Native name | 포켓돌스튜디오 |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Genre | |
| Founded | July 12, 2017 |
| Founder | Kim Kwang-soo |
Number of locations | Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
Key people | Son Yong-geun (CEO)[1] |
| Owner | Lee Jae-hwan (37.47%) Park Gyu-heon (29.29%) Realworks Co., Ltd. (14.63%) Others (18.62%)[2] |
| Parent | MBK Entertainment (Defunct) Interpark |
| Subsidiaries | Phunky Studio (2020) M25 (2021) |
| Website | pocketdol |
PocketDol Studio (Korean: 포켓돌스튜디오), is a South Korean entertainment company established in 2017 by record producer Kim Kwang-soo. The company is best known as the home to the trot singer Song Ga-in, boy group BAE173 and vocal group Espero.
It was established in 2017 by Kim Kwang-soo with joint venture of his company MBK Entertainment and Interpark. They firstly appearance in public as a production company was then known as The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project Culture Industry Company for survival show The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project aired by KBS2.[3][4] It was later announced that PocketDol Studio would manage the winner of the The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project group, UNB and UNI.T.[citation needed]
In February 2019, it was announced that parent company MBK Entertainment would signed the winner of the Under Nineteen group, 1the9 for one year.[5] The group later were manage by PocketDol Studio which revealed prior to their debut in April 2019.[6]
In May 2019, the winner of the trot competition show Miss Trot producing by PocketDol Studio, Song Ga-in signed the company.[7]
In April 2020, Produce X contestant Hangyul and Dohyon debuted as duo H&D.[citation needed]
In May 2020, DIA were transferred from MBK Entertainment to the company ahead of their comeback.[citation needed]
In November 2020, PocketDol Studio debuted their first boy group, BAE173.[8][9]
On February 27, 2022, a seven-final member were chosen through the survival show My Teenage Girl to debut in the winner group, Classy.[citation needed] The group debuted on May 5, 2022, under its subsidiary M25.[citation needed]
In December 2022, PocketDol Studio debuted boy vocal group, Espero.[10][11]
In June 2023, a twelve final member were chosen through the survival show My Teenage Boys to debut on the winner group, Fantasy Boys.[12]
On June 22, 2023, it was announced that Bae173's member Nam Do-hyun left the group after the legal battle against the agency, following the suspension of the contract.[13]