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[NEWS] [Exclusive] YANG HONGSEOK & JUNG JINHYEONG Who Failed to Join iKON, “Stays at YG”, after Meeting with YANG HYUN SUK
// By Team B


[스타뉴스 길혜성 기자] YANG HONGSEOK (20) and JUNG JINHYEONG (17), who lost in a survival audition to select the members of YG Entertainment (“YG”)’s new boy group iKON (B.I, BOBBY, KIM JINHWAN, KOO JUNHOE, SONG YUNHYEONG, JUNG CHANWOO, and KIM DONGHYUK), have confirmed their stay at YG.
According to a high-level insider of YG on the 10 in the morning, YANG HONGSEOK and JUNG JINHEYONG were interviewed by YG’s head YANG HYUN SUK and YG accepted their wish to stay at YG.
The insider said, “YANG and JUNG strongly expressed their wish to stay at YG, in a meeting with YG’s head producer YANG HYUN SUK. YANG thought YANG and JUNG who had not been the members of “WIN” Team B lost in “MIX & MATCH” to select the member of iKON, not because they lacked in talent but because their time of training YG was shorter. Furthermore, the two had strong wish to stay at YG, so Mr. YANG decided to give them additional opportunity”.
“YANG HONGSEOK and JUNG JINHYEONG will be provided with music and choreography training room at YG for the next one year, to further develop their talent. Whether they will make debut through YG will be decided after then, so their debut as YG artist depends on their efforts from now on”, added the insider.
YANG and JUNG demonstrated their unique character and outstanding talent in Mnet’s survival audition show MIX & MATCH designed to select the members of iKON, but they failed to join iKON until the end of the show on the 6 this month. So, the two have failed in the survival audition and their future has drawn a big attention from MIX & MATCH fans, because YANG HYUN SUK had said that those who fail to be the member of iKON may have to leave YG.
However, as YANG and JUNG’s stay at YG has been confirmed now, fans who supported them can make themselves comfortable.
Meanwhile, “WIN” Team B members: B.I, BOBBY, KIM JINHWAN, KOO JUNHOE, SONG YUNHYEONG, and KIM DONGHYUK, as well as new-face trainee JUNG CHANWOO who acted as the young Lee Min Ho in KBS 2TV’s drama series “Boys over Flowers”, have been confirmed as the members of iKON.
iKON with seven confirmed members set the target of making official debut in January next year, and will dedicate themselves to working on debut songs, except for performing on the opening stage of YG senior singer BIGBANG’s Japan dome tour.
iKON will be performing on the opening stage of YG senior BIGBANG’s Japan dome tour that will have total 15 concert in five cities including Nagoya where the tour starts on the 15 this month, then Osaka, Fukuoka, Sapporo, and Tokyo until mid-January in 2015.


Source: YG-Life


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[NEWS] [Exclusive] YANG to Decide What to Do with iKON Drop-Outs
// By Team B


[OSEN=김사라 기자] As YG Entertainment’s MIX & MATCH to determine the members of iKON came to an end on Nov 6, the futures of YANG HONGSEOK and JUNG JINHYEONG, the two who didn’t make it, will be decided on Nov 8.
Personnel at YG Entertainment told OSEN on Nov 7, “Tomorrow Mr. YANG will have talks with YANG HONGSEOK and JUNG JINHYEONG who unfortunately didn’t make it to iKON. At the meeting it will be decided whether they stay in YG or not.”
In a survival program where BIGBANG was formed, Jang Hyun Seung dropped out and became a member of Beast—there is a chance that these two will leave YG. At the preview event of MIX & MATCH, YANG once mentioned that “it may be difficult for those who don’t make it to debut from YG.”
The announcement is attracting much attention on the outcome of the talks between YANG, YANG HONGSEOK and JUNG JINHYEONG.
In the last episode of MIX & MATCH, all members were announced. Now the 7 boys—B.I, BOBBY, JIM JINHWAN, KOO JUNHOE, SONG YUNHYEONG, KIM DONGHYUK and JUNG CHANWOO will make a debut as iKON. Starting from Nov 15 and 16, iKON will kick off their first official performance by opening BIGBANG’s 5 Largest Dome Tour in Nagoya.


