San E
Jung San, more known by his stage name San E, is a South Korean rapper. He debuted in 2010 under JYP Entertainment, he left the company in 2013 to sign with hip hop label Brand New Music. In late 2018, Brand New Music terminated San E's contract after the rapper made a series of controversial remarks about feminism. San E has released one full-length album: The Boy Who Cried Wolf, three extended plays: Everybody Ready?,'Not' Based on the True Story, Season of Suffering. San E has received several major awards, including Best Hip Hop Song at the 2010 Korean Music Awards, Best Rap Performance at the 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards, the Hip Hop Award at the 2016 Golden Disc Awards and at the 2016 Seoul Music Awards. San E was born on January 1985 in South Korea, he moved with his family to Atlanta, Georgia, USA, when he was a middle school student because his parents had been struggling financially as a result of the 1997 Asian financial crisis. He attended the University of Georgia. San E released his first mixtapes Ready To Be Signed and Ready To Be Famous in 2008 and 2009, respectively.
As a way to draw attention to his self-released music, San E jokingly dissed established underground rapper Verbal Jint in one of his songs. The diss brought him attention from the Korean hip hop community and from Verbal Jint himself, who invited San E to join his hip hop crew, Overclass. Still unsigned, San E won Best Hip Hop Song at the 2010 Korean Music Awards for the track "Rap Genius." Soon after, he became the first solo rapper to sign with JYP Entertainment, one of the "big three" records labels in the k-pop industry. That September, he released his first mini-album, Everybody Ready?, which featured fellow JYP Entertainment artists Min, Joo and Yeeun. He debuted several days on the television music show, M Countdown, with his single "Tasty San," featuring Min. In November, San E started another round of promotions for the single, "LoveSick," the music video for which starred label mate Sohee of Wonder Girls. In 2011, San E released several singles, including “Please Don’t Go," a collaboration with rapper Outsider and singer Lee Changmin.
The song reached #14 on the Gaon Digital Chart, making it his highest charted song while contracted under JYP Entertainment. He collaborated that year with Verbal Jint, Beenzino and other artists on the single "Stand Up, Japan!" which benefited Japan’s relief efforts after the Tohoku tsunami. In April 2013, San E ended his contract with JYP Entertainment, saying that he was leaving on good terms; that June, he joined Brand New Music, home to his Overclass crew mate, Verbal Jint. San E achieved his first #1 hit on the Gaon Digital Chart with the song, "Story of Someone I Know," from the album'Not' Based on the True Story, his next three singles, "Where Did You Sleep?", "Break-Up Dinner", "What's Wrong With Me", all reached the top ten of the Gaon Digital Chart. San E's success continued with the single "A Midsummer Night's Sweetness," a collaboration with Raina; the song was an instant achieved # 1 on ten music charts shortly after its debut. The song went on to win awards that year at the Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards, the MelOn Music Awards, the Seoul Music Awards.
His next single, "Body Language", was a #1 hit, topping both the Gaon Digital Chart and seven Korean real-time music charts shortly after its release, despite its 19+ rating. In June 2017, San E was featured in Hyoyeon's single "Wannabe". San E was the rap mentor for KBS2's survival show, The Unit. San E discography at Discogs
Gangneung
Gangneung is a city in the province of Gangwon-do, on the east coast of South Korea. It has a population of 213,658. Gangneung is the economic centre of the Yeongdong region of Gangwon-do. Gangneung has many tourist attractions, such as Jeongdongjin, a popular area for watching the sun rise, Gyeongpo Beach. There is an ROK airbase south of downtown Gangneung that doubled as a civil airport; the city hosted all the ice events for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Gangneung was the place where Yemaek people lived from ancient times and was the land of Wiman Joseon in 129 BC. In 128 BC, Nam Ryeo, the army officer of Yaekam, punished Wujang of Wisman Korea and became the territory of the Han dynasty. In the 14th year of Goguryeo Muchheon, it entered Goguryeo territory. In 639, Silla occupied this place and ruled it as a'Seogyeong'. In 658, King Moo-yeong abolished the Seogyeong and made an arsenal to send the todok, because it was adjacent to Malgal. In 757, it was renamed Sungju and restored it in 776, it was renamed Myungju again during the Goryeo period, it was under the jurisdiction the north of Chuncheon in the 14th year of Sungjong.
