DSP Media

DSP Media
Private
Industry Music & Entertainment
Genre K-pop
Dance-pop
R&B
Hip hop
Bubblegum pop
Founded 1991
Founder Lee Ho-yeon
Headquarters Seoul, South Korea
Area served
 Asia
Products Music & Entertainment
Services Music & Entertainment
Film & television production
Owner Lee Ho-yeon
Website DSP Media official homepage

DSP Media, formerly known as DSP Entertainment, is a Korean entertainment company, headquartered in Seoul, South Korea that was established in 1991 by Lee HoYeon. DSP Media entered the K-pop scene with the success of 90′s idol groups Sechs Kies and Fin.K.L.

Today, DSP Media is an all around entertainment company responsible for music production, marketing, talent agent and management, music distribution and publishing. The agency currently is home to K-pop recording artists such as Oh Jong-hyuk, A-JAX, APRIL, Heo Young-ji and Kasper while home to actors such as Park Jong-chan, Song Chan-ik, Chae Bae-young, Moon Ji-hoo and Lee Hyun-joo.

History

DSP Media was originally named DaeSung Enterprise when it first went into business in 1991. In fact, the company went through four name changes. In 1999, the company was renamed DSP Entertainment. In 2008, with the successful expansion in the entertainment industry, DSP Entertainment was rebranded as DSP Media.

DaeSung Enterprise was founded in September 1991 by Lee HoYeon to provide entertainers to the public. One of their first Korean music groups was Firetruck (소방차). The group was a hit and is still loved by the older Koreans.

In February 1999, with the success of star groups like Sechs Kies and FIN.K.L., the company went through legal actions to rename itself to DSP Entertainment.

After merging with Hoshin Textile Company (호신섬유) in March 2006, DSP Entertainment was renamed to DSP Enti.

In September 2008, DSP Enti was renamed as DSP Media. By this time, the company became renowned for its success in the kpop music, Korean drama and TV show production industries.

DSP Friends

Musicians

Groups

Soloists

Actors/Actresses

  • Song Chan-ik
  • Choi Bae-young
  • Heo Young-ji
  • Lee Hyun-joo 8
  • Cho Shi-yoon 4

DSP trainees

  • Park Jong-Hyuk[1]
  • Kim Na-yeon

Former

Artists

Former trainees

Filmography

See also

Notes

  • 1 Oh Jong-Hyuk originally debuted as a member of Click-B in 1999. He made his debut as a solo artist in September 2006 with the album 'Issue'.
  • 2 Heo Young-ji originally debuted as a member of KARA in 2014. She later continued as a solo artist after Park Gyu-ri, Han Seung-yeon and Goo Ha-ra contracts expired on January 15, 2016.[5][6][7]
  • 3 Moon Ji-hoo originally debuted as a member of A-JAX in 2012. He left the group in February 2016 to pursue his acting career and joining with WS Entertainment.
  • 4 Cho Shi-yoon originally debuted as a member of Puretty in 2012, but disbanded in 2014. She returned to being a trainee and joined as a contestant of Kara Project for share newest member group, but was eliminated. She joined as a trainee contestant of Produce 101, but was eliminated on episode 8. On November 12, 2016 it was comfirmed that she would pursue her acting career.
  • 7 Kasper originally debuted as a member of Play the Siren in 2014 but left the group in 2016. She was an Unpretty rapstar 2 contestant in 2015.[8]
  • 8 Lee Hyun-joo originally debuted as a member of APRIL in August 2015, but left the group in October 2016 to pursue her acting career.

References

  1. ↑ "Park Joon Gyu's sons Park Jong Chan and Park Jong Hyuk join DSP Media". Allkpop. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "【韓国報道資料】DSPmediaより重要なお知らせ". KARA Japan Official Fanclub. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Why Kim Sojung (Sowon) left DSP and join Source Music for Gfriend?". Allkpop. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  4. ↑ http://m.inews24.com/view.php?g_serial=689753&g_menu=
  5. ↑ http://www.soompi.com/2016/01/14/dsp-media-confirms-disbandment-of-kara/
  6. ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/04/gyuri-denies-kara-have-fully-disbanded
  7. ↑ http://www.soompi.com/2016/04/14/park-gyuri-explains-kara-has-not-disbanded/
  8. ↑ http://m.entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=382&aid=0000481080

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