Source: YG-Life

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[NEWS] YG Unveils First Confirmed Member of iKON Today at 0AM
// By Unknown


[OSEN=김사라 기자] The first confirmed member of survival audition show ‘’MIX & MATCH’’ for selection of YG Entertainment’s new boy group iKON will be unveiled on the 4 at 0am.
YG posted an announcement that the viewers’ vote finished, on the 1 at 0am. Except for B.I, BOBBY, and KIM JINHWAN whose debut was already confirmed, four confirmed members out of six contestants: KOO JUNHOE, SONG YUNHYEONG, KIM DONGHYUK, JUNG JINHYEONG, JUNG CHANWOO, and YANG HONGSEOK, will be announced one by one at 0am on the 4, 5, and 6. Then, the final member will be announced in the last episode of ‘’MIX & MATCH’’ on the 6.
Out of KOO JUNHOE, SONG YUNHYEONG, and KIM DONGHYUK who drew fans’ attention by showing their talent and skills in ‘’WIN: WHO’s NEXT’’ as Team B, and three new trainees: JUNG JINHYEONG, JUNG CHANWOO, and YANG HONGSEOK, who joined YG by winning fierce global audition of one to tens of thousands, only 4 will be selected as the member of iKON, to form a team with B.I, BOBBY, and KIM JINHWAN.
They have competed in global fan meeting and vote held in China, Japan, and Korea, in text message vote, Facebook online vote, and LINE mobile vote held from October 30 at 11pm to October 31 at 12 in the night.
The seven to be iKON will follow the footsteps of YG’s boy group and will demonstrate their talent and character as a guest performer on the opening stage of BIGBANG’s Japan five dome tour that will begin on the 15 and 16 at Nagoya.
In episode 8 of ‘’MIX & MATCH’’ aired last week, YG’s head producer YANG HYUN SUK expressed his confidence in the success of iKON, saying, ‘’Since they have developed significant potential and skills through several survival auditions, they will be the best group in Asia. I’ll spare no support for them, too’’.
Meanwhile, the nine contestants of ‘’MIX & MATCH’’ have been competing for the past 180 days, by “mixing” and “matching” each one’s talent, appeal, and character to the best. Fans are paying keen attention to how they will end the long journey.
“MIX & MATCH” is aired on cable channel Mnet and search engine NAVER’s TV CAST, and the replay service is available on NAVER TV CAST and YG’s official blog.
Source: YG-Life

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[NEWS] First iKON Member Unveiled at Midnight Nov 4
// By Unknown


[엑스포츠뉴스=김승현 기자] The first member to join YG Entertainment’s new boy band iKON will be unveiled at midnight of Nov 4.
As the voting on MIX & MATCH ended at midnight of Oct 31 to finalize the members of iKON, YG uploaded a poster titled “MIX & MATCH – iKON ANNOUNCEMENT SCHEDULE” on its official blog on Nov 1.
According to YG, the first member will be announced at 0 hour of Nov 4, followed by another one at 0 hour of Nov 5, and another at 0 hour of Nov 6. In the final episode to be aired on Nov 6 at 11pm, the last member to join iKON will be announced.
The three fixed member B.I, BOBBY and KIM JINHWAN, who boast extraordinary talents, will be joined by an extra 4 to form iKON—all eyes are on the result of the vote.
KOO JUNHOE, SONG YUNHYEONG and KIM DONGHYUK have already proved their popularity by appearing in “WHO IS NEXT: WIN” as Team B members, and the three extra trainees JUNG JINHYEONG, JUNG CHANWOO and YANG HONGSEOK are newcomers. Each 6 members is given a number for voting, and the fans partook in the voting from Oct 30 at 11pm to 31 at midnight through Facebook, Naver Line and texting.
They already went through a Korea-China-Japan global vote, and in the remaining vote, only 4 out of 6 will survive to be chosen to join B.I, BOBBY and KIM JINHWAN to make a debut as iKON.
In the final match aired in episode 8, the 9 members showed off their talents through free-song, composed-songs and dance battles. Many are curious to see who was the most successful in winning the hearts of the viewers.
Source:YG-Life

