CEO of YG Entertainment Yang Hyun-Suk explained the departure of ‘K-Pop Star 4’ winner Katie Kim.
On May 25, Yang Hyun-Suk answered a few questions regarding his artists through YG Life. In the post, he addressed issues regarding BIGBANG members’ enlistment, iKon, WINNER, and BLACKPINK’s comeback, and most importantly, Katie Kim’s departure from YG Entertainment.
Overall, Yang Hyun-Suk said while Katie Kim finished all preparation for her debut with YG, she ended up moving to a different company. A staff member who was in charge of her debut stated independence from the company, resulting in the departure of Katie Kim.
Yang Hyun-Suk further added, “as a result, Katie Kim moved to a different company. However, we decided to take control of distribution and maintain our connections.”
Following is Yang Hyun-Suk’s answer to Katie Kim’s departure:
After a few consultations with Katie after she joined YG, we found out that Katie pursues Billboard-like music from the States.
Katie Kim, born in 1993, immigrated to New Jersey with her family when she was 10 years old and spend her adolescence in the States until she became 21. Therefore, she was more accustomed to the culture and music of the United States, rather than the Korean Pop culture.
YG decided to provide the best environment to create the type of music Katie pursues, and Katie completed recording many songs over the years by visiting the United States multiple times to participate song camps with foreign music producers.
As a result, we even finished filming multiple music videos including videos shot in the United States, for her successful debut.
However, I’m sorry to share the news that Katie Kim transferred to a newly born agency.
In other words, Katie kim’s debut album was prepared in YG, but she will make debut in a different agency.
The reason why Katie Kim transferred to another agency with her debut coming up is because an executive from YG who decided to go independent this year was in charge of Katie’s promotion plans after her debut, which caused confusion in Katie’s debut schedule.
I’ve met Katie and the according executive independently to consult and decide what was best for Katie’s future, and let Katie make her own decision in the end.
Katie eventually decided to transfer to the new agency established by the according executive, while YG decided to support Katie by distributing her music and maintain our connection. We wish for Katie’s successful debut and will provide continuous support.
There will be an official announcement soon, regarding the news of Katie’s debut album by the new agency. Please show her a lot of love and support.
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Translated by Dasol Kim
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