KeyEast

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KeyEast Co., Ltd.
Native name
Hangul
(주)키이스트
Revised Romanization(Ju)Kiiseuteu
FormerlyTuneboom Korea Co., Ltd.
Company type
Parent
SM Studios
Subsidiaries
  • Content K
  • Content N
  • Stream Media Corporation
WebsiteKEYEAST

KeyEast (Korean키이스트; stylized in all caps) is a management agency founded by actor Bae Yong-joon.

History

  • October 8, 1996 – Tuneboom Korea Co., Ltd. (한국툰붐 주식회사) was established.
  • November 2003 – Tuneboom Korea was listed at KOSDAQ.
  • June 2004 – Tuneboom Korea changes corporate name to Auto Wintech Inc. (오토윈테크 주식회사).
  • March 2006 – Auto Wintech changes again to its current name, KeyEast Co., Ltd. (주식회사 키이스트).
  • July 2006 – KeyEast acquires BOF Corp. (주식회사 비오에프) and made it a subsidiary.
  • February 2008 – KeyEast advances to Japan, forming BOF Entertainment.
  • June 2008 – KeyEast organized a premium event for
    Osaka Dome
    .
  • August 2008 – KeyEast opens the Japanese entertainment portal BOFI.
  • January 2009 – KeyEast and JYP Entertainment established a joint venture, Holym.
  • May 2009 – KeyEast acquires Japanese company Digital Adventure Inc. (株式会社デジタルアドベンチャー) (TYO: 4772) and made it an affiliated company. After the acquition by SM Entertainment, it was re-named Stream Media Corporation.
  • January 2010 – KeyEast and BOF Corp. merge into one company, with KeyEast as the surviving entity.
  • December 2010 – KeyEast enters the television production industry through the Korean drama Dream High.[3]
  • July 2012 – KeyEast advances to China.[4]
  • March 2018 – SM Entertainment acquired KeyEast Entertainment with a controlling stake of 25.12%.
  • March 2022 – KeyEast acquired production company Studio flow with a 31.58% stake.[5]

Artists

Actors

  • Bae Jung-nam (2021–present)
  • Jeong Ji-hwan
  • Ji Hyun-joon
  • Kim Dong-wook (2016–present)
  • Kim Jae-chul
  • Lee Tae-vin (2021–present)
  • Shin Yun-seob
  • Yoon Jong-hoon (2021–present)

Actresses

Former artists

Partnership

References

  1. ^ "054780: KOSDAQ Stock Quote - KEYEAST Co. Ltd". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  2. ^ "KEYEAST.CO.,LTD. (A054780)". MarketScreener. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  3. ^ Hong, Lucia (14 April 2010). "KEYEAST, JYP, CJ Media team up for drama "Dream High"". 10Asia. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  4. ^ Sunwoo, Carla (31 July 2012). "Keyeast Entertainment heads to China". HanCinema. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  5. ^ "키이스트, 박서준X박보검 '청춘MT' 제작…9월 공개". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  6. ^ "Key East Entertainment and JYP Reach An Agreement, Joint Company Terminated". Soompi. Archived from the original on 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2014-09-12.

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