YG Entertainment

Name:

YG Entertainment

Native name:

YG 엔터테인먼트

Also known as:

Hyun Planning (1996)
MF Planning (1997-1998)
Yang Goon Planning (1998-2001)

Founded:

1996

Founded by:

Yang Hyun-suk

Country:

South Korea

Headquarters:

Mapo-gu, Seoul

Owner:

Yang Hyun-suk (19.33%)
Naver Corporation (8.89%)
Others (71.78%)

Subsidiaries:

Naver Z (joint venture, 1.3% with Naver, HYBE & JYP Entertainment)
Shining Star Culture
STUDIOPLEX
YG Entertainment Japan
YG PLUS
YGEX (partnership with avex)
YG"MM (partnership with GMM Grammy Publication)
HIGHGRND (2015–2018)
KPLUS (2014-2022)
PSYG (2016–2018)
The Black Label (2015-2024)
YG Underground (2005–2009)
YGX (2018-2024)

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Descrption

YG Entertainment (YG 엔터테인먼트) is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production company, and music publishing house and a number of subsidiary ventures under a separate public traded company, YG Plus, which includes a clothing line, a golf management agency, and a cosmetics brand. It was established in March 1996 by Yang Hyun-suk, a former member of K-pop group Seo Taiji and Boys as Hyun Planning (현기획). The company's first act was the hip-hop trio Keep Six. The group did not gain success and disbanded the same year. After Keep Six, the company changed its named to MF Planning and in 1998 to Yang Goon Planning, after Yang Hyun-suk's nickname Yang Goon (양군). In 2001, YG changed to its current name, YG Entertainment, which was named from the initials of Yang Goon. In 2005 it established the YG Underground label. In 2014, YG acquired T Entertainment's staff and actors and then the modelling agency KPlus to expand its acting division. L Capital Asia, an equity of LVMH, become the second-largest investor in YG with an 11.5%. Also in 2014 YG expanded into the beauty industry and created its cosmetics brand Moonshot. In 2015 YG founded two sub-labels, HIGHGRND, to be led by Epik High's Tablo and The Black Label, led by producers Teddy Park and Kush. In 2016 Tencent and Weiying Technology became shareholders with Weiying owning 8.2% and Tencent a 4.5%. HIGHGRND was closed after Epik High terminated their contracts with YG Entertainment in October 2018. On November 16, 2020, The Black Label was converted to an associate company status. In January 2021, Big Hit Entertainment and its tech division beNX bought 17.9% shares in YG Entertainment's subsidiary YG Plus.

Artists

Former artists

AKMU
Cha Seung-won
Han Seung-yeon
Jang Hyun-sung
Jin Kyung
Joo Woo-jae
Jung Hye-young
Kim Hee-ae
Kyung Soo-jin
Lee Ho-jung
Lee Soo-hyuk
Lee Su-hyun
Park So-yi
Park Yoo-na
Seo Jeong-yeon
Son Na-eun
Yoo In-na
Yoo Seung-ho

Anda
Choi Dong-wook
Choi Ji-woo
Epik High
Gang Dong-won
Go Joon-hee
Gummy
Ha Dong-kyun
Heo Yi-jae
Im Ye-jin
Jo Hye-joo
Jung Chan-woo
Jung Jae-won
Jung Sung-il
Jung Yoo-jin
Jung Yoon-seok
Kang Hui
Kim Bo-hyung
Kim Hee-jung
Kim Ji-soo
Kim Sae-ron
Koo Hye-sun
Kwon Hyun-bin
Lee Hi
Lee Hyun-wook
Lee Jong-suk
Lee Yong-woo
Minzy
Miyeon
Nam Joo-hyuk
Oh Sang-jin
Sandara Park
Stephanie Lee
Wheesung