The Worst Entertainment Companies: J.Tune Camp

[@zoutheinaabbas1003]

Imagine finding a popular boy group's trophies in a flee market.

[@LordSatan20]

Zoutheina Abbas oof

[@babiesmilk2771]

Good side at least there fans get there stuff without being to too expensive

[@ciderspider2476]

I wish I could buy them and give it back to them for free.

[@rcsieseulgi6026]

Heather Chandler we need people like you

[@jendeukie0931]

@@ciderspider2476 me too even if dont even know one of their songs

[@mes7672]

it breaks my heart to see how these people, who sacrificed their everything to become idols, get thrown around like garbage. I really hope all of them are now living better, wherever they are.

[@misskeya8412]

Dohwan Woo Excuse me? That’s besides the point.

[@AlopeciaPatientx]

Dohwan Woo dumbest shit i’ve read

[@erikascencen]

@@AlopeciaPatientx its like famous people complaining about no privacy.Well surprise it comes with fame cuz there will be shitheads that will violate it

[@eye63]

Dohwan Woo I- wow

[@mes7672]

Dohwan Woo that’s literally the dumbest thing i’ve read in a while and i’m on twitter. you actually genuinely think they knew they would end up getting treated like shit by their own company? idk what kind of delusional ass shit goes around in your head but do your research before assuming something so irrelevant. next.

[@52andattitude48]

Oh my GOD, I knew about idols’ debt and all that but to hear that the MADTOWN members getting *evicted* from their dorms through no fault of their own truly shocked me. And to hear them talk about essentially being homeless with no car or manager and still showing up bright-eyed to work hard on The Unit everyday, I actually felt my heart break. And if their senior group MBLAQ was so successful, why did they stop making albums for them? The company was just setting them up to fail. They had so much potential. I stan mostly popular groups from well-off companies so I guess I never considered the issues that come with being from a broke/mismanaged company. Thank you so much for educating me with this series.

[@rvermillion8188]

I was rooting for Mblaq back then. They had so much potential. They appeared and received well in variety show. But then, they are not showing up anymore. Then Thunder and Joon leave. Then everything is stopped. Till now...

[@pratyushdash7573]

some small companies are good too. i can suggest 2 underrated group from the same company rbw i think?? its oneus and onewe. i love these two groups a lot. biggest thing i stopped stanning bts and stanned them so just think how much potential they have. also pentagon i like that group too but edawn is not there but still they are also underated.

[@aureliaqm]

Seriously I loves MBLAQ and MADTOWN... Their songs always so strong and well made... And I'm really sad for MADTOWN tho, Emptiness are like the beginning people realize about them but it was became their last song, and emptiness are really good even tho H.O ever said that its MV is really low budget...

[@aurakpopdance]

finally someone who doesn’t use a robot voice

[@sanggreamihan8120]

Ann Chang 😂

[@CrispChann]

She did originally use a robot voice but she now uses her own voice

[@sunylix1305]

Ann Chang I use a robot voice because I hate my voice

[@eradereal2142]

Maybe people have accents or are insecure of their voices. No need to shame them for it.

[@chickennoodles19]

kitkatlittlecat yeah, i’m fluent in english (not native) but my accent is bad. glad that someone understands why we’re insecure

[@borderlinesc]

kpop companies: nobody really cares about the shit we do after a while it's fine chaennie lisoo: my channel is HERE and my mic is ON

[@clairemariefergley]

I love it so much!

[@Helios824]

JUST Spread Love of the Idols not Company

[@Helios824]

we are not here Hate them

[@Helios824]

RESPECT them

[@rica729]

Rain's clueless words about Madtown's hardships ... shock me ... i had no idea their previous company was owned by Rain himself ...

[@torirenee6764]

Same. It's honestly so angering and disappointing to hear how clueless and reckless he was from not just a business and ethical standpoint but how his employees (groups, trainees and of course regular non idol employees) suffered while being under his company. Smh his ignorance and carelessness fucked over so many people physically, mentally and financially.

[@downundabrotha]

He sold the company actually so the way they were treated was due to their new managers. Can't blame Rain when he sold it to JYP.

