CJ E&M Music Performance Division
Native name  | CJ E&M 음악공연사업부문 | 
|---|---|
Romanized name  | CJ E&M eumak gongyeonsa-eop bumun | 
| division of CJ E&M | |
| Industry | Music & Entertainment | 
| Genre | K-pop | 
| Predecessor | 
Mediopia, Poibos (former Daeyoung AV), MaxMP3  | 
| Founded | 1994 (as Mediopia Technology Corp.) | 
| Headquarters | CJ E&M Center, Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea | 
Area served  | Worldwide | 
Key people  | Ahn Suk-joon (Division Head) | 
| Products | Album, concert | 
| Services | 
Publishing records Entertainment agency  | 
| Parent | CJ E&M Corp. | 
| Divisions | see also | 
| Subsidiaries | 
AOMG FNC Entertainment MMO Entertainment Music Works UK Muzik  | 
| Website | Official website | 
CJ E&M Music Performance Division (Hangul:CJ E&M 음악공연사업부문 CJ E&M eumak gongyeon saeopbumun), also known as CJ E&M Music and Live (or Music·Live) (formerly known as Mediopia Technology Corp., GM Agency Co. Ltd., CJ Music Inc. and Mnet Media Corp.), is a South Korean entertainment company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea which produces, broadcasts, distributes and provides a variety of music and entertainment. It is a subsidiary of the CJ Group.[1] Once the home to top-selling artists/groups, such as Lee Hyori and SeeYa, its current roster of recording artists include T-ara, CNBLUE and F.T. Island.
CJ E&M Music won the "Music Distributor of the Year" trophy at the 3rd Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards in 2014.[2]
Business
The CJ E&M Music Performance Division consists of five divisions:
- Music – entertainment management (music planning and development, production and sales, concerts, etc.)
 - Broadcasting – variety program production, owns 2 music cable channels Mnet and KMTV.
 - Online music content – runs online music store Mnet.com
 - ASP – Naver, LG Telecom mobile music content provider
 - Artist management – artist management and support
 
In 2012 CJ E&M launched a joint venture with Taiwanese firm Cayenne Entertainment Technology Co. to distribute video games.[1]
In 2014, CJ E&M launched a joint venture with Japan's Victor Entertainment, called CJ Victor Entertainment.[3]
In 2015, CJ E&M acquired Hip Hop label Hi-Lite Records [4]
In 2016, CJ E&M acquired shares and formed a Strategic Alliance/Partnership with AOMG.[5][6]
Roster
Recording artists
Groups
- Mamamoo (distributor; signed to Rainbow Bridge World)
 - SG Wannabe
 - Davichi
 - Linus's Blanket
 -  Spica
- Spica.S
 
 - I.O.I (co-managed with YMC Entertainment)
 - BOYS24 (Upcoming boy group, co-managed with Liveworks Company)[7][8][9]
 
Soloists
Subsidiaries
AOMG
AOMG is an independent subsidiary label of CJ E&M since 2016.
Hi-Lite Records
Hi-Lite Records is an independent subsidiary label of CJ E&M since 2015.
1877 Entertainment
1877 Entertainment is an independent subsidiary label of CJ E&M since 2014.[10]
FNC Entertainment
FNC Entertainment is an independent subsidiary label of CJ E&M founded in 2006.
MMO Entertainment
MMO Entertainment is an in-house subsidiary label of CJ E&M.
MMO means "Music Makes One" (main promotional slogan of CJ E&M's flagship music channel Mnet).
Groups
- Wable
 
Soloists
- Son Ho Young
 - Park Bo Ram
 - Hong Dae Kwang
 
The Music Works
The Music Works (Music Works for short) is an in-house subsidiary label of CJ E&M. It was founded by Oh Won-chul (Philip Oh), former CEO of Baek Ji-young's former agency WS Entertainment, in partnership with CJ E&M.
The agency's logo is a play on the letter M on Mnet's logo, combining the letters M and W.
Soloists
- Baek Ji Young
 - Yoo Seung Eun
 - Song Yoo Bin
 - Gong Minzy
 
Groups
- Gilgu Bonggu (GB9)
 - BASTERD
 - MYTEEN (set to debut in 2017)
 
Trainees
- Kim So Hee (Produce 101) and part of I.B.I under Loen Entertainment
 - Lee Se Woong (MYTEEN)
 - Choi Eunsu (MYTEEN)
 - Kim Guk Heon (MYTEEN)
 - Shin Jun Seob (MYTEEN)
 - Park Min Jun (MYTEEN)
 - Kim Jae Hwan (Music Works Seeds)
 - Yeo Min Ho (Music Works Seeds)
 - Lee Roo Ha (Music Works Seeds)
 - Son Hyun Mi (Idolmaster)
 - Oh Yoo Hyun
 - Lee Yi Man
 
Former Artists
Recording artists | 
Actors | 
Former subsidiaries
- Good Entertainment (defunct since 2009)
 - MBK Entertainment (formerly known as Core Contents Media, it was acquired by MBK Co., Ltd. in 2014)
 
Distribution Network
Present
Korean
  | 
Japanese
  | 
Former
- Chrome Entertainment (2012-2013) (moved to Sony Music Korea)
 - DSP Media (2002-2013) (moved to LOEN Entertainment)
 - JYP Entertainment (moved to LOEN Entertainment, KMP Holdings, and later KT Music)
 - Map the Soul Inc. (2009-2010)
 - NH Media (moved to Warner Music Korea, KT Music, Sony Music Korea, LOEN Entertainment, Neowiz Internet and later TSN Company)
 - Nega Network (moved to LOEN Entertainment)
 - Star Empire Entertainment (moved to LOEN Entertainment and KT Music)
 - Woollim Entertainment (moved to LOEN Entertainment and KT Music)
 - YG Entertainment (moved to KMP Holdings and later KT Music)
 - Plan A Entertainment (formerly A Cube Entertainment, acquired by LOEN Entertainment)
 
Controversies
Price manipulation
CJ E&M Music (then Mnet Media) was one of the 15 companies fined and sued by the Korean FTC for price rigging in 2011.[11]
Plagiarism
References
- 1 2 "CJ E&M launches game distribution JV in Taiwan". Korea Times. 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
 - ↑ "Winners from 'The 3rd GAON Chart Kpop Awards'!". Allkpop. 2014-02-12. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
 - ↑ CJ E&M, Victor Entertainment launch music joint venture
 - ↑ CJ E&M, 래퍼 팔로알토 힙합 레이블 인수
 - ↑ CJ E&M, 박재범·쌈디의 힙합 레이블 AOMG 인수
 - ↑ 전지현·조정석 소속사 문화창고 "CJ E&M과 인수협상 논의 중" [공식입장]
 - ↑ CJ E&M launches mega K-pop project ‘Boys 24’
 - ↑ CJ E&M Corporation Invests $20.6 Million In New K-Pop Group Boys 24
 - ↑ CJ E&M Reveals Boy Group Survival Show “Boys24″ Includes Trainees From Top-Notch Agencies
 - ↑ http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/61455/cj-em-joins-label-system
 - ↑ "Korea's Fair Trade Commission fines 15 music distributors for collectively rigging prices". allkpop. March 1, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
 
