KeyEast

KeyEast Co., Ltd.

Native name	주식회사 키이스트
Type	Public
Traded as	KRX: 054780[1]
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	October 8, 1996 (as Tuneboom Korea Co., Ltd. (한국툰붐 주식회사))
Founder	Bae Yong-joon
Headquarters	Seoul, South Korea
Key people	Bae Yong-joon (chairman) Shin Pil-soon (CEO) Bae Sung-woong (president)[1]
Services	Artist management
Owner	Bae Yong-joon (34.6%)
Number of employees	64
Subsidiaries	Contents K Contents N Digital Adventure Inc.
Website	KEYEAST

KeyEast (Hangul: 키이스트, stylized as KEYEAST) 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 The Legend at the Osaka Dome.
• August 2008 - KeyEast opens the Japanese entertainment portal BOFI.
• January 2009 - KeyEast and JYP Entertainment established a joint venture, Holyim.
• 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.
• 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.^[2]
• July 2012 - KeyEast advances to China.^[3]

Current Artists

Actor/Actress

• Ahn So Hee (2015-present)
• Bae Noo-ri
• Bae Yong-joon (founder)
• Cheon Min-hee
• Goo Hara (2016-present)
• Han Bo-reum
• Han Ji-hye (2016-present)
• Han Jong-young
• Han Gang-il
• Han Ye-seul (2014-present)
• Hong Soo-hyun (2007-present)
• In Gyo-jin (2015-present)
• Ji So-yeon
• Jin Hye-won (2015-present)
• Jo An (2013-present)
• Ju Ji-hoon (2011-present)
• Jung Ryeo-won (2012-present)
• Kim Dong-wook (2016-present)
• Kim Hee-chan
• Kim Hye-in
• Kim Hyun-joong (2010-present)
• Kim Jung-wook
• Kim Soo-hyun (2010-present)
• Kim Soo-yeon
• Kim Sun-a (2015-present)
• Kwon Si-hyun
• Lee Da-in
• Lee Jae-won
• Lee Ji-hoon (2014-present)
• Lee Se-na
• Lee Hyun-woo (2011-present)
• Park Seo-joon (2011-present)
• Park Soo-jin (2014-present)
• Park Sun-a
• Ryu Sang-wook
• Seo Dong-gun
• So Yi-hyun (2010-present)
• Son Dam-bi (2015-present)
• Son Hyun-joo (2015-present)
• Uhm Jung-hwa (2015-present)
• Uhm Tae-woong (2015-present)
• Won Hye-jung

Former Artists

• Bong Tae-gyu (????-2014)
• Choi Kang-hee (2007-2014)
• Im Soo-jung (2011-2015)
• Kim Min-seo (2010-2014)
• Ko Sung-hee (2011-2013)
• Kwon Ri-se (Ladies' Code) ^[4] (2011-2013)
• Lee Bo-young (2009-2011)
• Lee Ji-ah (2007-2012)
• Lee Na-young (2006-2011)
• Park Eun-bin (2010-2015)
• Park Ji-bin (20??-2014)
• Wang Ji-hye (2009-2015)

Partnership

• JYP Entertainment - Holyim (2009-2013, terminated) ^[5]

References

1. "054780: KOSDAQ Stock Quote - KEYEAST Co. Ltd.". Bloomberg.
2. Hong, Lucia (14 April 2010). "KEYEAST, JYP, CJ Media team up for drama "Dream High"". 10Asia.
3. Sunwoo, Carla (31 July 2012). "Keyeast Entertainment heads to China". HanCinema.
4. Kwon Ri Sae Leaves Key East Entertainment and Joins Another Agency
5. Key East Entertainment and JYP Reach An Agreement, Joint Company Terminated

External links

• Official website
• KeyEast on Facebook