Management Soop
{{Short description|South Korean actors agency}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Management SOOP
| native_name = 매니지먼트 숲
| logo = Management SOOP Logo.jpg
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| type = Private
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| founder = Kim Jang-kyun
| area_served = Asia
| key_people = Kim Jang-kyun (CEO, President)
| services = {{unbulleted list| Actors Management}}
| industry = {{unbulleted list|Entertainment}}
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| owner = Kakao Entertainment (99.36%)
| parent = Kakao Entertainment
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| homepage = {{URL| http://www.msoopent.com/|Management SOOP Entertainment}}
| foundation = {{Start date and age|2011|04|19}}
| location_city = Seoul
| location_country = South Korea
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Management SOOP Corporation ({{korean|(주)숲엔터테인먼트}}) t/a Management SOOP ({{korean| 매니지먼트 숲}}) is a South Korean actors agency that was established in 2011, and is currently operating as a subsidiary of Kakao Entertainment (a Kakao company). The roster includes actors Jeon Do-yeon, Gong Yoo, Gong Hyo-jin, Jung Yu-mi, Kim Jae-wook, Seo Hyun-jin, Choi Woo-shik, Nam Joo-hyuk, Bae Suzy, Nam Ji-hyun, and Kim Min-ju, among others.
History
Management SOOP was founded on April 19, 2011 by Kim Jang-kyun, who formerly worked for SidusHQ and Network of Asia (N.O.A) Entertainment (now Fantagio).{{cn|date=February 2025}}
Gong Yoo, Lim Soo-jeong, Gong Hyo-jin, and Jung Il-woo left NOA Entertainment at the end of April and move to the new company SOOP. It had been 2 years and 6 months since they started working at NOA in October 2008.{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Beom-seok |date=2011-04-21 |title=공유 임수정, 싸이더스HQ→NOA→신생 기획사 숲(SOOP)서도 한 식구 |trans-title=Share Lim Soo-jeong, Sidus HQ → NOA → new agency SOOP is also a family member |url=https://m.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201104211121531003 |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Newsen}}
On June 27, 2018, Kakao M (now Kakao Entertainment) shared an update following reports that it was in talks to acquire entertainment agencies and created partnerships with three actor management agencies BH Entertainment, J.Wide Company, Management SOOP, and Korea’s leading advertisement model casting agency Ready Entertainment in order to globalize its content.{{cite web|url= https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/076/0003277072|title= [공식입장] 카카오M "BH·제이와이드·숲과 전략적 협력관계 구축 |date=June 27, 2018|website=Naver|accessdate=November 24, 2019}}{{cite web|url= https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/now/article/009/0004175188|title= 이병헌 품은 카카오M, BH엔터 지분 인수|date=June 27, 2018|website=Naver|accessdate=November 24, 2019}}
Artists
=Actors=
- Gong Yoo
- Jang Sung-hoon
- Kim Jae-Uck
- Lee Chun-hee
- Nam Joo-hyuk
- Park Yeon-woo
- Jung Ga-ram
=Actresses=
- Bae Suzy{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2019/03/682_266103.html|title=Singer-actress Suzy to leave JYP|date=March 26, 2019|website=The Korea Times|access-date=November 24, 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://ajudaily.com/view/20190408135738823|title=Singer-actress Suzy signs new contract with Management Soop|date=April 8, 2019|website=Aju Daily}}
- Gong Hyo-jin
- Jeon Do-yeon{{cite web|url=http://en.tenasia.com/archives/8060|title=Jeon Do-youn signs exclusive contract with Gong Hyo-jin agency|website=Tenasia|date=|accessdate=November 24, 2019}}
- Jung Yu-mi{{cite web|url=http://www.kpopherald.com/view.php?ud=201603101551068830267_2|title=Jung Yu-mi signs on with new agency|date=10 March 2006|work=Kpop Herald}}
- Kim Min-ju{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=437&aid=0000311646|title=[단독]아이즈원 김민주, 숲으로 간다… "공유·수지 한솥밥"|date=2022-08-29|last=박|first=상후}}
- Kim Ji-su
- Nam Ji-hyun{{Cite web|url=https://people.search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&sm=tab_ppn&query=%EB%82%A8%EC%A7%80%ED%98%84&os=122997&ie=utf8&key=PeopleService|title=남지현 :: 네이버 인물검색|website=Naver|language=ko|access-date=2018-07-08}}
- Seo Hyun-jin{{cite web|url= https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/ranking/article/109/0003707049|title=[공식입장] 서현진, 매니지먼트숲과 전속계약..공유와 한솥밥|website=Naver|date=January 29, 2018|accessdate=November 24, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1004596997&plink=SEARCH&cooper=SBSNEWSSEARCH|title=Seo Hyun Jin to Join Gong Yoo's Management Agency|website=SBS News|date=29 January 2018}}
- Jeon Hye-jin{{cite web |date=March 30, 2023 |title=전혜진, ♥이천희와 일도 사랑도 함께…매니지먼트 숲 전속계약 [공식] |url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=117&aid=0003712949 |accessdate=March 30, 2023 |work=My Daily}}
- Shin Eun-soo{{Cite web |last=tenasia.hankyung.com |first=Digital |date=2025-03-12 |title=[공식] '22세' 신은수, 신예은과 결별 후 전도연 손잡았다…데뷔 9년 만에 새 출발 {{!}} 텐아시아 |trans-title=[Official] '22-year-old' Shin Eun-soo Signs with Management Soop After Breakup with Shin Ye-eun… A New Start After 9 Years of Debut |url=https://tenasia.hankyung.com/article/2025031282264 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250312121647/https://tenasia.hankyung.com/article/2025031282264 |archive-date=2025-03-12 |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=텐아시아 연예뉴스 |language=ko}}
Former artists
- Choi Woo-shik{{Cite web |last=Kim Ha-young |date=April 28, 2023 |title=[공식] 최우식, 매니지먼트 숲과 전속 계약 종료 예정 |trans-title=[Official] Choi Woo-shik's exclusive contract with Management Soop will be terminated |url=https://sports.khan.co.kr/entertainment/sk_index.html?art_id=202304281803013&sec_id=540101 |access-date=April 29, 2023 |publisher=Sports Kyunghyang |language=ko}}
- Jeon So-nee{{Cite web |date=2023-07-13 |title=매니지먼트 숲 측 "전소니와 전속계약 종료" FA 됐다[공식입장] |url=https://m.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=202307131343136310&r=1 |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=Newsen |language=Ko}}
- Jung Il-woo
- Kim Min-hee
- Kim Tae-geum
- Lee Jae-joon
- Ryoo Seung-bum
- Soo Ae
- Yoo Min-kyu
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.msoopent.com}}
- {{Facebook|soopent}}
- {{Instagram|management_soop}}
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Category:Talent agencies of South Korea
Category:South Korean record labels