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Source: Sports World via Naver, Newsen
by VITALSIGNon March 31, 2011

Hip hop artist/producer Cho PD snagged everyone’s attention when he announced his unconventional plans for his upcoming boy group, Block B.

It’s a well known fact that agency CEOs and senior producers decide the musical direction for their rookie artists. It’s also become customary for these producers to blatantly decide when rookies don’t have enough experience, in addition to extorting their copyright rights from them when it comes to producing music. Although many have voiced their opposition to these trends, Cho PD is one of the few to stir his feelings into action.

The producer has revealed that he has not laid a finger on any of the songs included in Block B’s debut album, nor will he be debuting their work under his name.

Cho PD explained, “Popularity can disappear, but talent will always remain. I want to instill in my artists the ability to grow on their own. Allowing the members to receive their rightfully earned copyright income expands the duration of their career.”

He continued, “Agency CEOs and producers working for only their own profit are not only selfish, but deprive the artists of the opportunities they need. If they really have a message or lyrics that they want to deliver, they should aid the members to find it and write it themselves. There are prevalent instances where people will add their names to the co-producers credits, and extort copyright when all they did was add the sound of one cymbal. But to me, that’s outdated and undemocratic, and I’m sure that such a system won’t last long.”

Noting the various issues surrounding artists, their fanclubs, and their agencies, Cho PD also mentioned that he would be trying a variety of other systems to prevent problems from arising, such as allowing the boys to run their fanclub themselves.

Block B will be making their official debut on April 14th.



'Star Audition 스타오디션-위대한 탄생(이하 위탄)'“Birth of a Great Star” contestant to debut with Cho PD's Block B


Source: Star News via Nate
by VITALSIGNon March 24, 2011

A contestant from MBC’s “Birth of a Great Star” will be debuting as a part of Cho PD’s upcoming hip hop group, Block B!

Originally, his debut was unconfirmed because of a severe knee injury that rendered him unable to participate in Block B’s training. His condition has since improved, and Cho PD has decided to go ahead with his debut in the group.

On March 24th, Block B’s choreography director, Go Yoon Young, revealed, “We thought that he wouldn’t recover in time to film the group’s debut music video, but as the date drew near, he showed much determination and managed to recover in quickly.”

This anonymous member was once eliminated during the “Great Camp” episode of “Birth of a Great Star”. He later tried out for Cho PD’s audition and passed, managing to go straight into recording for Block B’s title track under composer Assbrass.

Cho PD commented, “Last week, I watched him take part in the music video and album jacket shoot, and felt that everything was finally finding its place. I’m really happy with the results.”

The seven-member boy group is scheduled to debut on April 14th.