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YG Entertainment

YG Entertainment
Native name
YG 엔터테인먼트
YG enteoteinmeonteu
Company typePublic
KRX: 122870
Industry
GenreVarious
FoundedFebruary 24, 1996 (1996-02-24)
FounderYang Hyun-suk
Headquarters397-5 Hapjeong-dong, Mapo-gu, ,
South Korea
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Yang Min-suk
(Chairman & CEO)
RevenueIncrease 266.65 billion (US$233.09 million) (2021)
Increase 37.32 billion (US$32.62 million) (2021)
Decrease 7.62 billion (US$6.66 million) (2021)
Owner
Number of employees
415 (2022)
DivisionsActor & Music
Subsidiaries
Websiteygfamily.com Edit this at Wikidata
Footnotes / references
[3][4][5]

YG Entertainment (KoreanYG 엔터테인먼트) is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency established in 1996 by Yang Hyun-suk.[6] The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production company, and music publishing house. In addition, the company operates 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.[7]

Current artists include Eun Ji-won, 2NE1, Akdong Musician, Winner, Blackpink, Treasure, and Babymonster.

Former artists include Swi.T, Moogadang, Wheesung, Epik High, 1TYM, Big Mama, Gummy, Seven, Nam Tae-hyun, Lee Jong-suk, Psy, One, Lee Hi, Jinusean, Bang Yedam, Mashiho, iKon, Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, Lisa, BigBang, and Sechs Kies.

  1. ^ "YG Entertainment Brand Identity Renewal on Behance". March 8, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "YG Entertainment Inc. (A122870)". July 17, 2024. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  3. ^ [와이지엔터테인먼트] 연결재무제표 기준 영업(잠정)실적(공정공시) [[YG Entertainment] Sales (provisional) performance based on consolidated financial statements (fair disclosure)] (in Korean). November 11, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "YG Entertainment Major Stockholders". Archived from the original on May 24, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  5. ^ Shim, Sun-ah; Lee, Eun-jung. "(Yonhap Interview) After 'successful' 20 years, YG Entertainment to keep pursuing refined music: CEO". Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  6. ^ "YG is different". The Korea Times. April 17, 2015. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  7. ^ Song, Su-hyun (August 15, 2016). "[KOSDAQ Star] Strong Japanese partner to defend YG from THAAD risk". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.

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