"It was YANG HYUN SUK who suggested that iKON should take a one-year break" - yep, that's what happened

[Mees Madds]

"It was YANG HYUN SUK who suggested that iKON should take a one-year break. He wanted iKON to have a lot of stage experience regardless of the size of the stage. Thanks to his vision, iKON is now equipped with great stage manners in such a short time. Members thanked him by saying, “Thanks to his advice, we were able to grow a lot and even we’re surprised. We feel as if we’ve become complete now.â€

 

First of all, that's great. iKON was born to perform on stage. They were great even before starting their tours. It's a very important skill to have so I have nothing against that.

 

BUT FUCKING HELL, FIRST YEAR OF A GROUP'S CAREER AND YOU TELL THEM TO TAKE A BREAK AND GO AWAY FROM SK?? It's great for you cause they won you fuck loads of money but what about the boys, the fans? How is this a justified decision besides the fact you saw them as nothing more than a cash cow?!

 

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Here is the full interview. #ikondeservesbetter

 

[interview] iKON Says, “We are reborn with a young spirit and great teamwork.â€

 

 

 iKON has prepared for their comeback as if they are preparing for their debut. They wiped out the gentle image that they have shown when performing “MY TYPEâ€, “RHYTYM TAâ€, and “APOLOGYâ€. They refuse to be just another idol group, and now they are set to begin the second chapter of iKON. 

 

iKON is to release a new album titled “NEW KIDS: BEGIN†on May 22, and their mindset is totally different. B.I even said, “It is as if we are debuting again.†Members have worked hard to improve their music, performance, looks, and style as if they are doing another survival program. They have participated in not only writing the lyrics and music of their songs but also planning their album to make up for their long break.

 

This is why iKON chose “NEW KIDS†as the concept of their album. The album is a new beginning and the start of a new style for the group. iKON also plans to release a series of album throughout the year under the same concept. Members said, “It’s been a long time since we performed before Korean fans, and it feels as if we’re debuting again. We feel that finally our team has become complete.† 

iKON built strong teamwork, and the teamwork is reflected in the two title tracks of their new album. The lyrics of the album’s title track “BLING BLING†is full of swag, and the song well reflects the unique energy of iKON. The song is co-written by B.I, BOBBY, and YG’s new songwriter MILLENIUM, and its powerful rap and catchy melody leave a strong impression on the listeners.

 

B.I was in charge of producing the song, and he said, “It’s raw, and it gives off the feeling of racing like crazy.†JU-NE said, “We have to feel that we are cool. We’ve worked hard for this, and we’re very satisfied.â€

 

The other title song of iKON’s new album “B-DAY†shows another side of iKON. “B-DAY†is a hip hop song with a fast beat, and it is perfect for showing off iKON’s witty and energetic performance on stage. It also has funny lyrics in which iKON members are described as a swarm of bees. The title has two meanings: short for birthday and a birthday for the bees. Members said, “We didn’t try to put a lot of meaning into the song. We just want the listeners to enjoy the music.â€

 

The key concept of iKON’s new album is free and unrestrained. To give off a free and raw ambience, iKON will be using a lot of street culture items in their performances. Hip hop remains to play a key role in expressing iKON’s free spirit. B.I said, “Hip hop is like a staple for us. It’s perfect music for us now as we’re all young. We can never be free as we are now. We’re like half-cooked eggs.â€

 

It will be the first time that iKON released a new song in Korea since the group released “#WYD†in May last year. The comeback of iKON has a special meaning not only to the members but also to YG. Along with WINNER, iKON is considered to be the next-generation of YG boy groups after BIGBANG. YG has put in a lot of work into iKON’s new album to show that the group has what it takes. iKON has also gained a lot of stage and song-producing experience during their break.

 

This is why expectations are running so high for their comeback. iKON has already went on arena tours in Japan, and recently they started their dome tour. They have gained a lot of experience on stage in a short amount of time, and now they are ready to put their knowhow into use. BIGBANG also grew a lot and gained much experience and global popularity by doing countless concerts, and iKON is fully ready to follow in their footsteps. Members commented, “We’ve received a lot of positive energy from the fans we met in our concerts abroad.â€

 

It was YANG HYUN SUK who suggested that iKON should take a one-year break. He wanted iKON to have a lot of stage experience regardless of the size of the stage. Thanks to his vision, iKON is now equipped with great stage manners in such a short time. Members thanked him by saying, “Thanks to his advice, we were able to grow a lot and even we’re surprised. We feel as if we’ve become complete now.â€

 

They also talked about the pressure of making a comeback after PSY and WINNER.

