Bahk Eun-ji has been with The Korea Times since 2012, building a career across multiple desks. She began at the Business Desk, where she conducted in-depth interviews with key figures in Korea's corporate world. Later, she moved to the Politics & City Desk, focusing on education policy and social affairs. She later served as team leader of the digital content team, leading curation efforts on the newspaper’s homepage and reshaping print stories for social media audiences to enhance digital reach. Now back on the Politics Desk, she covers the National Assembly and the Ministry of National Defense, with a renewed focus on political developments.
Will BigBang extend contract with YG?
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By Bahk Eun-ji
K-pop boy band BigBang’s contract with YG Entertainment will end next year, but the band is likely to sign an extension, Sports Chosun reported Tuesday.
The entertainment media outlet cited sources in the entertainment industry as saying the band has begun to set up a schedule for next year.
BigBang had not scheduled performances or other activities because of the uncertainty surrounding their contract situation.
“We can’t know whether BigBang has actually signed the contract extension or not, but it seems they made a decision,” the sources were quoted as saying.
YG President Yang Hyun-suk has been saying he wants to work with BigBang for another 10 years. A members of the group also said during an interview in May, “There is no reason to leave the company because Yang is the one who has guided us to this right path.”
Girl band 2NE1’s contract with YG ends next year as well. The president said he will focus on CL’s debut in the United States first and then decide whether to extend the contract.