It separated the Hamgyeong-do from the Gangeung and called it Gangneung-do, but it has always been the center of administration and military. At the beginning of the Joseon Dynasty, it called to Hwadangdo and Wonchundo and rename Gangneung by the name of Gangwon Province in the 5th year of King Sejong; some areas have been incorporated into Yangyang since 1945, Gangneung City was established in 1995 as a Gangneung and Myeongju merged. On 18 September 1996 a North Korean submarine ran aground near Gangneung in an attempted infiltration mission, spurring a 49-day manhunt for the escaped passengers. For more details, refer to the 1996 Gangneung submarine infiltration incident; the flag of the city shows blue wave in front, on a white background. The sun represents the wave the sea; the flower of the city is the crepe myrtle, the tree of the city is the pine tree, its bird the swan. The animal of Gangneung is the tiger. Gangneung is located in the eastern center of the Taebaek Mountains, the waist of the Korean peninsula.
The east side is the Sea of Japan, the west side is the inner side of Hongcheon County, the Pyeongchang County's Jinbu-myeon and the Daegwallyeong-myeon respectively. The southern side is in contact with the Jeongseon County's critical side; the north side is adjacent to Hyunnam-myeon. The total area of Gangneung City is about 1,040.4 km2 as of the end of 2015, which accounts for 6.2% of Gangwon Province's 16,873 km2. 80.4% of the area of Gangneung, 837.36 km2, is forestland. Gangneung experiences a humid subtropical climate with cool to hot, humid summers. Since Gangneung is a coastal city, it has milder winters and cooler summers than the rest of Korea, it is bordered by mountains to the sea to the east. The district includes seven townships, 13 neighborhoods. Sunrises the first in the New Year, are important in traditional Korean culture; the Jeongdongjin and Gyeongpo beaches in Gangneung are popular. Gangneung is considered special in that it has access to the sea. Gyeongpodae is a pavilion overlooking a Gyeongpo lake.
It is said. One sees the moon once in the sky, once reflected in the lake, once reflected in the sea, once reflected in the drinking glass, once more in the eyes of a lover; the site of Gyeongpodae is known for its location east of the centre of the city. Inside the Gyeongpodae pavilion, built with 28 pillars, is the Gyeongpodaebu, a poem by Yul Gok. Gyeongpodaebu describes the movement of the moon; the best view of the moon is on the 15th of the lunar month. The nearby Gyeongpo Beach has a sandy beach and a line of fresh seafood restaurants, with its proximity to Seoul making it a popular summer destination. In addition to the Jungdongjin beach where Sandglass, a TV series was taken, there are 18 beaches such as Anmok beach, Gyeongpo beach, Gangmun beach. There are a total of 128 cultural properties in Gangneung. Among them, there are 58 Province-designated heritage. National Treasure in Gangneung is Gate to an official inn in Gangneung; this gate is the front gate of the Gangneung official inn built in the Goryeo Dynasty.
It is the oldest gate in the Goryeo Dynasty. It is the only cultural property designated as a national treasure among the buildings in Gangwon-do. Ojukheon is the birthplace of Yulgok Lee, it was designated as Treasure No.165 by being recognized as one of the oldest architecture in the Korea and being a rare example of preserving the shape of the house of the Joseon Dynasty. Gangneung Guseongsa site, founded by Burma in the 13th year of King Munsung of Silla, has been designated as Korea's Historic Site No.448. Inside the temple, treasures are designated as Treasures No. 85, Treasures No. 86, There is a stone Buddhist image designated as No. 38. Gangneung has numerous festivals; the biggest and most famous is the Gangneung Dano Festival at the Dano fairground near the Namdae River. In 1967, the Gangneung Dano Festival was designated Korean National Immaterial Cultural Heritage No. 13. On November 11, 2005, it was designated by UNESCO as one of the "Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity".
Nowadays, it is a combination of traditional plays. A highlight is the traditional Gwanno Mask Dance, only performed at
K-pop
K-pop is a genre of popular music originating in South Korea. While the modern form of K-pop can be traced back to the early 90s, the term itself has been popularized since the 2000s, replacing the term Gayo, which refers to domestic pop music in South Korea. Although it indicates "popular music" within South Korea, the term is used in a narrower sense to describe a modern form of South Korean pop, influenced by styles and genres from around the world, such as experimental, jazz, hip hop, R&B, electronic dance, folk and classical on top of its traditional Korean music roots; the more modern form of the genre emerged with the formation of one of the earliest K-pop groups, Seo Taiji and Boys, in 1992. Their experimentation with different styles and genres of music and integration of foreign musical elements helped reshape and modernize South Korea's contemporary music scene. Modern K-pop "idol" culture began with the boy band H. O. T. in 1996, as K-pop grew into a subculture that amassed enormous fandoms of teenagers and young adults.
