Mega Monster

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| name = Mega Monster Corporation

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| former_name = Story Plant Co., Ltd. (2014–2017)

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| industry = entertainment and media production

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| founded = {{Start date and age|2014|11|20}} in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

| founder = Kim Yang
{{illm|Koo Bon-geun|ko|구본근}}

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| hq_location = Sangam DMC Digital Cube 20/F, 34 Sangamsan-ro, Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu

| hq_location_city = Seoul{{cite web|url=http://megamon.dweb.co.kr/map.php|title=오시는길 (company address)|publisher=Mega Monster|access-date=January 28, 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.saramin.co.kr/zf_user/company-info/view/csn/1288716378/company_nm/%EB%A9%94%EA%B0%80%EB%AA%AC%EC%8A%A4%ED%84%B0(%EC%A3%BC)|title=메가몬스터(주) (Mega Monster Corp.)|website=SaraminHR|access-date=January 28, 2019}}

| hq_location_country = South Korea

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| area_served = Worldwide

| key_people = Kim Yong-jin (President & CEO){{cite web|url=https://dart.fss.or.kr/dsaf001/main.do?rcpNo=20220331002057|title=메가몬스터/감사보고서/2022.03.31|trans-title=MEGA MONSTER/Audit Report/2022.03.31|language=ko|website=DART|publisher=Financial Supervisory Service|accessdate=April 23, 2022}}

| products = Dramas
Variety shows
Soundtracks

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| services = Production, marketing and distribution of Korean dramas and other entertainment programs
Management of writers and directors
Soundtrack production

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| owner = As of March 31, 2022:
{{ubl|Kakao Entertainment (94.14%)|Studio Dragon (5.86%)}}

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| parent = {{ubl|CJ E&M (2014–2017)|Kakao M (2017–2021)|Kakao Entertainment (2021–present)}}

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| website = {{URL|http://megamon.co.kr/}}{{efn|Formerly megamon.dweb.co.kr until December 30, 2019. Changed to the current web domain after the end of the company's contract with a local website operator. However, the email addresses related to the company use the @megamon.co.kr domain.}}

| module = {{Korean|child = yes

| hangul = 메가몬스터 주식회사

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| rr = Megamonseuteo Jusikhoesa

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Mega Monster{{efn|Also credited as MEGA MONSTER by kakao M on on-air credits since episode 16 of Children of Nobody}} ({{korean|메가몬스터||Megamonseuteo}}) is a South Korean TV series production company and a subsidiary of Kakao Entertainment.{{cite web|title=Video Contents

|url=https://www.kakao-m.com/pages/business/video?lang=en |access-date=February 21, 2019 |website=kakao-m.com|publisher=Kakao M |language=en}}

The company was founded in 2014 as Story Plant by Kim Yang and {{illm|Koo Bon-geun|ko|구본근}}, and was a subsidiary of CJ E&M (known now as CJ ENM). In 2017, it was fully acquired by Kakao Entertainment's predecessor Kakao M. Since then, a portion of the stake has been acquired by KakaoPage Corp. (another predecessor of Kakao Entertainment) and Studio Dragon, a subsidiary of CJ Group.{{cite news |last1=Song |first1=Jin-shik |script-title=ko:드라마에 욕심내는 카카오, ‘스튜디오 카카오’ 나올까|trans-title=Kakao becomes newest addition to drama (industry), "Studio Kakao" coming soon |url=http://news.khan.co.kr/kh_news/khan_art_view.html?art_id=201807281310011 |access-date=January 28, 2019 |work=News Kyunghyang|publisher=Kyunghyang Shinmun |date=July 28, 2017 |language=ko}}

