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Woollim Entertainment
Native name
울림 엔터테인먼트
Woollim 엔터테인먼트
Industry
Genre
FoundedOctober 1, 2003; 20 years ago (2003-10-01)
FounderLee Jung-yeop
HeadquartersSeongsan-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Key people
Lee Jung-yeop (CEO)
Services
  • Music Production
  • Licensing
  • Artists Management
Revenue₩11,739,000,000 (2012)[1]
₩1,974,000,000 (2012)[1]
Total assets₩5,128,000,000 (2012)[1]
OwnersWoollim Holdings (67.10%)
SM Culture & Contents (27.40%)
Websitewww.woolliment.com

Woollim Entertainment (Korean: 울림 엔터테인먼트; RR: Ullim Enteoteinmeonteu) is a South Korean entertainment company founded in 2003 by Lee Jung-yeop.

The label is home to artists such as Golden Child, Rocket Punch, Drippin, and Kwon Eun-bi.[2] It has previously handled artists Epik High, Infinite, Lovelyz, Nell and actor Kim Min-seok.

History

In June 2010, Woollim debuted their first ever boy group, Infinite.[3]

In August 2013, Woollim Entertainment merged with SM Entertainment's subsidiary SM Culture & Contents (SM C&C) to form "Woollim Label", an independent record label whose music would be different from SM Entertainment's sounds with their own color of music and an eclectic lineup of artists.[4]

In November 2014, Woollim debuted their first girl group, Lovelyz.[5]

On March 21, 2016, SM C&C announced that it decided to separate its video content business from its music content business. SM C&C established Woollim Entertainment (Woollim Entertainment Co., Ltd) to handle its music content business, with SM C&C owning all stocks of the company. The partition came into effect on June 8, 2016.[6]

In August 2017, Woollim debuted their second boy group after seven years, Golden Child.[7]

In August 2019, Woollim debuted their second girl group, Rocket Punch.[8] In October 2020, Woollim debuted their third boy group, Drippin.[9]

In late-April 2021, Following the disbandment of Produce 48 group Iz*One, Woollim then-trainees Kwon Eun-bi and Kim Chae-won returned to the company.[10][11]In September 2021, Kim Chae-won left the company.[12]

On November 1, 2021, Woollim Entertainment announced 7 out of 8 members of Lovelyz contract expired on November 16. Among the members, only Baby Soul, now using her real name Lee Su-jeong, has re-signed with the company, while the remaining members did not re-sign.[13]

Artists

Groups

Soloists

Former artists

References

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  3. ^ Ahn, Seong-ho (June 9, 2010). "[포토엔]인피니트, 긴장되는 첫 무대~". Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  4. ^ Jeong, Hyeong-seok (August 9, 2013). "SM C&C, 울림엔터 합병…SM그룹 레이블 사업 본격화". Hankyung (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  5. ^ Seon, Mi-kyoung (November 17, 2014). "러블리즈, 17일 데뷔앨범 발매..소녀감성+음악성 담았다". Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  6. ^ Lee, Min-ji (March 21, 2016). "SM C&C-울림엔터, 3년만 사업 분할 결정". Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 30, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  7. ^ Yun, Jun-pil (August 28, 2017). "'인피니트 동생' 골든차일드, 데뷔 D-DAY...오후 6시 음원·MV 공개". Ten Asia (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  8. ^ Lee, So-dam (August 7, 2019). "'울림 신인걸그룹' 로켓펀치, 오늘 정식 데뷔..타이틀곡은 '빔밤붐' [공식]". Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
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  12. ^ https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/008/0004646735
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  14. ^ "곽정욱 '소녀무덤' 캐스팅, 불량소년 기태로 변신…기대감". starnews. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
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  17. ^ Ahn Ha-na (January 24, 2022). "이성종, 울림엔터와 전속계약 만료 "감사함 잊지 않을 터"(공식입장 전문)" [Seongjong Lee, exclusive contract with Woollim Entertainment expired “I will never forget my gratitude” (full of official position)] (in Korean). MBN. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Naver.
  18. ^ "인피니트 남우현, 울림엔터테인먼트 떠난다" [Infinite's Nam Woohyun leaves Woollim Entertainment] (in Korean). Edaily. October 7, 2022. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022 – via Naver.
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  20. ^ "'활동 중단' 알렉스, 드리핀 탈퇴 "개인 진로 위해, 전속계약 종료"[전문]"(공식)". Herald Pop. Naver. July 28, 2023. Archived from the original on July 28, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.

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