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do you have a clear vision of how each of ur companies look ? like aesthetic and vibe wise ?

The MYDOL vibe and aesthetic is a very unassuming one. Focusing on femininity and softness, there's a heavy emphasis on the human connection between their idols, marketing themselves as a "family" before anything. While the aesthetic is very pink and very soft, the work culture is still very cutthroat. With the CEO being Son Jinhwa, nothing was ever going to be easy. Just opening their doors to trainees, their training process is very extensive and rigorous, heavily focusing on vocals as well as performance. Known for his level systems, the trainees and the idols are rewarded for their success with better treatment, such as higher budgets, better dorms, and a higher chance at debut, which has been called into question many times out of concern about how ethical that method is. Despite the pretty exterior, MYDOL is rotten on the inside.

The FLOWERBANK vibe is the entire brand's identity. With a focus on nature and its beauty, there is always a flower motif in every music video by their artists. Known for its rather lax work culture and training system, Flowerbank focuses on the well-being and safety of its trainees and artists. While this is a great front to have, they've been criticized for putting out less-than-ready artists in the past, seemingly focusing more on getting a hit and the visuals than actual talent. Notably, their most successful acts are the ones that didn't train under them. Though not completely rotten, they have many secrets that haunt their halls.

ANGELICO Entertainment's aesthetic is very simple: Work and make money. Established initially by Son Jinhwa in 2013, the goal was simple: Make the best of the best. It's all about working and being successful, which nearly every artist under the label has done. The work culture and training system are still very cut-throat, even under the new CEO, Son Roan. Once implementing a three-strike system, it's been turned into a two-strike system where you are cut from the trainee program if you don't pass two of your evaluations. Taking on a dark and edgier aesthetic than its competitors, Angelico has made a rather infamous name for itself for being "soulless" and "money hungry," which neither one of the CEOs has ever denied. That's the whole point of the genre, right?

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͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏ ͏*˚⁺‧͙˚◌ . . ࣪. EMBERS was a South Korean boy group consisting of the members Inseok, Moon, Hada, Elliot, June, and Kenji under Angelico Entertainment from 2018 to 2020. They originally started as a pre-debut group known as “angelboyz” in 2017, releasing two digital singles, “Wave” and “Illusions,” as well as a physical single, “Fun Timez,” before their official debut in which they would reveal their official name to be Embers. Their debut was highly emancipated due to the success of who was heavily marketed as their “sister” group, Venus.

Embers' debut in 2018 with the mini album “Win It All” featuring the title track “LIT” was a resounding success. It not only captured the attention of international audiences but also laid the foundation for a growing domestic fanbase. Their two other releases in 2018, digital singles “Undercover” and “Killing Me”, especially gained them traction within Korea, further solidifying their global recognition. Though seemingly on the rise, Embers’ promotions would begin to dwindle in 2019, only releasing two more singles “Beautiful” and “JikJin” before they would stop making music for the rest of the year only making public appearances and releasing sparse variety content.

In 2020, the group ceased all promotions when the eldest member, Inseok, was found dead at the bottom of the Angelico parking garage stairwell. His death would be deemed a tragic accident, and the group would disband in that same year.

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DEBUT DATE: JUNE 14TH 2018.

FANDOM NAME: SPARKS.

YEARS ACTIVE: 2017 - 2020

DISCOGRAPHY:

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JEONG HADA. 1997. LEADER & LEAD DANCER.

KIM INSEOK. 1997. MAIN RAPPER & PRODUCER.

MOON CHAICHANA. 1997. MAIN DANCER & MAIN VOCALIST.

JUNE SONG. 1998. VISUAL & LEAD RAPPER.

ELLIOT SON. 1998. MAIN VOCALIST & LEAD RAPPER.

KENJI CHIBA. 2001. MAIN DANCER & LEAD VOCAL.

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TW // Mentions of Sexual Assault and Murder.

After their disbandment, the once visual of the group June would disappear from the public eye, allegedly going back to Australia to live a normal life with no signs of life from him since the group’s disbandment. 

Moon would leave the idol industry for nearly five years, working as a dance teacher and choreographer until he’d redebut in Angelico’s newest boy group, Twilight, in 2024.