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[NEWS] What iKON means for YANG HYUN SUK
// By Unknown


[OSEN=손남원 기자] Another name of a boy band will be added to the list of YG family, following BIGBANG and WINNER. And it is the one that will be born on MIX & MATCH—iKON. So what does iKON mean for the Executive Producer, YANG HYUN SUK, and his Hand of Midas?
At 11pm on Oct 30, YANG appeared on the final match of MIX & MATCH on Mnet. He commented, “It’s already been 2 years since the survival program WIN started. Through MIX & MATCH, iKON will be born. I hope they can have positive influence in the music world all across the globe like BIGBANG.”
Now the process of finalizing the members of iKON is nearing an end, after a long and great journey of 6 months. It depends on the viewers who will join the fixed members B.I, BOBBY and KIM JINHWAN. Among KOO JUNHOE, SONG YUNHYEONG, KIM DONGHYUK, JUNG JINHYEONG, JUNG CHANWOO and YANG HONGSEOK, all of whom worked extremely hard during the journey, some will fail and some will list their names as members of iKON.
It’s the moment of fait. All 9 members put an end to their journey with such tasteful and powerful performances in the final match. Although starting at different stages of lives, all of them headed to the same dream, and they devoted everything into it. They were all in, and the sadness and satisfaction that poured in at the end moved the hearts of many viewers. YANG, who had been a harsh teacher yet a warm mentor to the boys, also felt himself tear up watching this final stage.
There is a reason he has high expectations for the group. “At such a young age, the boys tasted bitterness of life (losing on WIN) while also developing unbeatable passion (by taking on the challenge of MIX & MATCH). They will be stronger than any other YG members.”
At the preview event of MIX & MATCH, YANG once said, “I could not keep the promise that WINNER will make a debut soon. It took them 10 months. We wanted to produce something immediately, but when we discovered their composing skills, we changed our plans and decided to go for a full album. For YG it is a miracle that a full album could be produced in just 10 months.”
He then added, “The debut of iKON is expected to be the beginning of next year. After MIX & MATCH they will work hard on producing songs. This year we have AKDONG MUSICIAN and WINNER, but as the producer, it is my hope that they will release something early next year and receive awards for new artists for that year.”
So now all eyes are on the result of the vote by the viewers to see what kind of iKON will be born in 2015.
Source: YG-Life

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[NEWS] MIX & MATCH Members, All Depends on the Viewers
// By Unknown


