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Vernon (rapper)
Hansol Vernon Chwe (born February 18, 1998), known mononymously as Vernon (), is a South Korean and American rapper, singer and songwriter. Managed by Pledis Entertainment, he is a member of the South Korean boy band Seventeen and its hip hop team. Vernon made his official solo debut with "Black Eye" on December 27, 2022. Aside from his work with Seventeen and as a soloist, he has written and produced music with and for other artists such as Jamie, Bumzu, and Charli XCX. Early life Hansol Vernon Chwe was born in Tisch Hospital in Kips Bay, Manhattan, on February 18, 1998, to a Korean father and an American mother. At the age of five, he moved with his family to Hongdae, South Korea. He attended Changcheon Middle School but later opted for homeschooling with his parents after being scouted by Pledis, in order to focus on his training. His stage name comes from his middle name, Vernon, which is also his mother's maiden name. Both his parents are artists. Career 2012–2014: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manhattan
Manhattan ( ) is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the Boroughs of New York City, five boroughs of New York City. Coextensive with New York County, Manhattan is the County statistics of the United States#Smallest, largest, and average area per state and territory, smallest county by area in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. Located almost entirely on Manhattan Island near the southern tip of the state, Manhattan constitutes the center of the Northeast megalopolis and the urban core of the New York metropolitan area. Manhattan serves as New York City's Economy of New York City, economic and Government of New York City, administrative center and has been described as the cultural, financial, Media in New York City, media, and show business, entertainment capital of the world. Present-day Manhattan was originally part of Lenape territory. European settlement began with the establishment of a trading post by Dutch colonization of the Americas, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Eun-i
Song Eun-i (; born January 4, 1973) is a South Korean singer, actress and comedian. She made her debut as a theater actress in 1993. In the same year, she made her debut as a comedian in KBS. She is currently signed under her own management company Media Lab Seesaw (SISO). Currently, Song is running own company Media Lab Seesaw as CEO with her friend, Kim-Sook as director. Education * Graduated Seoul Yangmok Elementary School * Graduated Sinjeong Middle School * Graduated * Graduated Seoul Institute of the Arts (Theatre College Degree Program) Career Song first made her debut in the South Korean entertainment industry in 1993, as a KBS comedian. In 2016, Song and fellow comedian Kim Sook published a book together, based on their podcast, ''Keeping Secrets'' (). In the same year, Song became the CEO of CONTENTS LAB VIVO (), a production company that creates internet-based content, as well as aiding Kim Jun-ho organise the Busan International Comedy Festival. Song's p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KOMCA
The Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) is a South Korean non-profit copyright collective for musical works, administering public performance and broadcasting rights, and mechanical recording and reproduction rights. Founded in 1964, it is the second collective rights management organization for musical works in Asia, after JASRAC in Japan. It is also one of the largest in Asia, with over 55,000 members. In 2024, it collected (US$297 million) in licensing fees and distributed ₩424 billion (US$288 million) in royalties to its members. Copyright owners—including authors, composers, arrangers, and music publishers—can join KOMCA as associate members. Associate members who have "engaged in substantial musical creation" are promoted to full members by the board of directors. These members can attend and vote at the annual general meeting and can be elected to the board of directors. The board consists of 21 members, elected to three-year terms of office. History KOMCA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Hoppus
Mark Allan Hoppus (born March 15, 1972) is an American musician and record producer. He is the co-lead vocalist, co-founder, and bassist for the rock band Blink-182 and the only member to appear on every album. Hoppus became interested in skateboarding and punk rock in junior high, and received a bass guitar from his father at the age of 15. After he moved to San Diego in 1992 to attend California State University San Marcos, his sister introduced him to Tom DeLonge, and they formed the band Blink-182 with drummer Scott Raynor. The band produced several rock recordings and toured exhaustively before signing to major label MCA Records, MCA to co-distribute their sophomore effort, 1997's ''Dude Ranch (album), Dude Ranch'', which featured the Hoppus-penned hit "Dammit". After replacing Raynor with Travis Barker, Blink-182 recorded ''Enema of the State'' (1999), which launched them to multi-platinum success. Two more records followed—the heavier ''Take Off Your Pants and Jacket' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blink-182
Blink-182 is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Poway, California, in 1992. Its current and best-known line-up consists of bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus, guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker. Though its sound has diversified throughout their career, its musical style, described as pop punk, pop-punk, blends catchy pop music, pop melodies with fast-paced punk rock. Its lyrics primarily focus on relationships, adolescent frustration, and maturity—or lack thereof. The group emerged from a suburban, Punk rock in California, Southern California skate punk scene and first gained notoriety for high-energy live shows and irreverent humor. The band's debut, ''Cheshire Cat (Blink-182 album), Cheshire Cat'', and second studio album ''Dude Ranch (album), Dude Ranch'', were released in 1995 and 1997 respectively, through independent imprint Grilled Cheese, a subdivision of Cargo Music, Cargo Records. After years of independent recording and touring, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apple Music 1