Hada would retire from the idol industry as well but in favor of becoming an actor. While he stayed with Angelico after Embers’ disbandment, he would eventually leave the label in 2022 when his contract expired and is now signed to Cathdrial Company as an actor and model.

Elliot would redebut the same year of the disbandment, debuting in the co-ed group Pushing Daisies who are still active to this day.

Finally, Kenji would also retire from the idol industry, going back to America and getting an education. He now lives a normal life and says he has no want or need to go back to music ever again.

Embers are very rarely ever mentioned when Angelico groups are in discussion. This is chalked up to them not making much impact during their short activity period, but Angelico often tries to pretend they never happened. Most official Embers content can only be accessed through archives, as all their official accounts were deleted in 2021. The only official remaining Embers content is their playlist on the official Angelico channel, where a majority of their variety and behind-the-scenes content has been private. The only watchable videos on the playlist are their music videos and dance practices.

Additionally, the members don’t talk about Embers. The most open member is Hada, but only after he officially left Angelico. When asked about his past as an idol, Hada revealed many of the horrors that went on during Embers.

Embers was a mess not only on the outside but also internally. Bullying was rampant in the group, the primary bullies being June and Inseok, who would target Moon and Kenji. It was revealed that Elliot didn’t really live in the dorms and only showed up when he had to, as he didn’t like most of the members. June and Inseok would physically, psychologically, and verbally abuse both Moon and Kenji up until the group’s disbandment.

Unknown to the public, Inseok did not die in a tragic accident but was instead murdered. He was killed by Angelico CEO Son Jinhwa and Rejects members Reid Kim and Aiden Yoon when his involvement in the assault of their groupmate Kubo Miyu was discovered. Though Inseok did not directly assault Miyu, he would facilitate the assault by drugging her drink. It would be revealed during the confrontation with Inseok that Miyu was not their only victim and there was a whole operation between him, June, soloist Hyunwon, and former Rejects member Sunhee. 

The murder of June would take place three days later in an Angelico practice room. Son Jinhwa, Reid Kim, and Aiden Yoon would be involved yet again though Reid would be the one to deliver the final blow that killed June. They would later get rid of his body in the wooded area behind the Angelico dorms.

Embers are often not remembered, which is exactly what Jinhwa wanted. Everything always goes according to plan.

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DEV PATEL as THE KID

Monkey Man (2024) dir. Dev Patel

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DEV PATEL in MONKEY MAN (2024)

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Lee Dong Wook and Gong Yoo // on Naver 14.09.2023

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Japanese Influencer Chouka Aikawa Makes Her Debut—And Netizens Are Pleasantly Surprised

April 6th, 2024

by E. Cha

After signing to Republic Records and Avex Trax at the end of last year, Japanese fashion influencer, YouTuber, and heiress Chouka Aikawa has finally made her debut as a singer. Since 2015, Aikawa has been prominent within the world of fashion. Her blog, Love Moda, began to see huge amounts of success by 2017, and unlike most 18-year-olds, Aikawa was seeing invites to fashion events across the world. Her namesake YouTube channel was launched the same year, and it has now gone on to amass over 11 million subscribers in just six years.

With her successful career as an influencer and status as the sole heiress to the Aikawa Group’s $480 billion fortune, many were wondering why Aikawa wanted to break into the music industry. Prior to December of last year, she had expressed little to no interest in beginning a music career, nor had she displayed any musical talents. So, of course, her signing to two major players in the music industry was surprising to many of her fans.

However, just as the New Year was approaching, Aikawa would take to social media to wish her fans a Happy New Year, as well as to promise them a music debut in the first quarter of 2024.

It was a pleasant surprise for Aikawa’s fans, and reactions ranged from ecstatic to confused. Some were even mildly skeptical, as her singing ability was a complete mystery. For the most part, it looks like everyone was eager to see what Aikawa had in store. And it wasn’t just her fans, either. The music industry and the general public as a whole were itching to weigh in on her debut.

YouTubers and influencers tend to have a bad reputation with releasing their own music, and many were waiting to see if Aikawa would unfortunately succumb to the same fate. But fortunately for her, it was the exact opposite. Aikawa’s debut single, “Girls Don’t Cry,” is a dreamy and lighthearted pop track that talks about the plights women face in society. The song’s music video garnered over 32 million views within its first 24 hours, and it immediately shot to the top spot on YouTube’s trending page. However, what did the viewers think?

