Urban Works Media

{{Short description|South Korean artist management company}}

{{More citations needed|date=May 2018}}

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| name = Urban Works Media

| logo = File:Urban Works Media logo.png

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| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Korean|child=yes|hide=no|header=none

| hangul = (주)얼반웍스미디어

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| rr = (Ju) Eolban Wokseu Midieo

| mr = (Chu) ŏlban Wŏksŭ Midiŏ

}}

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| type = Small and medium-sized enterprises{{cite web|title=Urban Works search|url=https://search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&sm=top_hty&fbm=1&ie=utf8&query=%09%EC%96%BC%EB%B0%98%EC%9B%8D%EC%8A%A4%EB%AF%B8%EB%94%94%EC%96%B4|website=Naver|access-date=November 26, 2017}}

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| industry = Entertainment

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| foundation = {{Start date|2009|3|12}}

| founder = Heo Geon

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| hq_location = 4th & 7th floors of Daehak building, 325 OMok-ro, Yangcheon District

| hq_location_city = Seoul

| hq_location_country = South Korea

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| key_people = Heo Geon {{small|(CEO)}}

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| services = {{ubl|Merchandising and licensing|Planning and production of cultural content|Broadcasting}}

| revenue = Less than 5~10 billion won

| revenue_year = December 2016

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| num_employees = 40~70

| num_employees_year = December 2014

| parent = RBW (since 2023)

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| subsid = {{ubl|Urbanworks ENT| Urbanworks New Media|Urbanworks Film}}

| website = {{URL|http://www.urbanworks.co.kr/}}

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Urban Works Media ({{korean|얼반웍스미디어||Eolbanweokseumidieo}}) is a South Korean production company founded by Heo Geon in 2009.

On December 29, 2022, it was announced that RBW acquired the company.{{cite web |title=RBW to acquire half of Urban Works for 10 billion won |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2022/12/29/business/industry/RBW-Urban-Works/20221229124609832.html |website=koreajoongangdaily.joins.com |language=en |date=2022-12-29}}

On June 1 2023, Urban Works Media's actor management were take over by RBW's subsidiary DSP Media.{{cite web|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/311/0001599318|title=DSP 미디어, 배우 매니지먼트 사업 진출…지킴엔터·얼반웍스 배우 사업 부문 인수|trans-title=DSP Media enters the actor management business... Acquired the actor business division of Jikim Entertainment and Urban Works|language=ko|date=June 1, 2023|website=Naver|publisher=Kim Yu-jin}}

Productions

=Television programs=

class="wikitable"
Year

! Title

! Original title

! Program Format

! Network

! Notes

2008

| Mystery Special Forces

| 미스터리 특공대

| rowspan="4"|Variety show

| rowspan="5"|SBS TV

|

2008–2009

| Solomon TV Law Firm

| TV로펌 솔로몬

|

2008–2010

| Family Outing

| 패밀리가 떴다

|

2008–2009

| Alone in Love

| 연애시대

|

rowspan="3"|2009–2010

| Inkigayo

| 인기가요

| Music program

|

Love Taxi

| 러브택시

| rowspan="3"|Variety show

| QTV

|

Idol Show Season 5

| 아이돌 군단의 떴다! 그녀 시즌5

| rowspan="2"|MBC every1

|

rowspan="3"|2010

| Elegant Life

| 우아한 인생

|

TaeGukGi: Brotherhood of War

| 태극기 휘날리며

| Special program

| SBS TV

| 2010 World Cup Special program

Cheers for the Women

| 여자만세

| Reality show

| QTV

|

2010–2011

| Kim Jung-eun's Chocolate

| 김정은의 초콜릿

| Music program

|rowspan="2"|SBS TV

|

rowspan="4"|2011

| The King of Idols

| 설날특집 아이돌의 제왕

| Special program

| Lunar New Year's Day special program

I'm Real Song Joong-ki

| I'm Real 송중기

| Variety show

| QTV

|

Kim Yuna's Kiss & Cry

| 김연아의 키스 & 크라이

| Reality show

|rowspan="2"|SBS TV

|

2011 Super Model Competition

| 2011 슈퍼모델 선발대회

| Competition show

|

{{NA}}

| {{NA}}

| 어린이 기호식품 신호등 표시제

| {{NA}}

| {{NA}}

| Made for the South Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare Food and Drug Administration

2011–2012

| Law of the Jungle Season 1

| 정글의 법칙 시즌1

| Variety show

| SBS TV

|

2016

| Would You Like Girls (My Cosmic Diary)

| 우주 LIKE 소녀 (김덕후의 덕질일기)

| Reality show

| Mnet

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=TV series=

class="wikitable"
Year

! Title

! Original title

! Network

! Notes

! Ref.

2012

| Hero

| 히어로

|rowspan="2"|OCN

|

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2014

| Bad Guys

| 나쁜녀석들

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rowspan="2"|2017

| Naked Fireman

| 맨몸의 소방관

| KBS2

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Bad Guys 2

| 나쁜 녀석들: 악의 도시

| OCN

|

|

rowspan="2"|2018

| Radio Romance

| 라디오 로맨스

| KBS2

| Co-produced with Plusis Media

| {{cite news|last1=Park|first1=Jin-young|title=윤두준·김소현, KBS '라디오로맨스' 남녀 주연 확정..감성 멜로 [종합]|url=http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?page=1&branch=NEWS&source=&category=entertainment&art_id=5846051|access-date=February 24, 2018|work=Korea Daily|date=December 15, 2017|language=ko}}

Drama Stage: The Woman Who Makes the Last Meal

| 드라마 스테이지: 마지막 식사를 만드는 여자

| rowspan="2"|tvN

| rowspan="2"|Co-produced with Studio Dragon

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2019

| Black Dog: Being A Teacher

| 블랙독

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rowspan=2|2023

| Love Class 2

| 수업중입니다2

| TVING, KT Alpha

| Co-produced with Studio Poppy

Song of the Bandits

| 도적: 칼의 소리

| Netflix

| Co-produced with Baram Pictures and Studio Dragon

| {{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=609&aid=0000551269|author=Park Soo-in|script-title=ko:김남길 서현 유재명 이현욱 이호정 '도적: 칼의 소리' 출연 확정|trans-title=Kim Nam-gil, Seo-hyeon, Yoo Jae-myung, Lee Hyun-wook, Lee Ho-jeong, confirmed to appear in ‘The Thief: The Sound of the Sword’|publisher=Newsen|via=Naver|date=March 14, 2022|access-date= March 14, 2022|language=ko}}

Former Artists

= Artists moved to [[DSP Media]]<ref name=dsp/> =

  • Lee Seo-young{{cite news |last= |first= |date=March 31, 2022 |title=헬로비너스 출신 이서영, 얼반웍스와 전속계약(공식) |language=ko |work=MK Sports |publisher=Naver |agency=Osen |url=http://mksports.co.kr/view/2022/289140}}
  • Ju Hyeon
  • Seong Tae
  • Hwang Kyung-ha
  • Han Jei
  • Kang Dae-hyun
  • Kim Chae-won

= Departed artists =

References

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