[Exclusive] YG’s New iKON debuts next January: YANG, “Will Promote for the Whole Year”
[스타뉴스=길혜성 기자] YG Entertainment’s newest boy group iKON will be making a debut officially next January.
YANG HYUN SUK, the Executive Producer of one of the largest entertainment agencies in Korea, told Star News on Oct 22, “After MIX & MATCH finishes, iKON will work on their song for a few months and will release it officially next January.”
He added, “WINNER took 10 months for their debut as they worked on an album not a single, but iKON will follow the path of 2NE1 who made a debut with a single. They will continuously release singles, so the preparation time will be shorter that that of WINNER.”
“B.I, who is a fixed member of iKON, has been working on many songs and that makes them possible to make a debut soon after the program finishes. They will be releasing as many singles as they can after their debut and will be promoting for the whole year.”
So as he said, iKON will be making a debut as an official group to stand before the fans next January.
But even before their debut, the members attracted 7,000 fans to their fan meeting. Expectations are high for the group that is already very popular.
TEAM B’s B.I, BOBBY and KIM JINHWAN are fixed members of iKON, and the rest will be determined on MIX & MATCH that is aired every Thursday. The others include 3 members of TEAM B and 3 newcomers, who will be competing for the 4 spots that are left open. iKON will consist of 7 members in the end.
At 8pm on Oct 22, the 6 (KOO JUNHOE, SONG YUNHYEONG, KIM DONGHYUK, JUNG JINHYUNG, JUNG CHANWOO, YANG HONGSEOK) will be in their final battle at Korea University’s HwaJung Gym. This will be aired in the following MIX & MATCH episodes.
2014. 10. 22.