[OSEN=오민희 기자] YG Entertainment’s next boy group iKON’s journey of 6 months has come to an end. Apart from the fixed members B.I, BOBBY, and KIM JINHWAN, who will be part of iKON? It all depends on the viewers—KOO JUNHOE, SONG YUNHYEONG, KIM DONGHYUK, JUNG JINHYUNG, JUNG CHANWOO and YANG HONGSEOK.
In the episode aired on Oct 30 on Mnet, MIX & MATCH showcased its final match with the MC’s DAESUNG and YOO IN NA. The battles were free songs, composed songs and dance. Judges from YG – YANG HYUN SUK, BIGBANG, TABLO, 2NE1 and WINNER – watched the new boy group being born.
In the first round of free-song match, SONG YUNHYEONG, JUNG JINHYUN and JUNG CHANWOO rearranged Chubby Checker’s “Let’s Twist Again” in an upbeat rhythm, leaving the audience in awe. It seemed like the fans they met on the street helped them gain confidence. CL commented, “You opened with an upbeat song, and it was really fun.”
KOO JUNHOE, KIM DONGHYUK and YANG HONGSEOK reinterpreted TAEYANG’s “EYES, NOSE, LIPS.” KOO started off the song alone, and it was followed by KIM DONGHYUK and YANG HONGSEOK. TAEYANG, who sang the original track, commented, “I was so happy to hear my song here. You made your colors stand out in the song. KIM DONGHYUK, in particular, harmonized very well with the song.”
The 2nd round’s self-composed song was showcased by the survival members and the 3 fixed members. It was a chance for the judges to see who fits best in iKON with the three members.
SONG YUNHYEONG and JUN JINHYUNG dressed in suits came on stage with the 3 fixed members and sang the sweet “Long Time No See.” KOO JUNHOE, KIM DONGHYUK and YANG HONGSEOK then sang “Sinosijak” to heat up the audience. Praises poured in afterwards to the six boys who danced the “gorilla dance” that impressed everyone.
The nine members in the last round put an end to their 6-month journey with powerful dance moves of their own. They started at different points, but headed to the same goal. Ending the performance without making any mistakes, the members looked both happy and sad, making the audience sad as well.
KIM JINHWAN consoled his teammates by telling them “well done.” He added, “I hope this moment remains the best in your life,” and also told the members not to feel bad about the final result.
B.I, the leader of iKON, commented, “Finally, after what seems like a very long time, the members will be finalized. Members who become iKON and those who don’t, I hope we meet in a better place in the future.”
And thus the long 6-month journey came to an end. The final 7 members will be determined by votes of judges, Korea-China-Japan Global voting, Final Match onsite vote, SNS and mobile messenger vote. The voting lasts until midnight of Oct 31, where people can take part on Facebook, texts, and LINE mobile voting. Votes can be cast on 4 members out of the 6, while no more than one vote can be given to each member. Now all eyes are on the four members who will join B.I, BOBBY and KIM JINHWAN as iKON.
Source:YG-Life

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[NEWS] “MIX & MATCH” Begins Final Voting, “YG Family Including GD, TAEYANG, and EPIK HIGH Will Be Present”
// By Unknown


[세계일보 인터넷팀] YG Entertainment (“YG”) carries out viewers’ vote in “MX & MATCH”, a survival audition show to select the members of its new boy group iKON.
In 10am on the 30, an image of six contestants: KOO JUNHOE, SONG YUNHYEONG, KIM DONGHYUK, JUNG JINHYEONG, JUNG CHANWOO, and YANG HONGSEOK with each one’s number was posted on YG’s official blog, with comment ‘’Select the four to be iKON. Your final vote will select iKON members. B.I, BOBBY, and KIM JINHWAN are not included in the image, as their debut has already been confirmed.
The time for the voting is from 11pm on the day until midnight on the 31. Viewers can cast their vote by sending a text message, as well as on-line and through mobile voting on LINE. Each viewer can vote for four out of six members, and cannot cast more than one votes on one member.
Four iKON members out of six candidates will be selected 30% through judges’ vote and 70% through viewers’ vote. There are five ways for viewers’ vote, including global vote in Korea, China, and Japan, final match’s on-site vote by the audience, text-messaging vote that will begin with the start of episode 8, vote on “MIX & MATCH”’s official Facebook, and mobile vote on NAVER’s messenger LINE.
In episode 8 of the show, the final match that was held on the 22 at Korea University Hwajeong Gymnasium in Anam-dong, Seoul, will be unveiled.
On the day, B.I, BOBBY, and KIM JIN HWAN whose debut has already been confirmed, as well as the other ones, competed in three matches of freely-selected songs, songs written by the members themselves, and dance.
Notably, in the second round match of songs written by the members themselves, SONG YUNHYEONG, JUNG CHANWOO, and JUNG JINHYEONG will come upon the stage with B.I, BOBBY, and KIM JINHWAN as the first team, to perform a lovely and romantic song.
Then, B.I, BOBBY, and KIM JINHWAN in team with KOO JUNHOE, YANG HONGSEOK, and KIM DONGHYUK will catch the eyes with a solemn and strong song. The team had a strong focus on performance in the past, but they are trying a new concept with a bigger focus on vocal. People are paying keen attention to which one between the romantic song and strong hip-hop song will draw bigger popularity.
Plus, YG Family including head producer YANG HYUN SUK, BIGBANG’s G-DRAGON and TAEYANG, hip-hop group EPIK HIGH, 2NE1’s DARA, CL, and MINZY, singer LEE HI, group AKMU, as well as MC DAESUNG and YOO IN NA will be present at the final battle. Group WINNER will also be there, to give a special performance with B.I, BOBBY, and KIM JINHWAN.
Fans are paying keen attention to who will win the nine candidates’ long and hard journey from April to October for debut, and who will finally become the members of iKON.
Cable channel Mnet’s survival audition show “MIX & MATCH” is aired on every Thursday at 11pm, and replay service is available on search engine NAVER’s TV Cast.
Source: YG-Life

