Woollim Entertainment

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Woollim Entertainment
Native name
울림 엔터테인먼트
Woollim 엔터테인먼트
Industry
  • Entertainment
Genre
FoundedOctober 1, 2003; 18 years ago (2003-10-01)
FounderLee Jung-yeop
HeadquartersSeongsan-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Key people
Lee Jung-yeop (CEO)
Services
  • Music Production
  • Licensing
  • Artists Management
Revenue₩11,739,000,000 (2012)[1]
₩1,974,000,000 (2012)[1]
Total assets₩5,128,000,000 (2012)[1]
OwnersWoollim Holdings (67.10%)
SM Entertainment (27.40%)
ParentSM Entertainment
Websitewww.woolliment.com

Woollim Entertainment (Korean: 울림 엔터테인먼트; RR: Ullim Enteoteinmeonteu) is a South Korean entertainment company founded in 2003 by Lee Jung-yeop.

The label is home to artists such as Infinite, Golden Child, Rocket Punch, Drippin, and Kwon Eun-bi.[2] It has previously handled artists Epik High, Lovelyz, Nell and actor Kim Min-seok.

History[]

In June 2010, Woollim debuted their first ever boy group, Infinite.[3]

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.[4]

In November 2014, Woollim debuted their first girl group, Lovelyz.[5]

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.[6]

In August 2017, Woollim debuted their second boy group after seven years, Golden Child.[7]

In August 2019, Woollim debuted their second girl group, Rocket Punch.[8]

In October 2020, Woollim debuted their third boy group, Drippin.[9]

On November 1, 2021, Woollim Entertainment announced 7 out of 8 members of Lovelyz contract expired on November 16. Among the members, 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.[10]

Artists[]

Recording artists[]

Former artists[]

  • Epik High
  • Kim Dong-ryul
  • Lee Jin-young
  • Kang Kyun-sung
  • Kwak Jung-wook[11]
  • Tasty (2012–2015)
  • Nell[12]
  • Infinite[13]
    • Hoya (2010–2017)
    • L (2010–2019)
    • Sungkyu (2010–2021)
    • Dongwoo (2010–2021)
    • Sungyeol (2010–2021)
  • Kim Min-seok[14]
  • Golden Child
    • Park Jae-seok (2017–2018)
  • Oh Hyun-min
  • Joo (2015–2020)
  • Lovelyz (2014–2021)
    • Jiae (2014–2021)
    • Jisoo (2014–2021)
    • Mijoo (2014–2021)
    • Kei (2014–2021)
    • Jin (2014–2021)
    • Sujeong (2014–2021)
    • Yein (2014–2021)
  • Kim Chae-won (2018-2021)

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "울림엔터테인먼트 합병에 웃는 SM C&C, 주가 상승세". Naver (in Korean). August 9, 2013. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  2. ^ "Woollim Entertainment". woolliment.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
  3. ^ Ahn, Seong-ho (June 9, 2010). "[포토엔]인피니트, 긴장되는 첫 무대~". Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  4. ^ Jeong, Hyeong-seok (August 9, 2013). "SM C&C, 울림엔터 합병…SM그룹 레이블 사업 본격화". Hankyung (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  5. ^ Seon, Mi-kyoung (November 17, 2014). "러블리즈, 17일 데뷔앨범 발매..소녀감성+음악성 담았다". Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  6. ^ Lee, Min-ji (March 21, 2016). "SM C&C-울림엔터, 3년만 사업 분할 결정". Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 30, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  7. ^ Yun, Jun-pil (August 28, 2017). "'인피니트 동생' 골든차일드, 데뷔 D-DAY...오후 6시 음원·MV 공개". Ten Asia (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  8. ^ Lee, So-dam (August 7, 2019). "'울림 신인걸그룹' 로켓펀치, 오늘 정식 데뷔..타이틀곡은 '빔밤붐' [공식]". Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  9. ^ Choi, Ji-ye (October 28, 2020). "'인피니트 동생' 골든차일드, 데뷔 D-DAY...오후 6시 음원·MV 공개". Ten Asia (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  10. ^ "러블리즈 해체…울림 "16일 계약만료, 각자 새출발" (공식) [전문]". Naver (in Korean). November 1, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  11. ^ "곽정욱 '소녀무덤' 캐스팅, 불량소년 기태로 변신…기대감". starnews. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  12. ^ "넬, 울림엔터와 결별...10년 활동 종지부". Etoday. March 22, 2016. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  13. ^ ""호야 탈퇴"…인피니트, 완전체 깨고 6인조 축소 [공식입장]". TVReport. Naver. August 30, 2017.
  14. ^ "울림 측 "김민석과 전속계약 만료..재계약 NO"(공식)". Herald Pop. Naver. November 16, 2017. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2018.

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