Tony An records his final episode on “100 Points out of 100″

According to broadcast representatives of KBS, singer Tony An recently completed his final episode as MC on “100 Points out of 100“.

Tony An was chosen as a fixed cast member back in November, and six months into his role, he’s decided to depart from the program due to conflicting schedules.

His representative stated, “The program underwent a formatting change, and with SBS’s ‘Fun Quiz Club‘ recordings being moved to Wednesdays, it overlaps with ‘100 Points out of 100′. Because it’s impossible to do both, he will unfortunately be leaving the program.”
He continued, “Tony An has a lot of affections for the program especially since they both started off together. He’s extremely upset over the decision, but will in turn bring that focus back to his solo promotions as a singer.”

Source: Joy News 24 via Naver

Tony An to debut his own male idol group later on this year

Tony An will be joining the long line of idol producers by producing his very own idol group under his agency, TN Entertainment.

Instead of following the current trend of girl groups, Tony An will be producing a boy group that’s scheduled for a debut in the latter half of the year. Speaking through Star News, he revealed, “For now, I believe the public will be able to see my idol group between summer and fall.  The group consists of all male members.”

Unfortunately, he hasn’t revealed the name of the group, and is keeping further details under wraps.  The long line of idol turned producers currently includes Shinhwa’s Andy, the producer behind TEEN TOP, and Rain, the producer behind MBLAQ.

When asked how he came up with the idea of producing his own idol group, he revealed, “When I was in the army, Andy, Dynamic Duo and I often talked about wanting to become the next line of producers to follow Lee Soo Man, Yang Hyun Suk, and Park Jin Young.  I felt that we’d be able to deliver our experience as idols to our juniors, which influenced my decision to become a producer.”

Source: Star News via Nate