MTV Southeast Asia "Big Bang Specials" Schedule

Just like MTV Korea, MTV Southeast Asia will be playing "BIGBANG Specials", in celebration of the group's win at the MTV Europe Music Awards. MTV will be playing old clips of BIGBANG from their live performances to interviews and their music videos. Here's the schedule:

Last.fm: Big Bang Rule The World

South Korean hip-hop/pop quintet Big Bang certainly won big at the MTV EMA awards on Sunday – scooping the award for Best Worldwide Act.

They beat off competition such as Britney Spears (representing the US) as well as artists Lena (from Germany), Restart (from Brazil) and Abdelfattah Grini (from Morocco).

Last.fm Trends looks at Big Bang’s scrobbles to see just how much they have exploded.

The formation of Big Bang was documented on television in 2006, with the band going on to release five studio albums and five EPs – with some of them targeted specifically at the Japanese market.

SBS MTV's Special Big Bang Broadcast Schedule

In celebration of BIGBANG's win at the MTV Europe Music Awards, SBS MTV (MTV Korea) will be playing old shows of BIGBANG and reveal their exclusive footage of the MTV EMAs in Belfast. Here's the sked:

New Release Date for Love & Hope Tour DVD and Best of Big Bang

YG Japan has updated their site with the new release date of BIGBANG's Love & Hope Tour DVD and The BEST of BIGBANG set. Both will be released on December 14th. 

YG follows path of SM, JYP with IPO, but prospects mixed at best

Are Korean entertainment agencies bankable assets?
YG follows path of SM, JYP with IPO, but prospects mixed at best

Korean record labels and talent agencies are desperate to exploit the global hype generated by their pop stars but the jury is out on whether they are destined for a lucrative future or disappointment.

The companies have so far benefited from the uniqueness of the domestic music market and it remains to be seen whether their unproven business model will prove enough to secure their long-term success as publicly-traded firms.

YG Entertainment Talks Future Plans, New Groups to Debut Next Year

YG Entertainment made it official on November 8 that they have a new boy band and girl group waiting for debut next year. At a press conference held to address the label’s public listing on the KOSDAQ (Korean Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) stock market, the CEO of YGE, Yang Min Suk, said the company currently has two idol bands in training that are expected to be the next Big Bang and 2NE1.

The CEO said YGE has 32 trainees right now. The new girl group will only be comprised of members under 20 years old and is scheduled to debut in the first half of next year. Their new boy group, however, will be revealed in the second half of 2012.

YGE, “The Best” Entertainment Shares is Making Its Way

On the 8th of November, Woori Investment & Securities stated and ranked YG Entertainment as, “One of the highest growing companies that produces the greatest contents with their verified capabilities for producing.”

As YG Entertainment has artists such as Se7en, Big Bang, G-Dragon, 2NE1, etc., they have been able to continuously grow throughout, and with the recent addition of Tablo and Psy, they have also been able to expand their line-up tremendously.