Overall, reception was overwhelmingly positive. Fans loved the “girlishness” of the track and how Aikawa stuck to her classic hyperfeminine aesthetic, and critics hailed the fresh-sounding production. What everyone was most surprised at, though, was how good of a singer Aikawa was.

Fans were all over social media praising her vocals and how clear she sounded, despite her “breathy” voice and unique accent. The shock from fans and critics only grew larger, however, when the song’s producer—music industry legend Max Martin—revealed on his Instagram that no autotune was used to pitch correct Aikawa’s vocals, praising her diction skills. That certainly threw fans for a loop, and Martin’s words became a hot topic across the internet, certainly making praise towards Aikawa increase.

“Girls Don’t Cry” is slated to enter the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, but some say it could even enter the Top 10. We’ll have to wait and see where Aikawa’s budding music career takes her, but we wish her all the best for now.

˗ˏˋ ꒰ ♡ ꒱ ˎˊ˗ WHAT DO NETIZENS THINK … ?!

[+2090, -91] oh my god chouka’s debut is actually so incredible … like genuinely so pleasantly surprised she did such a good job !

[+2074, -82] found out chouka can sing today … love that for her actually like c’mon princess of pop

[+2012, -59] rich as fuck, can dress, has a man that literally worships the ground she walks on, and now a critically acclaimed debut ….. aikawa chouka has it all i fear

[+1895, -88] she’s kinda like wonyoung but 5 years older idk

[+2009, -27] gabbie hanna found DEAD !

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002. CHOUKA AIKAWA … ˗ˏˋ ꒰ ♡ ꒱ ˎˊ˗

CHOUKA AIKAWA is a soloist under Republic Records, Flowerbank Entertainment, and Avex Trax. Starting out as a fashion blogger, YouTuber, former ballerina, and socialite in 2017, Chouka branched into acting in 2019, and finally made her way into the music industry in 2024. In addition to becoming a prominent fashion influencer, she has also become a prominent singer, with her debut single “Girls Don’t Cry” going on to become a chart topper.

BASICS … ˗ˏˋ ꒰ ♡ ꒱ ˎˊ˗

BIRTH NAME … Aikawa Chouka

ENGLISH NAME … Love Rose Antoinette Aikawa

NICKNAMES … Rosie, Marie Antoinette, Cupid, Ai-chan

BIRTHDAY … March 14th, 1999

ZODIAC … Pisces

BIRTHPLACE … Milan, Italy

HOMETOWN … Milan, Italy + Kyoto, Japan + Aoyama, Tokyo, Japan + Paris, France + Berlin, Germany + Amsterdam, Netherlands + Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

ETHNICITY … Japanese

NATIONALITY … Italian-Japanese-American

SEXUALITY … Pansexual

PHYSICAL … ˗ˏˋ ꒰ ♡ ꒱ ˎˊ˗

HEIGHT … 5’7” 1/2 (171 cm)

WEIGHT … 119 lbs (53 kg)

BLOOD TYPE … O

PIERCINGS … N/A

TATTOOS …

꒰ ♡ ꒱ “Ti amerò per sempre” + located on left shoulder blade + shares with fiancé

꒰ ♡ ꒱ A rose encased in glass + located on left shoulder

CLAIMS … ˗ˏˋ ꒰ ♡ ꒱ ˎˊ˗

FACE CLAIM … Minatozaki Sana (TWICE)

VOICE CLAIM … Ariana Grande (English) + Kwon Eun-bi (Korean / soloist)

DANCE CLAIM … Sunmi (soloist / ex-Wonder Girls)

CAREER … ˗ˏˋ ꒰ ♡ ꒱ ˎˊ˗

COMPANY … Republic Records + Avex Trax + Flowerbank Entertainment + Wilhelmina Models + Creative Artists Agency

OCCUPATION … Singer-songwriter, social media influencer, actress, TV personality, businesswoman, model, former ballet dancer

DEBUT DATE … April 5th, 2024

TRAINEE YEARS … N/A

YEARS ACTIVE … 2024–present

SURVIVAL SHOWS … N/A

FANDOM NAME … Rosettes (로제트 + ロゼット)

COLORS … #FFA3B9 + #FFFFFF

BACKGROUND … ˗ˏˋ ꒰ ♡ ꒱ ˎˊ˗

⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚ 🩰 … ONE. IF I WAS A RICH GIRL

