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Source Music
Source Music () is a South Korean record label established in 2009 by So Sung-jin. In July 2019, the company was acquired by Hybe Corporation, making the company part of the collective term "Hybe Labels". The company manages girl group Le Sserafim, and previously managed soloist Kan Mi-youn and girl groups Glam and GFriend. History 2009–2014: Foundation and first generation artists Source Music was founded on November 17, 2009, by So Sung-jin, who worked at SM Entertainment as a talent manager for various artists between 2000 and 2002. He later moved to JYP Entertainment. In 2010, the label's first-ever artist, female soloist Kan Mi-youn (formerly of Baby Vox) released her first digital single titled "Going Crazy". The music video featured Lee Joon and Mir from MBLAQ. The song peaked at #11 on South Korea's national chart Gaon. In 2012, Glam was formed as a joint collaboration between Source Music and Big Hit Entertainment and was composed of Dahee, Trinity, Zinni, Mi ... [...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] |
JYP Entertainment
JYP Entertainment Corporation () is a South Korean Multinational corporation, multinational entertainment and record label Conglomerate (company), conglomerate founded in 1997 by Park Jin-young, J. Y. Park. Operating as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management company, concert production company and music publishing house, it is one of the largest entertainment companies in South Korea. The company also operates subsidiary ventures and divisions internationally. History 1997–99: Formation and first generation K-pop artists JYP Entertainment was founded in 1997 by South Korean singer-songwriter Park Jin-young, named after his stage name, J. Y. Park, as Tae-Hong Planning Corporation. In 2001, the company was retitled as JYP Entertainment. In 1997, the company signed its first artist – Pearl (singer), Pearl. In 1999, entertainment company iHQ (company), SidusHQ introduced the future members of boy band G.o.d to Park, as their producer and me ... [...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] |
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 and Viviz. Early life Umji was born on August 19, 1998, in Yeonsu-dong, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, South Korea and is the youngest daughter of her family (one older brother and one older sister). Her father is dentist and chairman of a famous dental corporation in South Korea. Umji went to English preschool and graduated from Shinsong Middle School, Incheon. She graduated from the School of Performing Arts Seoul (SOPA - Theater Department) in February 2017, along with her groupmate, SinB. Career Umji made her debut as a member of the group GFriend on January 15, 2015, with the release of the extended play ''Season of Glass (EP), Season of Glass'', along with the single "Glass Bead". The group first live performance took place on the KBS2's ''Music Bank (TV program), Music Bank'' on January 16. In September 2016, sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SinB (singer)
Hwang Eun-bi (; born June 3, 1998), better known by her stage name SinB, is a South Korean singer, dancer, and actress. She is a member of South Korean girl groups GFriend and Viviz. Early life SinB was born June 3, 1998, in Cheongju. In 2017, she graduated from School of Performing Arts Seoul. Prior to her debut, she trained with Big Hit Entertainment for two years, then later moved onto Kakao M, LOEN Entertainment, where she trained for an additional year before settling with Source Music. Career 2015–2021: Debut with GFriend On January 15, 2015, SinB debuted as a member of South Korean girl group GFriend with the release of their debut album ''Season of Glass (EP), Season of Glass''. On August 26, 2016, SinB released "Confession" () for the soundtrack of ''Cinderella with Four Knights''. In 2018, SinB along with Red Velvet (band), Red Velvet's Seulgi (singer), Seulgi, (G)I-dle's Jeon So-yeon, Soyeon and soloist Chungha (singer), Chungha released "Wow Thing" on Septembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuju (singer)
Choi Yu-na (; born October 4, 1997), better known by her stage name Yuju (), is a South Korean singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in 2015 as a member of the South Korean girl group GFriend and became known for her vocals, having participated in various singing competitions. After GFriend's exclusive contract ended, Yuju debuted as a solo artist with the extended play (EP) ''Rec.'' in 2022 and took creative control over her works. Yuju's accolades include individual awards from the K-Global Heart Dream Awards, Hanteo Music Awards, and Seoul Music Awards. Her chart-topping duet song "Spring Is Gone by Chance" for the television Korean drama, series ''A Girl Who Sees Smells'' soundtrack won Best OST at the 2015 Melon Music Awards. Early life and education Yuju was born Choi Yu-na on October 4, 1997 in Goyang, South Korea, as the youngest of two daughters in her family. From an early age, Yuju enjoyed sports, dancing and singing. In her first year of middle school, Yuju won a sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eunha (singer)
