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P Nation
P Nation () is a South Korean entertainment company. The company operates as a record label, entertainment agency, and concert production company founded in 2018 by singer Psy. As of November 2022, the label had ten artists signed to the label. The record label is located in the Gangnam area. History 2019-present: Founding and first artists Following Psy's departure from YG Entertainment in 2018, Psy founded his own entertainment company, P Nation. Psy announced the first artist signed to his label in January 2019, the rapper Jessi. Later that month P Nation signed Hyuna and Dawn, after their joint departure from Cube Entertainment. Following the announcement of the establishment of P Nation, the stock of DI Corporation, owned by Psy's father, rose for eight consecutive days, despite the companies having no business connections. In April, SK Telecom invested 5 billion won in the company as part of their content investment strategy, bringing their sharehold to ten percent. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privately Held Company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose Stock, shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in their respective listed markets. Instead, the Private equity, company's stock is offered, owned, traded or exchanged privately, also known as "over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter". Related terms are unlisted organisation, unquoted company and private equity. Private companies are often less well-known than their public company, publicly traded counterparts but still have major importance in the world's economy. For example, in 2008, the 441 list of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest private companies in the United States accounted for $1.8 trillion in revenues and employed 6.2 million people, according to ''Forbes''. In general, all companies that are not owned by the government are classified as private enterprises. This definition encompasses both publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyuna
Kim Hyun-ah (; born June 6, 1992), known professionally as Hyuna (stylized as HyunA), is a South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper and model. She debuted as a member of the girl group Wonder Girls in February 2007. Upon leaving the ensemble shortly after, Hyuna subsequently left JYP Entertainment and joined the girl group 4Minute. The group debuted in June 2009 under Cube Entertainment. In 2010, Hyuna began a solo career with a style she described as "performance-oriented music". Her solo debut single "Change (Hyuna song), Change" charted at number-two on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart. In 2011, Hyuna gained wider public recognition with the release of her first extended play ''Bubble Pop!''. The Bubble Pop! (song), title track sold more than three million digital copies and she became the first female K-pop solo artist to reach 100 million views on a single music video on YouTube. Later the same year, she formed the duo Trouble Maker (duo), Trouble Maker with former Highlight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swings (rapper)
Moon Ji-hoon (, born October 14, 1986), better known by the stage name Swings (Korean: 스윙스), is a South Korean rapper. Formerly under the label Brand New Music, he is currently signed to P Nation. Career Swings debuted in 2008 with the extended play ''Upgrade''. He joined the hip hop group Uptown in 2009 but left by the end of the year. He released his first full-length album, ''Growing Pains'', in 2010. He gained popularity after competing on the second season of the TV rap competition ''Show Me the Money'' in 2013. That summer, Swings triggered a ' Control diss phenomenon' within the Korean hip hop scene with the release of his diss track "King Swings Part 2", over the instrumental of Big Sean's " Control", in which he accused rapper Simon Dominic of not protecting his Supreme Team member E-Sens from an alleged slave contract offered by label Amoeba Culture. Swings was named Artist of the Year for 2013 by Korean hip hop magazine HIPHOPPLAYA. The "Control D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penomeco
Jeong Dong-uk (Korean: 정동욱; born October 7, 1992), better known by his stage name, Penomeco (Korean: 페노메코), is a South Korean rapper and singer-songwriter. He released his debut single ''Right There'' on October 16, 2014. He also released his first extended play, ''Garden'', on December 20, 2018. In June that same year, he was crowned the final winner of the Mnet music battle show Breakers. He is a member of the hip-hop crew Fanxy Child with Zico, Crush, Dean, Millic and Stay Tuned. On June 28, 2020, Penomeco announced that he has parted ways with Million Market, following the end of his 4-year contract. On April 20, 2021, it was revealed that he had signed an exclusive contract with P Nation and subsequently released his second extended play, ''Dry Flower'', on the same day. On April 19, 2023, Penomeco released his third extended play, ''Rorschach Part 1''. The songs in the second part of the series, ''Rorschach Part 2'', were released on June 19, 2023. On Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High School Rapper (season 4)
