CJ E&M Music Performance Division
Native name | CJ E&M 음악공연사업부문 |
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Romanized name | CJ E&M eumak gongyeonsa-eop bumun |
division of CJ E&M | |
Industry | Music & Entertainment |
Genre | K-pop |
Predecessor |
Mediopia, Poibos (former Daeyoung AV), MaxMP3 |
Founded | 1994 (as Mediopia Technology Corp.) |
Headquarters | CJ E&M Center, Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Ahn Suk-joon (Division Head) |
Products | Album, concert |
Services |
Publishing records Entertainment agency |
Parent | CJ E&M Corp. |
Divisions | see also |
Subsidiaries |
AOMG FNC Entertainment MMO Entertainment Music Works UK Muzik |
Website | Official website |
CJ E&M Music Performance Division (Hangul:CJ E&M 음악공연사업부문 CJ E&M eumak gongyeon saeopbumun), also known as CJ E&M Music and Live (or Music·Live) (formerly known as Mediopia Technology Corp., GM Agency Co. Ltd., CJ Music Inc. and Mnet Media Corp.), is a South Korean entertainment company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea which produces, broadcasts, distributes and provides a variety of music and entertainment. It is a subsidiary of the CJ Group.[1] Once the home to top-selling artists/groups, such as Lee Hyori and SeeYa, its current roster of recording artists include T-ara, CNBLUE and F.T. Island.
CJ E&M Music won the "Music Distributor of the Year" trophy at the 3rd Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards in 2014.[2]
Business
The CJ E&M Music Performance Division consists of five divisions:
- Music – entertainment management (music planning and development, production and sales, concerts, etc.)
- Broadcasting – variety program production, owns 2 music cable channels Mnet and KMTV.
- Online music content – runs online music store Mnet.com
- ASP – Naver, LG Telecom mobile music content provider
- Artist management – artist management and support
In 2012 CJ E&M launched a joint venture with Taiwanese firm Cayenne Entertainment Technology Co. to distribute video games.[1]
In 2014, CJ E&M launched a joint venture with Japan's Victor Entertainment, called CJ Victor Entertainment.[3]
In 2015, CJ E&M acquired Hip Hop label Hi-Lite Records [4]
In 2016, CJ E&M acquired shares and formed a Strategic Alliance/Partnership with AOMG.[5][6]
Roster
Recording artists
Groups
- Mamamoo (distributor; signed to Rainbow Bridge World)
- SG Wannabe
- Davichi
- Linus's Blanket
- Spica
- Spica.S
- I.O.I (co-managed with YMC Entertainment)
- BOYS24 (Upcoming boy group, co-managed with Liveworks Company)[7][8][9]
Soloists
Subsidiaries
AOMG
AOMG is an independent subsidiary label of CJ E&M since 2016.
Hi-Lite Records
Hi-Lite Records is an independent subsidiary label of CJ E&M since 2015.
1877 Entertainment
1877 Entertainment is an independent subsidiary label of CJ E&M since 2014.[10]
FNC Entertainment
FNC Entertainment is an independent subsidiary label of CJ E&M founded in 2006.
MMO Entertainment
MMO Entertainment is an in-house subsidiary label of CJ E&M.
MMO means "Music Makes One" (main promotional slogan of CJ E&M's flagship music channel Mnet).
Groups
- Wable
Soloists
- Son Ho Young
- Park Bo Ram
- Hong Dae Kwang
The Music Works
The Music Works (Music Works for short) is an in-house subsidiary label of CJ E&M. It was founded by Oh Won-chul (Philip Oh), former CEO of Baek Ji-young's former agency WS Entertainment, in partnership with CJ E&M.
The agency's logo is a play on the letter M on Mnet's logo, combining the letters M and W.
Soloists
- Baek Ji Young
- Yoo Seung Eun
- Song Yoo Bin
- Gong Minzy
Groups
- Gilgu Bonggu (GB9)
- BASTERD
- MYTEEN (set to debut in 2017)
Trainees
- Kim So Hee (Produce 101) and part of I.B.I under Loen Entertainment
- Lee Se Woong (MYTEEN)
- Choi Eunsu (MYTEEN)
- Kim Guk Heon (MYTEEN)
- Shin Jun Seob (MYTEEN)
- Park Min Jun (MYTEEN)
- Kim Jae Hwan (Music Works Seeds)
- Yeo Min Ho (Music Works Seeds)
- Lee Roo Ha (Music Works Seeds)
- Son Hyun Mi (Idolmaster)
- Oh Yoo Hyun
- Lee Yi Man
Former Artists
Recording artists |
Actors |
Former subsidiaries
- Good Entertainment (defunct since 2009)
- MBK Entertainment (formerly known as Core Contents Media, it was acquired by MBK Co., Ltd. in 2014)
Distribution Network
Present
Korean
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Japanese
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Former
- Chrome Entertainment (2012-2013) (moved to Sony Music Korea)
- DSP Media (2002-2013) (moved to LOEN Entertainment)
- JYP Entertainment (moved to LOEN Entertainment, KMP Holdings, and later KT Music)
- Map the Soul Inc. (2009-2010)
- NH Media (moved to Warner Music Korea, KT Music, Sony Music Korea, LOEN Entertainment, Neowiz Internet and later TSN Company)
- Nega Network (moved to LOEN Entertainment)
- Star Empire Entertainment (moved to LOEN Entertainment and KT Music)
- Woollim Entertainment (moved to LOEN Entertainment and KT Music)
- YG Entertainment (moved to KMP Holdings and later KT Music)
- Plan A Entertainment (formerly A Cube Entertainment, acquired by LOEN Entertainment)
Controversies
Price manipulation
CJ E&M Music (then Mnet Media) was one of the 15 companies fined and sued by the Korean FTC for price rigging in 2011.[11]
Plagiarism
References
- 1 2 "CJ E&M launches game distribution JV in Taiwan". Korea Times. 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
- ↑ "Winners from 'The 3rd GAON Chart Kpop Awards'!". Allkpop. 2014-02-12. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
- ↑ CJ E&M, Victor Entertainment launch music joint venture
- ↑ CJ E&M, 래퍼 팔로알토 힙합 레이블 인수
- ↑ CJ E&M, 박재범·쌈디의 힙합 레이블 AOMG 인수
- ↑ 전지현·조정석 소속사 문화창고 "CJ E&M과 인수협상 논의 중" [공식입장]
- ↑ CJ E&M launches mega K-pop project ‘Boys 24’
- ↑ CJ E&M Corporation Invests $20.6 Million In New K-Pop Group Boys 24
- ↑ CJ E&M Reveals Boy Group Survival Show “Boys24″ Includes Trainees From Top-Notch Agencies
- ↑ http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/61455/cj-em-joins-label-system
- ↑ "Korea's Fair Trade Commission fines 15 music distributors for collectively rigging prices". allkpop. March 1, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2013.