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Yang Hyun-suk
Yang Hyun-suk in 2016
Born	(1970-01-09) January 9, 1970 (age 54) Seoul, South Korea
Other names	YG
Occupations	Entrepreneur Record executive rapper dancer record producer
Known for	Co-founding YG Entertainment
Spouse	Lee Eun-ju (m. 2010)
Children	2
Musical career
Genres	Pop
Instruments	Vocals drums
Years active	1992–2019 2023–present
Labels	YG Entertainment
Formerly of	Seo Taiji and Boys
Website	yanggoon.com
Korean name
Hangul	양현석
Hanja	梁鉉錫
Revised Romanization	Yang Hyeonseok
McCune–Reischauer	Yang Hyŏnsŏk
Musical artist

Yang Hyun-suk (born January 9, 1970) is a South Korean music executive, rapper, dancer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame as a member of Seo Taiji and Boys during the 1990s. After the group disbanded, he founded and became the executive producer and chairman of YG Entertainment, the fourth-largest record company in South Korea.

Career

1992–1996: Seo Taiji & Boys

Seo Taiji & Boys was formed in 1991 with Seo Taiji, Lee Juno and Yang Hyun-seok. Yang said he first met Seo when the musician came to him to learn how to dance when Yang was a dancer (Yang danced in the Korean dance crew "Spark"(which is considered the first Korean breaking dance group) and in the dancing group "Park Nam Jung [ko] and friends(박남정과 친구들)"). "Blown away" by his music, Yang offered to join the group and they later recruited Lee who was one of the top dancers in Korea. The group was influential on the Korean music scene, famous for their single, "Nan Arayo" (Korean: "난 알아요", "I Know"). The group received criticism for some of their albums, most notably for the song, "Shidaeyugam" (Korean: 시대유감, "Regret of the Times"), to which fan backlash led to the abolition of the Pre-censorship law in 1996. The group disbanded in 1996 and each member went on to pursue solo careers.

1996–2019: YG Entertainment

In 1996, he established YG Entertainment and released his first solo album which featured a song composed by Seo Taiji. This was their first collaboration since the breakup. Yang Hyun-Suk has produced hugely successful artists through his company, most notably Jinusean, 1TYM, Wheesung, Gummy, Seven, Big Bang, 2NE1, Winner, iKon, Tablo, Epik High, Lee Hi, Blackpink, Treasure, BabyMonster and Psy.

Due to recent controversies involving the Burning Sun scandal and other allegations, Yang Hyun-suk announced his plans to step down from all of his positions at YG Entertainment, and his brother Yang Min-suk announced his decision to resign as CEO of YG Entertainment on June 14, 2019.

2019–present: Conviction and YG return

On December 22, 2022, Yang was acquitted of a charge of threatening an informant. On November 8, 2023, his aquittal for threatening the informant was overturned by the Seoul High Court, finding that he had abused his status at the company to coerce trainees into reversing police testimonies. He was sentenced to 6 months in prison, suspended for 1 year. A previous aquittal for blackmail was upheld.

In December 2023, Yang discussed his "deep involvement in every aspect of BABYMONSTER's production", and how the youth of the members resonated with him because he had a similarly-aged daughter. In May 2024, YG Entertainment released a video featuring Yang announcing upcoming plans for BabyMonster and Treasure.

Personal life

Yang began dating former Swi.T member Lee Eun-ju in 2001, and they married in 2010. They have two children together, born in 2010 and 2012.

Discography

Albums

Filmography

TV Series

Awards

State honors

Notes

1. Honors are given at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards, arranged by the Korea Creative Content Agency and hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. They are awarded to those who have contributed to the arts and South Korea's pop culture.

References

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External links

• Yang Hyun Seok Official website

v t e YG Entertainment
Executives	Yang Hyun-suk (founder) Yang Min-suk (Co-CEO)
Artists	Soloists Eun Ji-won Groups 2NE1 AKMU Winner Blackpink Treasure Babymonster
Subsidiary	YG Plus
Actors	Cha Seung-won Claudia Kim Jang Hyun-sung Jang Ki-yong Jin Kyung Jung Hye-young Kal So-won Kim Hee-ae Kyung Soo-jin Lee Soo-hyuk Lee Sung-kyung Park So-yi Park You-na Seo Jeong-yeon Son Na-eun Yoo In-na Yoo Seung-ho Lee Ho-jung
Producers	Teddy Park Choice37 Future Bounce
Former artists	Jinusean 1TYM Wheesung Big Mama Lexy Gummy Se7en Masta Wu BigBang Minzy Park Bom Nam Tae-hyun Stephanie Lee Koo Hye-sun Jung Eugene Lee Jong-suk Katie Kim Psy Epik High Hyoni Kang Code Kunst Tablo Go Joon-hee Seungri Oh Sang-jin Yoo Byung-jae Kim Hee-jung B.I One CL Im Ye-jin Kim Sae-ron Lee Hi Wang Ji-won Taebin Hi Suhyun MOBB Sechs Kies Nam Joo-hyuk Ahn Young-mi Blue.D Sandara Park Son Ho-jun Anda T.O.P Hwang Seung-eon Jo Hye-joo Bang Ye-dam Mashiho Daesung Gang Dong-won iKon G-Dragon Jennie Rosé Lisa Jisoo Choi Ji-woo Viini Lee Joo-myung Zion.T
Concert tours	Power World Tour
Related articles	Discography YGKPlus
Category

• 1970 births
• Living people
• 20th-century South Korean male singers
• 21st-century South Korean rappers
• Musicians from Seoul
• South Korean breakdancers
• South Korean chief executives
• South Korean hip-hop record producers
• South Korean hip-hop singers
• South Korean male rappers
• South Korean music industry executives