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Swing Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Native name
스윙 엔터테인먼트
Company typePrivate
Industry
Genre
FoundedJune 8, 2018
FounderShin Dong-gil
DefunctJune 1, 2024
Number of locations
36 Noksapyeong-daero 26-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Key people
Shin Dong-gil (founder/executive director)
Cho Yoo-myung (CEO)[1]
Services
  • Licensing
  • Publishing
  • Record distribution
OwnerCJ ENM (51%)
Cho Yoo-myung (33%)
Shin Dong-gil (8%)
Kim Dong-jun (8%)[2]
Number of employees
20 (2020)[3]
ParentCJ ENM
Websitewww.swingent.com/default/ Edit this at Wikidata

Swing Entertainment (Korean: 스윙 엔터테인먼트) was a South Korean entertainment agency established in June 2018 by executive producer Shin Dong-gil. In 2024, it was decided that the company would merge and be absorbed by Wakeone.[4]

The label formerly managed I.O.I, Wanna One, Iz*One, X1, Natty, Kim Jae-hwan, A.C.E (co-managed with Beat Interactive) and Kep1er (co-managed with Wake One).

History

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In June 2018, Stone Music Entertainment (CJ E&M main music label at this time) established the exclusive label Swing Entertainment for managing Wanna One since the latter ended their contract with YMC Entertainment, with Shin Dong-gil (who is the former manager under YMC Entertainment) as the label head. Starting from June 1, Wanna One would be managed under Swing Entertainment, a new agency exclusively established for the group after their contract with YMC Entertainment expired. This new arrangement would still maintain the partnership with YMC.[5][6][7]

Following the disbandment of Wanna One, Kim Jae-hwan signed with Swing Entertainment in 2019.[8] It was announced that 3 years after their disbandment, I.O.I was set to return in December, potentially with all 11 original members, and will be co-managed by Swing Entertainment and Studio Blu.[9][10] However, their comeback was virtually canceled due to scheduling conflicts between the members and the ongoing Produce investigations.[11] After the finale of the survival program, Produce X 101, the final winners, X1, were managed by Swing Entertainment and made their debut on August 27. However, due to the Mnet vote manipulation investigation, the group disbanded on January 6, 2020.[12] In December, YMC Entertainment founder and ex-CEO Cho Yoo-myung became the new CEO of Swing Entertainment, replacing his colleague Shin who became an executive director.[1]

On March 10, 2020, it was announced that Swing Entertainment would co-manage Iz*One with sister company Off The Record Entertainment.[13] The group disbanded on April 29, 2021. On April 6, Natty, a former contestant in Sixteen and Idol School, signed with Swing Entertainment,[14] before leaving two years later in 2022.[15] On August 10, Kim Young-heum, recent contestant for The Voice of Korea season 3, signed with Swing Entertainment.[16]

On February 5, 2021, it was announced that Swing Entertainment would co-manage A.C.E with Beat Interactive.[17] On October 25, it was announced that the winner of the Girls Planet 999 group, Kep1er, would be managed by Swing Entertainment along with CJ E&M label Wake One. They made their debut on January 3, 2022, and the group's contract will last for two years and six months.[18] On October 29, Swing and Million Market signed a memorandum of understanding with the then-newly formed Big Planet Made, thus forming a strategic alliance and business agreement, with the label distributing BPM artists' albums.[19]

On April 3, 2024, Swing Entertainment was acquired by sister company WakeOne (formerly MMO Entertainment), and is planned to be absorbed by the latter through a merger to take effect on June 1.[20]

Former artists

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References

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  2. ^ "스윙엔터테인먼트(주) 재무정보" [Swing Entertainment Co., Ltd. Financial Information]. Saramin HR (in Korean). Retrieved August 3, 2022.
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  11. ^ "[단독]아이오아이, 주결경도 '합류 불투명'...12월 재결합 무산 위기". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). October 29, 2019. Archived from the original on July 18, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  12. ^ 김효숙 (2019-06-28). "[단독] '프듀X' 데뷔조, 스윙엔터 매니지먼트 가닥…워너원 이어 두번째". News1 Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2019-08-26. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  13. ^ "[공식입장] 아이즈원 측 "오프더레코드·스윙엔터, 공동 매니지먼트"". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  14. ^ "[단독] '식스틴' 출신 나띠, 김재환 소속사 스윙 엔터 전속계약…데뷔 초읽기" ['Sixteen''s Natty signs with Kim Jae-hwan's agency Swing Entertainment, countdown to debut]. Naver (in Korean). April 6, 2020. Archived from the original on June 30, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  15. ^ "'식스틴' 출신 나띠, S2엔터와 전속계약 체결 [공식]". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  16. ^ Lee, Su-min (October 8, 2020). "'보이스코리아 2020' 김영흠, 스윙엔터와 전속계약". Newsis. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  17. ^ "비트인터렉티브X스윙엔터, 에이스 공동 매니지먼트 맡는다(공식)". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  18. ^ Lee, Min-ji (October 25, 2021). "'걸스플래닛999' 최종 데뷔 그룹명 Kep1er 확정 "본격 데뷔 준비 돌입"(공식)". Newsen. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  19. ^ "'소유·허각·VIVIZ 소속사' 빅플래닛메이드, 밀리언마켓·스윙엔터와 MOU[공식]". Star News.
  20. ^ 기자, 김진현 (2024-04-03). "CJ ENM 자회사 웨이크원, 스윙엔터테인먼트 흡수 합병". 넘버스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  21. ^ Jeong, Ji-won (September 21, 2023). 웨이크원, 김재환 활동 모두 전담 "10월 亞공연·12월 컴백"(공식) [Wake One, in charge of all Kim Jae-hwan's activities, "Performance in October, Comeback in December" (Official)]. Joy News 24 (in Korean). Retrieved September 21, 2023.
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