|
Cignature
Cignature (; commonly stylized in all lowercase) was 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". The group officially disbanded on December 3, 2024. History 2019: Pre-debut and introduction Chaesol, Jeewon (formerly known as Jiwon), Ye Ah (formerly known as Haeun), Sunn (formerly known as Viva), and Belle (formerly known as Lucky) were debuted on August 30, 2017, as members of C9 Entertainment first girl group Good Day. In October 2017, Members Chaesol, Jeewon, Sunn, and Belle had competed in KBS2 reality television series ''The Unit''. However, all of them were eliminated and failed to become a member of the winning project girl group Uni.T. On November 11, 2019, C9 Entertainment launching their upcoming girl group temporarily named C9 Gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Day (group)
Good Day () 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 K 5, Superstar K5'' and finished in 3rd place. Bomin appeared in movie ''No Breathing'', as the younger version of Kwon Yu-ri, 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: Deb ... [...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 is home to artists including Younha, Lee Seok Hoon, CIX, Poetic Narrator, 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 a partnership with Benq Korea on their gaming brand, Zowie. In the same year, soloist Juniel signed C9 Entertainment. In March 2017, C9 moved their office from Gangnam to a new building in Mapo. In August 2017, C9 Entertainment debuted their first girl group Good Day. All the me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unis (group)
Unis (; stylized in all caps or as U&iS) is a South Korean girl group formed and managed by F&F Entertainment through the survival reality show, '' Universe Ticket''. The group consist of Hyeonju, Nana, Gehlee, Kotoko, Yunha, Elisia, Yoona, and Seowon. They debuted on March 27, 2024, with the extended play (EP) '' We Unis''. Name The group's name is derived as an abbreviation of "U&I Story", as well as "UNiverse Is Starting", which symbolizes the group's desire to continue writing its own story of achieving their dreams that began in '' Universe Ticket''. History 2023–2024: Formation and pre-debut activities Unis was formed through the SBS reality survival show '' Universe Ticket'', which aired from November 18, 2023, to January 17, 2024. The show brought 82 contestants from around the world, primarily in South Korea, Japan, China, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Canada, to compete to debut in a multinational girl group. Before appearing on the program, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universe Ticket
''Universe Ticket'' () is a 2023–2024 South Korean reality competition show created by SBS. It was intended to form an eight-member girl group with a contract of 2 years and 6 months. The final group, UNIS, debuted under F&F Entertainment, a newly established entertainment company related to the clothing brand of the same name, F&F. The show aired on SBS TV from November 18, 2023, to January 17, 2024, every Friday at 18:00 ( KST) for the first episode, then changed to 17:00 (KST) time slot for the second episode, before it changed to Wednesday (December 6) at 22:40 (KST) onwards. A second season named '' Universe League'' features an all male contestants with a different format that aired starting November 2024. Production Conception and development ''Universe Ticket'' is a South Korean reality television show that features 82 contestants competing for a chance to debut in a global K-pop girl group. The program includes a series of missions and evaluations designed to a ... [...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] |
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] |
1theK
Kakao M Corp. (; formerly Seoul Records, YBM Seoul Records and LOEN Entertainment) was a South Korean entertainment company established by Min Yeong-bin in 1978. It was one of the largest co-publisher companies in South Korea. The company operated as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management, concert production company, and music publishing house. , the company was the leading record company in South Korea by net revenue according to the statistics compiled by the Korea Music Content Industry Association (KMCIA) through the Gaon Music Chart (30.4%); it was also the second leading company in terms of album sales (25.4%). LOEN Entertainment became a subsidiary of Kakao in January 2016 and was subsequently renamed two years later. Online music sales accounted for most of the company's profit, with 93.9% of revenue coming from online music sales. The label also distributed CDs of some other entertainment agencies in South Korea through its branch 1 ... [...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] |
YouTube
YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google Search. In January 2024, YouTube had more than 2.7billion monthly active users, who collectively watched more than one billion hours of videos every day. , videos were being uploaded to the platform at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute, and , there were approximately 14.8billion videos in total. On November 13, 2006, YouTube was purchased by Google for $1.65 billion (equivalent to $ billion in ). Google expanded YouTube's business model of generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by and for YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subs ... [...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] |
Compact Disc
The compact disc (CD) is a Digital media, digital optical disc data storage format co-developed by Philips and Sony to store and play digital audio recordings. It employs the Compact Disc Digital Audio (CD-DA) standard and was capable of holding of uncompressed stereo audio. First released in Japan in October 1982, the CD was the second optical disc format to reach the market, following the larger LaserDisc (LD). In later years, the technology was adapted for computer data storage as CD-ROM and subsequently expanded into various writable and multimedia formats. , over 200 billion CDs (including audio CDs, CD-ROMs, and CD-Rs) had been sold worldwide. Standard CDs have a diameter of and typically hold up to 74 minutes of audio or approximately of data. This was later regularly extended to 80 minutes or by reducing the spacing between data tracks, with some discs unofficially reaching up to 99 minutes or which falls outside established specifications. Smaller variants, such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stone Music Entertainment
Stone Music Entertainment (Hangul: 스톤 뮤직 엔터테인먼트), is a South Korean music distribution company under CJ ENM, as part of a partnership with the music streaming store Genie Music since 2021. It was one of the largest co-publisher companies in South Korea. The company was also formerly a music production and management company, which managed artists such as SG Wannabe, Davichi, Roy Kim, Son Ho-young, Eric Nam, Fromis 9, HEDY, and TO1, before the business closed in April 2021. Under its previous name CJ E&M Music, it was named ''Music Distributor of the Year'' at the Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards in 2014. History The company was originally established as Mediopia in May 1993 and later renamed to Mediopia Technology Co., Ltd in June 1994, as a manufacturer and distributor of electronic devices. In January 2002, the company was listed on KOSDAQ. In August 2004, Maekyung Hudson was incorporated as a subsidiary. In July 2006, their largest shareholder changed from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