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[NEWS] “MIX & MATCH”’s iKON Already Completed Charging for Combat
// By Unknown


[OSEN=김사라 기자] The final match of candidates for YG Entertainment’s new boy group iKON has been unveiled. There is still one week to go until the final confirmation of the members, but the talent of the members has already been proven.
In Mnet’s “MIX & MATCH” aired on the 30, the final match between the candidate trainees was displayed. The members who have evolved through the past two matches have proven themselves as “well-prepared new faces”, in the latest match. The only thing left is the actual selection of the members through the result of voting.
The final match was literally fancy. SONG YUNHYEONG – JUNG JINHYEONG – JUNG CHANWOO team and KOO JUNHOE – KIM DONGHYUK – YANG HONGSUK team showed a high-level artistic talent like that of veteran singers, in the three matches of freely-selected songs, songs written by the members themselves, and dance. Any one of the two teams showed full qualifications to be selected, so any one of them are not the one to lose.
“WIN” Team B members who lost “WHO IS NEXT: WIN” show last year have been enjoying a big popularity even before their official debut. Members excluding B.I, BOBBY, and KIM JIN HWAN whose debut was already confirmed have emerged as strong candidates for iKON, in judges’ vote as well as in fans’ voting in Korea, China, and Japan. Three new-face trainees unveiled in “MIX & MATCH” are also growing fast, securing many fans.
The members have boasted their talent in a variety of missions in “MIX & MATCH”. In the show, WIN Team B members were grouped with three new-face trainees, to engage in different missions, including end-of-month tests, vocal and dance mission, and collaboration mission in team with YG’s female vocalists: LEE HI, AKMU’s LEE SU HYUN, and JANG HAN NA. Plus, WIN Team B’s “good-bye performance” on the stage of YG Family concert heightened fans’ expectations for their return as iKON next year.
Needless to say, iKON is a rookie who is perfectly prepared. Notably, B.I and BOBBY have surprised senior singers, with their superb rapping skills not like that of idol singers, in “WHO IS NEXT: WIN” and last year and in Mnet’s “SHOW ME THE MONEY” this year. Vocalist KIM JINHWAN joined the two, to lead each team in “MIX & MATCH”. In every match, the three aroused judges’ admiration, performing like professional artists, not trainees.
Along with the three whose debut had already been confirmed before the beginning of “MIX & MATCH” show, WIN Team B’s KOO JUNHOE, KIM DONGHYUK, and SONG YUNHYEONG also surprised YG family, showing a bigger talent much evolved compared to last year. When they competed with WIN Team A who are now WINNER, they showed an outstanding talent. One year later, now, they are completely prepared to become a power rookie. Expectations for new members are also growing high. In “MIX & MATCH”’s competition that began in April this year, the new faces showed fast growth, to be fully qualified to become the members of iKON.
We have WINNER for this year, and then next year, iKON will come. YG’s next rookie iKON will meet fans with a new color different from that of WINNER, a “monster rookie”, who has dominated charts and music shows this year since their official debut in August. YG’s head producer YANG HYUN SUK said, “The new members have stronger hip-hop color than WINNER”. Expectations for the seven rookies to be born through a fierce competition are already growing very high.
Source: YG-Life

