3 April 2023
K-influencer: Do you have the X-Factor to become the next K-Pop star?
Do YOU have what it takes to be the next K-pop idol?
By the creator of the now-defunct K-pop girl groups SKarf and OhBliss, iGet Entertainment has announced their plans to host global auditions around the region in search of new talents to be trained as artistes in various categories.
Alan Chan, Director and COO of iget Holdings, joins this episode of K-WAVE to tell us more about these auditions as well as what it's like behind the scenes of being a trainee to become the next K-pop superstar.

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20 September 2022
Market View: The ins and the outs of the Kpop business
We're going to be talking all about K-POP today. Earlier this month, a company called Contents Technologies launched a new exchange traded fund focused on listed firms in Korea that benefits from the Kpop culture. Companies include big names such as HYBE - the agency behind South Korean boy band phenomenon BTS, SM Entertainment - who’s managing Girls Generation and YG Entertainment which is behind girl group BlackPink. But how do entertainment businesses work in the first place? What are the sunk costs involved and how do they ensure stable cash flow? On Market View, Prime Time's finance presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with Alan Chan, Chief Executive Officer, iGet Entertainment International. He’s the man that launched the first Singapore-Korean Kpop Group SKarf back in 2012 and has over a decade of experience in the Kpop industry.


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