After a slump in early K-pop, from 2003 TVXQ and BoA started a new generation of K-pop idols that broke the music genre into the neighboring Japanese market and continue to popularize K-pop internationally today. With the advent of online social networking services and Korean TV shows, the current spread of K-pop and Korean entertainment, known as the Korean Wave, is seen not only in East Asia and Southeast Asia, but in India, Latin America, North Africa, Southern Africa, the Middle East and throughout the Western world, gaining a widespread global audience. Although K-pop refers to South Korean popular music, some consider it to be an all-encompassing genre exhibiting a wide spectrum of musical and visual elements; the French Institut national de l'audiovisuel defines K-pop as a "fusion of synthesized music, sharp dance routines and fashionable, colorful outfits". Songs consist of one or a mixture of pop, hip hop, R&B and electronic music genres. Management agencies in South Korea offer binding contracts to potential artists, sometimes at a young age.
Trainees live together in a regulated environment and spend many hours a day learning music, foreign languages and other skills in preparation for their debut. This "robotic" system of training is criticized by Western media outlets. In 2012, The Wall Street Journal reported that the cost of training one Korean idol under SM Entertainment averaged US$3 million. K-pop is a cultural product that features “values and meanings that go beyond their commercial value.” It is characterized by a mixture of modern Western sounds and African-American influences with a Korean aspect of performance. It has been remarked. For some, the transnational values of K-pop are responsible for its success. A commentator at the University of California has said that "contemporary Korean pop culture is built on transnational flows taking place across and outside national and institutional boundaries." Some examples of the transnational values inherent in K-pop that may appeal to those from different ethnic and religious backgrounds include a dedication to high-quality output and presentation of idols, as well as their work ethic and polite social demeanour, made possible by the training period.
Modern K-pop is marked by its use of English phrases. Jin Dal Yong of Popular Music and Society wrote that the usage may be influenced by "Korean-Americans and/or Koreans who studied in the U. S. take full advantage of their English fluency and cultural resources that are not found among those who were raised and educated in Korea." Korean pop music from singers or groups who are Korean-American such as Fly to the Sky, g.o.d, Yoo Seung-jun, Drunken Tiger has both American style and English lyrics. These Korean-American singers' music has a different style from common Korean music, which attracts the interest of young people. Foreign songwriters and producers are employed to work on songs for K-pop idols, such as will.i.am and Sean Garrett. Foreign musicians, including rappers such as Akon, Kanye West and Snoop Dogg, have featured on K-pop songs; the entertainment companies help to expand K-pop to other parts of the world through a number of different methods. Singers need to use English since the companies want to occupy markets in the other parts of Asia, which enables them to open the Western market in the end.
Most of the K-pop singers learn English because it is a common language in the world of music, but some singers learn other foreign languages such as Japanese to approach the Japanese market. Increasing numbers of K-pop bands use English names rather than Korean ones; this allows artists to be marketed to a wider audience around the world. However, the use of English has not guaranteed the popularity of K-pop in the North American market. For some commentators, the reason for this is because the genre can be seen as a distilled version of Western music, making it difficult for K-pop to find acceptance in these markets. Furthermore, Western audiences tend to place emphasis on authenticity and individual expression in music, which the idol system can be seen as suppressing. According to Elaine W. Chun's research though hybridity appears more and more in K-pop, sometimes may make fans admire K-pop stars more because it is fresh
Kakao M
Kakao M is a South Korean entertainment company established by Min Yeong-bin in 1978. It is one of the largest co-publisher companies in South Korea; the company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management, concert production company and music publishing house. As of 2015, the company was the leading record company in South Korea by net revenue according to the statistics compiled by the Korea Music Content Industry Association through the Gaon Music Chart. LOEN Entertainment became a subsidiary of Kakao in January 2016 and was subsequently renamed two years later. Online music sales account for most of the company's profit, with 93.9% of revenue coming from online music sales. The label distributes CDs of some other entertainment agencies in South Korea through its branch LOEN Music, but makes less than 5% of its revenue through them; as of February 2018, the company's chief executive officer is Lee Jae-wook. Kakao M was founded as Seoul Records in 1978 by Min Yeong-bin as a subsidiary of YBM Sisa, a company involved in creating language-learning tapes.