Jung Eun-bi (; born May 30, 1997), better known by her stage name Eunha (), is a South Korean singer. She is a vocalist in the girl groups GFriend and Viviz. Early life Eunha was born May 30, 1997, in Geumcheon District, Seoul, South Korea. She appeared in the 2007 television drama '' The Clinic for Married Couples: Love and War''. When she was seven years old, she was diagnosed with langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH). She then took on treatment for the disease and had regular blood tests until she was in the sixth grade of primary school. It was successfully cured and it was said that there is no possibility of recurrence. Career Eunha debuted as a member of South Korean girl group GFriend in early 2015 with the song " Glass Bead". She was featured on Pro C's single "Han River at Night", released on October 21, 2015. Eunha's first solo release was the song "Don't Come to Farewell", recorded for the soundtrack of the television drama ''Six Flying Dragons''. It was released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yerin (entertainer)
Jung Ye-rin (; born August 19, 1996), known mononymously as Yerin (), is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of the South Korean girl group GFriend and is currently active as a soloist. Early life Yerin was born on August 19, 1996, in Incheon. She attended the School of Performing Arts Seoul and graduated in 2015. Career 2015–2021: Activities with GFriend In January 2015, Yerin officially debuted as a member of GFriend with their first extended play, ''Season of Glass (EP), Season of Glass''. She made her acting debut two months later playing a supporting role in the web drama ''Midnight's Girl''. On April 13, 2015, she appeared in Super Junior Heechul and TraxX, TRAX Kim Jung-mo, Jungmo unit M&D's music video "I Wish". In January 2016, Yerin was chosen as a new MC for SBS MTV's music program ''The Show (South Korean TV series), The Show'', alongside Zhou Mi (singer), Zhou Mi. On October 17, 2016, she featured the song "Future Boyfriend" with El Camino. In 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim So-won
Kim So-jeong (; born December 7, 1995), known professionally as Kim So-won (), is a South Korean actress and singer. She is best known as the leader of South Korean girl group GFriend. Early life and education Kim was born on December 7, 1995, in Gupabal-dong, Eunpyeong District, Seoul, South Korea. She graduated from Hanlim Multi Arts High School in 2014, majored in modeling. She got accepted into the Department of Media and Film Acting at Sungshin Women's University in 2016. Career 2010–2014: Pre-debut Prior to debut, Kim trained with DSP Media for 4 years. After leaving DSP Media, she joined Source Music as trainee in 2013, where she trained for 1 year and 6 months before debuting as a member of GFriend. 2015–2020: Debut with GFriend, solo activities and disbandment On January 15, 2015, Kim debuted as a member and sub-vocal of South Korean girl group GFriend under the stage name Sowon with the released of EP '' Season of Glass''. On July 25, 2018, Kim was cast as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Eighteen or 18 may refer to: * 18 (number) * One of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018 Film, television and entertainment * ''18'' (film), a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film based on the short story ''God's Dice'' * ''Eighteen'' (film), a 2005 Canadian dramatic feature film * 18 (British Board of Film Classification), a film rating in the United Kingdom, also used in Ireland by the Irish Film Classification Office * 18 (''Dragon Ball''), a character in the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise * "Eighteen", a 2006 episode of the animated television series ''12 oz. Mouse'' Science * Argon, a noble gas in the periodic table * 18 Melpomene, an asteroid in the asteroid belt Music Albums * ''18'' (Moby album), 2002 * ''18'' (Nana Kitade album), 2005 * '' 18...'', 2009 debut album by G.E.M. * ''18'' (Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp album), 2022 Songs * "18" (5 Seconds of Summer song), from their 2014 eponymous debut album * "18" (One Direction song), from their 2014 studio album ''Four'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Byung-hun
Lee Byung-hun (; born July 12, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He has received acclaim for his work in a wide range of genres, most notably '' Joint Security Area'' (2000); '' A Bittersweet Life'' (2005); '' The Good, the Bad, the Weird'' (2008); '' I Saw the Devil'' (2010); '' Masquerade'' (2012); and the television series '' All In'' (2003), '' Iris'' (2009), and '' Mr. Sunshine'' (2018). His other notable South Korean films include '' Inside Men'' (2015), '' Master'' (2016), '' Ashfall'' (2019), and '' The Man Standing Next'' (2020). In the United States, he is known for portraying Storm Shadow in '' G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra'' (2009) and its sequel '' G.I. Joe: Retaliation'' (2013), and starring alongside Bruce Willis in '' Red 2'' (2013). He portrayed T-1000 in ''Terminator Genisys'' (2015), and Billy Rocks in ''The Magnificent Seven'' (2016). He appeared in a recurring role as the Front Man in season 1, and as part of the main cast of season 2 of the Netflix hit sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Hit Music
Big Hit Music (, stylized in all caps), formerly Big Hit Entertainment (), is a South Korean record label established in 2005 by Bang Si-hyuk. It was re-branded and re-structured into an independent label under Hybe Corporation (formerly Big Hit Entertainment Co., Ltd.) in March 2021. As of date, the label is home to soloist Lee Hyun, and boy groups BTS and Tomorrow X Together. It previously managed soloist Lim Jeong-hee, and groups 8Eight, 2AM, and co-managed Glam. History 2005–2021: Big Hit Entertainment Big Hit Entertainment was founded on February 1, 2005, and signed the trio 8Eight in 2007. In 2010, the company signed a joint management contract with JYP Entertainment over 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 of the group—BTS made their debut under Big Hit on June 13, 2013. In 2012, the company signed Lim Jeong-hee, and formed the girl group Glam as a collab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