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[NEWS] “MIX & MATCH”’s YANG HYUN SUK Says, “I Hope iKON Could Become Good Singer Like BIGBANG”
// By Unknown


[OSEN=오민희 기자] YG Entertainment’s head producer YANG HYUN SUK cheered for the future of iKON.
In cable channel Mnet’s “MIX & MATCH” aired on the 30 at 11pm, the final match hosted by DAESUNG and YOO IN NA was displayed.
Before the beginning of the match, YANG HYUN SUK said, “YG’s survival program that started from “WIN” has been more than two years”.
Then, he continued, “iKON will be born through survival program ‘MIX & MATCH’. I hope they could become a good group like BIGBANG and become a globally-popular group someday”.
Meanwhile, iKON’s members will be selected 70% through viewers’ vote and 30% through judges’ vote. The viewers’ vote began with the beginning of the day’s episode. In the morning on the day, an image of six contestants: KOO JUNHOE, SONG YUNHYEONG, KIM DONGHYUK, JUNG JINHYEONG, JUNG CHANWOO, and YANG HONGSEOK with each one’s number was posted on YG’s official blog, with comment ‘’Select the four to be iKON. Your final vote will select iKON members. B.I, BOBBY, and KIM JINHWAN are not included in the image, as their debut has already been confirmed.
The time for the voting is from 11pm on the day until 12am on the 31. Viewers can cast their vote by sending a text message, as well as on-line and through mobile voting on LINE. Each viewer can vote for four out of six members, and cannot cast more than one votes on one member.
Source: YG-Life

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[NEWS] “MIX & MATCH” Begins Viewers’ Vote Tonight… “Who Will the Members of iKON Be?”
// By Unknown


[OSEN=선미경 기자] “MIX & MATCH”, cable channel Mnet’s survival audition program designed to select the members of YG Entertainment’s new boy group iKON, begins viewers’ vote at the same time with the beginning of episode 8 at 11pm on the 30.
At 10am on the day, an image of six contestants: KOO JUNHOE, SONG YUNHYEONG, KIM DONGHYUK, JUNG JINHYEONG, JUNG CHANWOO, and YANG HONGSEOK with each one’s number was posted on YG’s official blog, with comment ‘’Select the four to be iKON. Your final vote will select iKON members. B.I, BOBBY, and KIM JINHWAN are not included in the image, as their debut has already been confirmed.
The time for the voting is from 11pm on the day until 12am on the 31. Viewers can cast their vote by sending a text message, as well as on-line and through mobile voting on LINE. Each viewer can vote for four out of six members, and cannot cast more than one votes on one member.
On the day’s episode, the final match which was held at Korea University Hwajeong Gymnasium in Anam-dong, Seoul, on the 22 this month, will be finally unveiled. The total nine contestants including B.I, BOBBY, and KIM JINHWAN who have already confirmed to be the members of iKON, and the other six competed in the freely-selected song match, match of songs written by the members themselves, and in a dance match.
Notably, in the second-round match of songs written by members themselves, SONG YUNHYEONG, JUNG CHANWOO, and JUNG JINHYEONG and B.I, BOBBY, and KIM JINHWAN will first appear as the same team, to stage a lovely—and-romantic feeling performance. And then B.I, BOBBY, and KIM JINHWAN as well as KOO JUNHOE, YANG HONGSEOK, and KIM DONGHYUK will catch the eyes with a solemn and powerful song. People are paying keen attention to which one among the song with focus on vocal, getting away from existing color of strong performance, and the song with stronger hip-hop feel, will garner bigger popularity.
Plus, YG’s head producer YANG HYUN SUK and YG artists including G-DRAGON, TAEYANG, EPIK HIGH, DARA, CL, MINZY, LEE HI, AKMU, MC YOO IN NA and DAESUNG will be there at the final battle, and WINNER will make a surprise appearance on the stage to give a special performance with B.I BOBBY, and KIM JINHWN.
Fans are paying keen attention to who will win the final match to become the member of iKON, after the long 180-day-long hard journey from April until October, for debut as iKON. ‘
’MIX & MATCH’’ is aired on 11pm every Thursday.
Source: YG-Life