The fourth season of ''High School Rapper'' (), a 2021 South Korean survival hip hop TV show. On October 28, 2020, Mnet revealed a short teaser video for the fourth season of the survival show. It aired on Mnet every Friday at 11PM (KST) starting February 19. It was hosted by Nucksal. Season overview Mentor teams Simon Dominic X Loco, The Quiett X Yumdda, Jay Park X Woogie X pH-1, Changmo X Way Ched. Episodes Ep. 1-2: Roll Call: Solo Performance No eliminations were held this round. Indicates student performance not shown. ¤ Student Kang Hyun (Tendo) is not shown throughout this episode due to a scandal involving sexual assault Ep. 2-3: Grade Cypher: solo performance Groups of 4 or 5 were created in each grade level and 2 rappers were eliminated each round. The groups with the highest combined scores from the Previous round were able to pick their opponents for the round and beats cypher. Eliminated from the show ¤ Student Kang Hyun (Tendo) is not shown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Show Me The Money 9
The ninth season of the series Show Me the Money (South Korean TV series), ''Show Me the Money'' (known as ''Show Me the Money 9'' or ''SMTM9'') premiered on October 16, 2020, and ended on December 18, 2020. It was broadcast every Friday at 23:00 (KST) on Mnet (TV channel), Mnet. The season returned to four producing teams, after having featured only two in the Show Me the Money 8, previous season. Dynamic Duo (South Korean duo), Dynamic Duo & Bewhy, Paloalto (rapper), Paloalto & Code Kunst, Zion.T & Giriboy, and Justhis & GroovyRoom formed the producing teams for the season. The season saw approximately 23,000 applicants, the most in the show's history. However, fewer contestants were able to move on from the Rapper Selection Round compared to previous seasons, due to safety restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The winner of the season was Lil Boi, with Team Zion.T x Giriboy as the winning producer team. He won ₩100,000,000 in cash, a sports car, and a one-year proje ... [...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] |
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] |
Heize
Jang Da-hye (; born August 9, 1991), better known by her stage name Heize, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper, composer and producer currently signed to P Nation. The name Heize was inspired by the name of an American rapper Angel Haze, but instead of using the same English spelling, she decided to use Heize instead of Haze, because that was the spelling that came to mind. After making her debut in 2014 with the EP ''Heize'', she gained attention after appearing on the second season of South Korean reality show ''Unpretty Rapstar''. Shortly after, her breakout hit "Star" reached the top of the music charts. Career 2014–2019: Career beginnings Heize made her debut in 2014 with her EP ''Heize'', which included a total of six songs. Heize took part in Mnet's reality rap show ''Unpretty Rapstar'' but was eliminated in the semi-finals. Nevertheless, her appearance brought her attention as a singer. Heize released her second EP ''And July'' in 2016, and it eventually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crush (singer)
Shin Hyo-seob (; born May 3, 1992), professionally known as Crush (), is a South Korean singer-songwriter and record producer. He debuted on April 1, 2014, with the single "Sometimes" and released his first album '' Crush on You'' on June 5, 2014. Fifteen of Crush's singles have peaked in the top ten on the Gaon Digital Chart, with ten of Crush's singles also becoming top five hits including "Just", "Beautiful", "Don't Forget", "Bittersweet", "Let Us Go", and "Rush Hour". Life and career Early life and career beginnings Crush was born Shin Hyo-seob on May 3, 1992. Raised in Seoul, he began listening to R&B and hip hop music at a young age and aspired to become a singer. Dynamic Duo's debut album ''Taxi Driver'' left a "deep impression" on him, which inspired him to begin rapping. He began making music during his first year of middle school with a friend and sending demos to the group's record label Amoeba Culture. During this time, he experimented with jazz musical instrument ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NewsPim
NewsPim () or Newspim is a news and media company founded in April, 2003. The company has two economic newspapers, NewsPim and Anda, the latter of which was first published in July 2016. Its director is Byeongbok Min (민병복). The company is one of the news sources for Factiva, and has signed a strategic alliance deal with Koscom.코스콤-뉴스핌, 전략적 제휴 체결, 디지털데일리, 2006.04.03, http://www.ddaily.co.kr/news/article.html?no=9215 See also * List of newspapers in South Korea This is a list of newspapers in South Korea. National papers Top 10 Comprehensive Daily newspapers *The Chosun Ilbo (daily) 1,212,208 *The Dong-A Ilbo (daily) 925,919 *JoongAng Ilbo (daily) 861,984 *''Hankook Ilbo'' (daily) 219,672 *''Hanky ... References Korean-language newspapers Newspapers published in Seoul Newspaper companies of South Korea Newspapers established in 2003 {{SouthKorea-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