[@abigaildelaney7653]

downundabrotha He didn’t sell them to Jyp. They merged with Jyp,

[@seroquelz]

@@abigaildelaney7653 The point is, Rain stepped down as CEO when that merger happened. He was no longer involved with how the company ran, so of course he wouldn't know that they were going through that mess.

[@seroquelz]

@@torirenee6764 Sis, please go do some research before making such allegations. He sold his shares and stepped down as CEO long before JTunes started acting a mess. How is he supposed to know what's going on with a company he's no longer involved in?

[@KayleighNatasha]

Bless G.O, he was only doing what he felt was right only to still get mistreated :(

[@zchanique9338]

The best channel ever. Getting ready for YG.

[@538pm3]

Eldyne Blair OMG I WILL LEGIT CRACK UP IF I SEE YG 🤣 also I don’t think Yg will be in this series because they are very well known and also yes they mistreat idols and things but I think it’s more about the underrated poor companies

[@sunmisgun9899]

Seja Hadi she’s done sm entertainment. a shitty company is a shitty company regardless if they’re a big one or a small one . Yg deserves to have one of these videos made about them

[@arcie02]

@@538pm3 she did SM TOWN

[@538pm3]

Oh ok then she she did Sm then let’s expect one of Yg

[@km9107]

I love the interactions in this thread 😂

[@mrbemystar]

These are so disheartening to watch :'(. All that glitters is not gold.

[@roseaa3770]

This series always makes me feel sad. Why can't all companies treat their artist well? ㅠㅠ

[@armybebe6622]

BangtanTae capitalism

[@roseaa3770]

@@armybebe6622 oof

[@armybebe6622]

BangtanTae it’s sad but true, I heard someone say once “there is no ethical consumption under capitalism”

[@s4nphob1c21]

Money and capitalist views. Sad but true.

[@harrytimmy5070]

@@armybebe6622 true. In school we learned that there is no morality in capitalism so whatever people consider ethical is null and void and companies will always take the road that requires little money for more profits

[@seroquelz]

As an A+ and Cloud, I have to say thank you for making this. I was also a fan of Madtown too for a short while. I will add though, Rain was NOT the CEO when that shit started going belly up. He enlisted and while enlisted his contract with J.Tunes ended. He had already stepped down as CEO. When he discharged, he did NOT resign. A lot of people kept saying he should've saved MBLAQ and MadTown, but they were under contract, not much he could do. MBLAQ and Madtown both deserved so much better :(

[@ChaennieLisoo]

Thank you for mentioning that!

[@jaimemendoza9712]

Hi Shawol!

[@samx1dongpyo522]

Hearing the stories of MBLAQ and MadTown for the first time honestly broke my heart 😔😔. I never stanned any of them, but I saw the 2013 MBLAQ episode of After School Club and two MadTown members were on the ASC After Show that ran throughout 2014. Honestly they both seemed to have so much potential, cause they had pretty good songs and MBLAQ was SO successful. Truly epitomes of the saying “What if?”, cause truly I wonder how companies make such stupid decisions that cost them such amazing groups 💔💔. I just hope all the members of both groups are doing well wherever they are ❤️💕❤️

[@nick3805]

I totally agree. But at least J.Tune camp only had 2 groups ruined. Chrome had 5 groups they completly ruined. The worst case is K-Much who were awaited as Got7's rival and were ruined by the fact that they were debuting with a Bar Bar Bar Re-Skin, a year after Bx3 came out by the way, had no activities between March 2014 and February 2015 where they would have a COMPLETLY UNPROMOTED COMEBACK (!!!), another completly unpromoted comeback in the middle of the year and finally a barely promoted one in November. After that they would go into hiatus again until summer 2017 and rebrand as Be.A after all other artists had left the company, have a completly messed up european tour with one member leaving just weeks before it and another one being unable to attend and being replaced by a guy who actually wanted to join the group but that obviously didn't happen as they are either in hiatus again or disbanded quietly.

