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I-Land
''I-Land'' (; stylised in all caps) is a South Korean boy group reality competition series produced by Mnet and organized by Belift Lab, which at the time of airing was a joint venture between entertainment companies CJ ENM and HYBE. Twenty-three male trainees participated in the show, of which seven were selected to debut as Enhypen in the show's finale on September 18, 2020. The winning contestants were Jungwon, Jay, Jake, Ni-Ki, Heeseung, Sunghoon, and Sunoo; the first six members were decided by global ranking, and the seventh by producer's choice. A second season, ''I-Land 2'', was expected to premiere in the first half of 2022 featuring female trainees; however, on July 15, 2022, it was announced that it would be postponed. Instead in 2023, HYBE partnered with JTBC to produce '' R U Next?'' featuring trainees who would debut in Illit signing with Belift Lab, becoming labelmates with Enhypen. On July 24, 2023, Mnet announced the second season of I-Land titled I-Land 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enhypen
Enhypen (; ; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed by Belift Lab. Formerly a joint venture between CJ ENM and Hybe Corporation, the group was formed through the 2020 survival competition show '' I-Land''. The group consists of seven members: Heeseung, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunoo, Jungwon, and Ni-Ki. They debuted on November 30, 2020, with the extended play (EP) '' Border: Day One''. Name The name Enhypen was introduced during the live broadcast of the final episode of '' I-Land''. Etymologically, the group derives their name from the hyphen symbol (-), representing "Connection, Discovery, & Growth". Similar to how a hyphen connects different words to create new meanings, Enhypen aims "to come together to connect, discover and grow together to form a new act". Career Pre-debut activities and formation through ''I-Land'' In March 2019, Belift Lab was co-founded by South Korean entertainment agencies CJ E&M and Hybe Corporation, with plans to create a new ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
&Audition – The Howling
''&Audition – The Howling –'' is a Japanese and South Korean reality competition program that follows the formation and debut of the first boy group under HYBE Labels Japan. In the live finale on September 3, 2022, the nine members of &TEAM were revealed. They debuted on December 7, 2022. Program synopsis ''&Audition – The Howling –'' A 60-minute, uncut version of the show where 15 trainees move forward together towards their dreams; a documentary-style program where various performances and stories unfold as they aim for debut. * Hulu Japan (Japan), Hybe Labels Youtube (Global): every Saturday at 1:30PM JST starting on July 9, 2022 (Episodes 1-7) ''&Audition – The Howling – Final Round'' * Hybe Labels Youtube (Global), Hulu Japan (Japan): 4PM JST live broadcast from Tokyo on September 3, 2022 (Episode 8); two-hour special * Nippon TV (Japan): 4-5PM JST; one-hour special ''&Audition – Live –'' A shorter 30-minute version of the show, serving as support to the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ni-Ki
, known professionally as Ni-Ki (, ), is a Japanese singer and dancer based in South Korea. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Enhypen under Belift Lab, formed through the reality survival show '' I-Land'' in 2020. Career 2014–2019: Early life and pre-debut activities In 2014, Ni-Ki passed the commercial audition, and appeared in a commercial for Sony DVD players in the same year. On July 25, 2015, Ni-Ki appeared as "Riki Jackson" in the Japanese TV show ''FNS 27hour TV''. In 2016, Ni-Ki appeared in The Weeknd's " Can't Feel My Face" Japanese music video. He appeared at a Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra concert and danced to "Paradise Has No Border". In the same year, he appeared in Legend Tokyo Chapter 5 as a dancer to 'Michael Jackson Legend Tribute' choreographed by Travis Payne. He also appeared on a Nichii Sharyo commercial using the name "Riki Jackson". In 2017, he appeared as a dancer at the 2017 Yumi Katsura Grand Collection. Later in the same year, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Sung-hoon (singer)
