YG, Naver, Nexon & Wysiwyg Join Forces for Large-Scale Production Complex

Five Korean companies spanning the tech, gaming and entertainment sectors have banded together to build a large production studio and complex in Gyeonggi Province. The backers of the project include YN Culture&Space (YN C&S), an affiliate of YG Enterta...

SM Entertainment Expands with Two New Acquisitions

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 throu...

YG and Netflix to launch YG FUTURE STRATEGY OFFICE

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 back...

GANG Dong-won to Star in Hollywood Disaster Movie TSUNAMI LA

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 m...

Global Star Agency, United Asia Management

This April, six major Korean talent management agencies joined forces to launch the Asian management agency, UAM (United Asia Management). With ‘Hanryu’ or better known as the ‘Korean Wave’ becoming a significant factor in Asia’s Entertainment businesses suc...