Urban Works Media
{{Short description|South Korean artist management company}}
{{More citations needed|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox company
| 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 |
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2008
| Mystery Special Forces | 미스터리 특공대 | rowspan="4"|Variety show | rowspan="5"|SBS TV | |
2008–2009
| Solomon TV Law Firm | TV로펌 솔로몬 | |
2008–2010
| 패밀리가 떴다 | |
2008–2009
| Alone in Love | 연애시대 | |
rowspan="3"|2009–2010
| Inkigayo | 인기가요 | |
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 | QTV | |
2010–2011
| 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 | |
=TV series=
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Year
! Title ! Original title ! Network ! Notes ! Ref. |
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2012
| Hero | 히어로 |rowspan="2"|OCN | | |
2014
| Bad Guys | 나쁜녀석들 | | |
rowspan="2"|2017
| 맨몸의 소방관 | KBS2 | | |
Bad Guys 2
| 나쁜 녀석들: 악의 도시 | OCN | | |
rowspan="2"|2018
| 라디오 로맨스 | KBS2 | Co-produced with Plusis Media |
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 | |
2019
| 블랙독 | |
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 |
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 =
- Cho Seung-hee
- Choi Kyu-hwan
- Choi Soo-han
- Choi Sun-il
- Gil Sang
- Han Seo-ul
- Hwang Seung-eon
- Kang Ji-sub
- Kim Eun-Soo
- Kim Jong-kook
- Kim Min-ju
- Lee Bit-na
- Shin So-i
- Lee Cho-ah
- Oh Jae-woong
- Nam Ji-hyun
- V-HAWK
- Kriesha Chu
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.urbanworks.co.kr/}} {{in lang|en}}
{{Television production companies of South Korea}}
Category:Television production companies of South Korea
Category:Companies based in Seoul
Category:Mass media companies established in 2009