So those badasses weren't just trolling at all.

[pekojan.livejournal.com]

Ultimate Global Agency, United Asia Management To Launch

Imagine all of your favorite top stars -- TVXQ, Kim Hyun-joong, Soo-ae, Super Junior, Park Jin-young, etc. -- in one place. How exciting would that be? Well, imagine no further because this is indeed happening on June 24th at 7:30 PM at the Banyan Tree Club & Spa in Jangchoong-dong, Seoul.

This event celebrates the launch of a grand-scale collaboration agency, United Asia Management (UAM), which will tie together six of the top and biggest entertainment agencies here in Korea: KEYEAST, AM Entertainment, YG Entertainment, SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment, and Star J.

June 24th will consist of a press conference and a congratulatory party. Some of the special star appearances will be Kim Nam-gil, Choi Gang-hee, Kim Soo-hyun, 2PM, Ahn Sung-gi, Cha Seung-won, and Jung Joon-ho. Expected to attend as audience members will be stars Gwak Gyeong-taek, Kim Ji-woon, Kim Sung-soo, and Yoon Seok-ho.

UAM said that the agency was formed to team up the country's biggest artists and related entertainment officials. It will support the activities of Korea's stars, especially k-pop stars to further spread the Hallyu wave abroad.

Source: KBS Global

Comments

[junhobrand.livejournal.com]

hell yeah...imma go to the Banyan tree club and be a creeper....well i wont go INSIDE since its like for members only...but you know what i mean...LOOOL

[yolleh.livejournal.com]

Omg, live the dream for us!

[xfactorglory.livejournal.com]

oh

[ayumikoshiro.livejournal.com]

Yey more exclusive events going on in Korea that I have no way of getting too.

[laurent.livejournal.com]

lol mte

[yeongwonnie.livejournal.com]

don't worry bb
you're not the only one :(

[shuumi-miss.livejournal.com]

Means of it: Monopoly.

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

I think this UAM is only for foreign stuff and companies will remain as rivals inside Korea and thus no monopoly (UAM is pretty small compared to big international companies).

[shuumi-miss.livejournal.com]

I'm not talking about the local market, and yes, I know it's small compared to internacional companies, but how are the small korean companies going to compete against UAM internationally? That's what I was trying to say. Anyway I might be wrong.

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

Honestly I don't see much of good coming out of this as UAM is still pretty small player compared to big international entertainment companies. At least I hope they won't be launching artists outside Asian market under this UAM as all of the companies are pretty clueless on those markets. Also I have really hard time imagining how for instance SM and YG could get along considering how one outfit for an YG artist could probably pay a whole music video for a SM artist.

[deeinanutshell.livejournal.com]

LOL. This is true. Are they planning to pool their moneys together and share or something? Cuz if that's the case I see lots of issues rising.

[like-a-melodie.livejournal.com]

dear god, please make me invisible for just one day 'cause i've got something really great to d....look at!

[icedevil0289.livejournal.com]

omg donghae looked so damn fine during that idol show. I mean he is always fine, he was extra fine there.

[like-a-melodie.livejournal.com]

100% agree (especially with the always fine part! but you're so right, that show was like one big favorite extra fish tank :D)

[yeongwonnie.livejournal.com]

this gif! me likey
8D

[itsbrendaa-sj.livejournal.com]

OMG WHAT IDOL SHOW IS THIS? KF;KL;DFKS;FD LOL PLEASE DO TELL :)

[purring-feline.livejournal.com]

:O

hmmm, I wonder what's going to happen next!

[nandexdame.livejournal.com]

I hope they're not thinking this is the answer to why they can't crack the western markets.

[yeongwonnie.livejournal.com]

I hope so too
but it seems to me like it actually is

[extraenchanted.livejournal.com]

lol. oh kpop

[the-erotomanic.livejournal.com]

Imagine all of your favorite top stars -- TVXQ, Kim Hyun-joong, Soo-ae, Super Junior, Park Jin-young, etc. -- in one place.

uh, doesn't the dream concert bring popular artists together in one place?

but it's really unclear why all these companies need to collaborate to further the hallyu. cause the government is already doing something about it. or are these companies going to control the status quo in kpop?

[alchemywow.livejournal.com]

Kim Sung-soo and Cha Seung-won in the same place? I want in on this party.

[gundae.livejournal.com]

kim nam gil?
is there another kim nam gil? i thought kmg is in the army.

[birdofpray09.livejournal.com]

MTE. Maybe he'll be on leave, or something?

[yeongwonnie.livejournal.com]

finally someone else noticed too
I thought I was wrong

[suzieeq-luv.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a waste of time and money. Don't see why foreigh markets would want you more if you come at them rollin' 500 deep.
Unless having access to Korean "Top Stars" thru one agency/management is a good thing

Whatever, idgi
(http://tinypic.com?ref=w9hd1y)

[yolleh.livejournal.com]

I smell a flop in the making.
Personally, I feel that if you want your artist to break into the Western market (idk why though), then you'd stand more of a chance joining a well established WESTERN market like universal, sony or something.

When I first heard about this, I was actually surprised YG agreed to this. What happened to being a ~trend setter?~

Ah well, I'll just sit back and watch.

[opal.livejournal.com]

bad idea

[adjuihcuzuejrim.livejournal.com]

yes

[gauri92.livejournal.com]

well...i don't know about this...
other than the fact that this might give me the YG-SM collab i've so desperately been wanting (it'll b awesome/awesomely hilarious to see these 2 very different companies trying and meshing their styles)...i don't really see what they plan on achieving as such.....

[http://users.livejournal.com/___sasuka/]

Can you imagine? 2NE1 and f(x)? hahahaha...

[charliesama.livejournal.com]

Better: Bigbang and SHINee on a rap contest.

OMG i thought this UAM was a bad idea but i just want to see colabs between YG ad SM

Pleeeeeeeaaaase Gods of kpop, let that happen !

[tsunagatte.livejournal.com]

Well.

[yeongwonnie.livejournal.com]

I have a bad feeling about this thing u_u

also, isn't Kim Nam-Gil in the army? o_O

[donutism.livejournal.com]

My AS Business studies knowledge tells me that this isn't a good idea....

[crucifiedhearts.livejournal.com]

this. i know there was a post about this a whiiile back, but seriously how is this going to work again (even profit division wise)?

[chibi-rei.livejournal.com]

Huh I saw an event for this place on that date O.o it's actually not terribly expensive to get in. Damn I wish I lived closer to Seoul! Could sneak over to the party.

[jetaime-pyon.livejournal.com]

i accidentally walked righttt past a 2pm fansign last week and didn't even go in. D: i miss when idols got me excited.

[katzsong.livejournal.com]

Hope this means better pay and better contract for the artists, instead of super overworked and still underpaid :3

[walkin-siesta.livejournal.com]

lol i kinda wish c-jes would pwn them all, just for cracks =p

[suzieeq-luv.livejournal.com]

I know. Like look at all these aartists we have. Smiles.
Then overseas markets are like.. that's nice but we want those 3 over there
:D

I just feel bad for groups that aren't part of the clique tbh.

[itsbrendaa-sj.livejournal.com]

omg super junior *stalks & creeps*

LOL <3

[aniloratka.livejournal.com]

UAM is short for my University XD /like someone cares ~ :)

anyway I don't know shit about business marketing so I don't know what to think about this :|

[kyosai.livejournal.com]

mmmm tvxq pic... hot!