[@wild8374]

mir suffered financially .i heard he cannot even pay for his rent

[@kimeki95]

I still don't understand how MBLAQ suddenly went down just like that. Their success might've been stalled after Smoky Girl but they were still popular. The sudden concert cancellation was so suspicious and they didn't have any reason to cancel it unless JTC never planned for the concert was to actually took place. Instead they were announcing it just for money, and never actually booked the venue for the actual concert to happen. TwoX disappeared without any trace. MBLAQ thropies is the flea market after Lee Joon and Thunder left was a huge shock to whole fandom. And Madtown sudden company change back then also surprised me. The fact that Rain established the company but he was never there to monitor or manage the company saddens me. He outright neglected everything and left the company for the staffs to handle. I was such a huge fan of MBLAQ and I was so disheartened when I watched this :( Thank u so much for the video! I stanned too many mistreated groups. MBLAQ and ZE:A were my favourites back then

[@kimeki95]

Also I hope you'll make one for DSP Media too! I don't think I saw it on your channel so if u need more companies to do this, do consider DSP Media ^^ Thanks alot and you're amazing 🥰

[@chea5027]

Hello fellow A+!!

[@CrispChann]

Some people have stated that Rain left the entertainment in like 2013 or something like that after selling his shares. He was in it for the start of it but not the end of it.

[@michellenesbitt6336]

hi fellow ZE:A style

[@LupinLupinLupin]

@@CrispChann no, Rain sold his shares on or before he went to the military in 2011. He finished his service in 2013. People should stop blaming Rain, he already sold all his shares before the company became a mess.

[@aprils1888]

Not gonna lie kinda sad TwoX wasnt even mentioned in the video ;(

[@christai122]

APRIL S Right? Like I feel bad for those ladies during that time....

[@ahnhyungseobhaveyoulearnth8286]

yeah they went through a lot too a little mention woulda been nice esp :(

[@fadlyilhami_Ly]

they were in JTune Entertainment similar with Jtune Camp but different

[@aprils1888]

@@fadlyilhami_Ly According to wikipedia TwoX was under J.Tune camp (from 2012-2014)

[@TheSUMMIE]

omg i forgot all about TwoX thanks for reminding me

[@vandythevandy]

MBLAQ revolutionized kpop to become what we know it today for boy groups. They were one of the first if not the first to use the hair, makeup, and clothes that have are the iconic styles of 2010's kpop, and their choreo was also super iconic. They deserved a happier ending but all in all they really pushed k-pop to become the global sensation as it is today. I remember seeing Y, Cry, and Stay when I first got into kpop and their visuals grabbed me in and kept me with the catchy songs and fun dances. It's sad that so many people now aren't as familiar with MBLAQ for all that they did because the way they ended made it difficult for any kind of legacy :( All their songs were quoted all the time in memes and just during normal (stan) conversations, there wasn't a kpop fan not obsessed with MBLAQ in 2011.

[@margauxkisel5509]

We need one for DR Music (Rania’s label)

[@junef3444]

Margaux Kisel YES.

[@staybin1941]

YES.

[@freakedtortillachips6723]

YES

[@aplaraujo250]

Yes!!!

[@elmin82]

yes that company need a video

[@shemoww]

I still cry over MBLAQ😔..

[@plattyppus]

Me too. 😢

[@zerro6961]

YG entertainment next please! (I think it might take a decade to do so😂)

[@LeafAnnie]

Sooooooo it will be done before any new songs are released from them then?

[@zerro6961]

@@LeafAnnie I think so😂😂

[@bubbatea3818]

#Loner Love it’ll be released before jisoo’s solo so dw

[@zerro6961]

@@bubbatea3818 😢

[@danijni8241]

NO, not a decade it'll be about 5 decades!!!

[@minsnail2276]

As a fan of madtown, watching them go through everything was so heartbreaking. The members were left to their limited devices, Jota having to personally schedule activities and get everyone there. The members practically being left homeless. The unit made it more bitter sweet, to see lee geon and daewon still trying hard to pursue a career in the industry despite what they had been put through.