History

{{Start date|2014|11|20}}: Story Plant was founded in Goyang City by former SBS and MBC producers Kim Yang and Koo Bon-geun (who was the company's first CEO). CJ E&M acquired it later on.
{{Start date|2015|01|09}}: Heart to Heart, a 16-episode TV series, premiered on tvN. It was the company's first production, in cooperation with Chorokbaem Media.
{{Start date|2015|05|04}}: A Bird That Doesn't Sing, a 100-episode TV series, was aired on tvN.
{{Start date|2015|06|29}}: We Broke Up, a 10-episode web series based on the same-titled Naver WEBTOON, was distributed by Naver TV, and later aired on OnStyle. It was produced in association with then-parent CJ E&M and YGKPlus.
{{Start date|2016|02|27}}: Happy Home, a 51-episode TV series, was aired by MBC TV.
{{Start date|2017|05|10}}: LOEN Entertainment (now Kakao Entertainment), a subsidiary of Kakao, acquired Story Plant from CJ E&M, as well as the distribution and licensing rights to its productions (from the latter's subsidiary Studio Dragon). The amount of the deal was not disclosed, and co-founders Kim and Koo decided to leave the company.{{cite news |author1=Jung, Young-ho|author2=Kim, Byung-gun|author3=Lee, Dong-hoon |title=카카오 자회사 로엔, CJ 드라마 제작사 인수|trans-title=Kakao subsidiary LOEN acquires drama production company from CJ|url=http://news.hankyung.com/article/2017051093331 |access-date=January 28, 2019 |work=Korea Economic Daily|date=May 10, 2017 |language=ko}} Later on, LOEN's sister company Podotree (now KakaoPage) and Studio Dragon acquired 21.90% and 10.95% of the company's shares, respectively, for strategic investment.{{cite news |author=Kim, Hyun-sik |script-title=ko:로엔, 스튜디오드래곤과 드라마 제작사 설립|trans-title=LOEN, Studio Dragon to start drama production partnership|url=http://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/4782525 |access-date=January 28, 2019 |work=No Cut News|publisher=CBS and CBSi |date=May 11, 2017 |language=ko}} LOEN's Video Content Company head Lee Jun-ho became its new CEO. It also moved its headquarters from Goyang City to Seoul.
{{Start date|2017|7|11}}: The company's name was officially changed from Story Plant Co., Ltd. to Mega Monster Corporation.{{Cite web|url=http://dart.fss.or.kr/dsaf001/main.do?rcpNo=20170814002116|title = 카카오엠/반기보고서/2017.08.14}}
{{Start date|2018|11|21}}: Children of Nobody, a 32-episode{{efn|In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between them.{{cite news|last=Park|first=Jin-hai|url=https://www.pressreader.com/korea-republic/the-korea-times/20170516/282041917057345|title=Drama viewers angry over commercial breaks|publisher=The Korea Times|website=Press Reader|date=May 16, 2017|access-date=February 3, 2019}}}} TV series, was aired on MBC TV. It was the company's first production since the management and name change. Former SBS and JS Pictures executive Kim Yong-jin co-executive produced the series with Lee, marking his first project since becoming the company's vice-president and COO the same year.
{{Start date|2019|02|06}}: Touch Your Heart, a 16-episode TV series based on the KakaoPage web novel of the same title, aired its first episode on tvN. It was co-produced by Zium Content, and developed by Studio Dragon.{{cite news |author=Jung, Yoo-hyun |title=카카오M, 메가몬스터에 60억 지원... 영상사업 '드라이브'|trans-title=Kakao M lends ₩660M to Mega Monster, "drives" content production|url=http://www.thebell.co.kr/free/Content/ArticleView.asp?key=201812200100034200002114 |access-date=January 28, 2019 |work=The Bell|date=December 21, 2018 |language=ko}}
{{Start date|2019|04|01}}: The company became the newest sponsor of the "Find the Desert's Shooting Star" Drama Screenplay Competition organized by the Broadcasting Content Promotion Foundation (BCPF).{{cite web |title=제11회 드라마극본공모전 '사막의 별똥별 찾기' 공고(마감)|trans-title=Announcement of the 11th "Find the Desert's Shooting Star" Drama Screenplay Competition|url=https://bcpf.or.kr/site/bbsnotice/view?id=1938 |access-date=November 19, 2019 |work=BCPF.or.kr|publisher=Broadcasting Content Promotion Foundation |date=April 1, 2019 |language=ko}}
{{Start date|2019|04|03}}: Children of Nobody was nominated for Best Drama and Best Television Screenplay in the 55th Baeksang Arts Awards, being the only drama from a free-to-air broadcast network to get these nominations. These are also the first-ever nominations got by Mega Monster as a production company.{{cite news|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/1315121wpp/55th-baeksang-art-awards-announces-nominees-for-television-categories|title=55th Baeksang Arts Awards Announces Nominees For Television Categories|website=Soompi|publisher=Rakuten Viki|date=April 4, 2019|access-date=August 31, 2019}}
{{Start date|2019|06|11}}: Mega Monster, Daum Webtoon Company (a division of KakaoPage) and the KBS Drama Production Group signed a memorandum of agreement and understanding (MOAU) for drama production at the KBS Yeouido office. The MOAU states that the three camps will produce dramas based on Daum webtoons for three years. The first project under this agreement, the TV drama adaptation of GAR2 and Teacher Oh's webtoon Dead Man's Letter, will be aired in 2020.{{cite news |author=Choi, Young-joo |script-title=ko:다음웹툰, 메가몬스터가 만들고 KBS가 방송한다|trans-title=Daum Webtoon, Mega Monster partner with KBS for drama production|url=https://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/5165541 |access-date=June 14, 2019 |work=No Cut News|publisher=CBS and CBSi |date=June 12, 2019 |language=ko}}{{cite news|last=Lee|first=Jae-lim|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3064240|title=KBS inks deal with Daum Webtoons|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|publisher=JoongAng Ilbo|date=June 13, 2019|access-date=June 14, 2019}}
March 30, 2020: Fatal Promise, a 100-episode daily TV series, premiered on KBS 2TV. Kim Yong-jin and his former SBS colleague Sohn Jae-sung (who joined the company a few months earlier) are the executive producers.
April 6, 2020: How to Buy a Friend, an eight-episode miniseries, aired its first two episodes also on KBS 2TV. It is based on Kwon Laad's webtoon of the same title, which was first published in 2018 on Daum Webtoon.
May 4, 2020: Mom Has an Affair (co-produced by Studio S), a 120-episode daily morning drama about a single mom looking for a rich man that can be a father to her kids, premiered on SBS TV. Singer-actress Hyun Jyu-ni (on her first-ever TV series leading role throughout her career) and actor Lee Jae-hwang portray the lead roles.
August 21, 2020: Former Studio Dragon chief finance officer Jang Sai-jung was appointed as the company's new president and chief executive officer, replacing Lee Jun-ho.{{Cite web|url=http://dart.fss.or.kr/dsaf001/main.do?rcpNo=20201127000270|title = 메가몬스터/임원의변동/2020.11.27}}