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[NEWS] MIX & MATCH, FINAL MATCH : All YG Artists Unite
// By Unknown


[텐아시아 = 최진실 기자] In the 8th episode of MIX & MATCH, a survival program to determine the members of YG Entertainment’s newest boy group iKON, the final match will be showcased.
At 4pm on Oct 28, YG’s official blog uploaded a video of the preview. The final match that was held on Oct 22 at Korea University’s HwaJung Gym was unveiled in the preview clip of the 8th episode.
The 9 members walked their journey with such passion for 180 days from April to October to become the member of iKON. The Final Match will determine who will be in.
4,000 fans gathered to watch the battle of the 9 members, and at the event where 1,000 people were drawn as the audience of the Final Match, whopping 150,000 people entered.
To cheer the members on, all artists from YG gathered at the venue as well, starting from the Executive Producer YANG HYUN SUK to GD, TAEYANG, EPIK HIGH, DARA, CL, MINZY, LEE HI, AKDONG MUSICIAN and the 2 MC’s YOO IN NA and DAESUNG. They are another source of entertainment for the viewers.
Apart from the fixed members of iKON, B.I, BOBBY and KIM JINHWAN, 6 members—SONG YUNHYEONG, KOO JUNHOE, KIM DONGHYUK, JUNG CHANWOO, JUNG JINHYEONG, and YANG HONGSEOK—will each be given a number for voting and fight against each other in free, self-composed and dance battles.
The final decision will be made 30% by the judges and 70% by the viewers. Only 4 out of the 6 members will become iKON. There are a total of 5 methods of voting, including on-site, Korea-China-Japan Global, text, Facebook and Naver’s messenger LINE voting. They will begin when the 8th episode is aired on Oct 30 at 11pm.
MIX & MATCH is aired every Thursday at 11pm on Mnet and Naver’s TV Cast. Re-runs of the show are available on Naver TV Cast and YG’s official blog.
Source: YG-Life
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[NEWS] “MIX & MATCH”’s KOO JUNHOE, KIM DONGHYUK, and SONG YUNHYEONG Take “Top Places” in Global Vote
// By Unknown