[@SakiSays]

FNC really needs a episode of this, what they have done to their idols is unacceptable

[@MsREEN11]

PLEASE TALK ABOUT UKISS , C-CLOWN AND TINY G'S COMPANIES :(

[@MattyGeff]

GlitteryReen yessssss

[@raeofsunshine8377]

I love this series because even though I knew about some of the neglect and mistreatment that went on behind the scenes, there was so much more happening without me knowing. I really hope that all of the idols involved with these shady, selfish companies are able to move on and continue their lives and careers in peace. Thank you so much for putting in the time and effort to make people aware of these issues. P.S. In a future video, could you look into Amuse Korea? One of my favourite groups, Cross Gene, was mis-managed, badly promoted, and allegedly mistreated at their hands. Even though they probably can’t be revived, I hope that their companies misdeeds can be exposed one day.

[@junef3444]

i thought they were under Top Media?

[@andredrw289]

jüne 666 no only Teen Top and Up10tion are under Top Media. Cross Gene is under Amuse Korea

[@pancakequeen-f4c]

This channel is the best it really helped open my eyes to just how bad these industries really are too their idols

[@keiserious]

Rain is taking a crack at it again, hopefully 3rd time is the charm and the new boy group doesn’t end like the previous.

[@maiaburket4565]

I absolutely love these videos. And a lot of these things I didn’t know. Which is shocking. I knew PLEDIS was pretty bad anyway. Their treatment of NU’EST was just uncool.

[@leanna744]

This is my favorite series even though they’re really sad it’s so interesting

[@makaylagrant873]

Some people are attacking Rain and just know that I was never really a fan but a simple google search told me enough. Rain sold his shares of the company in 2010 and the turning point was in 2014 (according to this video). He sold his shares partially because he was going to be enlisted in the army. In 2013 he joined Cube and then made his new company (atm he’s the only artist in his company). Edits For reference MadTown debuted in 2014

[@erwinteringham]

Honestly my favourite series on KZbin 😍

[@chthonicryptid]

Thanks for this video! I'm glad more people are finding out about how dirty my boys were done. MBLAQ had so much more to offer but JTC ruined it all. (I'm sure the same applies to Madtown, but I'm personally only a MBLAQ stan). I wanted to comment since everyone feels bad about them, you guys can support Mir and G.O on their respective KZbin channels if you wish. Mir's one is MirBang - 미르방, he does commentary style vids talking about all types of things from his time as an idol and vlogs sometimes, there's some interesting stuff, and G.O has one where he posts covers Jung G.O and one that's lifestyle videos, mostly with his wife (yes, he's married) and they're super cute! It's called O.Y Couple. Thank you if you do check them out. As an A+ (MBLAQ's fandom name) it was so hard to see them go through all the hardships JTC brought upon them, they deserved so much better. They are doing well and seem happy nowadays though so that's something to be glad about. Again, thanks for this video and bringing some attention back to this as I've always felt not enough people even knew what happened!

[@sarah7118]

MBLAQ was one of the first kpop groups I got into, so seeing their demise really hurt to see. Also, remember the girl group JTune had that failed spectacularly because of terrible promotions? I always wonder what became of the members.

[@QueenGallade98]

What the actual FUCK? To hear that these guys get treated like shit is deeply disheartening... Your entire series has been a huge giant eye-opener.

[@milkywayali7565]

Was Rain a producer of MadTown? Cuz I remember him a judge on The Unit......damn dats must’ve been embarrassing

[@makaylagrant873]

MadTown debuted in 2014 while Rain was in Cube since 2013. So no...

[@andreastrozewski1759]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SHED LIGHT ON HOW HORRIBLE BRAVE ENTERTAINMENT IS. Brave girls stans have not comeback in THREE YEARS and similar situations in all the other artists in brave entertainment. ALSO PLEASE TREND #BraveGirlsDeserveBetter to support the girls!!!!

[@m.m1400]

well they just had a comeback five days ago-

[@andreastrozewski1759]

M . M they actually didn’t, two of their music videos were deleted and re-uploaded a few days ago :)

[@und4287]

@@andreastrozewski1759 simulated comeback

[@sesame2795]

@@und4287 real comeback now thanks to their rollin performance compilation video!

[@user-yf6th8nw1i]

I came here because i saw that there is a new boy group under rain's company which is called 'Ciipher' . I hope they'll treat then right!

[@Zheltyy_]

I recently watched a video about Kpop groups which have bearly 200k views on their MV and due to having only handful of fans, those disbanded. Would you do a video on them?

