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CJ EandM Music Performance Division

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Native name
  
CJ E&M 음악공연사업부문

Industry
  
Music & Entertainment

Headquarters
  
Seoul, South Korea

Parent organization
  
CJ E&M

Type
  
division of CJ E&M

Genre
  
K-pop

Founded
  
1 October 2006

Romanized name
  
CJ E&M eumak gongyeonsa-eop bumun

Predecessor
  
Mediopia, Poibos (former Daeyoung AV), MaxMP3

Artists
  
T‑ara, AOA, IOI, Davichi, Block B

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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 headquartered in Seoul, South Korea which produces, broadcasts, distributes and provides a variety of music and entertainment. It is a subsidiary of the CJ Group. Once the home to top-selling artists/groups, such as Lee Hyori and SeeYa, its current roster of recording artists include, CNBLUE and F.T. Island.

Contents

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

Business

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

  • Music – entertainment management (music planning and development, production and sales, concerts, etc.)
  • Broadcasting – variety program production, owns 2 music cable channels Mnet and KMTV.
  • Online music content – runs online music store Mnet.com
  • ASP – Naver, LG Telecom mobile music content provider
  • Artist management – artist management and support

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

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

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

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

    Groups

  • SG Wannabe
  • Davichi
  • Linus's Blanket
  • Rocoberry
  • Boys24 (Upcoming boy group, co-managed with Liveworks Company)

    • Soloists

  • Roy Kim
  • Eric Nam
  • Emma Wu
  • Kim Feel
  • Heize

    • 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.

    MMO Entertainment

    MMO Entertainment is an in-house subsidiary label of CJ E&M.

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

  • Son Ho Young
  • Park Bo Ram
  • Hong Dae Kwang

    • The Music Works

    The Music Works (Music Works for short) is an in-house subsidiary label of CJ E&M. It was founded by Oh Won-chul (Philip Oh), former CEO of Baek Ji-young's former agency WS Entertainment, in partnership with CJ E&M.

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

    Soloists

  • Baek Ji Young
  • Yoo Seung Eun
  • Song Yoo Bin
  • Gong Minzy
  • Kim So Hee

    • Groups

  • Gilgu Bonggu (GB9)
  • MYTEEN (set to debut in 2017)

    • Trainees

  • Lee Se Woong (MYTEEN)
  • Choi Eunsu (MYTEEN)
  • Kim Guk Heon (MYTEEN)
  • Shin Jun Seob (MYTEEN)
  • Park Min Jun (MYTEEN)
  • Kim Jae Hwan (Music Works Seeds)
  • Yeo Min Ho (Music Works Seeds)
  • Lee Roo Ha (Music Works Seeds)
  • Son Hyun Mi (Idolmaster)
  • Oh Yoo Hyun
  • Lee Yi Man

    • Former subsidiaries

  • Good Entertainment (defunct since 2009)
  • MBK Entertainment (formerly known as Core Contents Media, it was acquired by MBK Co., Ltd. in 2014)
  • FNC Entertainment (spun off)

    • Former

  • Chrome Entertainment (2012-2013) (moved to Sony Music Korea)
  • DSP Media (2002-2013) (moved to LOEN Entertainment)
  • JYP Entertainment (moved to LOEN Entertainment, KMP Holdings, and later KT Music)
  • Map the Soul Inc. (2009-2010)
  • NH Media (moved to Warner Music Korea, KT Music, Sony Music Korea, LOEN Entertainment, Neowiz Internet and later TSN Company)
  • Nega Network (moved to LOEN Entertainment)
  • Star Empire Entertainment (moved to LOEN Entertainment and KT Music)
  • Woollim Entertainment (moved to LOEN Entertainment and KT Music)
  • YG Entertainment (moved to KMP Holdings and later KT Music)
  • Plan A Entertainment (formerly A Cube Entertainment, acquired by LOEN Entertainment)

    • 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.

    References

    CJ E&M Music Performance Division Wikipedia
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