Swing Entertainment

In June 2018, Stone Music Entertainment (CJ E&M main music label at this time) established the exclusive label Swing Entertainment for managing Wanna One since the latter ended their contract with YMC Entertainment, with Shin Dong-gil (who is the former manager under YMC Entertainment) as the label head. Starting from June 1, Wanna One would be managed under Swing Entertainment, a new agency exclusively established for the group after their contract with YMC Entertainment expired. This new arrangement would still maintain the partnership with YMC.{{cite web|url=http://entertain.naver.com/ranking/read?oid=382&aid=0000650560|title=[종합] "YMC→스윙엔터테인먼트" 워너원 소속사 변경 왜? (전문)|work=Sports Donga|date=May 31, 2018|access-date=July 22, 2019|language=ko|archive-date=July 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722143835/https://entertain.naver.com/ranking/read?oid=382&aid=0000650560|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1110915205|title=[공식입장 전문] 워너원, YMC와 오늘(31일) 계약종료…스윙엔터 이적|work=OSEN|date=May 31, 2018|access-date=July 22, 2019|language=ko|archive-date=September 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923001752/http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1110915205|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://star.mt.co.kr/foreign/starViewEng.html?no=2018060116086911503|title=Swing Entertainment Exclusively for Wanna One|date=June 1, 2018|website=Star News|access-date=July 22, 2019|archive-date=July 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722213555/http://star.mt.co.kr/foreign/starViewEng.html?no=2018060116086911503|url-status=live}}

Following the disbandment of Wanna One, Kim Jae-hwan signed with Swing Entertainment in 2019.{{cite web |title=워너원 김재환, 스윙엔터테인먼트 손잡고 솔로활동..."전폭 지원"(공식입장) |url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=009&aid=0004285691 |website=entertain.naver.com |access-date=July 22, 2019 |language=ko |date=January 9, 2019 |archive-date=July 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706080224/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=009&aid=0004285691 |url-status=live }} It was announced that 3 years after their disbandment, I.O.I was set to return in December, potentially with all 11 original members, and will be co-managed by Swing Entertainment and Studio Blu.{{cite web|url=http://www.donga.com/news/article/all/20190702/96277874/1|title=5년 기약하고 떠난 아이오아이, 3년 앞서 올해 컴백|website=The Dong-a Ilbo|access-date=July 22, 2019|language=ko|date=July 2, 2019|archive-date=July 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722144655/http://www.donga.com/news/article/all/20190702/96277874/1|url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Girl band I.O.I gets back together for new album in Oct. |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190701009200315 |website=Yonhap News Agency |access-date=July 2, 2019 |language=en |date=July 2, 2019 |archive-date=July 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702092726/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190701009200315 |url-status=live }} However, their comeback was virtually canceled due to scheduling conflicts between the members and the ongoing Produce investigations.{{cite web |title=[단독]아이오아이, 주결경도 '합류 불투명'...12월 재결합 무산 위기 |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=468&aid=0000583767 |website=entertain.naver.com |access-date=October 29, 2019 |language=ko |date=October 29, 2019 |archive-date=July 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718090937/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=468&aid=0000583767 |url-status=live }} After the finale of the survival program, Produce X 101, the final winners, X1, were managed by Swing Entertainment and made their debut on August 27. However, due to the Mnet vote manipulation investigation, the group disbanded on January 6, 2020.{{Cite news|url=http://m.news1.kr/articles/?3657603|title=[단독] '프듀X' 데뷔조, 스윙엔터 매니지먼트 가닥…워너원 이어 두번째|author=김효숙|date=2019-06-28|work=News1 Korea|access-date=2019-07-22|language=ko|archive-date=2019-08-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826235043/http://m.news1.kr/articles/?3657603|url-status=live}} In December, YMC Entertainment founder and ex-CEO Cho Yoo-myung became the new CEO of Swing Entertainment, replacing his colleague Shin who became an executive director.

