Wellmade Yedang

Wellmade Yedang Co., Ltd.
Native name
 주식회사 웰메이드 예당
public company
Traded as KRX: 036260
Industry Entertainment
Founded 1976 (as Banpo Industries)
Headquarters Seoul, South Korea
Services Artist Management
Owner Byun Jong-eun - 6.77%,
Lee Jong-suk - 1.25%,[note 1]
Park Seong-chan - 1.16%,
Park & Noorigae - 1.14,
Lee Seok-eun - 0.69%
D&CT Co. Ltd. - 0.40%
Subsidiaries Dream Tea Entertainment - 100%
YMC Entertainment - 80%[note 2]
BLUE STAR Entertainment - 100%
Website www.wellmadeyedang.com

Wellmade Yedang (Hangul: 웰메이드예당), formerly known as Wellmade StarM is a management agency in South Korea that was established in 1976.[1][2]

History

1976 - originally named "Banpo Industries" - an industrial tent manufacturer; previously headquartered at Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province.

2000 - the company name changed to "Banpo Tech"

2006 - merged with Star M Entertainment and became "Star M Co. Ltd." as a result; among the first artists in its roster were Shin Min-ah, Jang Dong-gun and Hyun Bin

2007 - joined KOSDAQ

2008 - changed name again to "Wellmade Star M"; moved to Gangnam District, Seoul

2013 - acquired Girl's Day's agency Dream Tea Entertainment

2014 - acquired Yedang Company; then changed name to "Wellmade Yedang"[3]

2015 - acquired 80% of YMC Entertainment

2015 - acquired BLUE STAR Entertainment.

2016 - parted ways with Yedang Company. Yedang Company also changed their name to 'Banana Culture' and gave 'Yedang' brand back to the original owner.

Artists

Actor/Actress

Subsidiaries

Dream Tea Entertainment

Dream Tea Entertainment (드림티 엔터테인먼트, currently listed as KRX: 220110) was founded by Lee Jong-suk in 2009. Wellmade Yedang acquired it in December 2013.

Groups
Soloists
Actor
Trainee

YMC Entertainment

YMC Entertainment (와이엠씨 엔터테인먼트) was founded by Cho Yoo-myung, the eldest son of singer Tae Jin-ah (birth name Cho Bang-hoon), in 2010. Wellmade Yedang acquired it in July 2015.

Groups
Soloists
Entertainer
Trainee

Blue Star Entertainment

Blue Star Entertainment (블루 스타 엔터테인먼트) was founded by Byun Dong-jin and Park Chang-jae, former executives of MBK Entertainment. Wellmade Yedang acquired it in 2015.

Groups

Actors

Former Artists

Assets

Notes

  1. ↑ Lee Jong-suk, founder and CEO of Dream Tea Entertainment, became an internal director at Wellmade Yedang after its acquisition of Dream Tea. (not to be confused with a namesake actor signed under Wellmade Yedang)
  2. ↑ Current share: Wellmade Yedang 80% (41% Dream Tea Entertainment, 39% Wellmade Yedang), Tae Jin-ah and family 20%

References

  1. ↑ 웰메이드, 자회사 코넥스 상장..중소 엔터社 강자 '부각'
  2. ↑ 걸스데이 소속사 드림티, 에일리-휘성-제시 소속사 YMC 경영권 인수
  3. ↑ 웰메이드스타엠, '웰메이드 예당'으로 상호변경

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