On the November 5th broadcast of KBS Cool FM’s “Park Myung-soo” radio show, JY Park discussed JYP artists and managing the company with DJ Park Myung-soo.
During the show, Park Myung-soo mentioned JYP groups, “TWICE is on Hal Myung-soo today, and ITZY also appeared on the show previously.“
In response, JY Park laughed and said, “They need to succeed more than I do. My success or failure does not affect the company’s operating profit. The important thing for me is not to lose my sense of the pitch, because I make a lot of fundamental decisions and there is always the risk of losing that touch.“
He continued: “The company’s real revenue depends on them. TWICE and ITZY are bigger than me.”
When Park Myung-soo asked “TWICE didn’t achieve great success in the United States?“, JY Park responded proudly, “Yes, they are doing well in the US.” He added “And ITZY’s new song is crucial too. My new song ‘Easy Lover’ is relatively less important. We have a large staff, so the other artists in the company need to succeed even more“, eliciting laughter.
The conversation then turned to Wonder Girls’ past attempt to break into the US market. Park Myung-soo recalled: “When no one else was trying to break into the American market, you brought the Wonder Girls there. I was amazed and thought: ‘How did he come up with this challenge?’“
JY Park responded: “I knew there was less than a 10% chance of success, but I really wanted to try. It was a significant challenge and I’m still grateful and sorry to Wonder Girls for joining me.” With this heartfelt comment, JY Park showed his special affection for TWICE, ITZY and Wonder Girls, emphasizing that the success of junior artists is at the core of JYP.
Park Myung-soo then asked, “What is JYP’s biggest song in terms of copyright revenue?” JY Park replied: “Right now, that’s TWICE. Although I have many hits from the past, “What is Love?” it’s on a completely different level. It became a global hit, surpassing “Nobody” or “Don’t Leave Me” by more than a hundred times.”
Source: Naver