[@kpopislife1622]

I was legitimately sad when I found out that MBLAQ broke up because they were THE first k-pop group I was exposed to. I have been a multi-fan since 2009 thanks to a little movie called 'Ninja Assassin'. I had a huge crush on the male lead of the movie who turned out to be Rain oppa & I did some research on him to see if that was his real name (which was sexy tbh). I went down the rabbit hole & have been stuck every since, Lol. Thinking that Rain oppa was in a group I got into MBLAQ. Turns out that Rain wasn't in the group & the person I was swooning after was G.O oppa. The first song I heard from them was 'Stay' & my first k-pop song EVER was 'Hip Song' by Rain oppa. So MBLAQ & Rain will always have a special place in my heart. Because without their contributions to k-pop we wouldn't have BTS, Got7, EXO, ATeez, Stray Kids & VIXX today. We have to give respect where it's due to the boy groups that came before our faves. Such as Shinhwa, H.O.T, SHINee, 2 PM, 2 AM, U-Kiss, MadTown, Boyfriend, Dalmatian (Or DMTN), DBSK, Big Bang, CN Blue, Legend, History, Cross Gene, Infinite & Beast. I know my history, Lol. I'm sure I forgot a few but these were the golden years of k-pop where the influence in America was making splashes here & there but wasn't as major. I hope all these men are happy & healthy. 👑💖😁 #Nostalgia #OldSchoolKPop

[@lemonademouth20]

Same I knew rain from Ninja Assassin and I didn’t even know it was him at first.

[@chea5027]

I'm an A+ and hey yesss i agree with you! The 3 members are still considering themselves as MBLAQ but we don't know if they'll make more music or no

[@womanofmanyshows6166]

The fact RAIN, CEO of J TUNE CAMP, was AN MC WHEN MADTOWN on The Unit, SAW THE GROUP HE CONTRIBUTED to making their downfall, makes this worse.

[@DocRen]

I literally spent USD 200 for a ticket to watch MBLAQ but they never showed up and I never got a refund. :/ :/yeah... (Philippines)

[@minarichanisyerinsbangsisl4984]

Really Love MBLAQ my fav song is This is war. Full of emotions. They have fantastic Vocalists, rapper, arguably one of the best dancers bg and are hilarious at Variety Shows.

[@Mira-yo4sh]

I have to say, your videos are really entertaining and at the same time I'm getting more knowledge in my brain, so good job with that! :D

[@ChaennieLisoo]

Thank you 🥺💕

[@jinnieneutron7572]

Omg :( I knew Mblaq was mistreated but not to this extent. They were one of my first kpop groups I actually stanned.

[@yourambitioniskey]

mblaq was my bias group back when they had debuted and actively promoted. i always felt like they could have been more popular and i really hated jtc for what happened to mblaq. its so sad to see such a dynamic, hard working, talented group thrown around and then forgotten

[@allisonmartinez1096]

I remember Madtown’s debut, I used to follow them and it was so sad everything that has happened to them

[@sarahh9214]

I know no one cares but I just got a 110% on my calculus test and have been crying in joy for the pass hour.. now it’s time to get angry.

[@daniellasalawu7349]

calculus is hard. congradulations.

[@peachxtaehyung]

Congrats!

[@sarahh9214]

Daniella Salawu I know right😖 thank you!

[@sarahh9214]

Miranda Stephens thank you!!!

[@trinitywidmann7667]

Congratulations. ☺

[@imbored9868]

Can you please do FNC entertainment. It breaks my heart about AOA and how they are treated like.

[@nessarolla]

I feel so sad about MBLAQ. I followed them since Y era and it was awful to see everything happening at the time. I still follow the members and I hope they all can talk about stuff like friends still. I miss them. They deserved better. A+ for life.

[@RNBSEUNGHEE]

YES IVE MISSED YOU🥺

[@ahmedbarakat2809]

OMG i love u😍💖

[@ChenCrystal99]

CJ ENM should be next on the list because of the current situation with X1 and Oneits.