엑스포츠뉴스=남금주 기자] “MIX & MATCH”’s KOO JUNHOE, KIM DONGHYUK, and SONG YUNHYEONG took top places in global vote.
In episode 7 of cable channel Mnet’s “MIX & MATCH” aired on the 23, the process of the global vote was depicted.
“MIX & MATCH” member had their first-ever fan meeting in Osaka. Fans were captivated by “WAIT FOR ME” sung by all the nine members for the first time.
Then, global vote whose result will be reflected in the final selection was held. SONG YUNHYEONG took the No.1 in Osaka, KIM DONGHYUK No2, KOO JUNHOE No.3, and JUNG JINHYEONG No.4. In a following vote in Beijing, KOO JUNHOE took the top, followed by SONG YUNHYEONG, KIM DONGHYUK, and JUNG CHANWOO.
Finally, in a vote carried out in Korea, No.1 went to KOO JUNHOE, No.2 to KIM DONGHYUK, No.3 to SONG YUNHYEONG, and No.4 to JUNG CHANWOO. So, original members KOO JUNHOE, KIM DONGHYUK, and SONG YUNHYEONG all took top places in the votes.
Source: YG-Life
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[NEWS] 4,000 out of 150,000 Gather at MIX & MATCH Final Match
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[일간스포츠 = 박현택 기자] The final match of MIX & MATCH launched dynamically, joined by a whopping 4,000 people who were eager to see the end of the survival program.
The final match that is to be aired on the 8th episode on Oct 30 was held at Korea University’s HwaJung Gym on Oct 22. The event was open for entrance for fans who wanted to watch the final match. For 6 days from Oct 14 to 19, a total of 1,000 people (a total of 2,000 in the gym) were to be drawn, and a whopping 150,000 entered. At the site, 4,000 came, proving the boys’ sensational popularity.
A long queue surrounded the gym with the fans who came to the final match. At the venue, fans held placards and cheered enthusiastically, screaming the members’ names every time they appeared on the big screen.
The final round consisted of free, self-composed and dance matches. SONG YUNHYEONG, KOO JUNHOE, KIM DONGHYUK, JUNG CHANWOO, and YANG HONGSEOK passionately tried to appeal their talents and charms in front of the Executive Producer YANG HYUN SUK, in order to become the iKON member
After all the matches were finished, the 9 members came up on stage to thank the fans who cheered them on. They each commented on how they felt, looking back on their long journey and the expectations and mixed emotions filling their hearts.
BIGBANG’s DAESUNG and actor YOO IN NA ran the show in YANG’s present. G-DRAGON, EPIK HIGH, TAEYANG, CL, DARA, MINZY, WINNER, LEE HI and AKDONG MUSICIAN also came along to root for their fellow artists.
The members apart from B.I, BOBBY, and KIM JINHWAN who are already fixed ones, were given a number each for the voting. #1 KOO JUNHOE, #2 SONG YUNHYEONG, #3 KIM DONGHYUK, #4 JUNG JINHYUNG, #5 JUNG CHANWOO, #6 YANG HONGSEOK—among them, 4 members, after the big final match, will be voted into the group iKON.
The votes are 30% by judges and 70% by the viewers. The votes will be carried out globally in Korea, China and Japan. The viewers include those who were present at the event and those who watch the 8th episode on Oct 30. The text voting will be conducted in 5 ways, and will begin as soon as the show begins, on MIX & MATCH’s official Facebook and Naver messenger, LINE.
On the 7th episode that is to be aired on Oct 23 at 11pm, the global voting ranking will be unveiled.
40,000 and 60,000 people entered the fan-meeting in Osaka on Oct 5 and Beijing on 11 respectively. On the 17 it was held in Seoul’s D Cube City, which will be unveiled soon. The upcoming episode is expected to unveil in advance the global voting result, showing member ranking from 1 to 4. All eyes are on the result to see how it will affect the final result.
MIX & MATCH will be aired at 11pm on Thursday on Mnet and Naver TV Cast. A re-run of the show is available on Naver TV Cast and YG’s official blog.
Source: YG-Life
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[NEWS] YG’s New iKON debuts next January: YANG, “Will Promote for the Whole Year”
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[스타뉴스=길혜성 기자] YG Entertainment’s newest boy group iKON will be making a debut officially next January.
YANG HYUN SUK, the Executive Producer of one of the largest entertainment agencies in Korea, told Star News on Oct 22, “After MIX & MATCH finishes, iKON will work on their song for a few months and will release it officially next January.”
He added, “WINNER took 10 months for their debut as they worked on an album not a single, but iKON will follow the path of 2NE1 who made a debut with a single. They will continuously release singles, so the preparation time will be shorter that that of WINNER.”
“B.I, who is a fixed member of iKON, has been working on many songs and that makes them possible to make a debut soon after the program finishes. They will be releasing as many singles as they can after their debut and will be promoting for the whole year.”
So as he said, iKON will be making a debut as an official group to stand before the fans next January.
But even before their debut, the members attracted 7,000 fans to their fan meeting. Expectations are high for the group that is already very popular.
TEAM B’s B.I, BOBBY and KIM JINHWAN are fixed members of iKON, and the rest will be determined on MIX & MATCH that is aired every Thursday. The others include 3 members of TEAM B and 3 newcomers, who will be competing for the 4 spots that are left open. iKON will consist of 7 members in the end.
At 8pm on Oct 22, the 6 (KOO JUNHOE, SONG YUNHYEONG, KIM DONGHYUK, JUNG JINHYUNG, JUNG CHANWOO, YANG HONGSEOK) will be in their final battle at Korea University’s HwaJung Gym. This will be aired in the following MIX & MATCH episodes.
Source: YG-Life

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