Production works

=[[Korean drama|Scripted programming]]=

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Year ! Title ! Network ! Associated Production ! Note
rowspan="3"\|2015 \| Heart to Heart \| rowspan="2"\|tvN \| Chorokbaem Media \|
A Bird That Doesn't Sing \| {{N/A}} \|
We Broke Up \| {{ubl\|Naver TV Cast\|OnStyle}} \| {{ubl\|CJ E&M\|YGKPlus}} \| based on the Naver/Line WEBTOON webtoon by Ryu Chae-rin
2016 \| Happy Home \| rowspan="2"\|MBC TV \| rowspan="2" {{N/A}} \|
2018 \| Children of Nobody \|
2019 \| Touch Your Heart{{efn\|name=sd\|Developed by Studio Dragon}} \| tvN \| Zium Content \| based on the KakaoPage web novel and webtoon by Jäger and Ant Studio
rowspan="3"\|2020 \| Fatal Promise{{Cite web\|url=https://img.theqoo.net/muIoB\|title = 더쿠 이미지 업로드}}{{cite news \|author=Lee Yoo-na \|script-title=ko:[공식]박하나X고세원 '위험한 약속' 주인공 확정 '일일극 최강 조합 출격'\|trans-title=[OFFICIAL] Park Ha-na X Go Se-won, confirmed to reunite in daily drama Dangerous Promise \|url=https://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2020/02/04/2020020402332.html \|access-date=February 4, 2020 \|work=The Chosun Ilbo\|date=February 4, 2020 \|language=ko}} \| rowspan="2"\|KBS 2TV \| rowspan="2" {{N/A}} \|
How to Buy a Friend{{cite news \|author=Ban, Seo-youn \|script-title=ko:[단독] 신승호, 웹툰 원작 드라마 '계약우정' 주인공\|trans-title=[OFFICIAL] Shin Seung-ho, confirmed to star in webtoon-based drama Friendship Contract\|url=https://www.ytn.co.kr/_sn/0117_202001230800061581 \|access-date=January 23, 2020 \|work=YTN\|publisher=YTN Group \|date=January 23, 2020 \|language=ko}} \| based on the Daum webtoon by Laad Kwon
Mom Has an Affair{{Cite web\|url=https://programs.sbs.co.kr/drama/momhasanaffair/about/64476\|title = 엄마가 바람났다}}{{Cite web\|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B6IbiEHJsuN/ \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B6IbiEHJsuN \|archive-date=2021-12-24 \|url-access=registration\|title = 김미정실장 on Instagram: "12/11프로필투어가 전달완료되어 후기올립니다. . 드라마 메가몬스터 성암산로34 디지털큐브20층 프로필함에 넣었습니다. . TVN 팬엔터테인먼트 월드컵북로 58길10 12층 . 영화 디엠씨첨단산업센터 5층…"}}{{cbignore}} \| SBS TV \| Studio S (SBS) \|
{{TBA}} \| Dead Man's Letter (literal translation) \| KBS 2TV \| {{N/A}} \| based on the Daum webtoon by GAR2 and Teacher Oh

