The biggest news from this weekend is focused on Hangeng! He opened the show at the 蒙牛 music award ceremony and won top 10 most influential singers. He gave tribute to many great dancers like MJ, Rain, and etc. The performance is very good. Here's the video, check it out yourself :) The quality is not that great. I found the pics taken by fans better and more pleasant to look at.
Starting with on the red carpet...... he look at ease. Very happy, healthy, and HOT!
Jaejoong's ANAN interview is out in English. http://asianfanatics.net/forum/topic/718317-jaejoong-anan-april-2010-interview/
He also attended the preview press conference for his new drama on the 12th. He basically said that he's very happy to take part in the drama and couldn't believe that he got the role even after he got the script. He was very nervous at first but filming went on smoothly so he's not as nervous any more. He also thanked the director, other actors/actresses, and fans for their help and support.
Don't forget, the drama starts on the 15th, this THURSDAY!
Last but not least....... my favorite topic.... how did the big 3 in Kpop do in 2009?
First of all, who are the big 3?
answer: SM, JYP, and YG entertainment.
Artists under these companies?
SM: Super Junior, DBSK, BoA, SNSD, SHINee,etc.
YG: Big Bang, 2NE1, etc.
JYP: Wonder Girls, 2 PM, 2 AM, etc.
Their Earnings?
SM: 61.8 Billion won (43.7 billion won in 2008)
YG: 35.6 billion won (18.5 billion won in 2008, 92% increase)
JPY: 10.2 billion won
Net profits?
SM: 9.3 billion won
YG: 7.4 billion won
JYP: -4.7 billion won.
Yes JYP actually lost money because they invested so much in promoting the wonder girls in the U.S.
SM is still #1!!!! With the popularity of Sorry Sorry, Super Girl, Gee/Genies, Ring Ding Dong, and more, SM got to be in first place. Also SJ and DBSK were giving concert tours; SNSD had their first concert as well. I'm curious about 2010...... will SM's revenue drop because of DBSK's problems and Hangeng leaving SJ? Second place is only a little more than 50% of SM so I don't think YG can catch up and be #1 yet.
But I have to say, YG is definitely the smartest of the 3 in terms of "resource use". Even though SM's total revenue(earnings) is soooo much higher, but their net profit is only 2 billion won more than YG. I personally do think that SM do spend a lot of money training new artists and branching into new markets. I mean no one can surpass DBSK's achievements in Japan and SJM's success in China. But sadly, both are going down the drain this year. SM invest a lot of money in training so I guess that's why I've always thought that Jaechunsu should be thankful, even though I cannot blame them for leaving SM due to unfair contracts.
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