Chrome Entertainment#Roster
{{Short description|South Korean record label and talent agency}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Chrome Entertainment
| logo = Chrome Entertainment.png
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| native_name = 크롬 엔터테인먼트
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| industry = Music
Entertainment
| genre = {{Hlist|Trot|K-pop|dance|electropop}}
| foundation = Seoul, South Korea (August 2011)
| founder = Hwang Hyun-chang
| location = 222-2 kingreon building B1, Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea{{cite web |url=http://www.chrome-ent.co.kr/ |title=Menu: Contact |website=Chrome Entertainment |accessdate=17 January 2014}}
| key_people = Kim Jeong-tae (CEO)
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| services = Publishing records
Entertainment agency
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| homepage = {{URL|http://www.chrome-ent.co.kr/}}
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Chrome Entertainment is a record label and talent agency founded by Hwang Hyun-chang in 2011, based in Seoul, South Korea. Since 2014, Chrome Entertainment is a label under Sony Music Entertainment.
History
Hwang Hyun-chang, a commercial photographer, was inspired to create a girl group after seeing T-ara's "Roly Poly" on television. Before that, he had never paid attention to pop idols and only listened to classical music.{{cite web|title=Chrome Ent CEO Hwang Hyun Chang's Interview about Crayon Pop|url=http://crayonpop.me/ceos-interview/|website=CrayonPop.me|accessdate=10 November 2014}} After an initial investment of 10 million won, he converted his photography studio, Chrome Creative, into Chrome Entertainment. To finance this venture, Hwang sold his camera gear, used up all his savings, and went into debt. He later said, "If I had known how much it would cost, I would never have done it."{{cite news|title=Sing me a new song: What comes after K-pop?|url=https://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21588202-what-comes-after-k-pop-sing-me-new-song|accessdate=19 September 2014|newspaper=The Economist|date=26 October 2013}}
The first group that Chrome Entertainment formed and managed was Crayon Pop, who debuted in July 2012. After the success of Crayon Pop's "Bar Bar Bar", which earned the company US$2 million, Chrome was able to debut more groups.{{cite news|last1=Mundy|first1=Simon|title=K-pop's production line for Gangnam Style wannabes|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/70a4e97a-a7da-11e4-97a6-00144feab7de.html|accessdate=7 February 2015|work=Financial Times|date=2 February 2015}} Boy band K-Much debuted in January 2014,{{cite news|last1=Hong|first1=Grace Danbi|title=Male Crayon Pop, K-Much Debuts with 'Don't Know Anything'|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/55301/kmuch-debuts-with-mv|accessdate=7 February 2015|work=enewsWorld|publisher=CJ E&M|date=7 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207110039/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/55301/kmuch-debuts-with-mv|archive-date=7 February 2015|url-status=dead}} and two more groups debuted in June 2014: girl group Bob Girls and male duo Zan Zan ({{Korean|hangul=짠짠|labels=no}}).{{cite news|last1=Jackson|first1=Julie|title=Crayon Pop's agency debuts sexy short-haired Bob Girls|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140611001143|accessdate=20 January 2015|work=The Korea Herald|date=11 June 2014}}{{cite news|author=Sohn Ji-young|title=Crayon Pop's agency debuts male duo Zan Zan with 'Chicken Feet'|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140617000796|accessdate=16 September 2014|work=The Korea Herald|date=17 June 2014}} On 2 December 2014, male trot singer Her Min-young signed a contract with Chrome Entertainment.{{cite news|author1=Lee Hye-rin|script-title=ko:트로트가수 허민영, 크레용팝 소속사에 새 둥지|url=http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1110021912|accessdate=3 December 2014|work=OSEN|date=2 December 2014|language=ko}} On February 24, 2015, it was announced that Bob Girls had disbanded.{{cite news |url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/87880/bob-girls-disbands-8-months-after-debut-with-jina-diagnosed-with-encephalitis |title=Bob Girls Disbands 8 Months after Debut with Jina Diagnosed with Encephalitis |author=Jeon Ah-ram |translator=Yeawon Jung |date=24 February 2015 |work=Newsen |publisher=Mwave |accessdate=23 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226192616/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/87880/bob-girls-disbands-8-months-after-debut-with-jina-diagnosed-with-encephalitis |archive-date=26 February 2015 |url-status=dead }} Later that year, Zan Zan and Her Min-young left the agency.
