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[NEWS] 131028 YG ‘WIN’S FINAL-ROUND SONGS SWEEP MUSIC CHARTS… “EXTRAORDINARY”

“WHO IS NEXT:WIN”, YG Entertainment’s survival show for selection of its new boy band, which ended on the 25, is sweeping top ranks of music charts with its music released on the 28, proving unending popularity. The songs released at noon on the day are the four songs sung at WIN’s final battle. They include […]

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[NEWS] 131028 WIN, 4 SONGS WRITTEN BY WIN MEMBERS RANKED TOP IN REAL-TIME MUSIC CHARTS

Four songs written by Team A and B for the final battle of “WHO IS NEXT:WIN” (“WIN”), YG Entertainment (“YG”)’s project for debut of its new boy band “WINNER”, have been ranked top in real time charts of five music streaming web-sites. WIN’s digital single “FINAL BATTLE”, which was released at noon on the 28, […]

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[NEWS] 131029 YG WIN, ‘FINALE BATTLE’ Songs Top 4 Countries’ iTunes Charts!

Topping Charts before Official Debut, Enthusiastic Response from Overseas “FINAL BATTLE”, a single album of Team A and B of “WHO IS NEXT:WIN” (WIN) which is YG Entertainment (YG)’s project for debut of its new boy band, has topped iTunes album charts in four countries. WIN’s digital album “FINAL BATTLE” which was released on the […]

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[NEWS] 131028 BOM & DARA’S ENTHUSIASTIC PROMOTION FOR WIN’S NEW SOUNDTRACK, “NOW PLAYING ALL SONGS”

The soundtrack of ‘WIN’ was revealed, and 2NE1’s BOM and DARA sent enthusiastic messages cheering on the members. On Oct 28, BOM tweeted, “The members of ’WIN’ released their soundtrack. There are some songs involving Teddy as well. I’m now playing all the songs.” DARA also tweeted on the new soundtrack, “Wow. It’s good, very […]

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[NEWS] 131027 6 MAJOR JAPANESE SPORTS PAPERS INCLUDE A SPECIAL SECTION ON YG’S NEW IDOL WINNER

The news on the formation of YG Entertainment’s newest boy group WINNER attracted great interest from the Japanese media, leading 6 major sports papers to include a special section in their edition. The papers include Nikkan Sports, Sankei Sports, Sports Hochi, Sports Nippon, Junichi Sports and Daily Sports, and they published articles on Oct 27 […]

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[NEWS] 131027 Japanese Media, “YG’s new star WINNER simultaneous debut in Korea & Japan”

Japanese media, including Sankei Sports, announced on Oct 27 that YG Entertainment’s new boy group WINNER will be making a debut simultaneously in both Korea and Japan. Sankei Sports wrote about YG’s first new boy group WINNER’s upcoming debut in 7 years since BIGBANG, which was the winning Team A (Kang Seung Yoon, Song Min […]

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[NEWS] 131026 THE LIVE SHOW OF ‘WIN’, JOURNEY OF WINNER BRUTAL BUT BEAUTIFUL

“This is a truly happy day for all but as time passes, I have a feeling that I will become sadder and sadder.” – Yang Hyun Suk, during the press conference before the final episode of ‘WIN’ It was exactly like what YG Entertainment’s founder Yang Hyun Suk said. Oct 25 was a happy day […]

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[NEWS] 131025 WIN’S TEAM A THE WINNER, BUT TEAM B NOT LOSER

Team A beat Team B and became the final WINNER, seizing the opportunity to make a debut. ‘WHO IS NEXT:WIN’, YG Entertainment’s real survival program to determine the formation of the next boy group was held in Seoul Bangi-dong’s Olympic Park SK Olympic Handball Arena on Oct 25. The latest show revealed the final battle. […]

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[NEWS] 131025 [WIN FINAL] WHAT WAS IT LIKE? 3 MAJOR FEATURES THAT DIFFER FROM A CONCERT

“It was like 11 of us having a concert… I feel happy.” (B.I.) At the final battle of ‘WIN’, there was this enthusiasm which goes beyond that of a concert. The 11 members from Teams A and B with extraordinary talents possessed something that stood neck-and-neck with professional artists, and the fans who are besotted […]

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[NEWS] 131025 ‘WIN’ FINAL BATTLE: YANG HYUN SUK “LOSING TEAM BROKEN UP? WILL KEEP THE PROMISE WITH THE PUBLIC”

Just before the final battle of ‘WIN’, YG Entertainment’s founder Yang Hyun Suk announced that he will “keep the promise with the public” when asked what his plans are for the Teams after the show. The final battle of ‘WHO IS NEXT: WIN’, YG’s real survival program to determine the formation of the next boy […]

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[NEWS] 131026 TEAM B LOSES ON ‘WIN’, IT DOESN’T MEAN GOOD-BYE FOREVER, RIGHT?

