YG, 'The day when YG’s iKON will be the leader of K-pop will come soon' [YG’s Attack in Fall ③]

Last year, YG Entertainment announced the birth of “monster rookie”.
KANG SEUNG YOON, LEE SEUNG HOON, SONG MIN HO, KIM JIN WOO, and NAM TAE HYUN of team A that won a survival audition “WIN” debuted as ‘WINNER”, and they swept dozens of trophies from TV music shows upon their debut. [According to OSEN]

Even though team B was beat by their “elder brothers”, they also got an opportunity. They had to go through another round of survival audition, but anyway, they are now expecting an official debut as a team named “iKON”. They are one year behind team A, but fans’ expectations and interest in them is nothing less.

The date of iKON’s debut promised by YG is September 15 this year. September is the month when YG senior BIGBANG will unveil the complete “MADE” album and when “world star” PSY will come back. iKON is already taking ranks not with other rookie idol groups but with top artists of YG.

That is the point where YG head producer YANG HYUN SUK’s guts stand out, which shows his confidence that iKON’ debut will not be dwarfed by BIGBANG and PSY. YG never allows its artists win an easy success without any substantial competitor. Even rookies are taken to the brink of cliff just as wild animals train their cubs for survival.

That kind of approach is understandable if you think about iKON’s formidable power shown even before their debut. With B.I who has written his own songs from early age as the leader of the team, six members are fully armed with talent and capabilities. All those survival auditions and fierce competition within YG have made iKON all the more powerful and stronger.

iKON is expected to sweep the music scene upon their debut, as WINNER took all the No.1 trophies with “empty” upon their debut, because the strong fan base that was formed even when iKON members were trainees is looking forward to the team’s debut. Fans are already excited about iKON’s debut and believe that iKON will take the No.1 for granted.

Since iKON has full potential and capabilities, the strong fandom was naturally formed. Plus, as YG also has a strong confident and trust in the team, a big synergy is expected to be created. Following BIGBANG and WINNER, iKON is already becoming an idol group that can represent YG.

YANG HYUN SUK once explained, “The right spelling is ‘icon’, but I put ‘k’ instead of ‘c’, hoping that this team will become the leader of K-pop”. The day when YG’s iKON will be the leader of K-pop will come soon.

Source: YG-life