The company was registered in 1982, in 1984 it began to produce and distribute records of classical and traditional music. It was registered as a venture capital company in 1999 when it began to sell albums while operating an online shop. In 2000, the company's name was changed to YBM Seoul Records and it began to operate on KOSDAQ; the company joined the IFPI in 2003. Korean conglomerate SK Telecom bought a 60% share of the company in 2005, YBM Seoul Records subsequently became part of SK Group; as of 2008, the company has been known as LOEN Entertainment. LOEN stands for: Live On Entertainment Networks and LOve + ENtertainment Kakao M took charge of SK Telecom's online music distribution service, MelOn, in 2009. MelOn is the most used online music sales site in South Korea. In 2012, the company signed a deal with streaming site Viki so that content from their artists would be featured on their site. In August 2012, the recording artists under Kakao M collaborated to release a collaborative EP titled LOEN Tree Summer Story under the collective title'LOEN Tree'.
On July 18, 2013, Affinity Equity Partners, through its subsidiary Star Invest Holdings Ltd. bought 52.56% of Kakao M's shares, leaving SK Group with only 15%. Five months Star Invest Holdings acquired RealNetworks, Inc.'s 8.83% stake in the company. The company was reorganized to include two labels: "LOEN Tree" and "Collabodadi". On December 18, 2013, Kakao M acquired 70% of shares in Starship Entertainment, making it as an independent subsidiary of the company. On January 11, 2016, Kakao M was acquired by Kakao Corporation. On May 11, 2017, Kakao M announced its strategic drama production alliance with CJ E&M's drama production subsidiary Studio Dragon Corporation. Among the plans under the alliance is producing dramas based on web novels and webtoons on KakaoPage and Daum Webtoons. On August 25, Kakao M announced that its joint venture with Studio Dragon will be called as Mega Monster; the company has signed actress Kim So-hyun through setting up her own independent label, E&T Story Entertainment, led by her long-time manager Park Chan-woo.
Upon approval by the company's board of directors in a December 20 meeting, the company is known as Kakao M Corporation since March 23, 2018. The letter M in the new corporate name stands for three things: Melon and Media; the company will now have a corporate catchphrase, We Entertain. A month before the company's relaunch under its new name, Sean Seong-hoon Park resigned from both his positions as CEO of the company and chief strategy officer of its parent company, moved to Netmarble Games, he was replaced by Melon division head Lee Jae-wook. On June 27, 2018, Kakao M made strategic investments and created partnerships with three actor management agencies BH Entertainment, J,WIDE-Company, Management SOOP, Korea’s leading advertisement model casting agency Ready Entertainment in order to globalize its content. On January 13, 2019, Kakao M announced to acquire Blossom Entertainment. On February 13, 2019, KAKAO M released a statement that Plan A Entertainment and Fave Entertainment will be merging on April 1st.
The company name is Kakao M, the letter M stands for: Melon Music Media As of 2015, Kakao M uses two types of catalog number codes for its releases: the L10000**** series and the L20000**** series. 2011 Kakao M, along with then-parent SK Telecom, was one of the 15 companies fined and sued by the Korean FTC for price rigging in 2011. The company was fined $9.6 million for its role in the scheme.2016 On October 9, 2016, the Supreme Court of South Korea handed out a 100 million won fine each to Kakao M and its closest competitor Genie Music for colluding in price fixing, dating back to a case filed in 2008. Co-CEO Shin Won-soo, the sole CEO at the time being, was sentenced to pay 10 million won. In 2013, Kakao M made a dea
Shinsadong Tiger
Lee Ho-yang, known professionally as Shinsadong Tiger, is a South Korean music producer and songwriter. After debuting in 2001 at the age of 18, he has worked many odd jobs to fund his music career, he has become a prominent figure in the Korean pop music industry and is responsible for a number of popular songs. In 2010, he was named the "New Generation Producer" at the 18th Korean Culture Entertainment Awards, in 2011 he was named as one of the most influential figures in the South Korean music industry by OSEN. Lee has started his own label, AB Entertainment, in which he has debuted his own girl group, EXID. Lee was born in 1983 in South Korea, where he attended an elementary school in Pohang, he began his fascination with music in Junior High, has auditioned for JYP Entertainment but was rejected. After debuting at the age of 19, Lee began to rise to prominence for his work with K-Pop artists. Although he has composed for various artists, he has gained prominence for his role in managing rookie girl group EXID as well as the opening of the Modern K Music Academy.
