Kpop Entertainment O9 War

As we enter into a new year 2009, we see the Big 3 entertainment companies SM-JYP-YG take their turns to venture into overseas market.



But who will be the big winner at the end of the day?

In 2009, we will continue to see SM Entertainment sending his singers like BoA, Dong Bang Shin Ki and Super Junior out of Korea to promote in other countries.

But with YG Entertainment and JYP Entertainment announcing their plans for entering into overseas market at the same time, fans are interested in how all these adventures out of Korea will turn out.

SM Entertainment



For one, it is pretty obvious that Lee Soo Man is aiming at all singers’ dream stage - America, and also the world’s 2nd largets music market Japan.

Already, last October, ‘Asia’s Star’ BoA had released her debut America single. Since then, she has appeared on numerous concert performance, and in the coming March, she will also be releasing her debut American album. BoA was introduced as the ‘Korea’s Britney Spears’ by the American media.

Dong Bang Shin Ki, who had their first appearance on NHK Red And White SongFest last year, 2009 is another busy year for them. They will be releasing a new Japanese single ‘Bolero’ in January, and releasing a full Japanese album in March. The 4 Japanese singles they released last year had all achieved #1 on the Oricon chart. More anticipation into the more breakthroughs they will achieve in the new year.

YG Entertainment



And for YG Entertainment, singer Se7en will be also be working on his American debut album the first half of the year with the producer of singers like TLC and Beyonce. Anticipation to how Se7en, who was introduced by the American media as ‘Korea’s Justin Timberlake’ will do in the American market after more than 2 years of preparation for it.

Big Bang is also another group who will be working towards the title of the ‘Asian Star’. They will be releasing and promoting a full Japanese album coming summer after their previous promotion in Japan for single ‘With U’ released last November.

JYP Entertainment



Park Jin Young has several times gave empty talk to debut Im Jung Hee, GSoul and Min in America, revealed in a recent press interview that he will devote his time and attention to entering the American market in this year.

He has also revealed that he will helping ‘world star’ Rain with the release of his American debut album at the end of the year.

The staff and the production team to Rain’s American debut album has not been revealed yet. But news have it that there will be a duet song with top female pop star.

This is exciting news especially that Rain has already participated in several Hollywood production movies like ‘Speed Racer’ and ‘Ninja Assassin’. Fans have their eyes set on how his American debut album will be received.