JYP’s Collaboration with HYBE Artists at Weverse Con 2024 Sparks Controversy

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The highly anticipated music event, Weverse Con 2024, was recently held with a star-studded lineup of performers from HYBE including LE SSERAFIM, TWS, ILLIT, TXT, SEVENTEEN, and various other guest artists. Among the notable guests was J.Y. Park, the renowned founder of JYP Entertainment and the “father”of popular groups such as TWICE, Wonder Girls, miss A, Stray Kids, ITZY, and GOT7.

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JYP became a special guest at HYBE’s show

During this event, J.Y. Park wowed the audience with a remarkable series of collaborative performances. Undoubtedly, the highlight of the night was when two of Kpop’s most influential producers, J.Y. Park and Bang Si-hyuk, joined forces for a historic collaboration.

In particular, Bang Si-hyuk took to the piano while J.Y. Park sang his popular track “I Have A Girlfriend.” During the performance, J.Y. Park mentioned that it had been 22 years since CEO Bang had last played the piano for him.

It is a well-known fact that the two shared a strong friendship, as evidenced by Bang Si Hyuk’s composition of music for JYP Entertainment. 22 years ago, they collaborated on the song “Lie”(g.o.d), along with several other musical projects.

After that, J.Y. Park collaborated with the girl group ILLIT to perform a cover of “When We Disco,”a song he had previously sung with Sunmi. Furthermore, J.Y. Park joined forces with emerging groups such as ILLIT, TWS, BOYNEXTDOOR, and The New Six to showcase a rendition of “Don’t Leave Me.”

Despite the collaboration between JYP’s CEO and HYBE artists, there has been controversy surrounding it, particularly due to the fact that the last time “Don’t Leave Me”was performed was at JYP Nation 2018 by TWICE, GOT7, DAY6, and Stray Kids.

Ever since, there has not been a genuine collaboration stage among JYP Nation artists. This caused surprise and confusion among netizens when J.Y. Park enthusiastically performed with his “rivals”while seemingly ignoring his own talented artists.

Listed below are a few remarks from internet users:

  • Why isn’t he performing with the new generation of JYP artists at HYBE’s event?
  • When can we expect a collaboration stage featuring TWICE, ITZY, Stray Kids, and NMIXX?
  • Is he neglecting his own artists in order to enthusiastically perform at an event hosted by a rival company?

The source of the information is K14.

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