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Versus (Viviz EP)
''Versus'' is the fourth extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group Viviz. The EP was released by BPM Entertainment BPM Entertainment (), also known as Big Planet Made, is a South Korean entertainment company established in 2021. Co-founded by rapper MC Mong and Duble Sidekick member Park Jang-geun, it is a subsidiary of the company One Hundred. BPM had a st ... on November 2, 2023, and contains five tracks, including the lead single "Maniac". Background and release On October 11, 2023, BPM Entertainment revealed that Viviz would be releasing their fourth EP, titled ''Versus'', eight months after the release of '' Various''. The tracklist was released on October 19, revealing that the lead single would be called "Maniac". Track listing Charts Weekly charts Monthly charts Release history References {{Authority control Viviz albums 2023 EPs Korean-language EPs 2020s Korean-language albums Kakao Entertainment EPs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viviz
Viviz (; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean girl group formed by BPM Entertainment. The group consists of GFriend members Eunha, SinB, and Umji. The group debuted on February 9, 2022, with their first extended play, '' Beam of Prism''. Name The group's name, Viviz, is an abbreviation of the phrase "Vivid dayZ", which brings together the concepts of "clear, intense, and days", defined by the agency as "the meaning of becoming artists who always proudly express their own colors to the world." In addition, its Korean pronunciation is "bi-bi-ji", refers to the names of the three members: Eunha (Jung Eun-bi), SinB (Hwang Eun-bi) and Umji. Career 2021–2022: Introduction and debut with ''Beam of Prism'', ''Queendom 2'' and ''Summer Vibe'' On October 6, 2021, it was announced that Eunha, SinB, and Umji, who were former members of GFriend, had signed with BPM Entertainment and would be redebuting as a three-member group. On October 8, the group name was announced as Viviz. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K-pop
K-pop (; an abbreviation of "Korean popular music") is a form of popular music originating in South Korea. It emerged in the 1990s as a form of youth subculture, with Korean musicians taking influence from Western Electronic dance music, dance music, hip-hop, Contemporary R&B, R&B and Rock music, rock. Today, K-pop commonly refers to the musical output of teen idol acts, chiefly girl groups and boy bands, who emphasize Visual communication, visual appeal and Performing arts, performance. As a Pop music, pop genre, K-pop is characterized by its Melody, melodic quality and cultural hybridity. K-pop can trace its origins to "rap dance", a fusion of hip-hop, techno and rock popularized by the group Seo Taiji and Boys, whose experimentation helped to modernize South Korea's contemporary music scene in the early 1990s. Their popularity with teenagers incentivized the music industry to focus on this demographic, with Lee Soo-man of SM Entertainment developing the Korean idol system i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BPM Entertainment
BPM Entertainment (), also known as Big Planet Made, is a South Korean entertainment company established in 2021. Co-founded by rapper MC Mong and Duble Sidekick member Park Jang-geun, it is a subsidiary of the company One Hundred. BPM had a strategic alliance with Swing Entertainment, a subsidiary of CJ ENM, and Million Market, another subsidiary of One Hundred. The company is best known as the home to the trio Viviz, the girl group Badvillain and solo artists Ha Sung-woon, Lee Mu-jin, Be'O, Ren and Taemin. History 2021–2022: Founding and expansion BPM Entertainment was founded in July 2021 by rapper MC Mong and Duble Sidekick member Park Jang-geun. On September 29, 2021, Soyou signed with BPM Entertainment after leaving Starship Entertainment. She became the first artist to sign with the company. On October 6, it was announced that former GFriend members, Eunha, SinB and Umji, signed a contract with BPM Entertainment to debut as a trio after leaving Source Music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swing Entertainment
Swing Entertainment (Korean: 스윙 엔터테인먼트) was a South Korean entertainment agency established in June 2018 by executive producer Shin Dong-gil. In 2024, it was decided that the company would merge and be absorbed by Wakeone. The label formerly managed I.O.I, Wanna One, Iz*One, X1, Natty, Kim Jae-hwan, A.C.E (co-managed with Beat Interactive), and Kep1er (co-managed with Wake One). History In June 2018, Stone Music Entertainment (CJ E&M main music label at this time) established the exclusive label Swing Entertainment for managing Wanna One since the latter ended their contract with YMC Entertainment, with Shin Dong-gil (who is the former manager under YMC Entertainment) as the label head. Starting from June 1, Wanna One would be managed under Swing Entertainment, a new agency exclusively established for the group after their contract with YMC Entertainment expired. This new arrangement would still maintain the partnership with YMC. Following the disbandment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kakao Entertainment
Kakao Entertainment Corp. () is a South Korean entertainment, mass media, and publishing company founded in 2021. A subsidiary of the Internet company Kakao, it was established subsequent to the merger of the latter's two subsidiaries KakaoPage and Kakao M. History KakaoPage Corp. Podotree Co, Ltd. was founded on July 20, 2010, as a subsidiary of Kakao, and launched KakaoPage three years later. On August 1, 2018, the company changed its corporate name to KakaoPage Corp. Kakao M Seoul Records, Inc. was established in October 1978 by , the founder of South Korea's leading educational company (formerly Sisa English). In 2005, the company was acquired by SK Telecom and relaunched as LOEN Entertainment, Inc. three years later, before being sold to Star Invest Holdings (a subsidiary of Affinity Equity Partners). In January 2016, it was taken over by Kakao and renamed again as Kakao M Corp. in December 2017. In October 2020, the company expanded in Asia by launching a Thai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Various (EP)
