Expectations running high with the MV shooting of iKON’s new song to be released in December11/25/2015
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[OSEN=선미경 기자] Boy group iKON is heralding a chart sweeping for four consecutive times.
It appears that iKON will once again captivate the K-pop scene at the year-end. iKON’s single album “APOLOGY”, which was released on the 16th, made a big hit, topping music charts for three times in a row, and they are gearing up to prove their potential as a powerful rookie once again with their full debut album to be released next month. Ahead of a new song release planned for next month, iKON is shooting a music video from the 24th. Seo Hyeon Seung, who is expected to bring up iKON’s new image, will direct the music video. With the news about their music video shooting, music industry insiders and fans are paying attention to them. In particular, the album to be released next month will be the finale of iKON’s debut project. It is expected that with the album, they will continue to sweep music charts, which began with their warm-up single album “MY TYPE”, their official debut song “RHYTHM TA” and “APOLOGY”. iKON made official debut releasing “MY TYPE” in September. Later in October, they proved their potential releasing a half album with “RHYTHM TA” and “AIRPLANE” as the title songs. They even attracted 10,000 fans to their debut concert based on their solid skills honed through survival programs and their wide fan base. This is quite unusual for a newly debuted artist. In particular, iKON made a record taking the first place of music charts for third time in a row with “APOLOGY”, their single album released on the 16th. Together with “APOLOGY”, “ANTHEM”, B.I & BOBBY’s duet song, helped in giving iKON a new charm to them. YG Entertainment’s main producer TEDDY participated in making the singles, maximizing iKON’s potential. It seems that many new songs will be included in the full debut album along with the songs released so far. There may be other members’ unit songs following B.I & BOBBY’s. Above all, as iKON’s skills and fan base are solid, a hit for the fourth time can be expected. iKON’s strength is that they continue to try different things without sticking to just one style. Their solid musical skills are what makes possible for both emotional songs like “MY TYPE” and “APOLOGY” and intense hip-hop songs like “RHYTHM TA” and “ANTHEM” to fit them well. Fans’ keen interest is on what different styles they will show in the next album. Expectations are running high for iKON’s next songs because they have been presenting good songs from their debut. On such a success, iKON said, “We had our own style, young feel of our own. But we went through a lot. We went through many things during ‘Win’ and ‘Mix and Match’, which was a chance to show us to people though. I want to believe that this is the result of what we have gone through and our efforts to make songs on our own.” iKON is also one of the K-pop artists who are leading the Korean wave in Japan. They are preparing Japan arena tour for February 2016, which will attract 150,000 fans during 14 concerts in five cities including Fukuoka and Tokyo. Ahead of the Japan tour, in late January 2016, 24,000 fans in Korea will come to iKON concert to be held in the Olympic Park Gymnastics Arena, which proves iKON’s standing in the K-pop world. iKON has been growing through ‘Win’ and ‘Mix and Match’ before their debut. As their debut prep period was long, they are not disappointing the fans and achieving a solid success, which makes expectations for iKON’s debut project’s completion next month to run high. 2015. 11. 24. © YG LIFE [스타뉴스=길혜성 기자] YG’s new hiphop group iKON will be performing their recently-released single “APOLOGY” and “ANTHEM” on stage for the first time on SBS’s Inkigayo on November 22.
iKON will make an appearance on SBS’s music chart show Inkigayo and perform “APOLOGY” and “ANTHEM”, which were released on November 16. It is the first time performing their new singles on a TV show, and expectations are running high. “APOLOGY” is a slow R&B song made by iKON and YG’s top producers TEDDY and KUSH. “ANTHEM” is a hiphop duet song performed by iKON’s B.I and BOBBY. Meanwhile, iKON’s sixth mini-game “WELCOME BACK” will be broadcasted live on Naver V App at 8 PM on November 22. 2015. 11. 22. © YG-LIFE iKON creating sensation upon comeback… Third time to sweep No.1 on all major music charts in Korea11/16/2015 The much-awaited day is finally here, y'all! iKON has released the full MV to "Anthem", a bumping hip-hop/dance-infused track that will get you up and out of your seat to 'ride the rhythm.'
The boys spit hot fire as usual with their verses, set against a hypnotic melody and rolling bass. In the chorus the boys urge you to "come on over here" and join them in the party! How can you say know when it's iKON? iKON tone things down a bit in "Apology," a piano-driven acoustic track that of course, incorporates hints of hip-hop, YG's specialty. The boys of iKON have never sounded more beautiful than in this track. Listen to their croonings in the full MV below. © ALLKPOP [OSEN=선미경 기자] YG’s head producer YANG HYUN SUK extolled rookie iKON’s new songs. He said, “The title track to be newly released soon is absolutely the best song ever. It was the first co-work between TEDDY and iKON and they created a perfect harmony together.”
