JYP Entertainment

JYP Entertainment is a South Korean entertainment company founded by Park Jin-young based in Seoul, South Korea. The company operates a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production company as well as a music publishing house. The record label is also one of the three big record labels in the K-pop industry, alongside S.M. Entertainment and YG Entertainment.

JYP Entertainment has been the home of artists like Park Ji-yoon, god, and Rain. The label's current roster of recording artists includes Wonder Girls, 2AM, 2PM, Miss A, Baek A-yeon, 15&, JJ Project, Sunmi, Got7, HA:TFELT, Bernard Park, G.Soul, DAY6 and Twice.

History

Founding:

JYP Entertainment was originally found as Arion Corp. (아라리온), a company that made integrated circuit chips and computer data storage while offering servers. The company's established date is set as the day Arion Corp. was found. On January 29, 1999, the company changed its name to Bogang Media (보광미디어). Afterwards, the company integrated a wireless communicator company called Saytech Corp., so the company name was changed to Saytech Corp. On November 11, 2007, the company was given to the entertainer Rain. Due to that, the name was changed to Jaytune Entertainment (제이튠인터테인먼트).

On December 2008, the company changed its type of enterprise to entertainment. On February 23, 2011, Park Jin-young's JYP Entertainment became the biggest stockholder of J. Tune Entertainment, so the name was changed to reflect the event.

The studio and headquarters of its United States (US) branch, JYP USA, officially opened in New York City in June 20, 2007.[5] In October 2008, JYP Entertainment opened the JYP Beijing Center as its China branch. On November 2011, JYP Creative, a US subsidiary division was established. The company was forced to close all US operations.

Current:

The company is divided into three divisions: entertainment management, phonograph record business and content. The entertainment management division manages advertising, concerts and events. The phonograph record business division manages the planning, production and distribution of phonograph records. The phonograph division also manages casting and singer training. The content division provides digital media and is involved in licensing.

On November 2012, JYP Entertainment shut down its New York City office and its US subsidiary JYP Creative. The subsidiary was closed after a $1.2 million investment and a consequent $1.5 million loss. On Jun 19, 2013, JYP Entertainment finalized a deal to merge with JYP Corporation, a company that dealt with production and distribution of records and music products. On October 17, 2013, JYP Entertainment merged with JYP Corporation. The group is reportedly worth in excess of $100 million.

On December 9, 2013, a report said JYP Entertainment decided to liquidate its sub-label, AQ Entertainment, at the latter's meeting of shareholders

Partnerships

In June 2009, JYP Entertainment and the Jonas Group signed a management deal for the Wonder Girls. Wonder Girls joined the Jonas Brothers' World Tour 2009, in selected cities,and performed their two songs "Nobody" and "Tell Me" as the opening act. In the same year, Hyerim, a joint venture between JYP Entertainment and KeyEast BOF, was founded

KMP Holdings

In March 2010, KMP Holdings was established via a joint venture between JYP, S.M., YG, Star Empire, and other companies. KMP ("Korean Music Power") is the official distributor of releases from these companies.

AQ Entertainment

In December 2013 JYP Entertainment liquidate the sub-label AQ Entertainment, leaving miss A and Baek Ah Yeon under JYP Entertainment. In December 2010, Park Jin-Young announced that Rain would be merging his entertainment company, J. Tune Entertainment, with JYP Entertainment.

United Asia Management

In 2011, JYP Entertainment partnered up with SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment, KeyEast, AMENT and Star J Entertainment to create United Asia Management in an effort to promote Korean pop music internationally. In February 2011, JYP Entertainment was changed to JYP co., Ltd.

United Asia Management

KT Music

In January 2014, the seven talent agencies behind KMP Holdings (S.M. Entertainment, YG Entertainment, JYP Entertainment, Star Empire Entertainment, Media Line, CAN Entertainment and Music Factory Entertainment) formed a collective bond partnership. They bought 13.48% of KT Music's stocks, leaving parent KT Corporation's share with only 49.99%

JYP Nation

JYP Nation is the project name used by JYP Entertainment for compilation works, similar to SM Town and YG Family

Recording artists:

Groups

Wonder Girls

2AM (hiatus)

2PM

miss A

15&

JJ Project (hiatus)

GOT7

DAY6

TWICE

Soloists

J.Y. Park

Baek A-yeon

Bernard Park

G.Soul

Sunmi (Wonder Girls)

HA:TFELT (Wonder Girls)

Jo Kwon (2AM)

Jang Wooyoung (2PM)

Jun. K (2PM)

Lee Junho (2PM)

Jimin Park (15&)

Yerin Baek (15&)

Actors and actressest:

Choi Woo-shik

Kim Jong-moon

Kim Tae-hoon

Lee Jung-jin

Park Joo-hyung

Wei Daxun

Yoon Park (Yun Bak)

Yang Byung-yeol

Jang Hui-ryoung

Jung Yoon-sun

Kim Ji-min

Min Hyo-rin

Song Ha-yoon

Kim Ye-won (2015-current)

Park Jin-young

Nichkhun (2PM)

Ok Taecyeon (2PM)