He has received criticism for his emphasis on following trends in popular music and producing commercial music for "idols". Lee has admitted to use arbitrary inspiration for his composition style, including toilet rolls as his inspiration for the hook-heavy "Bo Peep Bo Peep". In 2011, he released his own self-produced single, "Supermarket – The Half", in which Yoon Doo-joon, Yong Jun-hyung and Lee Gi-kwang of BEAST are featured on the track "Should I Hug Or Not?". In 2012, he released his new album, "Supermarket – Another Half", included tracks “Over and Over” by 4minute, “Stop Doing That” by G. NA, “In the Cloud“, a solo track by B2ST member Son Dong-woon. “In The Cloud” released at April 24, 00:00 KST. In May 2014, Wellmade Yedang became the largest shareholder in Shinsadong Tiger's entertainment agency, Cashmere Records. In 2018, he worked on the music production of Idol Producer, he Arranged for Momoland's hit song Bboom Bboom. 2011: Supermarket – The Half 2011: Super Hero Shinsadong Tiger on Rainbow Bridge Agency Shinsadong Tiger on Twitter Shinsadong Tiger on Cyworld
Fiestar
Fiestar was a South Korean girl group formed by Kakao M in 2012. The group composed of six members: Jei, Cao Lu, Hyemi and Cheska. Member Cheska departed from the group in March 2014; the group released their debut single, Vista on August 31, 2012. In May 2018, it was announced that Fiestar disbanded following their contract expiration. Prior to their debut, the members of Fiestar had been training as a group for two years and individually for an average of four years. Cao Lu had debuted as a soloist in China after winning a 2004 CCTV singing contest, her album Cat was released in 2005 under the stage name LuLu. The group's leader, had been a model for online clothing stores and appeared in music videos including Infinite's "Paradise", Bongshil Sister's "My Love", she featured on Taw's "Happy Hours", under the stage name Joo. Linzy had been a trainee under YG Entertainment and was intended to be a 2NE1 member and a member of another YG girl group, before the band was scrapped before debut. In 2010, she recorded a song for Gynecology.
Before their official debut, Fiestar released a duet with label mate IU for LOEN Entertainment's collective label album. The track was a domestic chart success, they collaborated with Tiger JK for the pre-release song "Wicked". The group released their first official single, "Vista", on August 31, 2012; the tracks from the corresponding EP all charted on the K-pop Billboard Hot 100. Fiestar's second single "We Don't Stop" was released on November 9, with the B-side track "Sweet Love" featuring ballad singer Kim Yeon-woo. Live promotions for the album began on Music Bank the following day. Alongside group promotions, Jei appeared in TVN's reality program Romantic and Idol, alongside IU for the comedy show Gag Concert along with Jei, Cao Lu and Linzy. Vocalists Linzy and Hyemi appeared on KBS's 1000 Song Challenge, the group as a whole made appearances on Weekly Idol and Dream Team 2, they endorsed HIM Magazine. In 2013, Linzy played Sharpay Evans in the CJE&M Korean musical adaptation of High School Musical, sharing the role with The Grace's Dana.
The show's run began on July 2 at the Blue Square Samsung Card Hall. During the year Fiestar participated in a video series entitled "Fiestar's A-HA! For the Global K-Pop Fan" as well as endorsements for the Samsung Galaxy S4. On August 27, a pre-release single, "Whoo!" Featuring Eric Benét, was released online. Despite there being no live promotions for the single, it was a chart success. In September, LOEN Entertainment created the sub-label Collabodadi, under which Fiestar would continue to release their music. On November 1, Fiestar released the single "I Don't Know" from the EP Curious, making their stage comeback on Music Core the following day. Following promotions, the reality television show Channel FIESTAR! Aired on SBS MTV. On March 20, 2014, LOEN Entertainment announced that Cheska would be leaving the group and would not be replaced by any new members, Fiestar's comeback was scheduled for mid-July after being postponed due to the Sewol ferry tragedy. On June 16, a single in collaboration between The Friends and Fiestar for the 2014 Brazil World Cup titled "I Love Korea" was released.
On July 1, the music video for the single "One More" was released. On March 4, 2015 Fiestar's first mini album Black Label was released with title track "You're Pitiful". Six months after the album's release, on September 22, Collabodadi was dissolved, with LOEN Tree becoming the sole in-house label of LOEN Entertainment. Thus, Fiestar returned to LOEN Tree after a two-year run under Collabodadi. On December 17, Cao Lu appeared on Radio Star as a guest along with rapper Jessi, Got7's Jackson, Lena Park as part of the Outsiders special, she gained national attention for her appearance on the program and became the number one trending topic on Naver, with Fiestar trending. In March 2016, Fiestar released their second mini album A Delicate Sense; the album consists of six tracks, including lead single "Mirror". Notably, all the members participated in the production. On May 31, 2016 Fiestar returned with the digital single "Apple Pie". On May 15, 2018 it was announced that Fiestar had disbanded following the expiration of majority members contracts on April 30 and only Cao Lu's contract would be expiring on May 31.
