Management Soop

Management SOOP Corporation (Korean: (주)숲엔터테인먼트) t/a Management SOOP (Korean: 매니지먼트 숲) is a South Korean actors agency that was established in 2011, and is currently operating as a subsidiary of Kakao Entertainment (a Kakao company). The roster includes actors Jeon Do-yeon, Gong Yoo, Gong Hyo-jin, Jung Yu-mi, Kim Jae-wook, Seo Hyun-jin, Choi Woo-shik, Nam Joo-hyuk, Bae Suzy, Nam Ji-hyun and Kim Min-ju, among others.

Management SOOP

Native name	매니지먼트 숲
Company type	Private
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	April 19, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-04-19)
Founder	Kim Jang-kyun
Headquarters	Seoul , South Korea
Area served	Asia
Key people	Kim Jang-kyun (CEO, President)
Services	Actors Management
Owner	Kakao Entertainment (99.36%)
Parent	Kakao Entertainment
Website	Management SOOP Entertainment

History

Management SOOP was founded on April 19, 2011 by Kim Jang-kyun, who formerly worked for SidusHQ and Network of Asia (N.O.A) Entertainment (now Fantagio).

Gong Yoo, Lim Soo-jeong, Gong Hyo-jin, and Jung Il-woo left NOA Entertainment at the end of April and move to the new company SOOP. It has been 2 years and 6 months since they started working at NOA in October 2008.^[1]

On June 27, 2018, Kakao M (now Kakao Entertainment) shared an update following reports that it was in talks to acquire entertainment agencies and created partnerships with three actor management agencies BH Entertainment, J.Wide Company, Management SOOP, and Korea’s leading advertisement model casting agency Ready Entertainment in order to globalize its content.^[2][3]

Artists

Actors

• Gong Yoo
• Jang Sung-hoon
• Kim Jae-Uck
• Lee Chun-hee
• Nam Joo-hyuk
• Park Yeon-woo
• Jung Ga-ram

Actresses

• Bae Suzy^[4][5]
• Gong Hyo-jin
• Jeon Do-yeon^[6]
• Jung Yu-mi^[7]
• Kim Min-ju^[8]
• Kim Ji-su
• Nam Ji-hyun^[9]
• Seo Hyun-jin^[10][11]
• Jeon Hye-jin^[12]

Former artists

• Choi Woo-shik^[13]
• Jeon So-nee^[14]
• Jung Il-woo
• Kim Min-hee
• Kim Tae-geum
• Lee Jae-joon
• Ryoo Seung-bum
• Soo Ae
• Yoo Min-kyu

References

1. Kim, Beom-seok (2011-04-21). "공유 임수정, 싸이더스HQ→NOA→신생 기획사 숲(SOOP)서도 한 식구" [Share Lim Soo-jeong, Sidus HQ → NOA → new agency SOOP is also a family member]. Newsen. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
2. "[공식입장] 카카오M "BH·제이와이드·숲과 전략적 협력관계 구축". Naver. June 27, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
3. "이병헌 품은 카카오M, BH엔터 지분 인수". Naver. June 27, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
4. "Singer-actress Suzy to leave JYP". The Korea Times. March 26, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
5. "Singer-actress Suzy signs new contract with Management Soop". Aju Daily. April 8, 2019.
6. "Jeon Do-youn signs exclusive contract with Gong Hyo-jin agency". Tenasia. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
7. "Jung Yu-mi signs on with new agency". Kpop Herald. 10 March 2006.
8. 박, 상후 (2022-08-29). "[단독]아이즈원 김민주, 숲으로 간다… "공유·수지 한솥밥"".
9. "남지현 :: 네이버 인물검색". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-07-08.
10. "[공식입장] 서현진, 매니지먼트숲과 전속계약..공유와 한솥밥". Naver. January 29, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
11. "Seo Hyun Jin to Join Gong Yoo's Management Agency". SBS News. 29 January 2018.
12. "전혜진, ♥이천희와 일도 사랑도 함께…매니지먼트 숲 전속계약 [공식]". My Daily. March 30, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
13. Kim Ha-young (April 28, 2023). "[공식] 최우식, 매니지먼트 숲과 전속 계약 종료 예정" [[Official] Choi Woo-shik's exclusive contract with Management Soop will be terminated] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
14. "매니지먼트 숲 측 "전소니와 전속계약 종료" FA 됐다[공식입장]". Newsen (in Korean). 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2024-03-23.

External links

• Official website
• Management Soop on Facebook
• Management Soop on Instagram