Park Sung-hoon (; born December 8, 2002), known mononymously as Sunghoon, is a South Korean singer and former Figure skating, figure skater. He competed as a figure skater from 2010 to early 2020; while simultaneously being a K-pop trainee since 2018. He retired from the sport and debuted as a member of the South Korean boy band Enhypen in November 2020. Sunghoon is the 2016–2017 junior silver medalist and the 2015 novice gold medalist of Asian Figure Skating Trophy, and the 2015 novice gold medalist of Lombardia Trophy. He also won silver medals at the 2013 novice competition and the 2014 junior competition of South Korean Figure Skating Championships. Career 2010–2020: Figure skating Sunghoon won two international advanced novice competitions, Asian Figure Skating Trophy and Lombardia Trophy, during the 2015-16 figure skating season. Sunghoon made his international junior debut during the 2016-17 figure skating season when he became age-eligible. He earned a silver meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mnet (TV Channel)
Music Network (acronym of the Mnet) is a South Korean pay television music channel owned by CJ ENM Entertainment Division. The CJ E&M Center Studio located in Sangam-dong, Mapo District, Seoul is the headquarters, broadcast and recording centre of many Mnet programs with a studio audience, namely the live weekly music show '' M Countdown''. It is also the venue for live performances in survival shows such as '' Superstar K'', '' Show Me The Money series'', '' Produce 101'' series, '' Comeback War series'', ''Planet series'' and '' Street Dance series''. Other shows are filmed in CJ E&M Studio in Ilsan and CJ E&M Contents World in Paju. History The global website named for Mnet Global changed to MWave in April 2013. Other sites from Mnet are not affected with the change. On 5 February 2020, it was revealed that CJ ENM had begun restructuring Mnet's "We Are K-Pop" slogan and brand after the controversy behind "Produce 101" damaged the network's image. On 24 February 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R U Next?
''R U Next?'' (; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean girl group reality competition series organized by Belift Lab and JTBC. The program debuted girl group Illit. Promotion and broadcast On June 1, 2023, JTBC and Belift Lab announced that they had begun filming for the new survival program ''R U Next?'', which aims to create the agency's next global girl group. The contestants would be assessed through seven rounds. On the same day, Girls' Generation's Choi Soo-young was confirmed as the show's host. On June 7, the official Twitter, Instagram and Weverse accounts for ''R U Next?'' opened and the first set of promotional posters were posted. An article was also released on the same day confirming the show would be containing seven missions and would also air through Wavve and Netflix in South Korea and Abema TV in Japan from June 30, at 8:50PM KST. On June 9, former Miss A member and actress, Bae Suzy, was confirmed to sing the signal song for R U Next?. It was released on J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WakeOne
WakeOne (, stylised in all caps) is a South Korean entertainment company under CJ ENM's entertainment division. Their current artists include Roy Kim, Ha Hyun-sang, Jo Yu-ri, Kep1er, Zerobaseone, and Izna. History 2014–2018 The company was founded in 2014 by Son Dong-hoon under the name MMO Entertainment (MMO standing for ''Music Makes One'', the slogan of CJ ENM's flagship music channel Mnet). In September 2018, MMO and CJ ENM founded Off the Record Entertainment () to manage Iz*One (now disbanded) and Fromis 9. Pledis Entertainment was involved in the creative direction and music production of both while they were in Off the Record until Pledis CEO withdrew from being involved with Iz*One after April 2020 (Fromis 9 continued to be in the label until they fully transferred to Pledis in August 2021). Iz*One and Fromis 9 are debut groups of Mnet's girl group survival shows ''Produce 48'' and '' Idol School'', respectively. 2020–2021: Name changes, launch In March 2020, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belift Lab
Hybe Co., Ltd. (; stylized as Hybe Corporation; commonly known as simply Hybe) is a South Korean multinational entertainment company established in 2005 by Bang Si-hyuk as Big Hit Entertainment Co., Ltd. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production company, and music publishing house. It has multiple subsidiaries, including Big Hit Music, Belift Lab, Source Music, Pledis Entertainment, KOZ Entertainment, and ADOR, collectively known as Hybe Labels. History 2005–2021: Big Hit Entertainment Co., Ltd. Big Hit Entertainment was founded on February 1, 2005, and signed the vocal trio 8Eight in 2007. In 2010, the company signed a contract with JYP Entertainment to jointly manage the boy group 2AM. That year, Bang Si-hyuk signed RM as the first member of BTS and launched nationwide auditions to recruit other members for the group. BTS made their debut under Big Hit on June 13, 2013. In 2012, the compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namkoong Min
