CJ E&M Music Performance Division

CJ E&M Music Performance Division
(DBA CJ E&M Music and Live)
Native name
 CJ E&M 음악공연사업부문
CJ E&M eumak gongyeonsa-eop bumun
division of CJ E&M
Industry Entertainment
Genre
Predecessor Mediopia
Poibos (former Daeyoung AV),
MaxMP3
Founded 1994 (as Mediopia Technology Corp.)
Headquarters CJ E&M Center, Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Ahn Suk-joon (Division Head)
Products
Services
  • Record Distribution
  • Licensing
  • Publishing
  • Management
Parent CJ E&M Corp.
Divisions see also
Subsidiaries MMO Entertainment (Sub-label)
Music Works (Sub-label)
UK Muzik (Sub-label)
CJ Victor Entertainment (2014)
1887 Entertainment (2014)
Hi-Lite Records (2015)
AOMG (2016)
Website Official website

CJ E&M Music Performance Division (Hangul:CJ E&M 음악공연사업부문 CJ E&M eumak gongyeon saeopbumun), also known as CJ E&M Music and Live (or Music·Live) (formerly known as Mediopia Technology Corp., GM Agency Co. Ltd., CJ Music Inc. and Mnet Media Corp.), is a South Korean entertainment company established by CJ Group subsidiary CJ E&M.[1] The company operates as a entertainment company, talent agency, music production company, event management, concert production company, music publishing house and television production company.

The company current is home to artists such as SG Wannabe, Davichi, Baek Ji-young, Roy Kim, Son Ho-young, Hong Dae-kwang, Park Bo-ram, Eric Nam, Heize, Minzy, Kim So Hee and formerly to pioneering artists TURBO, SeeYa, Lee Hyori, Yoon Jong Shin, I.O.I.

CJ E&M Music won the "Music Distributor of the Year" trophy at the 3rd Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards in 2014.[2]

Business

The CJ E&M Music Performance Division consists of five divisions:

In 2012 CJ E&M launched a joint venture with Taiwanese firm Cayenne Entertainment Technology Co. to distribute video games.[1]

In 2014, CJ E&M launched a joint venture with Japan's Victor Entertainment, called CJ Victor Entertainment.[3]

In 2015, CJ E&M acquired Hip Hop label Hi-Lite Records [4]

In 2016, CJ E&M acquired shares and formed a Strategic Alliance/Partnership with AOMG.[5][6]

Roster

Recording artists

Groups

Soloists

Subsidiaries

AOMG

AOMG is an independent subsidiary label of CJ E&M since 2016.

Hi-Lite Records

Hi-Lite Records is an independent subsidiary label of CJ E&M since 2015.

1877 Entertainment

1877 Entertainment is an independent subsidiary label of CJ E&M since 2014.[10]

MMO Entertainment

MMO Entertainment is a subsidiary label of CJ E&M.

MMO means "Music Makes One" (main promotional slogan of CJ E&M's flagship music channel Mnet).

Trainees

The Music Works

The Music Works (also known as, Music Works) is a subsidiary label of CJ E&M founded by Oh Won-chul (Philip Oh), former CEO of Baek Ji-young's former agency WS Entertainment.

The agency's logo is a play on the letter M on Mnet's logo, combining the letters M and W.

Soloists

Groups

Trainees

Former trainees

Former Artists

Recording artists

Actors

Former subsidiaries

Distribution Network

Present

Former

Controversies

Price manipulation

CJ E&M Music (then Mnet Media) was one of the 15 companies fined and sued by the Korean FTC for price rigging in 2011.[11]

Plagiarism

References

  1. 1 2 "CJ E&M launches game distribution JV in Taiwan". Korea Times. 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
  2. ↑ "Winners from 'The 3rd GAON Chart Kpop Awards'!". Allkpop. 2014-02-12. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
  3. ↑ CJ E&M, Victor Entertainment launch music joint venture
  4. ↑ CJ E&M, 래퍼 팔로알토 힙합 레이블 인수
  5. ↑ CJ E&M, 박재범·쌈디의 힙합 레이블 AOMG 인수
  6. ↑ 전지현·조정석 소속사 문화창고 "CJ E&M과 인수협상 논의 중" [공식입장]
  7. ↑ CJ E&M launches mega K-pop project ‘Boys 24’
  8. ↑ CJ E&M Corporation Invests $20.6 Million In New K-Pop Group Boys 24
  9. ↑ CJ E&M Reveals Boy Group Survival Show “Boys24″ Includes Trainees From Top-Notch Agencies
  10. ↑ http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/61455/cj-em-joins-label-system
  11. ↑ "Korea's Fair Trade Commission fines 15 music distributors for collectively rigging prices". allkpop. March 1, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
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