Will the new program WIN, which will determine the future of YG Entertainment’s new boy group, have ‘evil editing’?
WIN (stands for Who Is Next), which is
to be aired for the first time on August 23, is a survival program
created by YG Entertainment that divides its trainees into two groups
for a very fierce competition. The winning team gets to make a debut
immediately after the show ends, but the losing team’s debut will be
postponed indefinitely.
WIN, although produced by YG
Entertainment, will be aired on CJ E&M’s cable channels Mnet and
tvN. So it is only inevitable that the program looks similar to other
audition programs on the channel, like Superstar K. Some viewers raise
the voice of concern asking if YG would adopt a similar editing style to
that of Superstar K, because the contestants are in it for a real
survival battle, but the ‘evil’ editing may simply make the members an
object of sacrifice.
To this, CJ E&M said, “The program
will be aired through us, but ‘WIN’ is created by YG. So of course the
entertainment agency holds the editing rights.” This means there will be
no ‘evil’ editing on the show.
Related personnel added, “Since CJ
E&M is experienced in running audition and survival programs, we are
simply giving the agency advice. We will not be involved in creating
the show. And the editing will not revolve around providing
‘entertainment’ to the audience. Since the appearing members are already
charming and their stories are moving, there is not much to add to make
it more interesting.”
Personnel from YG said, “Issues related
to editing right is very sensitive. We will be cooperating with CJ
E&M but there will be no artificial editing added to the show.”
At the press conference on WIN on August 20, YG’s founder Yang Hyun Suk commented, “We first considered SBS but because we wanted to keep the sense of realness, we decided to go with cable channels. By doing this, we were able to produce WIN freely and true to the contents.”
He added, “Through WIN, we aim to show
the real stories of the contestants to the viewers. It is harsh as the
losing team may have to break up, but we want to show the future
trainees how it works in the professional world.”
WIN is a real survival program between
two teams, consisting of 11 YG Entertainment’s trainees. Group A
consists 5 members including the ex-contestant of Superstar K2 and the
recently debuted KANG SEUNG YOON, and the ex-contestant of K-Pop Star,
LEE SEUNG HOON. The average age is 20 years old. Group B consists of 6
members with an average age of 17 years old, and among them is the then
12-year-old boy rapper B.I who featured in MC Mong’s ‘Indian Boy’.
The 1st episode goes on air at 10p.m. on August 23.
Source: YG Life Blog & YGunited