 

 

WINNER and iKON have a special releationship. The two boy groups competed against each other as Team A and Team B on YG Entertainment’s survival show “‘WIN : WHO IS NEXT†in 2013. Team A won in the end and got the name “WINNERâ€. There was only one winner, but both teams received spotlight. Debuting was the dream of both teams four years ago. Members said, “We’re always happy to see WINNER members. We are not competitors but like supporters for each other.â€

 

B.I and BOBBY participated in making “BOMBâ€, a song in PSY’s 8^th album. PSY mentioned that working with B.I and BOBBY made him feel as if he was in his twenties again. B.I and BOBBY also thought working with PSY was a special experience.

 

B.I said, “The whole process was very spur-of-the-moment. He told us to just come and do it. He was very professional. But he was also nice to us and treated us like one of his friends. It was great working with him.†BOBBY said, “I thought he would be very strict, but he wasn’t. We ate and talked, and we started working in a very friendly atmosphere.â€

 

 

iKON plans to go back and forth between Korea and Japan. iKON kicked off their Japan dome tour by holding a concert at the Osaka Kyocera Dome on May 20. On June 17, iKON will hold another concert at the Saitama Metlife Dome to continue on their tour. Last year, iKON went on a tour and attracted more than 322,000 people, the biggest number of audience for a rookie that debuted less than a year ago. They also set a new record of holding a dome tour in Japan in the shortest time after debut as a foreign act.  

 

B.I said, “We’re not aiming at winning awards this year. Our goal is to do active promotions in Korea. We’ll be able to achieve this goal either by releasing songs continuously or by going on a lot of music and variety shows. We want to show ourselves more to the public and meet more fans. Check us out and our new beginning.â€

 

cr: YGLB

 

[OHppa]

tl;dr

[itouch]

tl;dr

Ikon are very thankful of Yg for thier lost of popularity in korea.

[Full Moon]

tl;dr

yg wanted them to be more experienced in stage so they told them to take a break and tour

[HARAM]

"It was YANG HYUN SUK who suggested that iKON should take a one-year break. He wanted iKON to have a lot of stage experience regardless of the size of the stage."

 

i call this bullshit lmao 

[Mees Madds]

yg wanted them to be more experienced in stage so they told them to take a break and tour

And it's a lame excuse because they were performing like pros even before their tours

 

 

[lyanna]

Not an ikonic but if it was my rookie faves who take a 1.5 year hiatus for any reason, i would want them to comeback with a full album instead of a single. I mean come on, 2 songs..? But i understand that this might not be how YG does things..

[ESSON]

B.I said, “We’re not aiming at winning awards this year. Our goal is to do active promotions in Korea. We’ll be able to achieve this goal either by releasing songs continuously or by going on a lot of music and variety shows. We want to show ourselves more to the public and meet more fans. Check us out and our new beginning.â€

They went thru so much shit predebut and achieved so much during the debut era...like if YG kept the momentum, iKON wouldn't have to do a "new beginning" or wtv...seriously they deserve better

[bb4]

[remembering]

What have they lost? Nothing much that a good song could solve.

[flashfox]

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[wnr00]

1. YGE management is messy and it happened to all of his artists.

2. You guys, iKON just debuted in 2015. Like it's not even two years, there are still rooms for them to do whatever they can. And plus they're young. 

[Mees Madds]

What have they lost? Nothing much that a good song could solve.

Let's not bullshit ourselves. The public has to listen to your song for it to be considered good or bad. The shittiest song can reach No.1 if it's by a popular artist or has good promotion. iKON are not popular, they had literally no promotion in SK for a year and half, not even in the weeks leading to this comeback. For their debut there was hype and excitement from the public as well as the fans. And that showed with My type doing amazing. So yeah, they lost the hype and nothing was done to get it back. Because iKON needed to stay away from SK otherwise they couldn't have gained this precious stage experience.

[GRISHA - A Yoonbin Stan]

YG being forever obsessed with money and afraid of his investors since BB are going to the army so he fast tracked iKON so they can do dome level concerts by the time GD enlists.

 

Thanks YG.

