Swing Entertainment
Swing Entertainment (Korean: 스윙 엔터테인먼트) is a South Korean privately held entertainment company founded in June 2018. The company is home to K-pop artists Kim Jae-hwan, A.C.E (co-managed with Beat Interactive), and Kep1er (co-managed with Wake One Entertainment). It also formerly managed I.O.I, Wanna One, Iz*One, X1, and Natty.
Native name | 스윙 엔터테인먼트 |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Industry | Music Entertainment |
| Genre | |
| Founded | June 8, 2018 |
| Founder | Shin Dong-gil |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Asia |
Key people | Shin Dong-gil (founder/executive director) Cho Yoo-myung (president/CEO)[1] |
| Products | Albums Concerts Music videos |
| Owner | CJ ENM (51%) Cho Yoo-myung (33%) Shin Dong-gil (8%) Kim Dong-jun (8%)[2] |
| Parent | CJ ENM |
| Website | http://www.swingent.com/default/ |
History
In June 2018, Stone Music Entertainment (CJ E&M main music label at this time) established the exclusive label Swing Entertainment for managing Wanna One since the latter ended their contract with YMC Entertainment, with Shin Dong-gil (who is the former manager under YMC Entertainment) as the label head.
Starting from June 1, Wanna One would be managed under Swing Entertainment, a new agency exclusively established for the group after their contract with YMC Entertainment expired. This new arrangement would still maintain the partnership with YMC.[3][4][5]
Following the disbandment of Wanna One, Kim Jae-hwan signed with Swing Entertainment in 2019.[6]
It was announced that 3 years after their disbandment, I.O.I was set to return in December 2019, potentially with all 11 original members, and will be co-managed by Swing Entertainment and Studio Blu.[7][8] However, the comeback has been virtually canceled due to scheduling conflicts between the members and the ongoing Produce investigations.[9]
After the finale of the survival program, Produce X 101, the final winners, X1, were managed by Swing Entertainment and made their debut on August 27, 2019. However, due to the Mnet vote manipulation investigation, the group disbanded on January 6, 2020.[10]
In December 2019, YMC Entertainment founder and ex-CEO Cho Yoo-myung became the new CEO of Swing Entertainment, replacing his colleague Shin who became an executive director.[1]
On March 10, 2020, it was announced that Swing Entertainment would co-manage Iz*One with sister company Off The Record Entertainment.[11] The group disbanded on April 29, 2021.
On April 6, 2020, Natty, a former contestant in Sixteen and Idol School, signed with Swing Entertainment,[12] before leaving two years later in 2022.[13]
On August 10, 2020, Kim Young-heum, recent contestant for The Voice of Korea season 3, signed with Swing Entertainment.[14]
On February 5, 2021, it was announced that Swing Entertainment would co-manage A.C.E with Beat Interactive.[15]
On October 25, 2021, it was announced that the winner of the Girls Planet 999 group, Kep1er, would be managed by Swing Entertainment along with CJ E&M label Wake One Entertainment. They made their debut on January 3, 2022, and the group's contract will last for two years and six months.[16]
Artists
Recording artists
Groups
- A.C.E (co-managed with Beat Interactive)
- Jun
- Donghun
- Wow
- Kim Byeongkwan
- Chan
- Kep1er (co-managed with Wake One Entertainment)
- Choi Yu-jin
- Shen Xiaoting
- Mashiro Sakamoto
- Kim Chae-hyun
- Kim Da-yeon
- Hikaru Ezaki
- Huening Bahiyyih
- Seo Young-eun
- Kang Ye-seo
Soloists
- Kim Jae-hwan
- Kim Young-heum
Former artists
- Wanna One (2017–2019)
- Yoon Ji-sung (2017–2019)
- Ha Sung-woon (2017–2019)
- Hwang Min-hyun (2017-2019)
- Ong Seong-wu (2017–2019)