[@mariannadanousi9644]

Kang Minhee Sweetie Yes!!!CJ ENM lied to X1 and to us ONE ITS!!!They said they would bring X1 back as soon as possible!!!Our poor boys were so happy because they thought they would finally come back,but at 6 January CJ ENM announced X1's disbandment,even though the members wanted to stay together:''((( CJ ENM only cared about money;(

[@zerro6961]

Bruh I terribly miss X1😭

[@klc9725]

I saw MBLAQ and I just cried 😭😭😭 I love these boys since 2012 😭😭😭.

[@suzannaphan6901]

The day I see Seungho cries on their final stage with Lee Joon and Cheondung, I already knew that A+ would never can see them again together. They were so successful. They were so close and they love each other a lot, but now they turned their back to their so-called brothers. 5 talented boys trained so hard to become idols and their agency ruined everything. If Rain had managed his company better, this wouldn’t have happened.

[@AureaBons]

I still felt sad for Mblaq the first group I stan.. They work so hard . I still miss them

[@fbsie8579]

I was inlove with MBLAQ. Still am, but I never knew they went through this much.

[@betulbb]

That is why I dislike Rain. Being famous singer doesn't mean you will be great ceo of the entertainment company. My first kpop group was Mblaq. Their songs were great, they didn't change the concept of the group every comeback but still show us something new in their songs. I remember they were pretty straightforward in reality shows so it was really fun to watch I probably watch their every reality show and tv program. Mblaq debuted the same time with Beast. And Mblaq was more populer than Beast at the first. But thanks to the company today no one knows about Mblaq. Our fandom also wasn't toxic. B2uty supported Mblaq, A+ supported Beast. Then rain act like there was no company like that and give up Mblaq. If you mess up something you need to clean your mess. But Rain just run away and never cared about Mblaq.

[@wendyr8124]

Hey chaennie lisoo, I just wanna tell you that you have the best kpop fan content on this site. I love these documentary style videos because they are both informative and funny at the same time! You never fail to impress me with these vids and keep doing what you do! Thanks again! 😊😊😊

[@leaders1st]

Can you make a video with companies that went bankrupt?

[@ashcloud87]

aww it makes me sad what mblaq went through i liked them a lot :((((

[@kyuhyungry]

Madtown got f-ed over i'm so sad :(

[@kpopcougar6832]

Glad you showed this, because Rain & SNSD tickled my Kpop curiosity, but it was MBLAQ pulled me into Kpop completely. They were so underrated, and completely abandoned. They could have been so great...and G.O. is one of the BEST vocalists in Kpop (check out him & his wife's, OY couple channel, they are the cutest), but not many people know this. So mad, J Tune failed us all (fans, idols) big-time.

[@CrispChann]

Both groups had so much potential to be amazing groups and bring the entertainment up like BigHit gotten with BTS. JTune Camp was doing well at the start of it. Compared to other entertainments I have seen, MBLAQ didn’t really have any weird scandals or anything like that, making their rise to fame as a clean one, where their rise to fame wasn’t built up by being scandalous. This shows JTune taking care of things well till the concert in Peru(right?). Both groups showed they COULD become big. It was possible for MBLAQ who literally was starting to etch JTune’s name as a big company. Madtown could’ve put the finishing touches. Though if they were handled right. Both groups made great songs and promoted correctly could’ve given them that win. Madtown was in promoting great songs just like MBLAQ. I still enjoy both their music till this day. Would be nice to hear what they would make now

[@XDmiao]

oof i was such a huge mblaq fan back in the day, their hello baby was my fave thing ever, and it breaks my heart hearing all of this again :( they were done so dirty

[@maGiCpinkBear]

As a huge fan of MBLAQ back then this hurt a lot. It is entire because studio. I remember getting so excited when they come to my country and i get to see them :/ Such a potential wasted

[@sincerelysof]

Man, I remember the times when I just found out about Madtown since one of the members was in _We got married_ and started to stan them. Fans prayed for them to get a comeback. Not that long after it was stated that they had issued a lawsuit against their company. That broke my heart💔 They were such talented kids and truely had fun im what they were doing. Unfortunately they didn't get the shot they deserved.