''Various'' is the third extended play by South Korean girl group Viviz. The EP was released by BPM Entertainment BPM Entertainment (), also known as Big Planet Made, is a South Korean entertainment company established in 2021. Co-founded by rapper MC Mong and Duble Sidekick member Park Jang-geun, it is a subsidiary of the company One Hundred. BPM had a st ... on January 31, 2023, and contains six tracks, including the lead single "Pull Up". Background and release On January 9, 2023, BPM Entertainment announced Viviz would be releasing their third extended play titled ''Various'' on January 31. A day later, the promotional schedule was released. On January 13, the track listing was released with "Pull Up" announced as the lead single. On January 27, the album's track preview video was released. The music videos teaser for "Pull Up" was released on January 29 and 30. The EP was released alongside the music video for "Pull Up" on January 31. Track listing Charts Weekly ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voyage (Viviz EP)
''Voyage'' is the fifth extended play by South Korean girl group Viviz. The EP was released by BPM Entertainment on November 7, 2024, and contains five tracks, including the lead single "Shhh!". Background and release In June 2024, Viviz embarked on their first world tour titled ''V.hind: Love and Tears''. Throughout the tour, the group worked on new music, with SinB sharing that they planned to release new music before the end of 2024. Following the completion of the tour, on 14 October 2024, the group's label BPM Entertainment revealed that they would be releasing a new EP titled ''Voyage'', approximately one year after their last release, '' Versus'' (2023). The tracklist for the album was released on 28 October, revealing that the album would include five songs, with two tracks written by Viviz member Umji Kim Ye-won (; born August 19, 1998), better known by her stage name Umji (), is a South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer. She is a member of the girl groups GFriend a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extended Play
An extended play (EP) is a Sound recording and reproduction, musical recording that contains more tracks than a Single (music), single but fewer than an album. Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 15 to 30 minutes. An EP is usually less cohesive than an album and more "non-committal". An extended play (EP) originally referred to a specific type of 45 revolutions per minute, rpm phonograph record other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and 33 rpm LP record, long play (LP), but , also applies to mid-length Compact disc, CDs and Music download, downloads. EPs are considered "less expensive and less time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album, and have long been popular with punk and indie bands. In K-pop and J-pop, they are usually referred to as Mini-LP, mini-albums. Background History EPs were released in various sizes in different eras. The earliest multi-track records, issued around 1919 by Grey Gull Records, were Vertic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circle Chart
The Circle Chart (), previously known as the Gaon Music Chart or the Gaon Chart (), tabulates the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in South Korea. Founded in 2010, it is produced by the Korea Music Content Association and sponsored by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. History Gaon Chart was launched in February 2010 by the Korea Music Content Association, under the sponsorship of the South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, with the aim to create a domestic national chart similar to the ''Billboard'' charts of the United States and the Oricon charts of Japan. The word ''gaon'', which means 'middle' or 'center' in Korean, was chosen to represent fairness and reliability. The chart started tracking sales from the beginning of that year. A small awards ceremony was held in conjunction with the launch ceremony on February 23, at the Westin Chosun hotel in Seoul. Girl group Girls' Generation was awarded the Top Artist of Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Download
A music 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. 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. 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. According to the RIAA, music downloads peaked at 43% of industry revenue in the US in 2012, and has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Streaming Media
Streaming media refers to multimedia delivered through a Computer network, network for playback using a Media player (other), media player. Media is transferred in a ''stream'' of Network packet, packets from a Server (computing), server to a client-server model, client and is rendered in real-time; this contrasts with file downloading, a process in which the end-user obtains an entire media file before consuming the content. Streaming is more commonly used for video on demand, streaming television, and music streaming services over the Internet. While streaming is most commonly associated with multimedia from a remote server over the Internet, it also includes offline multimedia between devices on a local area network. For example, using DLNA and a home server, or in a personal area network between two devices using Bluetooth (which uses radio waves rather than Internet Protocol, IP). Online streaming was initially popularized by RealNetworks and Microsoft in the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viviz Albums
Viviz (; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean girl group formed by BPM Entertainment. The group consists of GFriend members Eunha (singer), Eunha, SinB, and Umji. The group debuted on February 9, 2022, with their first extended play, ''Beam of Prism''. Name The group's name, Viviz, is an abbreviation of the phrase "Vivid dayZ", which brings together the concepts of "clear, intense, and days", defined by the agency as "the meaning of becoming artists who always proudly express their own colors to the world." In addition, its Korean pronunciation is "bi-bi-ji", refers to the names of the three members: Eunha (Jung Eun-bi), SinB (Hwang Eun-bi) and Umji. Career 2021–2022: Introduction and debut with ''Beam of Prism'', ''Queendom 2'' and ''Summer Vibe'' On October 6, 2021, it was announced that Eunha (singer), Eunha, SinB, and Umji, who were former members of GFriend, had signed with BPM Entertainment and would be redebuting as a three-member group. On October 8, the group nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