- Kang Daniel (2017–2019)
- Park Ji-hoon (2017–2019)
- Park Woo-jin (2017–2019)
- Bae Jin-young (2017–2019)
- Lee Dae-hwi (2017–2019)
- Lai Kuan-lin (2017–2019)
- I.O.I (2019) (co-managed with Studio Blu)
- Lim Na-young (2019)
- Kim Chung-ha (2019)
- Kim Se-jeong (2019)
- Jung Chae-yeon (2019)
- Zhou Jieqiong (2019)
- Kim So-hye (2019)
- Choi Yoo-jung (2019)
- Kang Mi-na (2019)
- Kim Do-yeon (2019)
- X1 (2019–2020)
- Han Seung-woo (2019–2020)
- Cho Seung-youn (2019–2020)
- Kim Woo-seok (2019-2020)
- Kim Yo-han (2019–2020)
- Lee Han-gyul (2019–2020)
- Cha Jun-ho (2019–2020)
- Son Dong-pyo (2019–2020)
- Kang Min-hee (2019–2020)
- Lee Eun-sang (2019–2020)
- Song Hyeong-jun (2019–2020)
- Nam Do-hyon (2019–2020)
- Iz*One (2018–2021) (co-managed with Off The Record Entertainment)
- Kwon Eun-bi (2018–2021)
- Sakura Miyawaki (2018–2021)
- Kang Hye-won (2018–2021)
- Choi Ye-na (2018–2021)
- Lee Chae-yeon (2018–2021)
- Kim Chae-won (2018–2021)
- Kim Min-ju (2018–2021)
- Nako Yabuki (2018–2021)
- Hitomi Honda (2018–2021)
- Jo Yu-ri (2018–2021)
- An Yu-jin (2018–2021)
- Jang Won-young (2018–2021)
- Son Ho-young (2019–2021)
- Natty (2020–2022)
References
- ^ a b X1 And Kim Jae Hwan’s Agency Swing Entertainment Announces New CEO 2020-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Soompi.
- ^ "스윙엔터테인먼트(주) 재무정보" [Swing Entertainment Co., Ltd. Financial Information]. Saramin HR (in Korean). Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ "[종합] "YMC→스윙엔터테인먼트" 워너원 소속사 변경 왜? (전문)". Sports DongA (in Korean). May 31, 2018. from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ^ "[공식입장 전문] 워너원, YMC와 오늘(31일) 계약종료…스윙엔터 이적". OSEN (in Korean). May 31, 2018. from the original on September 23, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ^ "Swing Entertainment Exclusively for Wanna One". Star News. June 1, 2018. from the original on July 22, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ^ "워너원 김재환, 스윙엔터테인먼트 손잡고 솔로활동..."전폭 지원"(공식입장)". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). January 9, 2019. from the original on July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ^ "5년 기약하고 떠난 아이오아이, 3년 앞서 올해 컴백". donga.com (in Korean). July 2, 2019. from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ^ "Girl band I.O.I gets back together for new album in Oct". Yonhap News Agency. July 2, 2019. from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ "[단독]아이오아이, 주결경도 '합류 불투명'...12월 재결합 무산 위기". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). October 29, 2019. from the original on July 18, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ 김효숙 (2019-06-28). "[단독] '프듀X' 데뷔조, 스윙엔터 매니지먼트 가닥…워너원 이어 두번째". News1 Korea (in Korean). from the original on 2019-08-26. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
- ^ "[공식입장] 아이즈원 측 "오프더레코드·스윙엔터, 공동 매니지먼트"". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ^ "[단독] '식스틴' 출신 나띠, 김재환 소속사 스윙 엔터 전속계약…데뷔 초읽기" ['Sixteens Natty signs with Kim Jae-hwan's agency Swing Entertainment, countdown to debut]. Naver (in Korean). April 6, 2020. from the original on June 30, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ^ "'식스틴' 출신 나띠, S2엔터와 전속계약 체결 [공식]". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-07-12.
- ^ Lee, Su-min (October 8, 2020). "'보이스코리아 2020' 김영흠, 스윙엔터와 전속계약". Newsis. from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "비트인터렉티브X스윙엔터, 에이스 공동 매니지먼트 맡는다(공식)". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ Lee, Min-ji (October 25, 2021). "'걸스플래닛999' 최종 데뷔 그룹명 Kep1er 확정 "본격 데뷔 준비 돌입"(공식)". Newsen. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
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External links
- Official website