Winner debut news roundup

[babyonions.livejournal.com]

So, apparently it's a listening event for 500 people [x]



They are debuting in Japan on September 10



Japanese album preorders HERE



There are also doing a lot of fanmeetings in Japan starting August 27

There's also an article on Mwave





YG WINNER’S DEBUT SONG DISCLOSED ON THE 12… LAUNCHING SHOW ON THE 6

[OSEN=선미경 기자] YG Entertainment’s new boy group WINNER discloses their debut song on the 12 this month.

In 5-minute-long WINNER teaser video that was disclosed on YG blog on August 1 at 0 o’clock, the process of WINNER’s preparations for their debut is depicted like that of a fashion show, with members’ interviews.

The teaser video begins with a scene in which the winner of survival audition show “WHO IS NEXT: WIN” is announced. The audition show was aired from August to October last year, to select the members of YG’s new boy group. Right after the scene, WINNER members recollects their memories of the moment, saying, “We were like do or die back then. We were too happy and too sad. That experience made us grow a lot”.

Then, WINNER talks about their journey toward debut, saying, “It’s been more than a year since we began the ‘WIN’ battle. It is more than just a change. It is more of evolution”.

KANG SEUNG YOON goes on to speak out his worries during the period of preparing for WINNER’s debut, “Since we have been waiting for our debut and preparing for it for a long time, I was worrying about what if the outcome does not live up to people’s expectations”.

The other members including SONG MIN HO, NAM TAE HYUN, KIM JIN WOO, and LEE SEUNG HOON also express their desire for debut, saying, “I want make people know us as soon as possible”, “I’d rather not try to make up myself. I’m just me”, “I have always craved to be a singer more than anybody would, and the only way for that was my efforts”, and “Now I wanna show you what I’ve been preparing and practicing for the past years”.

At the end of the video, YG discloses WINNER’s “DEBUT WEEK” and announces that WINNER will hold a launching show on the 6, disclose music on-line on the 12 at 0 o’clock, and release off-line album on the 14 this month.

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Translation by @AeuyTLiN

This is literally the stupidest thing ever, thanks a lot YG <3

Comments

[pbutterlion.livejournal.com]

yg will never do us right so we better start learning japanese

[asnindie.livejournal.com]

No Korean pre-orders. Barely anytime to promote in Korea. if this was your game YG then why take so long to debut?? Or was it to polish their Japanese. Regardless Korean fans are gonna rip him apart.

[babyonions.livejournal.com]

NOOO, mods, delete this one, I made a better post, it has satan gifs :(

[asnindie.livejournal.com]

Just edit it in to this post.

[yuukihitohira.livejournal.com]

I just got to your other post OTL we approve posts from bottom up/the earliest time submitted :( I'm so sorry (but am gonna approved your other post too- if you just want to edit out the Japanese debut stuff, it's okay)

[blkjck.livejournal.com]

=/

I always hoped he was bullshiting with the simultaneous k/j debut.

I seriously said "yeah right" after reading that article.

[love-quake.livejournal.com]

side-eyeing yg.

[nekokonneko.livejournal.com]

is yg doing some kind of social experiment to see how much he can dick around with fans before it starts to seriously backfire and hurt sales?

[hipployta.livejournal.com]

Hmmm...I can understand the Japanese debut actually. Touring with Big Bang and 2NE1 they developed a market and can get returns quicker this way

Three weeks in Korea on one or two shows a week is enough really...they'll probably fly back and forth. Like promotions in Korea when you're a rookie is literally music shows,fansigns, and radio shows.

Why so upset over a Japanese debut? It's not like they can hold concerts in Korea yet. Artists make money touring and YG understands that very well.

Probably more WinnerTV is on the way

[hellodee16.livejournal.com]

omg yes, pls more WinnerTV!

