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Age of the Warring Idols in K-pop industry

By Lim Jeong-yeo

  • Published : May 20, 2015 - 11:59
  • Updated : May 20, 2015 - 11:59

Established K-pop boy groups from all three major South Korean entertainment agencies are coming back in a succession, creating a scene much like that of the Age of the Warring States.


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Big Bang (YG Entertainment)
Big Bang, a boy quintet debuting in 2006, came back after a 3-year hiatus on May 1.

A little over two weeks since its release, the group's comeback song “Loser” surpassed 21 million views on YouTube, in commemoration of which YG Entertainment unveiled a special extra clip of group member Daesung Tuesday, to thank the fans.

Big Bang is slated to release another single “A” on June 1, as part of its four-album project titled “MADE.”


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SHINee (SM Entertainment)
SHINee, an idol group from SM Entertainment, YG ‘s biggest rival, released its 5th EP, “Odd,” on Monday, and is now topping the iTunes album rankings in Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore and other countries.

Also a quintet, the group released a music video for its lead title, “View,” on the day of its album launch and received 1.4 million views within three days.


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2PM (JYP Entertainment)
JYP Entertainment’s boy group 2PM will jump in the popularity battle from next month. The sextet is slated to unveil its 5th EP on June 1, on the same day as Big Bang, forecasting a full-on Age of the Warring Idols.

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By Lim Jeong-yeo (kaylalim@heraldcorp.com)

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