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rowspan="3"|2015

| Heart to Heart

| rowspan="2"|tvN

| Chorokbaem Media

A Bird That Doesn't Sing

| {{N/A}}

We Broke Up

| {{ubl|Naver TV Cast|OnStyle}}

| {{ubl|CJ E&M|YGKPlus}}

| based on the Naver/Line WEBTOON webtoon by Ryu Chae-rin

2016

| Happy Home

| rowspan="2"|MBC TV

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2018

| Children of Nobody

2019

| Touch Your Heart{{efn|name=sd|Developed by Studio Dragon}}

| tvN

| Zium Content

| based on the KakaoPage web novel and webtoon by Jäger and Ant Studio

rowspan="3"|2020

| Fatal Promise{{Cite web|url=https://img.theqoo.net/muIoB|title = 더쿠 이미지 업로드}}{{cite news |author=Lee Yoo-na |script-title=ko:[공식]박하나X고세원 '위험한 약속' 주인공 확정 '일일극 최강 조합 출격'|trans-title=[OFFICIAL] Park Ha-na X Go Se-won, confirmed to reunite in daily drama Dangerous Promise |url=https://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2020/02/04/2020020402332.html |access-date=February 4, 2020 |work=The Chosun Ilbo|date=February 4, 2020 |language=ko}}

| rowspan="2"|KBS 2TV

| rowspan="2" {{N/A}}

How to Buy a Friend{{cite news |author=Ban, Seo-youn |script-title=ko:[단독] 신승호, 웹툰 원작 드라마 '계약우정' 주인공|trans-title=[OFFICIAL] Shin Seung-ho, confirmed to star in webtoon-based drama Friendship Contract|url=https://www.ytn.co.kr/_sn/0117_202001230800061581 |access-date=January 23, 2020 |work=YTN|publisher=YTN Group |date=January 23, 2020 |language=ko}}

| based on the Daum webtoon by Laad Kwon

Mom Has an Affair{{Cite web|url=https://programs.sbs.co.kr/drama/momhasanaffair/about/64476|title = 엄마가 바람났다}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B6IbiEHJsuN/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B6IbiEHJsuN |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=registration|title = 김미정실장 on Instagram: "12/11프로필투어가 전달완료되어 후기올립니다. . 드라마 메가몬스터 성암산로34 디지털큐브20층 프로필함에 넣었습니다. . TVN 팬엔터테인먼트 월드컵북로 58길10 12층 . 영화 디엠씨첨단산업센터 5층…"}}{{cbignore}}

| SBS TV

| Studio S (SBS)

| Dead Man's Letter
(literal translation)

| KBS 2TV

| {{N/A}}

| based on the Daum webtoon by GAR2 and Teacher Oh

=Non-scripted programming=

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2020 \| Miss Back \| MBN \| Space Rabbit \| first non-scripted program productionhttps://m.mediajob.co.kr/recruit/recruit.htm?cmd=view&rec_idx=198784

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2020

| Miss Back

| MBN

| Space Rabbit

| first non-scripted program productionhttps://m.mediajob.co.kr/recruit/recruit.htm?cmd=view&rec_idx=198784

Current managed people

=Directors=

{{ill|Kim Jung-min (director)|lt=Kim Jung-min|ko|김정민 (연출가)}}
{{ill|Jo Soo-won|ko|조수원}}
{{ill|Oh Sang-won (director)|lt=Oh Sang-won|ko|오상원 (연출가)}}
Park Jin-pyo{{efn|Listed as a writer on the company's homepage.{{cite web|url=http://www.megamon.co.kr/author_pjp.html|title=AUTHOR & DIRECTOR - Park Jin-pyo|website=megamon.co.kr|language=ko|publisher=Mega Monster Corporation|accessdate=August 8, 2022}}}}