BTS is under the largest agency in South Korea, HYBE Entertainment. (Photo: celebrities/Instagram)
The biggest agency in South Korea is still held by HYBE Entertainment. The agency gave birth to the Kpop idol BTS, who was currently the most influential boy band in the world.
In addition, the agency's role in the Kpop industry is also well designed, from upstream to downstream. Therefore, do not be surprised if at this time Kpop culture is mushrooming all over the world.
The agency is looking for talented seeds from various countries, such as the training period, debut, to success as an idol.
In addition, the agency is always ready to protect its meaning from all forms of controversy. So, what are the biggest agencies in South Korea that are successful with various idol achievements?
Reporting from Soulspace, Wednesday (10/13/2021), here are the five largest agencies in South Korea.
1. HYBE Entertainment
HYBE, formerly known as Big Hit Entertainment, entered the first list at the largest agency in South Korea. How not, this agency began to be known because after its shade boy band BTS managed to skyrocket with its singles and songs that were worldwide.
This agency was founded in 2005 by Bang Si Hyuk and began debuting various stars, one of which was BTS. Newly followed by other boy bands, such as Seventeen, Nu'est, Gfriend, and TXT.
2. JYP Entertainment
JYP was first established by JY Park in 1997, this company has also become known for its successful idols in both the South Korean and international industries, such as Wonder Girls, Rain, and Miss A. JYP Entertainment has also just debuted its newest girl band, ITZY.
In addition, JYP Entertainment has also become increasingly popular after the debut of the current phenomenal girl band, TWICE. His various fans come from many countries, but most are in South Korea and Japan. So no wonder, this agency has been named the second largest agency in South Korea.
3. YG Entertainment
Who doesn't know YG Entertainment? Besides being famous for its many controversies, YG Entertainment is actually one of the biggest agencies in South Korea. This is thanks to their successful girl group on the international scene, namely Blackpink.
This agency also gave birth to many world idols, such as BIGBANG, iKON, 2NE1, and many more. In addition to idols, YG Entertainment is also an agency for South Korean actors and actresses, one of which is Jang Ki Yong.
4. SM Entertainment
SM Entertainment has now fallen and is not the top three biggest South Korean agencies anymore. However, it remains the most important K-Pop industry in Korea, because it has given birth to legendary girl bands and boy bands, thanks to SM Entertainment, K-Pop has also become widely known to the world public.
As for the girl bands and boy bands, Girls Generation, Super Junior, TVQX, SHINee, EXO, and many more. In fact, recently SM Entertainment also penetrated the United States market by forming SuperM which is a combination of boy bands at SM Entertainment. Even in 2020, SM Entertainment officially debuted a new girl band called AESPA.
5. Stone Music Entertainment
The next largest agency in South Korea is Stone Music Entertainment, a private company under CJ ENM. It is one of the largest publishing companies in South Korea. In fact, they are not only a label, but also a talent agency and a music production company. As for the idols that he successfully debuted, such as IZONE, Fromies9, CLC, TO1 and many more. /celebrities.id
