WINNER and iKon started as WIN Team A and WIN Team B. With their debut in 2014, WINNER has recorded an all-kill on music charts and placed 1st on music shows. iKon is preparing profusely to debut in 2015.
Yang Hyun Suk, who has created these two groups assured, “Winner and iKon are totally different groups”.
YG met with TV Report after Taeyang‘s solo concert on the 12th and explained, “WINNER and iKon are totally different groups. WINNER does not fix itself to one genre while iKon’s main force will be hip-hop. So, for now, it might seem like iKon has stronger colors than Winner.”
He continued, “WINNER and iKon have totally different characters so there is no need to worry. Because their pursuits will be different, even in the case that they promote together, there will be no overlap. Winner will present music in unlimited varieties of genres and ikon will draw all kind of pictures with hiphop as their background.”