Aikawa Chouka was born on March 14th, 1999 in Milan, Italy. And unlike most in her field, she was born into immense wealth and prestige. Her father, Aikawa Chujirō (also known as Michael Aikawa), is the current president and CEO of the Aikawa Group. Originally founded in 1969 as a technology conglomerate, the company old its shares twenty years later for $20 billion, turning itself into a sprawling holdings company. Owning mostly luxury brands (including Versace), they also own multiple department stores in the United States such as Saks Fifth Avenue and Macy’s, and even Paramount. The Aikawa Group has been touted as the “Samsung of Japan,” and with a net worth of over $480 billion, the Aikawa family is the richest in the world.

Meanwhile, Chouka’s mother, Nakamura Aiko (also known as Liliane Aikawa) is an accomplished actress and designer, as the founder of luxury lifestyle brand Lily by Liliane, as well as an art dealer and former model. Aiko was born into a family wealthier than her husband’s (or at least that would’ve been true in 1990), and is the only child of Nakamura Hiroaki, the president of the Nakamura Foods Company. Founded all the way back in 1909, the food packing conglomerate is worth over $20 billion. Like her husband’s family, Aiko’s family also owns a department store, having acquired ownership of the Tokyu Department Store in 2009.

Obviously, Chouka grew up in the lap of luxury. Living in Milan for the first five years of her life, she attended a Japanese international school and learned her native language of Japanese, along with Italian and English. In 2004, Chouka and her family moved to Kyoto. And due to her family’s wealth, they would spend a lot of time moving.

During the summers of 2009 and 2010, they would live in three separate cities: Berlin, Amsterdam, and Paris. Starting in 2011, they would live in Singapore for a year. And finally, in 2015, the Aikawa family would move for the final time to the wealthy neighborhood of Aoyama in Tokyo. Chouka completed her final two years of high school there, and was involved in quite a few extracurriculars. She was a cheerleader, a member of her school’s tennis team, and she served as editor-in-chief of its newspaper club. Chouka would move again in 2016, but without her parents this time. She spent that winter at a boarding school in Switzerland, like most rich girls of her caliber.

By then, Chouka was a seasoned ballet dancer. At the age of three, she was placed in classes by her mother at the request of Chouka’s grandmother. She attended two separate ballet academies at some point: the Dutch National Ballet Academy and the Paris Opera Ballet. For years, Chouka believed that she would become the world’s next prima, but the universe had different plans.

⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚ 🩰 … TWO. DRESS TO IMPRESS

For the most part, Chouka’s childhood was normal. However, when you have a designer for a mother, you tend to get dragged to a whole lot of fashion shows. At the tender age of thirteen, she attended her first show for Dior. And it wasn’t just that, either. Chouka grew up watching her grandmother order couture from Paris and Milan, she would be gifted old pieces from her mother, and her father even gifted her Louis Vuitton for her tenth birthday. After that Dior show, however, Chouka’s entire world changed.

She became quite obsessed with fashion, and she would spend hours flipping through fashion magazines or rummaging through her mother’s closet. All the balls and launch parties and red carpet events that Chouka would attend with her family changed her outlook on fashion, and after she was scouted by a modeling agency at fifteen, her interest only grew. She attended Fashion Weeks in Tokyo and New York, and modeled for brands like Betsey Johnson.

Chouka kind of knew that her career as a model was temporary, though, and her “true calling” was a fashion designer or journalist (courtesy of her mother). With the rise of the beauty guru, Chouka’s interest in fashion blogs, and all the time she spent on Instagram, however, she decided that, instead, she would become social media famous.

In 2015, Chouka launched a blog of her own: Love Moda. This was unusual for her family, as like the real-life, Japanese rendition of the Young family from Crazy Rich Asians, they were notoriously private. They would sporadically appear in news articles, Aiko would give the occasional magazine interview solely for brand reasons or to promote a new project, and Chujirō mainly limited his media appearances to business publications. Obviously, though, Chouka had vastly different aspirations. Love Moda was mentioned in an editorial she did with Tatler, and that kind of exposure—plus the fact that she had money—made interest in her blog skyrocket. By 2016, it had amassed over 10,000 readers.