In 2016, Chrome Entertainment had major changes in management, with founder Hwang Hyun-chang leaving the agency. Kim Jeong-tae replaced him as CEO.{{Cite web | title = 크레용팝, 업그레이드돼 돌아온다…8월 말 컴백 | trans-title = Upgraded Crayon Pop will have a comeback at the end of August | author = Hyun Ji-min | work = TenAsia | date = 8 July 2016 | accessdate = 28 July 2016 | url = http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/971546 | language = ko | archive-date = 4 August 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160804051007/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/971546 | url-status = dead }}
Partnership with Sony Music
On 13 August 2013, Chrome Entertainment signed a strategic partnership contract with Sony Music Entertainment, which gave Sony international distribution rights to Chrome's music and albums.{{cite news|last1=Cho|first1=Joohee|title=Crayon Pop Hoping to Become the Next Psy|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/08/crayon-pop-hoping-to-become-the-next-psy/|accessdate=7 February 2015|work=ABC News|date=28 August 2013}}{{cite news|last1=Woo|first1=Jaeyeon|title=Sony Music Looks To Korea, Signs Crayon Pop|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/korearealtime/2013/08/13/sony-music-looks-to-korea-signs-crayon-pop/|accessdate=30 November 2014|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=13 August 2013}} On 7 July 2014, Chrome Entertainment signed a label contract which made Chrome an independent label under Sony Music Entertainment. With this new contract, Chrome has the ability to distribute music from other agencies.{{cite news|last1=Kim|first1=Erika|title=Crayon Pop′s Agency Chrome Entertainment Becomes a Distribution Label with Sony Music Entertainment Korea|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/70088/chrome-entertainment-gains-authority-to-distribute-music|accessdate=17 September 2014|work=CJ E&M enews World|publisher=Mwave|date=7 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004150234/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/70088/chrome-entertainment-gains-authority-to-distribute-music|archive-date=4 October 2014|url-status=dead}} In August 2014, it was reported that K-pop trio Lip Service had signed a contract with Chrome Entertainment.{{cite news|last1=Jackson|first1=Julie|title=Lip Service returning with new addition|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140818000713|accessdate=25 November 2014|work=The Korea Herald|date=18 August 2014}} The company was subsequently credited under "manufacture" (as Chrome Entertainment Sony Music) on Lip Service's single album, Upgrade, released 20 August 2014.
Concerts
Chrome Entertainment has held several concerts for their artists. The first such concert was on 21 June 2014, called Chrome Happy Concert in Cheongju.{{cite news|author1=Kim Myeong-su|script-title=ko:크레용팝-가물치-단발머리-짠짠, 크롬 합동 콘서트 21일 개최|url=http://www.topstarnews.net/detail.php?number=62522|accessdate=14 November 2014|work=Top Star News|date=12 June 2014|language=ko}} On 4 October, the First Chrome Family in Japan Concert was held in Shinagawa, Tokyo. On 3 December, Chrome Family released a single album, 2014 Chrome Family – A Very Special Christmas, with the single "Love Christmas".{{cite news|author1=Jo Hye-jin|script-title=ko:크레용팝-케이머치-단발머리-짠짠, 크리스마스 캐럴로 뭉친다 '러브 크리스마스' 발매|trans-title=Crayon Pop–K-Much–Bob Girls–Zan Zan, to release Christmas Carol 'Love Christmas'|url=http://topstarnews.net/detail.php?number=83074|accessdate=20 November 2014|work=Top Star News|date=20 November 2014|language=ko}}
