Sports Chosun proposes to replace JYP in the 'Big 3'

Article: Park Jin Young-ssi, do you still consider yourself the 'Big 3'? Proposal for Starship-Cube to replace JYP in the 'Big 3'

Source: Sports Chosun via Nate

2013 Top Korean Entertainment companies and their album shipment rates:

1. SM Entertainment 2,593,329 / 38.9%
2. Woollim Entertainment 487,656 / 6.9%
3. YG Entertainment 449,686 / 6.7%
4. C-JeS Entertainment 433,801 / 6.5%
5. JellyFish Entertainment 263,774 / 4.0%
6. Fill Record 250,046 / 3.7%
7. F&C Music 234,325 / 3.5%
8. Cube Entertainment 196,721 / 2.9%
10. TS Entertainment 175,375 / 2.6%

2013 Korean digital music market rank

1. YG Entertainment 5.6%
2. Starship Entertainment 5.6%
3. Core Contents Media 5.5%
4. A Cube Entertainment 4.9%
5. SBS Contents Hub 4.5%
6. Amoeba Culture 4.3%
7. SM Entertainment 3.9%
8. CJ E&M 3.9%
9. Music & New 3.7%
10. Golden Thumb 3.5%

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1. [+159, -9] Can't believe this is an actual article ㅋㅋ Yeah, let's say JYP is on the verge of failure but Starship merged under Loen and Cube was also merged under Sidus, you can hardly call either of them a part of the top three. If they were doing so well, why would they be merged under other companies? ㅋㅋI'd understand if the journalist proposed CJ E&M or Loen to replace JYP instead

2. [+147, -10] It's true that JYP isn't what it used to be but Starship has nothing going for them other than SISTAR (they're doing well digitally thanks to Loen) and Cube, aiside from B2ST, only has 4minute and A Pink, both of which aren't money makers.

3. [+135, -14] Look at this media play right on time as rumors of sajaegi surround Cube and Starship tsk tsk

4. [+22, -7] This has to be 100% media play. You can't judge a top company based on its album/digital sales performance in Korea alone. 2PM and miss A make so much money overseas that it can't be excluded.

5. [+16, -4] JYP may not be what it used to be but Cube is still not comparable to them. B2ST is a collection of trainees from other agencies while 4minute is a spinoff of 2NE1. A Pink is also a copy from their songs their clothes... There is no comparison here. B2ST is at least talented and has respectful members... A Pink has nothing aside from Jung Eunji's singing skills.

6. [+14, -4] The article title is asking for drama. JYP only released 7 albums last year. It doesn't matter whether JYP is doing well or not right now because people still consider them the top 3. More than anything, Cube is not ready yet... They should've really pushed forward when B2ST was at the height of their fame but they didn't........

7. [+12, -3] JYP has already achieved so much over the years that you can't grade them based off of sales performance alone. JYP had national idols GOD, Park Ji Yoon, Noeul, Im Jung Hee, 2PM, 2AM, Wonder Girls, Got7, miss A... They also write songs for many other famous singers. JYP's the #1 when it comes to royalties. JYP's honor alone deserves him a spot in the big 3. He relies on his style alone instead of commercializing his artists for the trending genre. They're different from other companies who think stripping and sajaegi are all it takes for success.

8. [+9, -0] Starship and Cube media play so much about them being in the top without realizing that it's only damaging their image in return.

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