SM Entertainment (SM) has acquired a conCulture stake in one of the largest actor management companies in South Korea. On March 14, SM Entertainment revealed in a regulatory filing that it had acquired BAE Yong-joon's talent management agency KeyEast through a purchase of stocks worth KRW 50 billion (USD $46 million). The transaction gives SM Entertainment a 25.12% stake in KeyEast and makes K...

Korea’s leading management agency YG Entertainment and global streaming giant Netflix announced the launch of Netflix original sitcom series, YG Future Strategy Office (FSO). In this comedy drama, a fictionalized version of the YG office will serve as the background setting for real characters and real events. It will feature YG entertainers, including BIGBANG’s SEUNG Ri, YOO Byung-jae, Dae-sung a...

Actor GANG Dong-won is heading to Hollywood. On December 18th, GANG Dong-won’s management agency YG Entertainment confirmed the actor would star in Tsunami LA, a Hollywood natural disaster movie that will be directed by Simon West. The film features the most massive tidal wave in history of striking in Los Angeles. Shooting will take place in England and Mexico starting in next March, for release ...