[@purpelicious]

bro i was an A+ and later followed to become ARMY, i vividly remembered MBLAQ being such good sport to BTS in their debut days, their photo together backstage was somewhat an omen to me for BTS, and it was just so sad watching MBLAQ went away in such bad terms with JTC, like the rumor of Joon and Thunder departure was 1 day before MBLAQ's 5th year anni, after that everything went dark, Mirror is like a bittersweet goodbye to me..

[@yorukaadams940]

I heard of Mad Town and wanted to stan them after OMGT. It hurts that the hard work they pulled through was worthless. These companies _actually suck._

[@euownsmyheart1263]

PLEASE DO DSP AND YG!

[@und4287]

The YG episode will probably take a long time to make and will be 1 hour long.

[@Neptune153]

Even though I've only ever heard of MBLAQ in passing and dont know that much about MADTOWN, this makes me so sad. I saw MADTOWN's Jota on WGM and he was such a sweet heart :(

[@08leeya]

I've been supporting MBLAQ since debut. And also support both two x and madtown to help the company. But they're fucked up. Hello, u've got MBLAQ, talented group two x, and a fresh newbie madtown by that time. Yet due to management problem, things just shattered. I miss MBLAQ so much. I really hope the trios will at least make a song together and post it on their individual youtube channel or something. I really miss them. And i'm kinda glad because they still hashtag their group name whenever they post pictures on instagram😊

[@BaaBaaBriWi]

My question is where was Rain during all of this mess?

[@minarichanisyerinsbangsisl4984]

Lol... he left to cubre 2013... also sold his shares bruh...

[@peestorage6110]

he left it before this mess

[@yaemiko9172]

I am not very familiar with these groups but i feel sad because they are being lied to.

[@tonetvxq]

i actually own every mblaq cd and dvd, i was only 12-13 then but i loved them, i barely knew any of this was happening at the time either, i stopped following kpop around 2014 and eventually came back :(

[@mikachi93]

MBLAQ was my first kpop group and I will always be an A+ most of this was very accurate and i thank you for spreading light on what artists under the company had to go through. Sadly this happens a lot. I think one of the worst is SS entertainment (formerly JK entertainment) who owned one of my othe ult groups the legend. From what i understand, the former members of the legend informed fans that the CEO was finally sent to jail for his mistreatment of his employees and idols.

[@afdsarewastars]

Missing info, but very important. JTUNE was a public company. The reason JYP merged aka acquired JTUNE was to go public via back door listing. JYP did not get approved to go public the official way . So you can do that by acquiring an already public company. JYP had the management rights to JTUNE. JYP went down bad after his american adventures and took JTUNE with them, JYP actually was resposible for MBLAC. I think some trainees were even from his auditions.

[@heyitshier1302]

i still can’t understand how this company actually work...like...what actually on their mind...most company did that and i don’t know why...mblaq was such a famous and big group...they could make money from them...why they didn’t their best to treat them well and put an effort on them...madtown debut sure aren’t as big as their senior but its not like they totally unknown or even underrated...they do quite well in their debut for a rookie...the company bankcrupt also their own fault and dumbness...not even a fans of both group but still feel bad for them...

[@elliewonnie]

Im an iraqi fan of MBLAQ and I really loved MBLAQ when i was 6 y.o. and today i was playing their music with my big brother (he was a kpop fan when he was a kid too and so my two big sisters) and did not know these thing abt them in the video and it broke my heart i really really miss them 💔

[@noemii4352]

Mblaq was treated like garbage, madtown was mistreated, and it’s sad that rain knew nothing.

[@dreamsomnia9813]

It broke my heart when I discovered that mad town disbanded after I saw leeGeon and Daewon on the unite (which I watched up till the final episide). But now that I know why they had to disband my heart aches even more. The members went through shit beyond imaginable. I loved them from their debut and then anticipated their comeback after emptiness, but that never happened. I really do hate it when groups that i get attached to disband before they even get the chance to showcase their talents worldwide. Shout out to The ark, C Clown, Lc9, chocolate, and Madclown. Groups that definitely would've dominated kpop if it weren't for the lack of support they received from the companies, whose hands they put their trust in😔.

[@364Leinad]

Thank you so much for making these videos enlightening people about the incompetence and corruption that occurs in kpop. Hopefully enough people will be informed enough to be more aware of the flabergasting explotation idols face. My dream is that the Korean idol industry can be reformed so that idols are treated with respect and fairness.