[babyonions.livejournal.com]

They'll have no public recognition in Korea, only a rabid fanbase, like some other group who had 20477 teasers smh

[suxaholic.livejournal.com]

ohh YG shipping them of to Japan that soon. I am rooting for you OP to have the WINNER mv post

[babyonions.livejournal.com]

I always liked you, have some Hoonie collarbones

[marsinblue.livejournal.com]

*sigh*

[hellodee16.livejournal.com]

tsk, I know there's a lot of yen to be made with these boys but fuckin' wait a bit!
knetz are gonna be bitter about them focusing so much in Japan... maybe YG thinks this is for the best after the Bom scandal? idk... *sighs*

[hipployta.livejournal.com]

Honestly considering how Korea is treating Bom I am getting a distinct "2NE1 is in Japan and YG doesn't care what you think" vibe and I LOVE IT.

Most of YG's profit is from touring and guess where a lot of that touring occurs? From a certain viewpoint making Winner's brand international and not based in Korea is smart. Notice how Big Bang immediately branched out following their 2011 issues. YG supported the Big Bang is 6 acts concepts and Daesung moved to Japan with Seungri. It means the issues in one country doesn't affect the brand as a whole.

[ironicmustache.livejournal.com]

wtf is this launching show and how can i go?????

yg has been working my last nerve this week. i swear ....

[babyonions.livejournal.com]

You have to sign up for it in the fancafe and it's a lottery, pls do it, you can be Omona's spy

[waves-of-light.livejournal.com]

I already forgot their real names, I just remember the nicknames I gave them. It's been too long, YG!

[kaninasan.livejournal.com]

Onion don't be mad, Japan is only an hour from Korea, they can continue Korean promos if they have to while promoting in Japan :D

But yasss bbs get that ¥¥¥

I'm already rooting for Jinwoo to take over Jaejoong's crown as Japan's favourite anime oppa

[rawrboysmode.livejournal.com]

I'm already rooting for Jinwoo to take over Jaejoong's crown as Japan's favourite anime oppa
...

(http://fuckyeahdbskgifs.tumblr.com/post/8574400806)
(http://fuckyeahdbskgifs.tumblr.com/post/7337266641)

:(

[bunica1990.livejournal.com]

Onion bb making up for that post she lost to Zulu.

Zulu - 1

Onion - 1

[asnindie.livejournal.com]

Onions stay strong. Onions don't cry, they make others cry. Get YG for us all.

[babyonions.livejournal.com]

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

get those post baby

[kitty9163.livejournal.com]

So we have to wait again what else is new
This is some 2NE1 Crush realness, not even a snippet of the music is given hmmm
and YG's listening party is their new thing i see
at this point dates don't even matter to me anymore cause i feel like they're going to push it as long as they can lol

[gathyou.livejournal.com]

Poor boys, how will they stand debuting in two countries at the same time ? YG is going to overwork them...

[atopworld.livejournal.com]

Getting real sick of YG's shit. It's been almost a year, why is he prolonging this and shipping them to Japan so quickly?

[imangos.livejournal.com]

Because he's a jerkwad with zero marketing sense or any sense for that matter. It's like he gets off on screwing with fans. This whole bait-and-switch with the Winner debut really pissed me off. I wasn't even interested in them originally but then I saw the teaser EXTRAVAGANZA OF OVERKILL and I became interested. Then he's "like nah, son, you gotta wait a month before they debut. A month passes. Nah son, I wasn't going to release an MV on 8/1. Just a video teaser. Made you look! Teehee~~~~"

Like seriously wtf? Just stop being a giant tease; it's not cute and you're too old to be pulling this kind of asinine BS.

I don't even mind the Japanese debut but why so quickly? They should seriously work on establishing themselves an even stronger fanbase at home.

[yumi99.livejournal.com]

I don't know what fanbase does he think Winner have here, because it's quite small and all of them are really YG/Bigbang fans.
Seems like it'll be a japanese release but the songs will be in Korean. correct me if I'm wrong but that's what it says on all the internet boards. So "debut" or debut...

[soramai.livejournal.com]

in japan already? no thanks ! let them in korea! i want to see them promote !