By the next year, Chouka had cemented herself as a somewhat of a “baby influencer.” Despite the invites to Paris fashion shows and the articles being written about her in Vogue, however, she was far from mainstream. Her small legion of fans wanted her to be, though. Chouka was asked to start a YouTube channel by one of them, and so on May 19th, 2017, she did.

Chouka was already a bit of a “micro-celebrity,” so by the summer, her sizable following had transferred to her new channel. Her YouTube gradually begin to grow larger than her blog as the beauty community gained traction themselves, and her status as the “Aikawa Group heiress” was definitely a selling point, alongside her feminine, “rich girl” fashion and peculiar accent. By the end of 2017, the brand deals were beginning to roll in, and everyone was gradually starting to know her name.

In 2018, a particular video of Chouka’s suddenly went viral. What followed afterwards was the exact mainstream fame that she’d been looking for. She moved to Los Angeles from New York and was scoring ambassadorships with the likes of Kate Spade, Nina Ricci, and even Prada. She was getting invited to award shows, launch parties, and was a seasoned Fashion Week attendee at that point. And by 2019, Chouka blew up even further. She was named “fashion’s newest It girl,” she made her way into the acting industry, and it was pretty much impossible to escape her.

2018 was also a rather difficult year for her, though. At that point, Chouka had been a ballerina for sixteen years. But with her rising career online, she knew that she couldn’t pursue her lifelong dream of prima stardom without giving up her YouTube career.

Although ballet would always have a special place in her heart, her career aspirations had obviously changed. Even then, though, Chouka was still training, and she still wanted to attend another ballet academy. But balancing that and what clearly transformed from a hobby into her way of life was asking for too much. So that year, Chouka hung up her pointe shoes and bid goodbye to ballet. That decision was a difficult one, but it was probably for the best, as her career as an influencer has done more for her than a ballet career ever would. And there was still a whole lot more in store.

⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚ 🩰 … THREE. ALL THE INFLUENCE IN THE WORLD

Within the next five years, Chouka would grow to become one of the best fashion influencers on the planet, with 11 million subscribers, over twenty brand deals, and countless successful business ventures to her name. Even with a billion dollar bank account, though, she—like most influencers nowadays—couldn’t help but branch into the music industry.

In late 2023, Chouka signed to Republic Records and Avex Trax to manage her American and Japanese activities, promising her fans a debut by the next year. And on April 5th, 2024, she fulfilled her promise. Debuting with the single “Girls Don’t Cry,” her debut was a smash hit. Surprisingly, it was received far better than the music of other influencers, nearly becoming a No. 1 hit and turning Chouka into an up and coming pop princess. Even with her previously existing and clearly successful career, Chouka has plans for an album, a Japanese debut, and a potential Korean debut. Her first single already has fans eager to see what she has next, and her next projects can turn her into not only an It girl of the fashion world, but an It girl of the music industry, as well.

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i mean you did kill him. you then retconned him back to life but you very much did kill son jinhwa

IN MY DEFENSE!! y’all he was NOT dead, i swear, he was literally on jeju island and stalking yoonah via reid like it was a whole thing–HE WAS NOT FULLY DEAD! I SWEAR! 😭

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"Your girlfriend wants to see you."

STRANGERS FROM HELL 타인은 지옥이다 ▸ Episode 9

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who in ISSAYAH are boy kissers.. asking for science

ARE ISSAYAH BOY KISSERS?

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how did the public react to myrah's signing with mydol?

RAHZI TWITTER ON MARCH 27TH 2024.

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jung gi-cheol in #that shirt

최악의 악/THE WORST OF EVIL Episode 5

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Lee Dong Wook as Jeong Jin Man | A Shop for Killers (2024)

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𝘄𝘄𝘄.𝗺𝘆𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁.𝗰𝗼𝗺/𝗲𝗻/𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆/𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲/

MYDOL Entertainment was founded in late 2023 by Son Jinhwa after he handed Angelico Entertainment to his cousin, Son Roan. Mydol Entertainment has assembled a strong and passionate team to ensure the highest standard of K-pop idols in the industry. Chalked full of industry veterans, Mydol Entertainment promises nothing more than the best for their artists and their fans.

𝐁𝐎𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐃𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒.

