Gold Medalist (company)

Goldmedalist (Korean: 골드메달리스트; stylized in all caps) is a privately held South Korean entertainment company established in 2019 by Lee Sarang and Kim Mi-hye. It currently manages actors Kim Soo-hyun and Seol In-ah. It has also co-produced the 2020 romantic television series It's Okay to Not Be Okay and 2021 One Ordinary Day.

GOLDMEDALIST Co., Ltd.

Logo since 2019[update]
Native name	골드메달리스트
Company type	Private
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	2019; 6 years ago (2019) in Seoul, South Korea
Headquarters	Seongdong-gu, Seoul , South Korea
Area served	Asia
Services	Artist Management Film/TV Production
Website	goldmedalist.com

Establishment

In December 2019, media reported that Kim Soo-hyun will set up his own agency with his cousin Lee Sarang leaving his then management company KeyEast.^[1] GOLDMEDALIST was established by the director Lee Sarang and the producer Kim Mi-hye, who have worked with Kim Soo-hyun since the 2009 Korean drama Will It Snow for Christmas?.^[2][3] Along with Kim Soo-hyun, the company recruited actresses Seo Yea-ji and Kim Sae-ron.^[4]

Artists

Current

Source:^[5]

• Kim Soo-hyun (2020–present)^[6]
• Seol In-ah (2022–present)^[7]
• Choi Hyun-wook (2020–present)
• Kim Su-gyeom (2020–present)
• Kim Seung-ho (2020–present)
• Lee Chae-min (2020–present)
• Lee Jong-hyun (2020–present)
• Yoo Eun-ji (2021–present)
• Jeong Han-seol (2022–present)
• Kim Si-eun (2023–present)
• Song Ga-yeon (2024–present)

Former

• Kim Sae-ron (2020–2022)^[6][8]
• Jo Seung-hee (2020–2023)
• Seo Yea-ji (2020–2023)

Works

Television series

Key

†	Denotes television series that have not yet been broadcast

Title	Year	Original title	Original Network	Associated production	Ref.
It's Okay to Not Be Okay	2020	사이코지만 괜찮아	tvN	Studio Dragon Story TV	[9]
One Ordinary Day	2021	어느 날	Coupang Play	Studio M Chorokbaem Media	[10]

References

1. Dong, Sun-hwa (December 12, 2019). "Actor Kim Soo-hyun to set up own agency". The Korea Times. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
2. Park, Sae-jin (January 2, 2020). "Actor Kim Soo-hyun joins rookie entertainment agency". Aju Business Daily. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
3. Lee, Jung-hyun (January 1, 2020). "Kim Soo-hyun, after leaving Keyeast, eventually join hands with cousin". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved December 3, 2020.
4. Lee, Jae-lim (January 1, 2020). "Kim Soo-hyun signs a new contract". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
5. Park, Jung-sun (September 15, 2020). "Exclusive contract with new member Lee Chae-min and Kim Soo-hyun's agency Goldmedalist". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved December 3, 2020.
6. "Kim Soo-hyun signs a new contract". Korea JoongAng Daily. January 2, 2020.
7. Kim So-yeon (April 11, 2022). "설인아, 골드메달리스트와 전속 계약…김수현·서예지와 한솥밥[공식]" [Seol In-ah, an exclusive contract with a gold medalist... Kim Soo-hyeon, Seo Ye-ji and One Pot Rice [Official]] (in Korean). Star Today. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Naver.
8. "'음주운전 자숙' 김새론, 소속사와 결별 "재계약 않기로" [공식]". 뉴스1 (in Korean). December 1, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
9. Lee, Jihyun (February 2, 2020). "방법→비밀의숲2 2020년 tvN 드라마 더욱 강력해졌다". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved February 9, 2020.
10. Lee, Jung-hyun (January 5, 2021). 김수현 차기작은 사법제도 다룬 장르극 '그날 밤' [Kim Soo-hyun's next work, 'That Night', a genre drama about the judicial system]. Yonhap. Retrieved January 5, 2021.

External links

• Official website
• Goldmedalist on Instagram