Zico, who headed to the ground, means of mentioning HYBE's financial power

Singer and producer Zico from the group Block B mentioned HYBE's financial power when asked about the difference between small and large agencies.

On the 30th, the YouTube channel ‘Neighborhood Star K’ said, ‘Let’s live hard. A video titled 'Like Zico (ft. SPOT! Live)' was uploaded.

In this day's video, MC Jonathan introduced Zico, "He started off as a small to medium-sized idol, then established a major label and is working hard to make a living."

Jonathan then asked, "You debuted as a small to medium-sized idol during Block B. What is the biggest difference between small and medium-sized companies and large companies?" Zico said, "The financial power itself is different. (Small and medium-sized companies) have less environment and opportunities," and added, "I am not a small or medium-sized idol. “It started from scratch, almost from scratch,” he said, drawing attention.

Zico, who debuted with Block B in April 2011, established his own agency, KOZ Entertainment, in 2018. About two years later, in 2020, it was acquired by HYBE and incorporated into the label.

Zico, who debuted at a small and medium-sized agency, went through the various processes of setting up Shin's agency and being incorporated into HYBE, and is a person who is well aware of the pros and cons of each system. The fact that Zico said of HYBE that ‘the financial power is different and the environment and opportunities provided are good’ has a special meaning.

In particular, this appears to be contradictory to the fact that Adore CEO Min Hee-jin has recently expressed great dissatisfaction with the management of parent company HYBE. CEO Min launched the group New Genes with the financial power and infrastructure of the label provided by HYBE, but raised eyebrows by taking all the results for himself. Furthermore, CEO Min made waves by criticizing HYBE for interfering with New Genes' debut.

Zico also showed maturity as a producer. When asked why he was making a comeback at the same time as Boy Next Door, a group he produced, he said, "Those friends are not affected by my comeback at all. I am that confident. We are not fighting separately, but going together." I also did it.

Also, when asked, "Why do you spend so much time trying to create an idol?" Zico explained, "Isn't it necessary to have a goal and direction to keep moving forward in order to gain motivation to breathe? That's why it's become a habit to give myself missions."

Meanwhile, Zico released the single 'SPOT!' featuring Jenny on the 26th.

Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr