Jennie, Jisoo and Somi are the only kpop female soloists to enter top 5 Melon this year.
Already #7 on Melon top 100. Korea still loves their it girl, Jennie.
Also, this is Teddy/TBL's third top 10 female solo this year.
Smart way to target Japan's market.
Still holding at #6 on Melon top 100. Also Jennie X Somi top kpop female soloists.
Interesting that TBL booked an ad campaign with both Somi and Taeyang.
Somi's Fast Forward has now spent 6 weeks in Melon weekly top 10.
It's reasonable that if YGE do fall far and have financial turmoil in their future the current owners of TBL could buy those shares and break off. However I don't really see that happening considering they benefit a lot from the infrastructure, distribution and connections set up and provided by YG.
Teddy and his staff would have most of the same connections, and Teddy could just grab a few key YG staff to fill in whatever connections they are lacking. Shouldn't be too hard if YGE was actually dying.
I was wondering why Teddy and TBL were getting involved with Iland2 when they had their own gg group in development. I think Teddy is just using the program to promote TBL itself (separate from YG), like how Yang Hyun-suk and Park Jin-young used/use survival programs to promote YG and JYP.
TBL is establishing itself as a major kpop label (they were originally a small r&b/hiphop label), first with Somi (solo), then Taeyang (veteran solo), now with Iland2 (group they wont manage themselves), and eventually with tblgg (group).
Display MoreIf YG fail to hit it big with BM and lose the 3 remaining BP members...yes! I think it's very likely YG can't recover.
From what I understand many of their other subsidiaries and brands aren't so hot right now. Treasure, AKMU, Somi, etc aren't going to carry a top 3 or 4 label by any stretch, even with Rose they have 0 chance of staying a top company if they lose BlackPink and Big Bang in the same year.
Now if they lose BP and BB and suddenly Babymonster come out to success like Ive or even Newjeans than those losses will fall by the wayside and YG stock will quickly foget about it and it will bounce back within the following year.
So it all rest on the success of BM.
Somi is in TheBlackLabel, and YGE only owns about 30% of TBL.
If YGE really does start dying, the company might break up into its sub-labels, with many of the music and acting staff/talent moving to TBL since they would rather be part of a growing label run by one of the most successful producers in the world than a dying label run by a criminal.
Display MoreThey really need to have mostly standout members in their groups, artists who can easily drop solo albums and captivate audiences without needing much promo.
As a longtime fan of their groups and artists, I noticed they used to be amazing at developing their young talent and generating buzz about them even before debut.
GD, Jennie, and even Bang Yedam are just a few examples. Jennie got gifts from fans while she was still a trainee.
Out of all companies in the industry, they were particularly good at this, and I don't think that's a point that's spoken about enough. Maybe the company just operates more in secrecy these days in regards to their trainees, but I don't think any of the BABYMONSTER members have that kind of superstar reputation just yet. That group is going to have to work a lot harder upon debut and even after debut than any of their predecessors. I'm really rooting for them.
Star power was what they always relied on in the past, and I'm afraid they don't have this anymore.
They need to focus on small groups with all-rounder members, the way they used to. Specifically five or fewer members. Whenever they debut these bigger groups, things go in disarray the moment a standout member leaves. Think of iKON after B.I. or Treasure after Bang Yedam left.
Canny seems to be very popular for a trainee. She's Thai, so she's not making as much of an impact in Korea, but internationally instead.
Even if you don't like them, YG is like a cockroach: they could probably survive nuclear armageddon.
Somi reaches #6 on Melon again, surpassing NewJeans ETA for the first time.
Holding:
I knew Somi had a car like that, but I didn't think she wrapped it in gold (color) just for the MV.
Her producers removed the wrap right after the shooting because they knew Somi couldn't resist driving it around (it's too shiny to drive on the road).
The car:
Explanation:
we have to understand that the girls cannot make moves aggressively with their future while still in contract. they can only make small moves here and there. It takes time after end of contract to set up everything for themselves. It's not easy at all to find a new home that quickly. Plus its best to wait so as to not announce the news prematurely as well when the preparations are not yet complete.
I think it strongly implies that YG isn't lying and they are, in fact, still negotiating. Of course, they could be negotiating the group contract only, with the girls going elsewhere for solo work.
They're stalling until Baemon is ready. They know once disbandment is confirmed the stock will crater...but if they release the news alongside a definitive Baemon debut date it will soften the blow.
If the girls have moved to new labels what's to stop the other labels from announcing signing the girls? Why is YG in control of the announcements? Eventually the new companies need to if they're booking new gigs for them.
So the Seoul audition is in-person? I thought the international auditions were just online.
https://www.news1.kr/articles/5182265
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Next rumor is that Jennie and Jisoo both established a one-person agency.
Wouldn't it be public knowledge if they set up one-person companies? Companies need to be registered. So, at best, they are PLANNING to set up one-person agencies. If that's the case, what is the source?
