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South Korean music producer and singer (born 1970) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yang Hyun-suk (born January 9, 1970[1]) is a South Korean music executive, rapper, dancer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame as a member of Seo Taiji and Boys during the 1990s. After the group disbanded, he founded and became the executive producer and chairman of YG Entertainment, the fourth-largest record company in South Korea.
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Yang Hyun-suk | |
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Born | Seoul, South Korea | January 9, 1970
Other names | YG |
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Known for | Co-founding YG Entertainment |
Spouse | Lee Eun-ju (m. 2010) |
Children | 2 |
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Labels | YG Entertainment |
Formerly of | Seo Taiji and Boys |
Website | yanggoon |
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Hangul | 양현석 |
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Revised Romanization | Yang Hyeon-seok |
McCune–Reischauer | Yang Hyŏnsŏk |
Seo Taiji & Boys was formed in 1991 with Seo Taiji, Lee Juno and Yang Hyun-seok.[citation needed] Yang said he first met Seo when the musician came to him to learn how to dance when Yang was a dancer (Yang danced in the korean dance crew "Spark"(which as considered as the first korean breaking dance group) and in the dancing group "Park Nam Jung and friends(박남정과 친구들)").[2] "Blown away" by his music, Yang offered to join the group and they later recruited Lee who was one of the top dancers in Korea.[3] The group was influential on the Korean music scene, famous for their single, "Nan Arayo" (Korean: "난 알아요", "I Know").[citation needed] The group received criticism for various albums, most notably for the song, "Shidaeyugam" (Korean: 시대유감, "Regret of the Times"), to which the fan backlash led to the abolishment of the Pre-censorship law in 1996.The group disbanded in 1996, with each member pursuing solo activities.
In 1996, he established YG Entertainment and released his first solo album which featured a song composed by Seo Taiji.[citation needed] This was their first collaboration since the breakup.[citation needed] Yang Hyun-Suk has produced hugely successful artists under his company, most notably Jinusean, 1TYM, Wheesung, Gummy, Seven, Big Bang, 2NE1, Winner, iKon, Tablo, Epik High, Lee Hi, Blackpink, Treasure, BabyMonster and Psy.
Due to recent controversies involving the Burning Sun scandal and other allegations, Yang Hyun-suk announced his plans to step down from all of his positions at YG Entertainment, and his brother Yang Min-suk announced his decision to resign as CEO of YG Entertainment on June 14, 2019.[4][5]
On December 22, 2022, Yang was acquitted of a charge of threatening an informant.[6][unreliable source?] On November 8, 2023, his aquittal for threatening the informant was overturned by the Seoul High Court, finding that he had abused his status at the company to coerce trainees into reversing police testimonies.[7] He was sentenced to 6 months in prison, suspended for 1 year.[7] A previous aquittal for blackmail was upheld.[7]
In December 2023, Yang discussed his "deep involvement in every aspect of BABYMONSTER's production", and how the young age of the members paralleled his experiences with his own teenage daughter.[8][unreliable source?] In May 2024, YG Entertainment released a video featuring Yang announcing upcoming plans for BabyMonster and Treasure.[9]
In March 2010, Yang revealed that he knew former Swi.T member Lee Eun-ju, who is eleven years his junior and the sister of Sechs Kies member Lee Jai-jin, for nine years.[10] They married in the same year. Yang and Lee have two children together born in 2010 and 2012.[11][12][unreliable source?]
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Yang Hyun-suk[13] |
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2009 | Superstar K | Himself | Judge | [14] |
2011 | K-pop Star 1 | Judge for YG Entertainment | [15] | |
2012 | K-pop Star 2 | [16] | ||
2013 | K-pop Star 3 | [17] | ||
Win: Who Is Next? | YG Entertainment CEO, Director | [citation needed] | ||
2014 | Mix & Match | [citation needed] | ||
K-pop Star 4 | Judge for YG Entertainment | [citation needed] | ||
2015 | K-pop Star 5 | [citation needed] | ||
2016 | K-pop Star 6 | [citation needed] | ||
2017 | Mix Nine | Judge | [18] | |
2018 | YG Future Strategy Office | Recurring character | [citation needed] | |
2018 | YG Treasure Box | Judge | [19] |
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