[@seungie7459]

MADTOWN and MBLAQ were both favorites of mine. MBLAQ were about done when I started liking them, but MADTOWN were still going on when I started liking them. I knew something was going on when MADTOWN stopped posting on Vlive and heard NOTHING on their instagram. When I heard they both disbanded, it hurt a lot.

[@pinkbrush670]

You would thing a company made by an ex-idol would know how to treat idols properly Edit: It turns out when this happened Rain already left the company. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

[@TheHardestPill]

It took me a good 5 mins to realize you ment *think

[@pinkbrush670]

@The Hardest Pill Lol I usually catch myself when I make that mistake

[@TheHardestPill]

@@pinkbrush670 maybe it was autocorrected lets go with that lmao

[@lola-ow3tz]

Pinkbrush Rain stepped down From cEo before the whole issue happened so The merger took over so He has nothing to do with this.

[@minarichanisyerinsbangsisl4984]

Pls. Dnt assume things without proper research.

[@kyhdc]

As a huge fan of The Unit, I'm glad that MADTOWN and underrated artists' struggles are being discovered and revealed.

[@twoteen1716]

Can you also investigate TOP Media/Andy's company? I need to know what happened to TEEN TOP & 100%? UP10TION are seldom active too

[@peachxtaehyung]

I miss mblaq and esp madtown so much! But im glad that theyre not with the companies anymore though if they were frauds and all that!!!

[@iamcute7487]

I am now very worried about CIIPHER. I really want them to succeed and 6 of the members already went through the heartbreak of being too close to debut but not making it into the cut. I hope they won't break the kids' hearts again : (

[@louise3630]

Don't worry too much ! Rain learned about his errors and he seems to promote the boys the most he can. Also, he's not doing the same job that when he was at jtune.

[@mariadiallo5786]

I hope they release music regularly and at the same time are taken care of well

[@LanishaJanae]

Thank you💜 I’m at school right now but I’ll watch this later lol

[@bangdablekandayakin2235]

Back here after ciipher debut. I wish rain treat them well

[@chingsy3985]

Goshhhh!! MADTOWN had a potential but their agency did them dirty. :(((

[@annik5160]

They also managed a girlgroup called Two X from 2012 until 2014 ... they had a lot of potential but also ended up at a different agency where they only had one comeback before disbanding

[@ikeuchichan]

I miss madtown so much .this company ruined them . !!!!!

[@Marte0107]

Madtown honestly have some total BOPS and it pisses me off what happened to them 🤬

[@prixxxlodii2000]

great idols wrong entertainment

[@itsumyu]

Baby U was even an opening for an anime (Beelzebub)

[@quidproquo82]

It's ironic that some members auditioned for The Unit, which was hosted by Rain.

[@makaylagrant873]

youtubeuser I guess... except Rain was in Cube before MadTown even debuted... 😅

[@waterfall6782001]

I didn't know about Madtown until this video, but it was infuriating seeing what they went through.

[@und4287]

I can just imagine that the YG episode will be an hour long.

[@yokhawanha]

i remembered they have a girl group named TWOX, after the release of ring ma bell, they gone hiatus.

[@Rameeshasweetworld]

I would love to see more very small companies because I guess it’s worse there!

[@mffmoniz2948]

Almost all these companies make the same mistakes. They mistreat and overwork their groups. Then they give up on them deciding that they are done while they go looking for the next big thing. And in the process they destroy something that already was a big thing.

[@exonbapctzen]

I'm literally making line distributions for Madtown and now I've watched this, I'm double depressed😭😭😭

[@Ovimurraya98]

I used to be mblaq fans, and if you see old video them preparing concert , comeback or etc, they so overworked and rush of everything, back then i think that's how idol works but when i grow up and see kpop like this time, i really pity of them 😭 but i enjoying all time as theirs fans and stanning them before everyone in group enlist, thank you for make this video, this is make me flashback and remember how i stan them 💖

[@suazis9746]

I forgot how successful they japanese debut was. Totally deserved too because they released an original japanese song that actually sound japanese.