CJ ENM

CJ ENM Co., Ltd (Korean: 씨제이이엔엠, CJ Entertainment aNd Merchandising) is a South Korean entertainment and retail company founded in 2018.

CJ ENM Co., Ltd
주식회사 씨제이이엔엠

Native name	씨제이이엔엠
Type	Public
Traded as	KRX: 035760^[a]
Industry	Entertainment Mass Media Retail
Predecessor	CJ E&M CJ O Shopping
Founded	December 16, 1994; 29 years ago (1994-12-16)^[1] (as CJ O Shopping)
Headquarters	see list
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Kang Ho Sung (CEO) Hou Min-ho (CEO) Jinnie Choi (EVP)^[2]
Owner	CJ Group
Parent	CJ Group
Divisions	Entertainment division Commerce division
Website	www.cjenm.com/ko/

CJ ENM was established as a result of the merger of two CJ Group subsidiaries, CJ E&M and CJ O Shopping respectively, in July 2018.^[3][4]

In 2020, the company established a first look deal with Warner Horizon.^[5]

In early December 2021, CJ ENM has partnered with ViacomCBS (now Paramount) for bringing Paramount+ into TVING along with co-production in future projects.^[6]

In January 2022, CJ ENM bought the majority stake of Endeavor Content and changed the name in September 2022 to Fifth Season.^[7] In December 2023, Toho, through its subsidiary Toho International, announced its intent to acquire a 25% stake in the company from CJ ENM for $225 million.^[8]

Divisions

• CJ ENM Entertainment Division – operates as an entertainment and media company. They produce groups from survival shows like X1, that disbanded in 2020, IZ*ONE (K-pop), that disbanded in 2021, and JO1 (J-pop).^[9]
• CJ ENM Commerce Division – operates as a home shopping company.

Locations

• CJ ENM Entertainment Division: 66, Sangamsan-Ro, Mapo-Gu, Seoul, Korea
• CJ ENM Commerce Division: 870–13, 870–13, Gwacheon-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea

Notes

1. the former ticker symbol of the company's home shopping division.

References

1. District Tax Office (November 15, 2019). "Business registration certificate" (PDF). Korea Broadcasting Technology Association. National Tax Service.
2. "CJ E&M".
3. "CJ오쇼핑·CJ E&M 합병법인 사명 'CJ ENM'으로". m.cj.net.
4. Kwon, Do-yeon (January 17, 2018). . Bloter. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
5. Ago, 4 Days (2020-10-21). "CJ ENM inks first-look deal with Warner Horizon Unscripted TV". TBI Vision. Retrieved 2020-10-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
6. "ViacomCBS and CJ ENM Ink Global Content Pact, Will Launch Paramount Plus in South Korea". Variety. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
7. Goldberg, Lesley (September 7, 2022). "Endeavor Content Rebrands as Fifth Season". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
8. Shackleton, Liz (10 December 2023). "Japan's Toho Acquires 25% Stake In Fifth Season; Korea's CJ ENM Remains Majority Shareholder". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
9. "[단독] CJ ENM "아이즈원 재결성 추진중"… '팬 메이드 그룹' 탄생할까". Naver (in Korean). 2021-06-19. Retrieved 2021-06-21.

External links

• Official website
• CJ ENM on Facebook
• CJ ENM on Instagram
• CJ ENM's channel on YouTube