Hwang Chansung (2PM)

Jang Wooyoung (2PM)

Jo Kwon (2AM)

Kim Minjun (2PM)

Lee Junho (2PM)

JB (Got7)

Park Jin-young/Junior (Got7)

Kim Yubin (Wonder Girls)

Park Ye-eun (Wonder Girls)

Woo Hyelim (Wonder Girls)

Bae Suzy (miss A)

Lee Minyoung (miss A)

Meng Jia (miss A)

Wang Feifei (miss A)

Kang Yoon-je

Shin Eun-soo

Studio artists:

Composers

Baek A Yeon

Fei (miss A)

G.Soul

Ho Yoon-moon aka Moonworker

Hong Ji-sang

Hwang Chansung (2PM)

Jang Wooyoung (2PM)

JB aka Defsoul (GOT7)

Junior (Park Jin-young) (GOT7)

BamBam (GOT7)

Jo Joong-su aka FAME-J

J.Y. Park

Kim Eun-soo

Kim Yubin (Wonder Girls)

Jackson (GOT7)

Jun. K (2PM)

Kwon Tae-eun

Lee Sunmi (Wonder Girls)

Lee Junho (2PM)

Mark Tuan(GOT7)

Min (miss A)

Nichkhun (2PM)

Noday

Ok Taecyeon (2PM)

Park Ye-eun aka HA:TFELT (Wonder Girls)

S.Bros (Seo Jaewoo and Seo Yongbae)

Shim Eun-ji

Stef L PK

Super Changgdai

Suzy (miss A)

Tommy Park

Woo S. Rhee aka RAINSTONE

Woo Hyelim (Wonder Girls)

Yerin Baek (15&)

Choreographers

Ali Lee

Jonte' Moaning

Junior (GOT7)

Yugyeom (GOT7)

Kim Hwa-young

Lia Kim

Park Jin-young

Park Nam-yong

Tomoya Minase

WooNg (Kim Hyungwoong)

JYP Trainees

Lee Chaeyeon (2000)

Kim Eunsuh (2000)

Jeon Somi (2001)

Lee Chaeryeong (2001)

Natty (2002)

Lily Morrow (2002)

Subsidiaries

Studio J

Artists:

G.Soul

Jimin Park (15&)

DAY6

Yerin Baek (15&)

Former artists:

Former singers

Ahn Sohee (Wonder Girls)

Byul

g.o.d

Jay Park (2PM)

Jeong Jinwoon (2AM)

Joo

Lee Changmin (2AM)

Lim Jeong-hee

Lim Seulong (2AM)

Sunye (Wonder Girls)

Noel

One Two

Park Ji-yoon

Pearl

Rain

Ryanghyun Ryangha

San E

Hyuna (Wonder Girls)

Former actors

Kim Dong-yoon

Im So-young

Han Soo-yeon

Kim Ha-eun

Lee Young-yoo

Park Ji-bin

Kim So-young

Lim Seulong

Jeong Jinwoon

Notable former trainees

JYP Entertainment has trained a number of music artists over the years. They include:

Bohyung (SPICA)

Celena Ahn (Miss Korea USA contestant)

Choa (AOA)

Choi Moon-hee (myB)

Chorong (Apink)

CL (2NE1)

Dongwoo (Infinite)

Euijin (Sonamoo)

Eunkyo (Co-Ed School; 5Dolls)

FeelDog (BigStar)

G.NA

Gikwang (Beast)

Haeryeong (BESTie)

Han Ji-seo (Hannah)

Hani (EXID)

H.O (Madtown)

Hong Jin-young

Hoya (Infinite)

Hwang Woolim (Playback)

Hyolyn (Sistar)

Hyomin (T-ara)

Jaekyung (Rainbow)

Jieun (Secret)[22]

Jihyun (4Minute)

Jiyoon (4Minute)

Jung Soryong (Tasty)

Jung Daeryong (Tasty)

Junghwa (EXID)

Kim Dong Hyuk (iKON)

Kim Hansol (Topp Dogg)

Kimberley Chen

Kwangmin (Boyfriend)

Lee Jin-sol (APRIL)

Lee Joo-kyung (myB)

Lee Na-eun (APRIL)

May Doni

Minhyuk (BTOB)

Minwoo (ZE:A)

Nam Gyuri (SeeYa; Actress)

Park Jiwon (Sixteen)

Raina (After School)

Say (EvoL)

Seo Eunkwang (BTOB)

Seyong (MYNAME)

Shin Peniel (BTOB)

Shin Soohyun (U-KISS)

Shownu (Monsta X)

Sohyun (4Minute)

Son Dong-woon (Beast)

Song Minyoung (Sixteen)

Yook Sungjae (BTOB)

Sunhwa (Secret)

Sunwoong (TOUCH)

U JI (BESTie)

XERO (Topp Dogg)

Yang Yo-seob (Beast)

Yein (Lovelyz)

Yoo Youngjae (B.A.P)

Yoon Doo-joon (Beast)

Youngmin (Boyfriend)

Discography

Main article: JYP Entertainment discography

JYP Nation discography

This Christmas (2010)

One Mic (2014)

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