The grand battles of 10 week came to an end. There were no unexpected twists. Team A, who seized victory twice in the first two battles, once again beat Team B, marking the finale of the long journey. Immediately after the wrap-up of the survival program, Team A kick-starts their preparation to make a debut […]

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[NEWS] 131026 SURVIVAL ‘WIN’, 11 TRAINEES’ DREAMS LIVE ON

Now we know which team will be making a debut. In a nutshell, Mnet’s ‘WIN’ is a real survival program that divides YG’s 11 trainees into Teams A and B for a fierce battle. The reward for winning the battles is a ticket to making a debut in the music world. The winning team will […]

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[NEWS] 131025 TEAM A WITH KANG SEUNG YOON SEIZES VICTORY ON ‘WIN’: DEBUTING AS WINNER

‘WIN’s Team A (members consisting of Kang Seung Yoon, Song Min Ho, Kim Jin Woo, Lee Seung Hoon and Nam Tae Hyun) beat Team B (B.I., Kim Jin Hwan, Bobby, Song Yoon Hyung, Koo Jun Hoe and Kim Dong Hyuk) and seized the final victory. On the live episode on Oct 25, Team A was […]

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[NEWS] 131025 TEAM A’S VICTORY ON ‘WIN’ LEAVES EVERYONE WITH TEARS

The cutthroat battles that went on for 5 long months have finally come to an end, with the announcement that Team A was the final winner. And so Team A (members consisting of Kang Seung Yoon, Song Min Ho, Kim Jin Woo, Lee Seung Hoon and Nam Tae Hyun) will be making a debut under […]

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[PRESS] 131025 WIN FINAL BATTLE: Kang Seung Yoon and Team A

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[NEWS] 131024 YG ‘WIN’, FINALLY D-1…VIDEO OF RESOLVED AND TENSED 11 MEMBERS IS RELEASED

As the live-broadcast final battle which will determine who will become the winner of “WHO IS NEXT:WIN” (“WIN”), YG Entertainment (“YG”)’s survival show to select the members of its new boy band, is just one day ahead, a D-1 teaser video has been released. At 10am on the 24, YG disclosed “WIN D-1” teaser video […]

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[NEWS] 131024 WILL LOSING TEAM OF “WIN” REALLY BE DISBANDED?

As “WHO IS NEXT : WIN” (“WIN”), a survival show that depicts the process of selecting YG Entertainment’s new boy band members, is expecting the final battle on the 25, fans are paying keen attention to whether the losing team will be disbanded as originally planned. So far, YG has proclaimed that the losing team […]

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[NEWS] 131023 YG FAMILY INCLUDING BIG BANG, 2NE1 ALL CALLED OUT FOR LIVE BROADCAST OF “WIN”’S FINAL BATTLE

All YG Family members are called out for “WIN”’s final battle. According to YG Entertainment (“YG”) on the 23, YG’s head producer Yang Hyun Suk as well as YG artists including Big Bang, 2NE1, and Epik High appear in the live broadcast of the final battle of Mnet “’WHO IS NEXT : WIN” (“WIN”), a […]

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[NEWS] 131022 DAESUNG PAIRS WITH YOO IN NA TO MC LIVE ‘WIN’—FIRST MCING IN 4 YEARS SINCE SHOW! MUSIC CENTER

BIGBANG’s DAESUNG will be coupled with YOO IN NA to MC ‘WHO IS NEXT: WIN’, a real survival program designed by YG Entertainment to determine the formation of the next boy group. The two will be MCing for the final live show. This is the first time for DAESUNG to take part in the job […]

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[NEWS] 131020 WIN’S UNREVEALED CLIP EXPOSES LOVABLE CHARMS, A BIG ‘TWIST’

YG Entertainment’s program ‘WHO IS NEXT: WIN’, a real survival program that is to determine the formation of the next boy group, exposed through unrevealed video clip the 11 members’ lovable charms, which came as a big ‘twist’ to many fans. By using Daum website, YG Entertainment disclosed to the fans the unrevealed video clip […]

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[NEWS] 131018 MEMBERS OF ‘WIN’: “WANT TO KNEEL & BEG BOSS SO ALL 11 OF US MAKE A DEBUT”

Teams A and B revealed their affection for each other on the program, ‘WIN’. The latest episode of Mnet’s ‘WHO IS NEXT: WIN’ aired on Oct 18 featured the 11 YG trainees having a meal together building friendship, while being at the crossroad of failure or success. Team B’s Jin Hwan said, “We really thought […]