GRAY, Woo Won Jae, Lee Hi and GooseBumps Leave AOMG
Update: Simon Dominic Left AOMG in Feb.2024
Update 2: Code Kunst Leaves AOMG
[Note: Details on all the artists that have left or currently staying are noted in the timeline below this announcement message. And all AOMG announcements regarding the artists are more or less the same as the one stated below.]
���Hello, this is AOMG.
We would like to inform you that the exclusive contracts with our artists Gray, Woo Won Jae, Lee Hi, and GooseBumps have expired.
Thank you for the interest and love you have shown so far, and we ask for your continued love in the future.
AOMG will support Gray, Woo Won Jae, Lee Hi, and GooseBumps on their new challenges.
Thank you.”
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Original text:
“안녕하세요, AOMG입니다.
소속 아티스트 그레이, 우원재, 이하이, 구스범스의 전속계약이 종료되었음을 알려드립니다.
그동안 여러분의 많은 관심과 사랑에 감사드리며, 앞으로도 변함없는 큰 사랑 부탁드립니다. AOMG는 그레이, 우원재, 이하이, 구스범스의 새로운 도전을 응원합니다.
감사합니다.”
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- Late September, 2013: Jay Park founded AOMG. Signed artists - singer and producer GRAY, composer Jun Goon, and producer Cha Cha Malone
- October 10, 2013: AOMG launch party
- Artists Elo, Loco, Ugly Duck, DJ Wegun, DJ Pumkin, and Hoody joined AOMG over the next two years
- March 9, 2014: Months after leaving Amoeba Culture, Simon Dominic joins AOMG as Co-CEO
- January 6, 2016: CJ E&M media company announced that it had formed a partnership with AOMG. This news comes a few months after CJ E&Ms acquisition of Paloalto's Hi-Lite Records label. Jay Park also took the news to Twitter to reassure fans that it would not affect AOMG and its artists in any way, referring to it as a strategic partnership through investment in shares
- June 5, 2017: H1GHR Music label is founded by Jay Park alongside producer Cha Cha Malone. Signed artists - Yultron, Sik-K, pH-1, Woodie GoChild. Producers Woogie, GroovyRoom, DJ SMMT. The following Seattle artists were also signed - Avatar Darko, Raz Simone, Phe Reds, Jarv Dee
- June 8, 2017: Golden (formerly known as G.Soul) signed with H1GHR Music following his contract expiration with JYP Entertainment
- October 30, 2017: Woo Won Jae joins AOMG
- 2018: Ted Park joins H1GHR Music
- April 2018: HAON joins H1GHR Music, soon after winning the show “High School Rapper 2”
- May 10, 2018: AOMG signs management contract with UFC fighter "Korean Zombie" Jung Chan Sung
- June 11, 2018: Producer Code Kunst joins AOMG
- July 25, 2018: Simon Dominic resigns as co-CEO of AOMG with his song "Me No Jay Park". Soon after, DJ Pumkin becomes co-CEO of AOMG alongside Jay Park
- 2019: BIG Naughty joins H1GHR Music
- March 3, 2019: Mokyo joins H1GHR Music
- August 2019: AOMG's first hip-hop audition show “Signhere” began airing on MBN
- November 1, 2019: After winning in the audition show “Signhere” Sogumm joins AOMG
- November 6, 2019: Punchnello joins AOMG
- Late 2019: Jarv Dee leaves H1HGR Music
- April 8, 2020: DeVita joins AOMG
- June, 2020: Mokyo leaves H1GHR Music after contract expired
- July 20, 2020: Trade L joins H1GHR Music
- July 24, 2020: Lee Hi joins AOMG after her departure from YG Entertainment
- September 4, 2020: Producer GooseBumps joins AOMG
- January 9, 2021: Golden (G.Soul) leaves H1GHR Music following his contract expiration
- February 18, 2021: Yugyeom, a member of South Korean boy group Got7, joins AOMG following his departure from JYP Entertainment in January 2021. Fellow member JAY B joins H1GHR Music in May of the same year
- March 2021: GroovyRoom launches new label called AREA, in partnership with the H1GHR Music label
- December 31, 2021: Jay Park announced his resignation as the Co-CEO of AOMG
- January 25, 2022: Coogie joins AOMG
- March 3, 2022: Jay Park established a new label called “More Vision”. Currently signed artists are Honey J, Jessi and Chung Ha
- July 25, 2022: JAY B and Sik-K leave H1GHR Music after their contracts had expired
- October 24, 2022: Jvcki Wai joins AOMG
- February 14, 2023: As her contract expired, Sogumm departs from the label
- April 1, 2023: Cartoonist Kian84 joins AOMG. Unclear if this is a management or artist contract but all sources confirm that he has joined AOMG
- April 24, 2023: AOMG established sublabel Solabeam Records that consists of DJs and producers
- May 8, 2023: HAON leaves H1GHR Music and joins Sik-K’s agency “KC”
- November 9, 2023: Meenoi joins AOMG
- February 27, 2024: GooseBumps announces that he’s leaving AOMG
- February 2024: Simon Dominic and the music label came to a mutual agreement to terminate his contract. The contract is still effective and both sides will continue with activities while sorting contract termination matters out. Details here
- March 6, 2024: The controversy surrounding Meenoi, AOMG, and her advertising contract with a cosmetic brand company escalates. Dispatch gets involved. Details here
