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In 2017, Big Hit Entertainment earned a total of 92 billion won (about 81 million USD). Big Hit's earning was less than that of SM (216 billion won), YG (264 billion won) and JYP (96 billion won), but you know, Big Hit, which was a very small company, has achieved remarkable growth. And what's most notable about Big Hit's growth is that the k-pop agency's operating profit to sales ratio (35%) was much higher than that of the big 3 k-pop agencies (SM: 12%, YG: 10%, JYP: 18%), which means Big Hit's business was very profitable. Basically, it is because of two reasons. First, Big Hit doesn't have as many musicians as the other 3 k-pop agencies, which means Big Hit doesn't need to invest as much money as them. Second, yeah, BTS alone earns so much money. Big Hit is receiving the most attention from investors. As you may know, Big Hit is preparing for a stock exchange listing. And investors love companies whose operating profit to sales ratio is high becau...

BTS has renewed their contract with Big Hit Entertainment. It is a 7-year contract, and the 7 handsome members will be with the k-pop agency for 7 more years. You might think it is a matter of course because BTS is doing so great now, and the team has a special bond with Bang Si Hyuk, the CEO of Big Hit Entertainment, who has been giving full support to the no.1 boy group for a long time. However, it's not that simple. Many of k-pop idol groups break up 7 years after their debut, and it is because of their contract issues. Let's see. Years ago, the Fair Trade Commission made it mandatory for k-pop agencies to use the standard form of contract. According to the standard form of contract, the contract year should be less than 7 years, while k-pop idols and agencies should conduct talks about their profit sharing. They share their profits by the ratio of 5 to 5, 4 to 6, 3 to 7, or 2 to 8. It differs from idol to idol and agency to agency. By the way, there are prob...

RM -Jungkook entered Big Hit Entertainment because he thought RM's rap was amazing. When Jungkook met RM for the first time, RM was in his underwear. Jungkook's first words were "Wow, thick thighs!" -When Suga met RM for the first time, RM was with other two trainees. The three were wearing Adidas' navy, green and black sweatsuits, and Suga thought "Oh, everyone has to wear Adidas' sweatsuit in Big Hit Entertainment". Suga bought Adidas' blue sweatsuit later. -When J-Hope was trained in Gwangju after entering Big Hit Entertainment, RM and Suga were revealed, and he thought "Wow, they're really cool". -V knew about RM and Suga even before entering Big Hit Entertainment, and he thought they're really cool. However, when V met RM for the first time, RM was half asleep with his strange glasses on. Suga -J-Hope says he was shocked when he met Suga for the first time because Suga was wearing his underwear only after ...

1. BTS 2. Wanna One 3. EXO 4. BIGBANG 5. SEVENTEEN

1. BTS 2. Lee Soo Man 3. Bang Si Hyuk 4. Yang Hyun Suk 5. Wanna One

On October 6, BTS, who are on their world tour "Love Yourself", held first-ever Stateside stadium-size concert at Citi Field, home to the New York Mets. Only top class pop stars such as Paul McCartney, Beyonce and Lady GaGa have performed there, and BTS became the first k-pop idol group to give their show at the stadium. Of course, BTS showed high quality live performance, and a total of 40,000 fans who attended the concert cheered loudly for the 7 gorgeous members, enjoying the show enthusiastically. According to Big Hit Entertainment, before the beginning of the concert, about 1,500 fans who has standing tickets had to stay in their tents near the stadium to enter the concert on a first come, first served basis. By the way, there are some stories behind the concert. Korean journalists sometimes attend k-pop idols' concert held in foreign countries to cover the event. It's not an everyday affair, but when k-pop agencies want to let people know about how pop...

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2013 Melon Music Awards: New Artist of the Year 2014 Golden Disc Awards: Newcomer Award Seoul Music Awards: New Artist Award Gaon Chart Music Awards: New Artist of the Year (Male Group) YinYueTai V-Chart: Rookie Award Arirang TV Pops in Seoul Awards: Rising Star Award 2015 Melon Music Awards: Best Male Dance Mnet Asian Music Awards: Best World Performer Golden Disc Awards: Disk Bonsang Seoul Music Awards: Bonsang Award Gaon Chart Music Awards: World Rookie Award MBC Music Show Champion Awards: Best Performance Male Group Cable TV Broadcast Awards: Hallyu Star Popularity Award MTV Europe Music Awards: Best Korean Act Japan Gold Disc Awards: Best New Artist (Asia) Japan Gold Disc Awards: Best 3 New Artists Award (Asia) Arirang TV Simply K-Pop Awards: Best Performance Boy Group 2016 Melon Music Awards: Album of the Year Melon Music Awards: Top 10 Artists Mnet Asian Music Awards: Best Dance Performance - Male Group Mnet Asian Music Awards: Hote...

