Yang Hyun-suk

Yang Hyun-suk
Yang Hyun-suk in 2016
Born (1970-01-09) January 9, 1970 (age 54)
Seoul, South Korea
Other namesYG
Occupations
  • Entrepreneur
  • Record executive
  • rapper
  • dancer
  • record producer
Known forCo-founding YG Entertainment
SpouseLee Eun-ju (m. 2010)
Children2
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • drums
Years active
  • 1992–2019
  • 2023–present
LabelsYG Entertainment
Formerly ofSeo Taiji and Boys
Websiteyanggoon.com
Korean name
Hangul
양현석
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYang Hyeon-seok
McCune–ReischauerYang Hyŏnsŏk

Yang Hyun-suk (born January 9, 1970[1]) is a South Korean music executive, rapper, dancer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame as a member of Seo Taiji and Boys during the 1990s. After the group disbanded, he founded and became the executive producer and chairman of YG Entertainment, the fourth-largest record company in South Korea.

  1. ^ "[캐리커처로 보는 이슈피플] 양현석, 될성부른 나무는 떡잎부터 알아본다?" (in Korean). Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation. April 21, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2018.