- March 13, 2024: DJ Pumkin resigns as CEO of AOMG. He has reportedly thought of resigning for some time. Yoo Deok Geon is the new CEO of AOMG. Yoo Deok Geon is an old manager of Jay Park and the current CEO of H1GHR Music
- March 28, 2024: After their contracts had expired, GRAY, Woo Won Jae, and Lee Hi all announce that they are leaving AOMG. [Official Announcement]
- April 10, 2024: AOMG makes an apology statement regarding the Meenoi controversy. [Official Announcement]
- April 22, 2024: An AOMG official confirms that Simon Dominic terminated his contract back in February 2024
- April 25, 2024: The contract between Code Kunst and AOMG has ended. AOMG announced that they have parted ways with the artist. [Official Announcement]
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My First Impressions of NCT Before I Became an NCTzen (Part 1: '94-96' Liners)
Taeil: For some reason I thought he was the leader. I didn't think he was the oldest, probably thought he was in the middle. I thought he was very serious, definitely thought he was a vocalist. You know what...He definitely gave me Jongho from Ateez vibes without the cuteness. Could definitely knock a bitch out for some reason. He definitely gave off that vibe. Something just told me he could.
Johnny: I did NOT think he was the second oldest member of the group. Hell, I didn't even think he was in the hyung line...He gave me major goofy vibes, very sexy though. Idk he just has a super goofy look. Before I got into NCT, I knew of him but I couldn't tell you what I thought his role in the group was.
Taeyong: I had no idea why his face was everywhere. At the time, I didn't even know there was a center role in K-Pop groups (or in any group) so I was just like damn...SM got a favorite! Rightfully so because I thought he was so cute and unique looking. In terms of the vibes that he gave off...I couldn't tell you what they were. He was so hard to read, I remember just thinking he was cool as fuck. Hear me out...Remember when Justin Bieber went through that Bizzle phase? That's what he reminds me of. Not the lightskin delinquent part, but rather the swagger and the fact that mf was EVERY. WHERE. Unreadable but was fine as hell, the hot topic, in every hit song, and a lot of tattoos. But Taeyong style. With a unique sense of fashion. I didn't think he was the leader.
Yuta: Super quiet yet sexy. I didn't think there would be much to him in terms of humor for some reason (I was proven wrong as HELL). Tell me why I thought this mf was a rapper? He doesn't have that niggaboo shit going on so I'm not sure why I thought that? I guess because he just gave off a certain edgy vibe, I thought SM would assign him as a rapper? I'm not sure tbh. I'm glad he wasn't chosen as a rapper, though, because he has a gorgeous voice like wtf...Also this is so funny but he gave me the impression that he wouldn't hurt a fly. Like, as in he would never fight someone but...LMFAO we know damn well he would beat the dog shit out of somebody.
Kun: I first saw Kun in one of those little skit thingies where he was with Jeno,Jaemin, Haechan, Renjun and I forgot who else, and they had to find out who killed somebody. You know what I'm talking about? Kun's role in that was a police officer (or security guard) and he looked FINE AS SHIT. He had long hair at that time. Anyway, I thought he was so damn sexy and smart. He gave off major serious, don't fuck with me, vibes. Like if he was my coworker, we would only speak from 9am-5pm. Not before or after. He didn't strike me as the kind of person that would go up to a coworker in public and say hi to them, but would politely smile if the coworker noticed him first and greeted him. Would hate California, but would prefer New York. IDK that's the vibe I had gotten from him.
Doyoung: I thought he was a nerd. I would have guessed he was a vocalist 100%. Definitely gave me the vibes of someone that sang in his church's choir when he was growing up. He definitely took it very seriously and was a snitch. He gave me the impression that he was sweet. Idk he just has the face of someone that is a major sweetheart. Very adorable cheeks.
Ten: Ten is an interesting individual because he was the member I saw the most aside from Taeyong. I remember thinking he took dancing very seriously and wasn't here for the nonsense. He seemed very likable but to himself. Like the type of person that everyone in school knows, but he only knows the people he associates with. I couldn't tell you if he was a singer or rapper in the group, but obviously I knew he was a dancer. I think there was a time I assumed he was the leader. I remember being surprised that he's younger than Johnny.
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