It is a song created by the rappers of best boy group iKON, including BOBBY and B.I who have already proven their talent in cable channel Mnet’s “Show Me the Money 3”. The unique and intense lyrics are well-expressing the swag of hip-hop. B.I and BOBBY will unveil their new song “ANTHEM” as a unit team, on November 16. The song to be released along with iKON’s new song is a song for which the two and YG’s main producer TEDDY worked together. While the song is arousing fans’ expectations in different senses, its lyrics unveiled on the 10 are drawing keen attention. YG Entertainment unveiled a poster with “ANTHEM”’s lyrics on November 10 in the morning, on the company’s official blog. The poster is catching the eyes, with the charismatic image of B.I and BOBBY overlapping with the lyrics written in red. The intense and witty lyrics of the song are quite impressive. The lyrics of “ANTHEM” that begin with “iKON is coming to town” go on like “No matter how you think you’re successful, I’ll beat you/ When you get complacent, that’s the moment you’re beaten by me”. Also, the wit of borrowing the rhythm and words of Korean traditional folk songs to the hip-hop song also stands out. As YANG said to OSEN, “When I first heard iKON’s new song for which TEDDY worked on, I was like thrilled. A truly fantastic song has been born. iKON will release two songs for which TEDDY worked with iKON. The songs were really great and enough to just forget about the big success of ‘MY TYPE’. I’m really satisfied with the outcome of TEDDY and iKON’s collaboration”, fans’ expectations for the new songs are rising higher. Notably, as the song is directly created by the unit team of B.I and BOBBY who took part in writing the lyrics and melody, a variety of Korean words that describe a perfect match are used in the song, which sound quite impressive. As such, the lyrics of “ANTHEM” have hip-hop music’s flagship high spirit and wit. After being recognized for their talent as rappers in “Show Me the Money 3” show, B.I and BOBBY passed the strict screening of YG’s head producer YANG HYUN SUK in Mnet’s debut survival show “WIN: WHO IS NEXT” and “MIX & MATCH”, to become the members of iKON. Since the two have already been recognized for their talent and capabilities in a variety of survival auditions and TV shows and also gained popularity from the public, music fans are now paying keen attention to what kind of “chemistry” will be presented by the duo. 2015. 11. 10. © YG LIFE [OSEN=손남원, 선미경 기자] YG’s top producer TEDDY and YG’s new boy group iKON have joined hands for iKON’s new single. Until now, TEDDY has mainly worked with BIGBANG and 2NE1. The collaboration song is BOBBY and B.I’s “ANTHEM”, which will be released on November 16. YG’s CEO YANG HYUN SUK said, “The moment I heard the song, it sent shivers down my spine. The song is fantastic.”
In the morning of November 9, YG posted a poster on its official blog that had “’11.21, 21:00” written on it. This implies that an YG artist will be making a comeback or a debut at 9 PM on November 21. Because of the number 21, many are guessing that 2NE1 will be making a comeback. This year has been an eventful year for YG. BIGBANG made a comeback, and iKON debuted. PSY will be coming back next month. WINNER, who has recently filmed the MVs for their new singles in Sweden, is likely to make a comeback soon. Since none of YG’s female artists released a single or an album this year, many are betting that 2NE1 is the one that will be making a comeback. OSEN had the chance to do a quick telephone interview with YG’s CEO YANG HYUN SUK, who is currently busy shooting for SBS’s popular audition show K-pop Star. We asked him if 2NE1 will be making a comeback on the 21st, but he avoided giving an answer. Instead, he talked about iKON, who will be releasing new singles on the 16th. He said, “TEDDY participated in making the two singles that iKON will be releasing soon. I think they are better than ‘MY TYPE’. I am satisfied with the music that TEDDY and iKON produced together.” After saying “I’m in the middle of shooting for K-pop Star and I don’t have anything more to say”, he hanged up the phone. YG’s monster rookie iKON debuted this fall taking both online and offline charts by storm. The second round of their debut project is about to begin under the theme of “iKON vs iKON.” iKON will be releasing two singles: a team song and a duet song by BOBBY and B.I. The team song is the title song and the duet song is the subtitle song, but TEDDY participated in making both songs. BOBBY and B.I, who have worked with hit maker TEDDY for the first time, are also well known for their talent. As the rappers of iKON, they appeared in Mnet’s survival show “Show Me The Money 3”, gaining wide recognition among fans and fellow rappers. BOBBY became the winner of the season and has participated in making the music and the lyrics of iKON’s singles. B.I also participated in making the tracks of iKON’s debut half album, which was released last month, proving he has talent. There was a slight change in iKON’s debut plan, and the release of their debut full album was delayed to December 14. They intention is to make a hit song that is better that their warm-up single “MY TYPE”. Since they have topped the charts with “MY TYPE” upon debut, it is important that they do as good as or even better. Expectations are running high since much work has been put into iKON’s new singles. iKON’s previous singles – “MY TYPE” and “RHYTHM TA” all became hit songs with different appeals. It is expected that their new singles will be much better since TEDDY, YG’s top producer and the producer of BIGBANG’s MADE singles, has co-produced the singles. YG’s other main producers, such as CHOICE37 and KUSH, have also been put into iKON’s debut project. 2015. 11. 9. © YG LIFE |
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