Today in YG News: YG to partner with Yuehua again for films/dramas; staff caught dodging enlistment

[kyokomurasaki.livejournal.com]

YG to Produce Films and Dramas with Yuehua Entertainment

After launching their cosmetics line Moonshot and fashion brand NONAGON, YG Entertainment is now setting its eyes on the film and television industry.

According to Korean news outlet Hankyung, the K-pop giant is currently in talks with Yuehua Entertainment, a Beijing-based talent agency, about co-producing films and dramas. If both agencies agree to move forward with the collaboration, then joint productions are expected to begin in Korea and China simultaneously as early as next year.

YG and Yuehua already have an established partnership as they have previously collaborated in producing the rookie Chinese-Korean boy band UNIQ, which debuted in October with their song “Falling in Love.”

Both companies have been aggressively investing in expanding their businesses overseas. Yuehua opened a subsidiary branch in South Korea after signing a free trade agreement last month and sealed a partnership with Pledis Entertainment, which manages K-pop artists, including Son Dam Bi, After School and NU’EST.

Earlier this week, YG held a press conference to announce the partnership with Chinese instant messaging platform, Tencent QQ, which now has rights to exclusively stream YG artists’ songs in China. According to YG Entertainment representative Kim Sang Ho, the company is also reportedly receiving several investment proposals from Chinese business groups.

With CL preparing for her American solo debut, it looks like YG Entertainment is aiming to expand beyond Asia.

High ranking YG Entertainment staff found guilty of evading military service

An unnamed high ranking staff member only known as Mr. Shin from YG Entertainment , who is known to house some of K-pop’s biggest artists such as BIGBANG, 2NE1, and more, has been found guilty by the courts of evading his military services.

Recently, the Seoul District Court’s 13th Administration ruled Mr. Shin guilty of purposely evading his military services and ordered him to active military enlistment.

Mr. Shin was originally set to enlist in 2002 when he was 19 years old, however, delayed it to 2008 so he could attend college. He later stated he was suffering from a delusional order, and therefore, could not enlist in the military. He claimed that he felt as if someone was trying to kidnap him, and felt suicidal impulses on a regular basis. In the end, Mr. Shin filed for a suspension of execution with 10 days left before enlisting and did not enter his military service.

The Military Manpower Administration of Korea proceeded to reassess Mr. Shin’s and ranked him at Class 3, notifying him to enlist in the army. They also noted Mr. Shin’s entrance into YG Entertainment after his failure to comply with enlistment with distaste. Ever since he joined YG Entertainment, he had participated in producing albums for artists such as 2NE1, and even held lectures as a K-pop expert. He also went to employment seminars as a representative of YG Entertainment and served as the “face” of the agency.

The courts revealed, “Mr. Shin has held many lectures before numerous people since he joined the entertainment company. When he was 25 years old and consulting doctors, he had said ‘I’m going to hold out until I’m 34 and not go to the army,’ and it is hard to believe a person has a serious delusional order when they claim such a fact at 28 years of age. Although Mr. Shin claims he has delusions of someone trying to kidnap him, it is hard to say that he is not fit for military service based on this fact. He has experienced no hardships in working, so it is difficult to say he will face shortcomings with regards to his military service,” and ordered him to enlist.

YG Entertainment has released a statement regarding this controversy, “The company was not aware of this situation. The person in question is currently denying the stories.”

In Korea, it is mandatory for healthy Korean men to enlist in the military for two years between the age of 18 and 37 years old (previously 35 prior to 2011).

1. [+1,238, -31] That company is overflowing with people who've evaded service, even Yang Hyuk Suk himself ㅋㅋㅋㅋ From Park Bom's drug scandal to G-Druggie's molly and right-wing girlfriend scandal to Seungri's car accident... looks like YG's topping the year off with a military scandal ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ


2. [+907, -28] From G-Dragon to Park Bom and now even this employee who's been avoiding service for 12 years and finally ordered to enlist now.. This article isn't even featured on Naver ㅋㅋㅋㅋ And what happened with Seungri's car accidents? YG's obviously working the media the best they can ㅋㅋㅋ especially with their silence on G-Dragon's right-wing girlfriend ㅋㅋ Just as you'd expect from an employee of a media play reliant company, even his excuse for enlistment is as impressive... delusional disorder ㅋㅋㅋ

3. [+866, -28] I was absolutely disgusted when Yang Hyun Suk said on K-Pop Star that he preferred people trained their character as human beings than anything else ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Congratulations on your criminal grand slam, YG

4. [+55, -12] So who's actually normal in that company...

5. [+43, -9] YG really hit that criminal grand slam this year~

6. [+41, -8] So is there anyone normal in YG? I wouldn't be surprised if someone told me that they had trainees who were werewolves, aliens, and vampires at this point.

7. [+37, -7] Even their employees are messed up ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

8. [+36, -2] From upper executives to top singers, rookie singers, and even trainees.. they have scandals all over the place.

