4minute vs. SISTAR – the battle between Shinsadong Tiger and Brave Brothers

It has been announced that girl groups 4minute and SISTAR will be making their long-awaited comebacks this April. SISTAR will be making a comeback only 3 days after 4minute, causing many to anticipate an intense competition between the two groups. Not only will this be a competition for the two girl groups, but it will also be a fierce battle between their famous producers – Shinsadong Tiger and Brave Brothers.

4minute will be releasing their 3rd mini-album ‘Volume Up‘ on April 9th, while SISTAR will be releasing their first mini-album 3 days after on the 12th. It has been a year since 4minute stood on stage, while SISTAR is making a comeback after 8 months since they released ‘So Cool’. Because these two groups are making their comebacks after such a long period of time, fans are getting excited by the fact that these two girl groups will be bringing new music and possibly competing against each other on stage.

4minute’s new album will consist of eight new tracks with a new genre and style. The producer for ‘Volume Up’, Shinsadong Tiger, has previously produced songs like “Hot Issue” and “Mirror Mirror“.

On the other hand, SISTAR’s new mini-album consists of six new tracks and filmed their new MV in Las Vegas. Their title track is said to have been produced by Brave Brothers, who has worked with the group to create many hits like “Push Push“, “So Cool“, and “How Dare You“.

Well-known rivals Shinsadong Tiger and Brave Brothers have been known as the ‘fathers of girl groups’ and ‘song-writing machines’ due to their numerous songs that have brought success to many girl groups.  The simultaneous comeback of 4minute and SISTAR seems to put these two producers in an inevitable competition.

Who else is pumped up for the comeback of these two amazing groups and the new tracks by the rival producers?

Source: Star News via Naver

Brave Brothers praises TEEN TOP: “An idol group I can’t help but covet”

TEEN TOP will be making their second comeback under the direction of hit composer Brave Brothers.

Brave Brothers was revealed to be the composer behind TEEN TOP’s 2nd mini-album, “Going Crazy“. He’s not only produced the album, but participated in the writing, composing, and mixing of every track to ensure its high quality.

Brave Brothers praised the boys by saying, “TEEN TOP exceeds whatever I ask them to complete, and as a producer, they’re a group that I really can’t help but covet.”

The boy group has shown several image transformations through two different teasers, making many wonder what the final concept will be.

TEEN TOP will be making their comeback through Mnet’s ‘M! Countdown‘ on January 5th.

Source + Photos: W Star News via Nate

Koyote’s comeback digital single is produced by Brave Brothers

Koyote has announced that they’ll be working with hit composer Brave Brothers for their next comeback!

On December 29th, Koyote’s company revealed that the trio’s upcoming digital single release, “Repeating the Same Thing,” has been entirely produced by Brave Brothers himself.

Brave Brothers is already known for several hits with popular idol groups, and Koyote felt that he was just what they needed to get back in the game since their long hiatus. The trio reunited for the first time in five years in August with “Good Good Han Koyote“.

The single will be released on January 2nd, 2012.

Source + Photos: Star News via Naver

Brave Brothers: “I don’t know how to read music”

Two talented producers for creating the addictive songs for idol groups, Brave Brothers andSinsadong Tiger have been receiving much attention lately for sharing their shocking monthly earnings from royalties through KBS’s ‘Win Win’.

Brave Brothers, whose real name is Kang Dong Chul, used to be connected to Korean gangs and had a rough history. He has 12 violent-related crimes on his record and even owned a room salon business once. However, that all changed once he fell in love with Cypress Hill‘s music, he stated that he ended all his relations with organized crime.

On the show, he revealed that his inspirations come from every day life and stated, “I cannot read music. I don’t even know the musical chords.”

Sinsadong Tiger, whose real name is Lee Ho Yang, also reluctantly revealed, “When things go well, I even earn $100,000 a month. However the pay gets reduced each day I rest, so usually it’s around $70,000 to $80,000.”

He then confessed, “I wanted to become a celebrity, an idol singer at first. But I didn’t pass any auditions. Back then was a period when there was no such thing as a Shindong of Super Junior,.” He added, “I did pass into a small entertainment company once. I practiced dancing but I only received requests for composing MR’s for special events. Ever since then I’ve been composing.”

The songs that have earned Brave Brothers the most money are “On a Saturday night” by Son Dambi, which he claimed to have composed in just ten minutes and After School‘s “Because of You”. For Sinsadong Tiger, the songs are “Bo Peep Bo Peep” by T-ara, “Fiction” byBEAST and “Muzik” by 4Minute.

Source: Naver

How much do Shinsadong Tiger and Brave Brothers earn from their songs?

Famous producers, Shinsadong Tiger and Brave Brothers, recently opened up about their earnings and their sensitivity to chart rankings.

The two guested on this week’s episode of KBS‘s ‘Win Win’ and revealed, “Composers are sensitive to music chart rankings.”