On May 29, 2018, former member Cheska announced via her Instagram. She thanked her fans for supporting her, but that as "music was killing ", she had decided to walk away. Fiestar's single "One More" was banned from broadcast by MBC for its risqué lyrics. While the song had passed scrutiny from the three major broadcasting stations, backlash from public commentators forced the networks to review the song's content. While their representatives claimed that the song was innocuous, the group re-recorded the song and changed the lyrics; the controversy spawned from the lyrics prompted MBC to crack down further on songs with ambiguous or misconstrued lyrical content. Cao Lu Jei Linzy Hyemi Cheska Yezi Fiestar on LOEN Entertainment
Yoon Mi-rae
Natasha Shanta Reid, better known by her Korean name Yoon Mi-rae, is an American-born South Korean rapper and singer, a member of Korean hip hop trio MFBTY. She is considered to be one of the best female rappers in Korea. Yoon was born on May 31, 1981, in Fort Hood, Texas to a South Korean mother and an African-American father, her father had been a radio DJ while serving with the U. S. military in South Korea in the district of Uijeongbu. Yoon cites his record collection as an influence to pursue her music career. After she moved to South Korea as a child, she faced discrimination because of her mixed heritage. Yoon dropped out of school at age 15 and took a high school equivalence exam. Yoon was discovered in 1995 when she accompanied a friend to an audition for a new Korean hip hop group, she did not audition herself, but a World Records representative heard her singing outside of the audition room and signed her to join a new group called Uptown. The group debuted in 1997 when Yoon was just 16.
In 1999, she formed hip hop and R&B duo "Tashannie" with singer Annie. They released one album, called Parallel Prophecies. Yoon's name, was hard for South Koreans to pronounce, so she used the name "Tasha," in order to better appeal to the intended audience. Uptown broke up in 2000. Yoon's then-boyfriend, rapper Tiger JK, was arrested and spent a month and a half in jail. Yoon herself went into hiding during that period. Yoon debuted as a solo artist in 2001, under the moniker "T" which she shortened more from "Tasha", she released her first album, As Time Goes By that same year. Her second album and her third album, To My Love, were released the following year in 2002. In 2006, she joined Jungle Entertainment, a label founded by her now-husband Tiger JK; the following year, she released the album T3 – Yoon Mi Rae, on which she shared the difficulties she faced as a mixed race artist in Korea. That year, she performed in Seoul, South Korea with American singer Amerie, of African-American and Korean heritage.
In 2012, Yoon became the face of the computer brand Hewlett-Packard in Korea, having signed a one-year contract to appear in their print media and radio advertisements. She was a judge on the third and fourth seasons of the television talent competition Superstar K. Yoon, Tiger JK and rapper Bizzy, formed the hip hop trio MFBTY in 2013; the group's first single, "Sweet Dream," ranked #1 on three Korean music charts shortly after its release. They had debuted the song at a concert in France. MFBTY signed to Tiger JK's newly created Feel Ghood Music label that year. In September 2013, Yoon earned the #1 spot on Billboard's Korea K-Pop Hot 100 list with her song "Touch Love" from the South Korean drama Master's Sun. In December 2014, Yoon released the single "Angel," which became #1 on four Korean music charts; that month she revealed that the American film The Interview used her song "Pay Day" without permission, that she was taking legal action. In June 2007, she married Tiger JK in a private ceremony in a Buddhist Temple.
The wedding occurred a month before the death of Tiger JK's grandmother who had wanted to see them wed before her passing. Yoon gave birth to their son Jordan Seo in March 2008. Yoon and her husband are advocates against child abuse. In 2011, they appeared in a photoshoot with their son in Vogue Korea for the "Stop Child Abuse & Love Children" campaign, they filmed a public service announcement for the World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse, performing at the 2011 Child Abuse Awareness Concert. In 2012, South Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare commended the couple for their efforts in promoting child abuse prevention. Yoon has promoted awareness of multiculturalism within Korean families. In 2008, she volunteered for seven months at a multicultural youth camp. 2018: The Fan - Fan 2016: Fantastic Duo – Contestant 2011: Superstar K3 – Judge Yoon Mi-rae on Twitter