1. YGE management is messy and it happened to all of his artists.

2. You guys, iKON just debuted in 2015. Like it's not even two years, there are still rooms for them to do whatever they can. And plus they're young.

 

Not if YG keeps them touring year round, they won't.

[Terra]

Suggested, locked in a basement, it's all the same to YG

 

Smh

[mumble_loud]

since when do new artists simply get one yr breaks? uhh. their management is shit. long ass hiatuses for their new groups does not always work (esp given the formula yg tends to go by, tease debut--length of time--debut--2 weeks promo; if at that--then overseas debut--touring). Public interest does falter, & the market moves fast. For sure, this isn't the end of the road for iKON but damn seriously all yg has to do is look at his other groups and learn what NOT to do & stop with the obvious bs excuses.  

 

hoping iKON does indeed get those Korean promos; variety shows, vlives..etc you name it. then working off that momentum later this yr have their next releases. 

[remembering]

Let's not bullshit ourselves. The public has to listen to your song for it to be considered good or bad. The shittiest song can reach No.1 if it's by a popular artist or has good promotion. iKON are not popular, they had literally no promotion in SK for a year and half, not even in the weeks leading to this comeback. For their debut there was hype and excitement from the public as well as the fans. And that showed with My type doing amazing. So yeah, they lost the hype and nothing was done to get it back. Because iKON needed to stay away from SK otherwise they couldn't have gained this precious stage experience.

But very few artists can be like that. Even LJC after 196 roof hits isn't doing as well as compared to last time.

[Mees Madds]

But very few artists can be like that. Even LJC after 196 roof hits isn't doing as well as compared to last time.

I don't know what the situation with LJC is so I can't comment. But the fact remains, marketing and promotions are running the world, you just have to pay attention and you'll see what amazing results it can bring. And YGE needs apply them better to his new acts.

[sixty-eight]

"It was YANG HYUN SUK who suggested that iKON should take a one-year break. He wanted iKON to  have a lot of stage experience regardless of the size of the stage tour and make money"

 

boys were amazing even before they started touring. A break from the public eye was the last thing they needed    

[Charmy]

Sounds like classic YG management to me. Smh

 

1. YGE management is messy and it happened to all of his artists.

2. You guys, iKON just debuted in 2015. Like it's not even two years, there are still rooms for them to do whatever they can. And plus they're young.

 

Rookie years are arguably some of the most critical times of a group's life though, especially with how fast paced the industry is. Ikon is still doing fine, but they could be doing better (even bigger fandom, even more hype and public recognition, etc).

[remembering]

I don't know what the situation with LJC is so I can't comment. But the fact remains, marketing and promotions are running the world, you just have to pay attention and you'll see what amazing results it can bring. And YGE needs apply them better to his new acts.

I don't disagree that marketing and promoting helps but a better song is very much needed to make the promotion and marketing to work more. Both songs lack something. They weren't bad. Just lacking.

 

I think YG wasting 6 days until Inkigayo is awful. Hopefully he gets them on radio and stuff before then. Even having the Vlive 2 hours after release of video and music was ill-advised. I was hoping they delayed because they had an elaborate plan to get them to a university festival.

 

Unless YGE doesn't step up the marketing and promotions, you will see Ikon be the TVXQ, Got7 and 2PM of YGE without the music releases. Bringing in the money and not receiving the benefits.

 

Or what I call the Cinderella of YGE

[♡♡bye♡♡]

I ain't reading that long ass post

 

but ikon owns the stage, it was one of the reasons they hooked me

 

ikings of live stages

 

delusionals will disappoint  

[Mees Madds]

I don't disagree that marketing and promoting helps but a better song is very much needed to make the promotion and marketing to work more. Both songs lack something. They weren't bad. Just lacking.

 

I think YG wasting 6 days until Inkigayo is awful. Hopefully he gets them on radio and stuff before then. Even having the Vlive 2 hours after release of video and music was ill-advised. I was hoping they delayed because they had an elaborate plan to get them to a university festival.

I completely agree with good music being necessary but my point was that it's the job of the company to lead people to listen to that music first. They didn't do a good job accomplishing that before the comeback, hopefully they will get their shit together and start doing a better job soon. 

[Mephistopheles]

by which they mean... he made them take time off. it's not like they could say no. 

[Kiwii]

This honestly just left me speechless......................