Apple Music 1, previously branded as Beats 1, is a 24/7 music radio station owned and operated by Apple Inc. It is accessible through iTunes or the Apple Music app on a computer, smartphone or tablet, smart speaker (such as the Apple HomePod), and through the Apple Music web browser app. While a paid subscription is not needed, users are required to sign in with an Apple ID account to listen to the free radio stations. Apple Music Radio is streamed at 64 kbit/s and 256 kbit/s, utilising HTTP Live Streaming protocol and the HE-AAC audio codec, powered by StreamS Live Encoder. Currently, Apple Music operates 6 live global radio stations: * Apple Music 1 airs a mix of pop, rap and indie music. Prime-time presenters include Zane Lowe, Ebro Darden and Matt Wilkinson. * Apple Music Hits airs a mixed Hot adult contemporary/Adult hits format, offering a full catalog of the biggest songs from the '80s, '90s, and 2000s. * Apple Music Country offers a mix of country songs old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua (singer)
Joshua Hong (born December 30, 1995), known mononymously as Joshua (), is an American singer based in South Korea. Managed by Pledis Entertainment, he is a member of the South Korean boy band Seventeen and its vocal team. Early life Joshua Hong was born in Los Angeles on December 30, 1995. He attended Downtown Magnets High School and graduated in 2013. Growing up, he attended church in Los Angeles' Koreatown. Career 2013–2014: Pre-debut Joshua was scouted by an agent from Pledis during a visit to Koreatown, Los Angeles in 2013. He then moved to Seoul, South Korea, where he began training in singing and dancing. As a trainee, he joined from the second season onwards of '' Seventeen TV'', an online reality show that introduced Pledis' trainees and showed potential members of the boy group Seventeen before their official debut. The show was broadcast periodically on Ustream, where the trainees showed themselves training, singing, creating choreographies and playing games. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nylon (magazine)
''Nylon'' is an American multimedia brand and publishing company, which produces a lifestyle magazine that focuses on pop culture and fashion. Its coverage includes art, beauty, music, design, celebrities, technology and travel. Originally a print publication, it switched to an all-digital format in 2017. Its name references New York and London, and it is currently owned by the Bustle Digital Group. In 2023, the magazine announced it would return to print in 2024. History ''Nylon'' was co-founded in 1999Nylon Number One Premier Issue, Digital Copy by Flickr Publishing, September 1, 1999. by editorial director Mark Blackwell, art director Madonna Badger, creative director |
Beg For You
"Beg for You" is a song by British singer Charli XCX featuring Japanese singer Rina Sawayama. It was released on 27 January 2022 as the third single from XCX's fifth studio album, '' Crash'' (2022). The song interpolates Swedish singer September's 2006 single " Cry for You". The song received widepsread acclaim from music critics. It peaked at number 3 in Malta and number 24 in the UK. Background Charli XCX first teased a collaboration with Rina Sawayama in May 2021 on a TikTok live in which she discussed details about her upcoming album '' Crash'' and played multiple snippets of upcoming tracks from the album, including a 45-second-long one of the then-untitled collaboration with Sawayama. In December 2021, screenshots of text messages between XCX and Sawayama discussing a collaboration were posted on Instagram. On 21 January 2022, Sawayama revealed the title of the single on her TikTok account. The song premiered on 27 January 2022 on BBC Radio 1. In an interview with ''Ente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twitter
Twitter, officially known as X since 2023, is an American microblogging and social networking service. It is one of the world's largest social media platforms and one of the most-visited websites. Users can share short text messages, images, and videos in Microblogging, short posts commonly known as "Tweet (social media), tweets" (officially "posts") and Like button, like other users' content. The platform also includes direct message, direct messaging, video and audio calling, bookmarks, lists, communities, a chatbot (Grok (chatbot), Grok), job search, and Spaces, a social audio feature. Users can vote on context added by approved users using the Community Notes feature. Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur), Evan Williams, and was launched in July of that year. Twitter grew quickly; by 2012 more than 100 million users produced 340 million daily tweets. Twitter, Inc., was based in San Francisco, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korea Music Copyright Association
The Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) is a South Korean non-profit copyright collective for musical works, administering public performance and broadcasting rights, and mechanical recording and reproduction rights. Founded in 1964, it is the second collective rights management organization for musical works in Asia, after JASRAC in Japan. It is also one of the largest in Asia, with over 55,000 members. In 2024, it collected (US$297 million) in licensing fees and distributed ₩424 billion (US$288 million) in royalties to its members. Copyright owners—including authors, composers, arrangers, and music publishers—can join KOMCA as associate members. Associate members who have "engaged in substantial musical creation" are promoted to full members by the board of directors. These members can attend and vote at the annual general meeting and can be elected to the board of directors. The board consists of 21 members, elected to three-year terms of office. History KOMCA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woozi
Lee Ji-hoon (; born November 22, 1996), known by his stage name Woozi (), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and record producer. Managed by Pledis Entertainment, he is a member of the South Korean boy band Seventeen, the leader of its vocal team, and part of its subunit Hoshi X Woozi. In 2022, he made his solo debut with "Ruby". Aside from his work as a soloist and with Seventeen, Woozi has also written for other K-pop artists such as NU'EST W, Ailee, and I.O.I. Early life From a young age, Woozi studied classical music and learned to play the clarinet and other band instruments. He successfully auditioned for Pledis Entertainment and met labelmate Bumzu, a frequent collaborator on music production. He graduated from Hanlim Multi Art School and subsequently enrolled in Hanyang University. In 2022, he enrolled in a Master's degree at Anyang University. Career 2015–present: Debut with Seventeen and solo activities On May 26, 2015, Woozi debuted in the self-produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