Artists
=Recording artists=
- Bz-Boys
=Actors=
- Cho Hyung-joon
- Lee Geun-hwa
- Lee Ho-suck
Former artists
- Loki (K-Much, 2014)
- Bob Girls (2014–2015)
- Zan Zan{{Cite web | script-title = ko:크레용팝 소속사 남성 듀오 짠짠, 소속사와 전속계약 해지 합의 | trans-title = Zan Zan belonging to Chrome Entertainment (Crayon Pop) announces departure from the agency | author = Park Su-jeong | work = TenAsia | date = 2 September 2015 | accessdate = 2 November 2015 | url = http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/656779 | language = ko | archive-date = 8 December 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151208172747/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/656779 | url-status = dead }} (2014–2015)
- Her Min-young (2014–2015)
- Crayon Pop (2012–2017)
- Be.A (2014–2018)
Discography
| class="wikitable sortable" align="left center" |
| |Title
!|Artist !|Released !|Type !|Distributor |
|---|
| Crayon Pop 1st Mini Album
| rowspan="5" | Crayon Pop | {{dts|2012-07-18|format=dmy}} |EP | rowspan="3" | CJ E&M Music (2012–2013) |
| "Dancing Queen"
| {{dts|2012-10-24|format=dmy}} | rowspan="2"|Single |
| "Bar Bar Bar"
| {{dts|2013-06-20|format=dmy}} |
| The Streets Go Disco
| {{dts|2013-09-26|format=dmy}} |EP | rowspan="10" | Sony Music |
| "Lonely Christmas"
| {{dts|2013-11-26|format=dmy}} |Single |
| Beyond the Ocean
| K-Much | {{dts|2014-01-07|format=dmy}} |EP |
| "Hero"
| Crayon Pop | {{dts|2014-02-03|format=dmy}} | rowspan="8"|Single |
| "What Should I Do" (Remix)
| K-Much | {{dts|2014-02-17|format=dmy}} |
| "Uh-ee"
| Crayon Pop | {{dts|2014-04-01|format=dmy}} |
| The 1st Single Album
| {{dts|2014-06-10|format=dmy}} |
| "Chicken Feet" ({{lang|ko|닭발}})
| Zan Zan | {{dts|2014-06-16|format=dmy}} |
| "Hey Mister" (Trot Lovers OST Part 1)
| Crayon Pop | {{dts|2014-06-20|format=dmy}} |
| Summer Repackage
| Bob Girls | {{dts|2014-07-31|format=dmy}} |
| "C'mon C'mon" (High School: Love On OST Part 5)
| Crayon Pop | {{dts|2014-09-26|format=dmy}} |
| The 1st Mini Album
| {{dts|2014-10-15|format=dmy}} | rowspan="2"|EP | Sony Music |
| Pop! Pop! Pop!
| Crayon Pop | {{dts|2014-11-19|format=dmy}} |
| 2014 Chrome Family – A Very Special Christmas
| Chrome Family | {{dts|2014-12-03|format=dmy}} | rowspan="4"|Single | rowspan="1"|Sony Music |
| "Y-Shirt"
| Soyul | {{dts|2015-01-12|format=dmy}} | rowspan="1"|LOEN Entertainment |
| "December 24"
| rowspan="2"|K-Much | {{dts|2015-02-17|format=dmy}} | rowspan="4"|Sony Music |
| "On the Hook"
| {{dts|2015-03-06|format=dmy}} |
| FM
| Crayon Pop | {{dts|2015-03-27|format=dmy}} |EP |
| The 1st Single Album
| Her Min-young | {{dts|2015-04-07|format=dmy}} | rowspan="2"|Single |
| Zan Zan 2nd Single Album
| Zan Zan | {{dts|2015-06-25|format=dmy}} |
| Crayon Pop
| rowspan="2"|Crayon Pop | {{dts|2016-01-20|format=dmy}} | rowspan="2"|Studio album | Pony Canyon |
| Evolution Pop Vol. 1
| {{dts|2016-09-26|format=dmy}} | Sony Music |
| Magical Realism
| Be.A | {{dts|2017-05-25|format=dmy}} | Extended play | Sony Music |
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.chrome-ent.co.kr/}}
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Category:Talent agencies of South Korea