𝗡𝗔𝗠 𝗛𝗬𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗠: Nam Hyerim is a chairwoman and PR & Marketing Supervisor. Hyerim started working in the music industry in 2010 with the girl group EVE, and she successfully managed to bring them to the limelight with her bold visions and compassionate management tactics. She has been working for Angelico for over 12 years, where she primarily managed the international sensation DeepDive and acted as their manager and creative director. Since its inception, Hyerim has worked with Mydol and with all Mydol's current groups to ensure strong and distinctive creative direction.

𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗝𝗜𝗡𝗛𝗪𝗔: Son Jinhwa is the CEO and founder of Mydol Entertainment. Beginning his career in 2001 as a soloist under YG Entertainment, he would soon transition into acting, gaining mainstream success until he departed from the label in 2007. He would found Angelico Entertainment, creating and housing iconic groups such as VENUS, DEEPDIVE, SNS, and PUSHING DAISIES. After retiring from Angelico, he created Mydol Entertainment to pave a new and innovative way for K-pop.

𝗝𝗘𝗢𝗡 𝗝𝗜𝗛𝗔𝗡: Jeon Jihan began his work in the entertainment industry in 2002 as a member of the boy group "EXEN" which would run until 2005 before the group would disband. Jihan would make a smooth transition into working behind the scenes as a creative director for a variety of groups. He began working for Angelico Entertainment in 2015 as a creative director but would soon take the role of COO after only two years of working with the company.

𝗝𝗔𝗡𝗚 𝗞𝗜𝗛𝗔: As the youngest member of the board, Kiha holds a master's degree in global management from Howon University. He is also the main vocal of Angelico's first boy group, Inferno. Kiha is not only responsible for providing Mydol with state-of-the-art business strategies and innovative management plans but also has a thriving acting career and is the head of the training department within Mydol.

𝗔𝗛𝗡 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗨𝗡: Ahn Youngeun is an established businesswoman and former professor at Yonsei University. She joined Mydol Entertainment after he engagement to Son Jinhwa in 2023. She has introduced new and innovative ways to promote and manage Mydol's current groups, taking on the title of Mydol's general manager.

𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗞𝗔 𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗔: Tanaka Hana had a ten-year idol run as the leader of Angelico's most successful boy group, DeepDive, before retiring to go back home to Japan and continue a career there. After obtaining a business management degree, Hana returned to Korea to join the board of directors of Mydol.

𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐒.

LUNARIX.

BONES AND ALL.

SNS.

DEEPDIVE.

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𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗘 . . .

#PINKSCAPED is a hub for all things within THE PINKSCAPE, such as NPCS, COMPANIES, and MORE. 

COMPANIES    ;        #FLOWERBANK  +   #ANGELICO  +    #MYDOL

DIRECTORY:      ⁽♡⁾ BLOGROLL. ⁽♡⁾ MASTERLIST. ⁽♡⁾ INQUIREY.

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#༘⋆✿ MYDOL Hits Another Tower: MYRAH Signs With The Label After 20+ Years At Flowerbank Entertainment.

Myrah Yamazaki is a household name and is the landscape of not only K-pop but pop culture in general. Debuting in the steadily declining girl group ALLUME in 2005, she's known as one of the most iconic acts to come from the group. After graduating from the group in 2010, she would skyrocket to success as a solo artist, actress, model, businesswoman, and fashion designer, maintaining relevance for nearly 20 years in the industry.

Despite the many offers from various companies throughout the years, Myrah has remained dedicated to Flowerbank Entertainment, being treated with top priority and respect throughout her time there. She was allowed to start her own brand, "ZAKIRAH," outside of the label despite it being against her initial contract. Flowerbank's kindness to the starlet seemed to have finally bit them in the ass as she finally decided to not resign with them and instead with their ever-growing competitor: Mydol Entertainment.

Despite being established late last year, Mydol already made a name for themselves long before even having a group under their name. CEO Son Jinhwa is a long-known and controversial figure in the Kpop landscape, leaving Angelico Entertainment after running its reputation into the ground with his unprofessionalism and poor business decisions. Despite this reputation, many idols who were once under the label seem to be desperate to work with him again and go to bat for Mydol. Big names such as DeepDive and losers such as Lunarix proudly left their companies, Flowerbank and Angelico, respectively, to sign with Mydol with nothing but smiling faces and positive words about the company.

