Sibling duo Akdong Musician is back with their latest album "Winter." When they appeared on "My Little Television" to promote their new music, Chanhyuk and Suhyun pointed out the difference between South Korea's top three entertainment agencies - YG, JYP and SM Entertainment.
Over the years, YG Entertainment, JYP Entertainment and SM Entertainment have developed their own signature style, and their artists display a very particular image and style. To the untrained senses, the differences might be difficult to take note of, but hardcore K-Pop fans know how to set these three agencies apart from each other. Thanks to AKMU, identifying each agency just got easier.
Chanhyuk described JYP's artist as having a signature dance move, which particularly involves doing a lot of waves. "JYP keeps wiping something in the air with the hands and they do a lot of waves," the singer said, as translated by Koreaboo.
As for SM, AKMU said their artists do a lot of sharp and abrupt dance moves. The siblings also noted that the agency's groups are best at synchronization. When it came to YG Entertainment, Chanhyuk did not hesitate to imitate Yang Hyun Suk's famous dance. They added that YG's dance move is known for its "bounce."
Meanwhile, Akdong Musician's "Winter" album is topping local and international music charts. According to Soompi, "Last Goodbye," one of the group's double title tracks for the album, peaked at number one on Naver Music, Olleh Music, Soribada, Genie, Bugs and Mnet. The song speaks of one's longing for past relationships. It was written and produced by Chanhyuk himself.
"Winter" topped the iTunes album chart in Indonesia, Panama and Vietnam. It took second place in Hong Kong and Thailand, and third place in Singapore.
All of the songs on AKMU's "Winter" album were written by Chanhyuk. The songs draw inspiration from the sibling's life and career ever since they started on a South Korean singing competition reality show in 2012. The whole album is a mix of heavy electronic sounds and sentimental melodies that stay true to the Lee siblings' unique voice and sound.