They grabbed their first music show win just six days into their debut. Winner successfully debuted in 2014 and became the fastest K-Pop group to win #1 at music shows.
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The conclusion of the reality series saw the formation of Winner. Additionally, the reality program Win: Who is Next was later launched by YG, in which two teams of male trainees competed against each other for the chance to sign a contract with the label to debut as the company's next boy band. On the second season of the show, both the winners, sibling duo Akdong Musician as well as runner-up Bang Ye-dam, signed under the agency. Other participants on the show were signed as potential members of the label's future boy groups. Yang's increased involvement on competitive reality television series led to several record deals with contestants, starting with K-pop Star’s first season runner-up Lee Hi. Tablo's band Epik High later transitioned into the record label following his success. That same year, the label signed rapper and producer Tablo, leader of the hip hop group Epik High, relaunching his career after a musical hiatus following his Stanford controversy. The song was credited as the main reason for YG's share prices increasing by more than 60 per cent, with the record label subsequently filing its first annual report in 2012 with profits of over 50% after going public on the KOSDAQ the year before. By November 24, "Gangnam Style" had become the most viewed video in YouTube history, and the first video to surpass a billion views. This feat was a first for a South Korean artist. On August 21, it charted at number one on the iTunes Music Video Charts. 2012–2015: International recognition and business expansion Ģ012 brought YG international recognition when Psy's " Gangnam Style" gained worldwide popularity as a viral video. Later that year, the label signed established artist Psy. In the same year, the company unsuccessfully applied for listing on the stock exchange it was suspected that this was because the company had too few active music groups and an unstable cash flow, despite an increase in earnings in 2009. In 2010, YG made a highly publicized move into a new building, while the old headquarters became a training facility. 2006–2011: Mainstream breakthrough ĢNE1 debuted in 2009 as the first major girl group under YG and became the first group to achieve nine number-one songs on the Gaon Digital Chart. The agency found success in both Korea and Japan with its first " idol" singer Seven in 2003, who became the company's first artist to attempt to cross over into the US music scene, though his US debut failed to gain momentum. Among others, it featured the 13-year-old G-Dragon, who was then a trainee. In 2001, a second YG Family album was released. It also established the "YG Underground" label, which housed 45RPM and Stony Skunk. The label followed with releases from artists such as Perry, Swi.T, Big Mama, Lexy, Gummy and Wheesung. In 1999, YG's artists released a collaborative album under the name YG Family. Both were successful artists that Yang credits for bringing YG and the hip hop genre into mainstream Korean music.
When they failed to attract popularity, Yang turned his focus to the duo Jinusean and in 1998 to the debut of 1TYM. The company's first artist was the hip-hop trio Keep Six. In March 1996, Yang Hyun-suk, a former member of the first-generation K-pop group Seo Taiji and Boys, founded YG Entertainment along with his younger brother Yang Min-suk. History 1996–2005: Hip-hop roots, early success and first generation K-pop
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