▲ This photo provided by YG Entertainment shows a part of the behind-the-scenes content of boy group iKON. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) 

 

 

SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group iKON will be the second idol band from YG Entertainment to join Weverse, a fan community platform created by HYBE.

Weverse will be opening a community space for iKON at noon on June 21st, according to the boy group's agency YG Entertainment on Monday.

This is the second time that a YG idol group has joined Weverse since boy group Treasure joined the fan community platform in March.

YG Entertainment and HYBE (formerly known as Big Hit Entertainment) formed a strategic partnership in January and decided to cooperate in various business areas such as fan platforms, distribution, and contents.

YG Plus, a subsidiary of YG Entertainment, currently distributes albums and music of Big Hit artists, while YG is able to launch their artists globally through Weverse.

iKON, who debuted in 2015 with "My Type," produced a number of hit songs such as "Love Scenario" and "Killing Me," and recently participated in Mnet's boy group performance competition program "Kingdom: Legendary War."

YG Entertainment is currently releasing behind-the-scenes content of iKON in "Kingdom: Legendary War" on SNS channels such as YouTube, and it will also be pre-released on Weverse in the future.

Weverse is a fan community platform run by Weverse Company, a subsidiary of HYBE, with community spaces for both local and foreign artists. On Monday, girl group Everglow was reported to have joined Weverse.

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