Dark History of Prepubescent Pop, from the Banana Splits to Britney Spears'': "... think about Stock-Aitken-Waterman and Kylie Minogue. Dance pop, that's what they call it now — Post-Disco, post-new wave and incorporating elements of both." Feral House: Publisher, p. 327. . and synth-pop, it is generally characterised by strong beats with easy, uncomplicated song structures which are generally more similar to pop music than the more free-form dance genre, with an emphasis on melody as well as catchy tunes. The genre, on the whole, tends to be producer-driven, despite some notable exceptions. Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. The terms ''popular music'' and ''pop music'' are often used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many disparate styles. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompassed rock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced. ''Rock'' and ''pop'' music remained roughly synonymous until the late 1960s, after which ''pop'' became associated with music that was more commercial, ephemeral, and accessible. Although much of the music that appears on record charts is considered to be pop music, the genre is distinguished from chart music. Identifying factors usually include repeated choruses and hooks, short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse-chorus structure), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much pop music also borrows elements from other styles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
