Woollim Entertainment
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Woollim Entertainment (Korean: 울림 엔터테인먼트; RR: Ullim Enteoteinmeonteu) is a South Korean entertainment company founded in 2003 by Lee Jung-yeop.
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Native name | 울림 엔터테인먼트 Woollim 엔터테인먼트 |
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| Founded | October 1, 2003 |
| Founder | Lee Jung-yeop |
| Headquarters | Seongsan-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
Key people | Lee Jung-yeop (CEO) |
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| Revenue | ₩11,739,000,000 (2012)[1] |
| ₩1,974,000,000 (2012)[1] | |
| Total assets | ₩5,128,000,000 (2012)[1] |
| Owners |
Woollim Holdings (67.10%)
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| Website | www |
The label is home to artists such as Golden Child, Drippin, and Kwon Eun-bi.[3] It has previously handled artists Epik High, Infinite, Lovelyz, Nell, Rocket Punch, and actor Kim Min-seok.
History
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Perspective
In June 2010, Woollim debuted their first ever boy group, Infinite.[4]
In August 2013, Woollim Entertainment merged with SM Entertainment's subsidiary SM Culture & Contents (SM C&C) to form "Woollim Label", an independent record label whose music would be different from SM Entertainment's sounds with their own color of music and an eclectic lineup of artists.[5]
In November 2014, Woollim debuted their first girl group, Lovelyz.[6]
On March 21, 2016, SM C&C announced that it decided to separate its video content business from its music content business. SM C&C established Woollim Entertainment (Woollim Entertainment Co., Ltd) to handle its music content business, with SM C&C owning all stocks of the company. The partition came into effect on June 8, 2016.[7]
In August 2017, Woollim debuted their second boy group after seven years, Golden Child.[8]
In August 2019, Woollim debuted their second girl group, Rocket Punch.[9] In October 2020, Woollim debuted their third boy group, Drippin.[10]
In late-April 2021, Following the disbandment of Produce 48 group Iz*One, Woollim then-trainees Kwon Eun-bi and Kim Chae-won returned to the company.[11][12] In September 2021, Kim Chae-won left the company.[13]
On November 1, 2021, Woollim Entertainment announced 7 members of Lovelyz contract expired on November 16 and only Baby Soul, now using her real name Lee Su-jeong, has re-signed with the company, while the remaining members did not re-sign.[14]
On August 24, 2024, Golden Child would be re-organized as a 7-member group, as members Tag, Kim Ji-beom and Choi Bo-min departed from the group did not renew their contract and also confirmed that 5-member of the group had renewed their contract, expect Lee Dae-yeol and Y due both of them renewal contract period has not yet arrived.[15]In December 2024, it was later announced that remaining member of Golden Child terminated their contract, except Lee Jang-jun and Hong Joo-chan.[16]In the same months, Woollim also announced that Rocket Punch had ended their activities after 4 member of the group terminated their contract, with leaving only Suyun remains with the company.[17]
Artists
Groups
Soloists
- Kwon Eun-bi
- Lee Jang-jun
- Hong Joo-chan
- Kim Su-yun
Former artists
- Epik High (2003–2008, 2009–2011)
- Kim Dong-ryul
- Lee Jin-young
- Kang Kyun-sung
- Kwak Jung-wook[18]
- Tasty (2012–2015)
- Nell (2006–2016)[19]
- Infinite (2010–2022)[20]
- Kim Min-seok[23]
- Golden Child
- Oh Hyun-min
- Joo (2015–2020)
- Lovelyz (2014–2021, 2024)
- Kim Chaewon (2018–2021)
- Drippin
- Alex (2020–2023)[25]
- Rocket Punch (2019–2024)
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