This is not the first time Jinhwa has targeted Flowerbank's roster, helping DeepDive terminate their contract with the company just a month ago and buying Bones and All's contract from their dying sublabel, Dark Garden Company. Signing Myrah seems to be the biggest blow to the company, with their stocks noticeably dropping and Mydol's noticeably rising once the star signed with the label. Rumors have been floating around that all of this is prep for Mydol to move onto Venus' contract, which has had fans up in arms since the company opened.

Despite all this controversy, Myrah released a heartfelt letter to fans and Flowerbank on her blog, which she has kept active for 19 years.

Hello. Please don't be mad at me lol This contract signing has made a lot of people sad and worried for me, but you don't need to stress yourself with my decisions. I have been working with Flowerbank since I was 16, and I will be turning 37 this year. I trained with them for only two years before I debuted in Allume, and I will forever be grateful for how kind they were to me. I didn't speak Korean, and I didn't know how to dance; all I knew was how to sing and smile for the camera. Without their guidance, I wouldn't be the star I am today, and I will never be able to put into words how grateful I am for them. When you are with a company for 21 years (do the math yourself because I'm bad at it lol) things change. They change constantly. Typically, when a contract resignation would come around, I would resign without issue, but this year, I started thinking harder about why I was resigning so quickly. They are all I know, and while I don't think that's an awful thing, I began to feel like a bird in a cage. I saw things I didn't see before, I realized things I wasn't able to do even though I'm almost 40, I started hearing the way I was being spoken to by people I thought loved me, and it all started to feel like a scam like some big facade that just came crumbling down. I have known Jinhwa for quite some time now. He's not perfect, I won't pretend he is. I don't agree with the things he's done, and I will not defend him. He's not even the one who got me to sign with Mydol; it was literally Youngheun, so I would appreciate it if you laid him off with the accusations involving him and I. I love Iseul and I love Carmen very dearly. This decision was not made lightly and was not personal in the slightest. These women raised me and made me the idol I am today and though we are no longer together professionally, they will always have a place in my heart, body, and spirit. I love them so dearly, so please don't think otherwise. This feels very dramatic lol, but I felt the need to say something to hopefully calm the masses. Thank you for your endless support. I can't wait to take you all on this new journey with me 🩷 - MYRAH

Flowerbank was not so generous. Instead, she silently removed Myrah from their roster, deactivated her PetalTalk account, and removed her photos from their company's Instagram.

Do you think Flowerbank will bounce back from this? Or is this their nail in the coffin?

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can i marry all the ISSAYAH members ?

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Lee reads the comment before immediately shaking his head.

"You can't marry all of us. Let me tell you why-"

"Oh, here he goes," Jaehyun teases, leaning back on the couch and putting a hand on his forehead. He watches Lee lift one finger and wag it slightly.

"Because if you marry all of us, that means I have to be married to them as well, and I'm not marrying Jaehyun. I'm not marrying Haon either-"

"Woah!" Haon interrupts, looking not only shocked but mildly offended. "You wouldn't marry me? I'd marry you." Haon pouts with a small head tilt. Lee shakes his head rapidly, waving his hand in Haon's direction before looking back at the camera.

"You guys haven't had to see this guy's house, okay? It's a biohazard-"

"Okay! Okay! Okay!" Haon yells over Lee between laughs as the other members laugh at the elder, wrapping his arms around Lee's shoulders to pull him closer to hopefully shut him up. Lee lets it happen with a smile, looking up at Haon then at the camera.

"I wouldn't mind being married to everyone," Bai muses after thinking on it for a minute, looking at the camera as he moves his hands around. "If we all get married to you, will we all live in one house? Or would we all live in an apartment together and you just bounce apartments throughout the week?"

"There's only 5 days a week, though," Baekwoo informs the group, causing them to 'ah' in unison like this is an actual plan. "Where will they go on the weekends?"

After a moment, Jaehyun raises his hand as if he's in a classroom, not a 27-year-old man. Baekwoo nods toward him, giving him the go-ahead to speak.

"On the weekends, we have group sleepovers-"

"Alright, alright, alright, this is getting into, like, Sister Wives territory. We gotta stop," Lee interjects, still in Haon's arms, causing Jaehyun to shut his eyes with a few chuckles that only make Lee burst out laughing. When the youngest starts laughing, the whole room starts laughing as well.