Shinsadong Tiger explained, “Since we are receiving money for our work, we have to take responsibility.” Brave Brothers, who has just established their own record label, stated, “I’m also very concerned about chart rankings… It’s because it takes a lot of money to produce an album.”

When asked about their earnings, Shinsadong Tiger refused to reveal the total amount that he’s made as a producer. “I’m afraid my parents will rely on me too much if I reveal my earnings,” he said, causing laughter over his joke. However, he added, “When I’m making a lot, I make up to 100 million Korean Won (~$89,000 USD) a month. But, if I even rest for one day, my earnings for next month decreases.”

Brave Brothers replied that for the past 4 years, his total earnings were a staggering 5 billion Korean Won (~$4.42 million USD). He revealed that the songs he receives the most copyright fees for are Son Dambi‘s “Saturday Night” and After School‘s “Because of You”.

As for Shinsadong Tiger, his best money-making songs were revealed to be BEAST‘s“Fiction”, 4minute‘s “Muzik”, T-ara‘s “Bo Peep Bo Peep”, and a commercial song for Kim Jong Gook.

On this episode, Eunjung and Soyeon (T-ara), HyunA and Jiyoon (4minute), Lizzy, Jungah, and Kahi (After School), and Doojoon and Junyung (BEAST), all made appearances as well to show the two composers their support.

Source + Photo: Money Today via Naver, Seoul Newspaper via Naver

Brave Brothers came up with Son Dambi’s “Saturday Night” dance in his boxers

Hit composer Brave Brothers recently guested on a recording of KBS‘s ‘Win Win‘ and revealed a behind-the-scenes story of how he came up with Son Dambi’s mega-hit, “Saturday Night“.

Brave Brothers revealed, “Up to this point, I’ve made the most royalties from ‘Saturday Night’. Quite honestly, I made the song in about 10 minutes, and I was also the one that came up with the idea for her choreography. I was wearing just my boxers at home when I came up with it and I got so excited that I called up the company CEO and director to my home and showed them the dance in my underwear.”

Fellow composer Shinsadong Tiger added, “I also came up with the point dance in ‘Roly Poly‘. I showed it to them on the spot.”

The full episode will air at 11:15 PM KST on November 25th.

Source + Photos: Mydaily via Naver

Brave Brothers opens a large-scale hip hop club, ‘PHANTOM’

Producer Brave Brothers has revealed that he’ll be opening a hip hop club in Kangnam, Seoul.

Representatives of Brave Music stated, “Because it’s so hard to make hip hop approachable to the general public, he’s been thinking of different ways to bring the hip hop culture to light since last year. He’s decided to open and run a large-scale hip hop club that he’s personally invested in called ‘PHANTOM‘.”

Brave Brothers will be holding a grand opening party on October 28th and 29th with a star-studded guest list of popular rappers and stars.

Representatives continued, “He’s always felt that it was a pity that there weren’t any clubs where people could have a clean, fun time. He hopes that it’ll be a club that introduces a lot of different cultures and genres to the youth. The club will not only have showcases and performances by hip hop artists, but will also be a performance hall for underground artists as well.”

They added, “He’ll be on the lookout for the discovery of rookie talents.”

Source + Photos: MK via Naver

Brave Brothers and Shinsadong Tiger to reveal personal stories on ‘Win Win’

Star producers Brave Brothers and Shinsadong Tiger will appear on the October 25th broadcast of KBS‘s talk show, ‘Win Win‘.

A staff member from the show shared, “Brave Brothers and Shinsadong Tiger will each reveal their personal stories, which seem like they come straight from a movie. They’ve lived rough lives during their school days, but despite their hardships, they’ve managed to write many hit songs. Their movie-like lives and their journey to become successful composers will be shared through ‘Win Win’.”

The representative continued, “BEAST, 4minute, T-ara, After School — Brave Brothers and Shinsadong Tiger were responsible for creating many of their hits, in addition to other artists’ songs as well. The producers will talk about their music and their personal stories.”

Stay tuned for updates on this exciting interview!

Source + Photo: Osen via Naver

IU cheered for C-REAL’s Debut

New rising girl group C-REAL is ready to steal the hearts of male fans!

On October 13th, before C-REAL held their debut stage on ‘Mnet’s M! Countdown‘ with “No No No No No“, they prepared by having their stage make-up done at a salon in Seoul.

Lenny, the youngest member, made sure to be fully prepared by making different cute poses in front of a mirror despite the busy schedule. Lenny shyly stated, “We ran into IU the day before our debut, and she cheered for us… We hope to shake up and mesmerize the male fans with our girly energy.”

C-REAL is a five-member young girl group consisting of [C]hemi (18), [R]e Dee (17), [E]ffie (17), [A]nn J (16), and [L]enny (15).

Famous composer and producer, Choi Gap Won has carefully trained them for two years under his company, N.A.P Entertainment.

Additionally, hit making producers Brave Brothers and Shinsadong Tiger collaborated together for C-REAL‘s debut.

Source: StarNews