On March 10, 2020, it was announced that Swing Entertainment would co-manage Iz*One with sister company Off The Record Entertainment.{{Cite web|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/421/0004514184|title=[공식입장] 아이즈원 측 "오프더레코드·스윙엔터, 공동 매니지먼트"|website=n.news.naver.com|language=ko|access-date=March 10, 2020|archive-date=May 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514092901/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/421/0004514184|url-status=live}} The group disbanded on April 29, 2021. On April 6, Natty, a former contestant in Sixteen and Idol School, signed with Swing Entertainment,{{cite web |url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=311&aid=0001131484 |title=[단독] '식스틴' 출신 나띠, 김재환 소속사 스윙 엔터 전속계약…데뷔 초읽기 |language=ko |trans-title='Sixteen'{{'}}s Natty signs with Kim Jae-hwan's agency Swing Entertainment, countdown to debut |date=April 6, 2020 |website=Naver |access-date=April 7, 2020 |archive-date=June 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630075518/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=311&aid=0001131484 |url-status=live }} before leaving two years later in 2022.{{Cite web |title='식스틴' 출신 나띠, S2엔터와 전속계약 체결 [공식] |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/421/0006210919 |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=n.news.naver.com |language=ko}} On August 10, Kim Young-heum, recent contestant for The Voice of Korea season 3, signed with Swing Entertainment.{{cite web|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/003/0010012701|title='보이스코리아 2020' 김영흠, 스윙엔터와 전속계약|work=Newsis|last=Lee|first=Su-min|date=October 8, 2020|access-date=January 9, 2021|archive-date=January 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111093023/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/003/0010012701|url-status=live}}

On February 5, 2021, it was announced that Swing Entertainment would co-manage A.C.E with Beat Interactive.{{Cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=609&aid=0000397425|title=비트인터렉티브X스윙엔터, 에이스 공동 매니지먼트 맡는다(공식)|website=n.news.naver.com|language=ko|access-date=February 5, 2021|archive-date=February 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205074440/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=609&aid=0000397425|url-status=live}} On October 25, it was announced that the winner of the Girls Planet 999 group, Kep1er, would be managed by Swing Entertainment along with CJ E&M label Wake One. They made their debut on January 3, 2022, and the group's contract will last for two years and six months.{{cite web|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/609/0000503388|title='걸스플래닛999' 최종 데뷔 그룹명 Kep1er 확정 "본격 데뷔 준비 돌입"(공식)|work=Newsen|last=Lee|first=Min-ji|date=October 25, 2021|access-date=October 25, 2021}} On October 29, Swing and Million Market signed a memorandum of understanding with the then-newly formed Big Planet Made, thus forming a strategic alliance and business agreement, with the label distributing BPM artists' albums.{{Cite news |title='소유·허각·VIVIZ 소속사' 빅플래닛메이드, 밀리언마켓·스윙엔터와 MOU[공식] |work=Star News |url=https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2021102911005480340}}

On April 3, 2024, Swing Entertainment was acquired by sister company WakeOne (formerly MMO Entertainment), and was absorbed by a merger on June 1.{{Cite web |last=기자 |first=김진현 |date=2024-04-03 |title=CJ ENM 자회사 웨이크원, 스윙엔터테인먼트 흡수 합병 |url=https://www.numbers.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=4159 |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=넘버스 |language=ko}}

• Wanna One (2017–2019)
• Kim Jae-hwan (2017–2023){{cite web|url=https://www.joynews24.com/view/1635555|script-title=ko:웨이크원, 김재환 활동 모두 전담 "10월 亞공연·12월 컴백"(공식)|trans-title=Wake One, in charge of all Kim Jae-hwan's activities, "Performance in October, Comeback in December" (Official)|website=Joy News 24|last=Jeong|first=Ji-won|date=September 21, 2023|access-date=September 21, 2023|language=ko}}
• I.O.I (2019) (co-managed with Studio Blu)
• X1 (2019–2020)
• Iz*One (2018–2021) (co-managed with Off the Record Entertainment)
• Son Ho-young (2019–2021)
• Natty (2020–2022)
• Kim Young-heum (2020–2024)
• Xani (2020–2024)
• A.C.E (co-managed with Beat Interactive) (2021–2024)
• Kep1er (co-managed with Wake One) (2022–2024)
• VIVIZ (with BPM Entertainment) (2022–2024)

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