<BTS: The K-pop Pioneer> Google Play Books:  https://play.google.com/store/books/details/UK_Jung_BTS_The_K_pop_Pioneer?id=UjFuDwAAQBAJ Amazon(Paperback): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1719858594 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0758BS7V4 iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1277558154 Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/ww/en/ebook/bts-the-k-pop-pioneer Are you a big fan of BTS? Do you want to know all the stories about BTS members? < BTS: The k-pop pioneer> contains all the things about BTS. The author, who has been working as a k-pop journalist since 2010 gives you answers to all the questions about BTS such as “What are their real personality like?”, “What were they like in school?” and “How did they become k-pop idols?”. The book also includes various stories behind BTS members. So, welcome to the real world of k-pop. Enjoy your time!

2013–2014: Debut and "School trilogy" series The first album of BTS's "school trilogy" series and their debut single album, 2 Cool 4 Skool, was released on June 13, 2013 with the lead single "No More Dream". Their debut album won them several "New Artist of the Year" awards, including those at the 2013 Melon Music Awards and Golden Disc Awards and the 2014 Seoul Music Awards. On September 11, BTS released their first mini-album, O!RUL8,2?, which consisted of 10 tracks. They also starred in their own variety show, SBS-MTV's Rookie King Channel Bangtan. The premise of the show was based on a fake broadcast station, "Channel Bangtan", through which the members parodied variety shows such as VJ Special Forces and MasterChef Korea. Rookie King Channel Bangtan premiered its eight-episode run on September 3, 2013. The third part of the "school trilogy", their second mini-album Skool Luv Affair, was released on Febru...

<BTS: The K-pop Pioneer> Amazon(Paperback):   https://www.amazon.com/dp/1719858594 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0758BS7V4 iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1277558154 Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/ww/en/ebook/bts-the-k-pop-pioneer Are you a big fan of BTS? Do you want to know all the stories about BTS members? < BTS: The k-pop pioneer> contains all the things about BTS. The author, who has been working as a k-pop journalist since 2010 gives you answers to all the questions about BTS such as “What are their real personality like?”, “What were they like in school?” and “How did they become k-pop idols?”. The book also includes various stories behind BTS members. So, welcome to the real world of k-pop. Enjoy your time!

Jung Yonghwa of CNBLUE "BTS members are really good-hearted. Even though they have already become very popular, they're still kind. And I'm sure they make great efforts day and night because their dance moves are so great". Ong Sungwoo of Wanna One "BTS and EXO are like a textbook to us. We've learned a lot from them, and it's an honor to hold our debut concert at the Gocheok Sky Dome, the biggest indoor concert place in Korea where BTS and EXO held their concerts". Park Jihoon of Wanna One "BTS has a great teamwork, and a notable thing about the group is that each member shows their own personality on stage. They’re really talented, and I’m sure they know what their fans want". SF9 "We were inspired by BTS’ performance, and we’ve learned a lot from the team. Their group dance is very powerful and sexy. They’re full of charm". Pentagon "We want to be like BTS. They look more gorgeous than on TV, and watc...

Q. How is BTS different from the other k-pop idol groups? Most of k-pop idols don’t take part in writing their songs and they just sing songs written by professional song writers. However, BTS members can make and produce their music, and it’s a very notable thing because they can differentiate themselves from the other idols by doing so. Rap Monster, Suga and J-Hope are the three best song writers among BTS members, but the other four members can write songs too. Even though they have to manage a series of tight schedules, they write new songs whenever they have time, and they have more than 300 unreleased songs. Q. What is a feature of BTS’ music? Basically, BTS does hip hop music. BTS’ songs usually have powerful sound and energetic vibe. The most striking feature of BTS’ music is that the members sing about their peer group. They have tackled school bullying and rejected society’s ideals, challenging societal norms, while most of k-pop idol groups do not take such an a...

The reason for BTS’ success "I don’t know. But I’ve heard many things from fans, reporters and critics, and to sum it all up, BTS could achieve a success because they showed great performance and they told their own stories through their music. And it seems like they could be loved by fans all over the world because they actively communicated with their fans through various channels". Change of BTS "It’s true BTS has tried a variety of different things, but I don’t think they’ve changed because they’ve been always singing for teenagers and people in their 20s. BTS’ music is consistent, and the members just do age-appropriate music. Their music is the expression of their earnest and candid mind, and we never try to design an artificial concept of their album". Music "We give support to them, but it doesn’t mean we make them do something we want. I think we must not meddle in their music because they have their own musical characteristics. BTS’ own int...

Stage Name: Jungkook Full Name: Jeon Jungkook Position: Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Sub Rapper, Center Birthday: September 1, 1997 Height: 178 cm Weight: 66 kg Blood Type: A Birthplace: Busan, South Korea Family: Mom, dad, older brother Hobbies: Drawing, playing a guitar Education: Seoul School of Performing Arts Role Model: BIGBANG’s G-Dragon Favorite color: Red, black and white Favorite foods: Bread, pizza Q. How did Jungkook get his name? Jungkook is his real name, but at first, Bang Sihyuk wanted him to use another name. Seagull and Young Gun were candidates for his stage name, but he eventually decided to use his real name because all the people in Big Hit Entertainment said Jungkook was the best name. Q. How did Jungkook become a k-pop idol? When Jungkook was in the first year of middle school, he joined a dance club and learned break dancing. After then, he took part in Mnet’s “Super Star K” but he failed the audition. However, a total of 7 k-pop ...