[OSEN=손남원 기자] iKON, YG’s new boy group, is making its debut on the 15th of this month. And the boy group is one of the most anticipated artists in the second half of this year.
“Our main producer YANG HYUN SUK announced that iKON will debut on Sep. 15th and necessary preparations have been under way,” said a YG insider. “Only a handful of people know about specific details. And this is the first time to officially announce the exact date.” At the interview with OSEN in August, Mr. Yang said, “I have been very busy recently because BIGBANG is scheduled to release new songs every month. It is very, very challenging to film two music videos every month. So I had to make sure that there will be no schedule conflicts between iKON and BIGBANG. And iKON will make their debut on Sep. 15th.” He has certainly delivered on his promise with the fans. “iKON is a hip hop boy group that we are producing after BIGBANG, so I want to do everything I can in launching them,” he said. “Actually, iKON and WINNER each presented me with 50 songs they wrote. Now, BIGBANG can produce songs that can be released to the public right away, now that it has been 9 years since they made their debut. And even they said on TV that I often rejected their new songs until only a few years ago.” Last Year, YG produced a powerful rookie. KANG SEUNG YOON, LEE SEUNG HOON, KIM JIN WOO, SONG MIN HO and NAM TAE HYUN won a survival competition, and they debuted as WINNER. WINNER won dozens of trophies from music program and established themselves as an exceptional boy group. The members of iKON lost the survival competition to WINNER, but they were given another chance. B.I, BOBBY, KOO JUN HOE, KIM DONG HYUK, KIM JIN HWAN, JUNG CHAN WOO and SONG YUNHYEONG will soon make their debut as iKON. They are debuting one year later than WINNER, but expectations of iKON are very high. They are debuting after BIGBANG completed their project, and before PSY makes a comeback. This is what reflects the good judgment of Mr. Yang as a producer. He is confident that iKON will draw as much attention as BIGBANG and PSY. Mr. Yang is pushing iKON to compete with other artists in YG and become more competitive. iKON is a very powerful team. Like G-DRAGON of BIGBANG, B.I started writing songs at an early age and is leading the team. The other six members of iKON are talented as well. Many rounds of survival contests and competition among YG artists have made them stronger. WINNER dominated music charts and won many trophies with their debut song “EMPTY.” And expectations are high of iKON as well. The fans are anticipating their debut and with Sep. 15th just a week away, excitement among them is growing. © YG LIFE [일간스포츠=박현택 기자] iKON will be handed the baton from their “brothers”, BIGBANG. On the 8, YG Entertainment announced the debut schedule of iKON on its official blog YG LIFE, to mark the launching of YG’s next-generation idol boy group. In the photo unveiled with the announcement, the season schedule of iKON is written against the background of red basketball court. iKON will first release their debut single on the 15 this month, and on October 1, they will unveil a half album with six songs, which is just the half of their debut album. Then, on November 2, one month later, the full-length album with all the 12 songs will be released. Such schedule shows iKON’s will and resolution to be the hero of the music scene in the second half of this year in this fall and winter, following BIGBANG who dominated the summer season with their “MADE” series that began in May. It is also showing iKON’s bold ambition that they will not only take the rookie awards but also sweep music charts during October and November, while satisfying the thirst of their fans who have long been waiting for the team’s debut. This kind of plan would not have been possible, if the team did not have confidence and trust in the quality of their own songs. The members of iKON stood in front of the public for the first time on August 20, 2013. At that time, they did not even have the name “iKON”. Since then, they have grown a lot by going through fierce “survival game” in “WIN” and “MIX & MATCH” show for the past two years, and improved themselves by YG head producer YANG HYUN SUK’s harsh training. Now, finally, the members who have just completed their preparation, are confidently presenting the “result” of the past two years to the world.
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iKON Philippines is the First Philippine based fanclub for YG's upcoming boy group. Formerly known as WIN Team B Philippines (Founded last October 2013)
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