Namkoong Min (, born March 12, 1978) is a South Korean actor, director and screenwriter. He first gained recognition with neo-noir film '' A Dirty Carnival'' (2006), and has since given notable performances in ''Remember'' (2015–2016), '' Beautiful Gong Shim'' (2016), ''Good Manager'' (2017), '' Hot Stove League'' (2019–2020), and ''My Dearest'' (2023). He won the Grand Prize (Daesang) at the 2020 SBS Drama Awards for ''Hot Stove League''; the drama also gained Namkoong his third Best Actor nomination at the Baeksang Arts Awards. The next year, he received the Grand Prize at the 2021 MBC Drama Awards for '' The Veil''. In 2023, he again received the Grand Prize at the 2023 MBC Drama Awards for ''My Dearest''. Early life Namkoong was born on March 12, 1978, in Seoul. He has a brother, Namkoong Yoon. His father, Namkoong Hwon, was a principal of Sinneung Middle School (2005–2009). Namkoong was educated at Daeseong High School in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, and Ilsan Seongsa E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hybe Labels
Hybe Co., Ltd. (; stylized as Hybe Corporation; commonly known as simply Hybe) is a South Korean multinational entertainment company established in 2005 by Bang Si-hyuk as Big Hit Entertainment Co., Ltd. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production company, and music publishing house. It has multiple subsidiaries, including Big Hit Music, Belift Lab, Source Music, Pledis Entertainment, KOZ Entertainment, and ADOR, collectively known as Hybe Labels. History 2005–2021: Big Hit Entertainment Co., Ltd. Big Hit Entertainment was founded on February 1, 2005, and signed the vocal trio 8Eight in 2007. In 2010, the company signed a contract with JYP Entertainment to jointly manage the boy group 2AM. That year, Bang Si-hyuk signed RM as the first member of BTS and launched nationwide auditions to recruit other members for the group. BTS made their debut under Big Hit on June 13, 2013. In 2012, the compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IU (singer)
Lee Ji-eun (; born May 16, 1993), also known by her stage name IU (), is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actress. She signed with Kakao M, LOEN Entertainment (now Kakao Entertainment) in 2007 as a K-pop#Trainee system, trainee and debuted as a singer at the age of fifteen with the Extended play, EP ''Lost and Found (IU EP), Lost and Found'' (2008). Although her follow-up albums brought mainstream success, it was only after the release of "Good Day (IU song), Good Day", the lead single from her 2010 album ''Real (IU EP), Real'', that she achieved national stardom. "Good Day" went on to spend five consecutive weeks at the top of South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart, and in 2019, it was ranked number one on ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard''s "100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s" list. With the success of her 2011 albums, ''Real+ (IU EP), Real+'' and ''Last Fantasy'', IU established herself as a formidable force on the music charts of her native country and further cemented her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hybe Corporation
Hybe Co., Ltd. (; stylized as Hybe Corporation; commonly known as simply Hybe) is a South Korean multinational entertainment company established in 2005 by Bang Si-hyuk as Big Hit Entertainment Co., Ltd. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production company, and music publishing house. It has multiple subsidiaries, including Big Hit Music, Belift Lab, Source Music, Pledis Entertainment, KOZ Entertainment, and ADOR, collectively known as Hybe Labels. History 2005–2021: Big Hit Entertainment Co., Ltd. Big Hit Entertainment was founded on February 1, 2005, and signed the vocal trio 8Eight in 2007. In 2010, the company signed a contract with JYP Entertainment to jointly manage the boy group 2AM. That year, Bang Si-hyuk signed RM as the first member of BTS and launched nationwide auditions to recruit other members for the group. BTS made their debut under Big Hit on June 13, 2013. In 2012, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