9. [+34, -2] I'm speechless. It's gotta be hard to even reach a level of scanda like YG has. What a mess..


10. [+31, -7] Fuckers, will you please all serve in the army already


Source: KoreAm, Koreaboo, Sports World, Netizenbuzz


Forgot to add netizen comments to the last one, mods. OTL

Comments

[asnindie.livejournal.com]

What, what business of it is anyone if the man evaded Military duty??? Surely that's up to the courts or whoever as he's not a public figure.

[seroquels.livejournal.com]

hmm, I didn't even think about that bit...this probably should be a private matter.

[hipployta.livejournal.com]

I mean dang even people aren't celebrities get their information blasted out like this? YG must be like, "Why would we be involved if this happened to an employee so many years ago?"

[seroquels.livejournal.com]

I understand not wanting to go to the military...but it's the law, and unless you're going to try to change that law, not going just makes you look like an utter DB. And using connections or $$ makes you look like a GIGANTIC DB.

[missingmisnomer.livejournal.com]

if you know you have to do military service, just do it and get it over with.

[dickslikejesus.livejournal.com]

you don't see any issue with demanding that every Korean male gives up two years of their life to mandatory military duty, followed by 8 years of being in a sense on call to serve?

There's a GIANT reason that many people don't want to do it, you make it sound like "If you have to bake cookies go do it." The media is often talking about how North Korea is the devil and that they are on the verge of war at any moment. Imagine you're an 19 year old kid and you find out you get to sit out there and protect the border. Be at the front of the lines so to speak, I bet you would be THRILLED to know that mandatory duty awaited you not to mention the fact that you'll be putting your career on hold for two years.

It's a law, I'm not saying it's not, but don't act like it's NBD when it probably is for a lot of people.

[missingmisnomer.livejournal.com]

huh i meant that since its a law the person should just do it instead of evading it so much, because it only brings public disdain and anyway the person will have to do it eventually so just get it over with. the quicker a person goes, the quicker they'll return. if it wasn't a law, then it wouldn't be a big deal. but it is and its mandatory.

[dickslikejesus.livejournal.com]

There's a lot of fucked up things that are laws, I don't think just because it's a law means you can't be upset by it. In particular this guy appears to have a lot of mental issues and a guy like that shouldn't be in the military IMO.

Is it wrong for him to dodge mandatory military duty? Yes because it's breaking the law, but acting like it's not a big deal is more what kind of irked me about what you said. If someone came and told me that between the ages of 18, and 29 I would have to serve a mandatory 2 years in the military I'd be pissed off and nervous, and my first thought would probably be "how do I fight this?"

If you didn't mean for it to come off like it wasn't a big deal to do the mandatory duty then I apologize for how I interpreted it.

[missingmisnomer.livejournal.com]

yeah i meant that as its a mandatory duty and can't be avoided forever that it should just be done as soon as possible so one can go back to their normal life.

[donutism.livejournal.com]

I love how ppl are treating this like it's a kpop scandal, like this person ain't an idol relax. Then agsin ppl like to shit on yg so any chance they get to....

[skidadler.livejournal.com]

I feel like netizens like to shit on any company that isn't SM though? Or am I hallucinating?

[erbalurbal.livejournal.com]

they shit on SM every chance they get

[skidadler.livejournal.com]

I guess I've just been reading a lot of the Exo-M departure and Jessica articles since all I saw was them trashing the artists. Thank you for correcting my understanding! {No sarcasm}

[erbalurbal.livejournal.com]

Wait for an article about YG vs SM vs JYP, or an article about SM's music. That is when you see it the most lol

[dickslikejesus.livejournal.com]

all the big companies get shit on by Netizens.

[nana-the-dwarf.livejournal.com]

Given how there are some really appaling horror stories about the army, I can't really blame a Korean man for wanting to dodge enlistment, and these are only the stories we hear of, who knows what else happens while they're there.

I get that it's their duty by law, but damn, it's two years of their life they're giving up. Futhermore, the dude claimed to be having some really delusional and suicidal thoughts, it might not be true, but it's serious.

[sub-divided.livejournal.com]

I'm with you, YG seems like a way better place for people with mental health issues than the Korean army.

[nana-the-dwarf.livejournal.com]

Not sure if you're being sarcastic, lol.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that if the military provided mental aid during and after their enlistment as well as financial help, and more importantly, actually took measures in ensuring the safety of their troops from their own, men wouldn't be as reluctant to enlist.

[sub-divided.livejournal.com]

No, I was being sincere... and IA with you.

[adlyeith.livejournal.com]

It's becoming exhausting having all of my faves save one group be in YG, because knetz are always so thirsty for any opportunity to shit on them.
I really should just stop reading netizen comments haha.

[darkpeppermints.livejournal.com]

No one should be forced to do military service, the only reason why it's mandatory is because no one would do it if they weren't forced to. it's the same reason why insurance is mandatory. No one will buy it, if they weren't forced to.