KPlus Holdings Co., Ltd.
Native name
주식회사 케이플러스홀딩스
FormerlyK-Plus
YG KPlus
IndustryFashion
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Event Production
Talent Management
Founded2008
FounderGo Eun-kyung
HeadquartersGangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Key people
Go Eun-kyung (founder and chief executive officer)
ParentYG Entertainment Chorokbaem Media
Websitekplusholdings.com

KPlus (Korean: 케이플러스) is a South Korean model and actors management company established by fashion model-turned-CEO Go Eun-kyung in 2008.

History

K-Plus was founded by former model Go Eun-kyung in 2008 to train future models and fashion industry professionals.[1] In February 2014, K-Plus signed a contract for strategic partnership and share investment with talent agency YG Entertainment and finalised the merger with a new name called "YG KPLUS" in September.[2] Go's former protege model-turned-actor Cha Seung-won would be training K-Plus models to become future actors.[3]

In September 2014, top model Kang Seung-hyun signed a contract with YGKPlus.[4]

In June 2017, for the first time in Vietnam's Next Top Model, starting from All-stars' cycle onwards, the winner will receive this contract for him/her to include in the roster list of models.

In May 2022, Green Snake Media acquired 50% of the company’s shares.[5][6][7] The company name later changes to KPLUS with dropping the YG brand.[citation needed]

Female models

(* indicates models in Development)

Male models

(* indicates models in Development)

Actors

See also

References

  1. ^ "패션모델의 대모, 고은경 대표를 만나다". The Korea Times (in Korean). February 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "'YG Entertainment forms a strategic partnership with model management company K PLUS". Allkpop. February 18, 2014.
  3. ^ "'Cha Seung Won to Join Hands with YG to Train Future Model-Turned-Actors". Mwave. June 27, 2014.
  4. ^ Top Model Kang Seung Hyun Makes A Contract With YG KPLUS
  5. ^ "초록뱀미디어, Yg 케이플러스 인수 "소속 아티스트 400명 규모 대형 기획사 도약"".
  6. ^ "초록뱀미디어, Yg 케이플러스 인수 "소속 아티스트 400명 규모 매머드급 K-엔터사 탄생"". 26 May 2022.
  7. ^ "초록뱀미디어, Yg 케이플러스 인수 "400명 규모 매머드급 K-엔터사 탄생"".