Inner Circles have sent a protest truck in front of YG Entertainment, which will stay in front of the building from July 27 to August 1. The truck has specific demands for WINNER's Song Mino.
The truck contains several demands they have for Mino. One mentions how on November 26, 2018, Mino released his first solo regular album with the title track "FIANCE." The song was a huge hit, and there were promises for a new album in 2019. However, there has been no indication of Mino's new record. Fans asked YG Entertainment to prepare a solo album for him as soon as possible so that it can be released by the end of 2020.
Last year, Yang Hyun-suk was seen replying to fans' comments asking for a solo album for Mino. Though the company had promised they would, no solo album for Mino was released. Their first demand is that YG should present their plans for Mino's solo activity. Yang Hyun-suk has stated in the past that Mino was preparing for a solo project but it was very time-consuming. No official news has come out since regarding Mino's comeback. Fans are demanding for YG to keep their promises and releas an album for the WINNER member.
Inner Circles want Mino to make two more comebacks before he enlists for the military, and are demanding that Mino makes a comeback by the third quarter of 2020. They also ask for two solo comebacks every year, including mini-albums, and for Mino to continuously release new music and albums.
They are also asking for solo and hip-hop performances, and solo concerts. With the new normal, they included online performances to their list of demands.
Their next demand is for WINNER's Mino to open a personal YouTube channel with a tentative name of #MINOTV.
Next, they demand that Mino should get back-up dancers and the singer should always be featured in the center during dance performances. Inner Circles want choreographies that showcases Mino's superb dance skills. They also want Mino to have more intense, hardcore dances that were worked on by a famous choreographer. Fans ask YG Entertainment to invest in Mino and not be stingy when it comes to their artists.
They also ask for advertisements using various social media platforms and great promotion for Mino. The fans also want him to participate in various music programs, variety shows, music talk shows, and more. They also want him to be able to collaborate with different artists. In short, what Mino's fans are asking is to give him more solo activities and actively support them.
They also want his name on music sites to be changed to "MINO (Song Mino)" for any songs he gets to be featured in. They also want YG Entertainment to add the Hip-Hop Award from Soribada to his profile on Naver. Additionally, they want YG Entertainment to actively sue people who slander and defame him on social media and online forums.
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Song Mino, also known as Mino, is a rapper, singer-songwriter, producer, and idol. He originally made his debut in the group BoM under Y2Y Contents Company, but the group disbanded two years later. In 2013, Mino signed to YG Entertainment as a trainee. That same year, he competed in the survival show "WIN: Who is Next" as a member of Team A. Team A would end up winning the show and would debut as winner.
WINNER debuted in 2014 with the lead single "Empty" and "Colour Ring." The album was a huge hit, with all of the songs dominating the top 10 spots of the MelOn Charts, earning them the nickname "Monster Rookies." That year, he collaborated with Epik High in their single "Born Hater" with other rappers.
In 2015, Mino appeared on Mnet's survival program "Show Me the Money 4," where he won runner-up. His song "Fear," featuring BIGBANG's Taeyang, went on to become one of the best-selling singles of the year and one of the best-selling singles in "Show Me The Money" history.
In 2016, he debuted in the sub-unit MOBB, which contained him and iKON's Bobby. In 2017, he joined the show "New Journey to the West."
Mino's last solo activity was on November 26, when he released "FIANCE." The song was a huge hit, topping the charts throughout December and earning him the Best Hip-Hop Award at the Golden Disc Awards.
