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Yedang Company is
since its inception as the first entertainment management company in Korea, Yedang has been a major contributor in industrializing and developing the entertainment business in Korea.
Since its incorporation in 1992 as a registered company, Yedang Entertainment has grown into a manager, producer and distributor of music records and was listed in KOSDAQ in 2000.
Since then, the company has expanded its business area to entertainer management, film, TV series, broadcasting contents, concert and satellite DMB contents, and successfully positioned itself as the nation's stop entertainment company. In 2007, the company expanded its vision to the energy business which is recognized as a next generation growth engine.
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| 1980's |
- Incorporated Yedang Management in 1982 |
| 1990's |
- Incorporated Yedang Sound Co., Ltd. (October, 1992) |
| - Entered strategic alliance with World Music for record distribution (Roo'Ra, Solid, Hyun-chol Kim, etc.) |
| - Entered strategic alliance with Samsung Visual Corp. (for record distribution) |
| - Produced platinum series records for Jeong-hyun Lee, Cho PD, Hyun-do Lee, O-24, Jeong-ahn |
| 2000 |
- Listed in KOSDAQ |
| - Designated as a venture business enterprise |
| - Entered strategic alliance with MBC Production (participated in production of dramas and music records) |
| - Entered business in film industry |
| 2007 |
- Investment of "Le Grand Chef" (movie) |
| - Co-production of SBS TV series "Lobbyist" |
| - Establishment of ch N-dolphin, an internet contents specific broadcasting channel |
| - Corporate establishment of Yedang Energy as a subsidiary of Yedang |
| - Merging of ETNTV, Yedang Media and YedangANC for the strengthening of media and contents business |
- Contractual renewal of Korea's top celebrities: Kim Ajoong, Kim Jung Eun, Kim Hanul, Yoh Ho Min, Yoo Sun, Lee Jung Jae, Jang Jin Young, Choi Young Gyun, Han Jae Suk and Hwang Jung Min |
| - Launching of the Satellite broadcast DMB 'Trot 24' |
| 2006 |
- Entered exclusive contracts with entertainers including Seong-min Kim, Young-ho Kim, Jeong-hak Kim, Ju-eun Oh and Ji-hae Han |
- Entered concert business (hosted concerts featuring Sweet Box and Jesus Christ Superstar, and invested in concerts featuring Rain World Tour Seoul and Big4) |
| - Expanded film business (took over Show East, and affiliated and invested in IROOM Pictures) |
| - Co-produced TV series, "Rondo" (Japan TBS) |
| - Added an affiliate, EtN TV |
| 2005 |
- Entered exclusive contract with Ji-woo Choi |
- Selected as a satellite DMB provider |
- Co-produced MBC miniseries "Super Rookie" |
| - Started broadcasting satellite DMB channel, Star DJ |
| 2004 |
- Entered exclusive contract with Su-jeong Hwang |
- Entered strategic alliance with LG Telecomm Music-On |
- Provided the world's first music processing service, Music Cocktail |
| 2003 |
- Launched OST for "Winter Sonata" |
- Opened online entertainment portal, "Click Box" |
- Established game business (took over Tri-Glow Pictures) |
- Entered strategic alliance with Korea.com, iMBC, and Freechal |
| - Entered strategic alliance with Overture |
| 2002 |
- Entered strategic alliance and invested in Seotaji Company |
- Invested in Direct Media |
- Produced "Reversal of Fortune" |
| 2001 |
- Created Yedang Classic Label (entered contract for exclusive distribution of Russian classical music) |
- Entered entertainer management business (entered contracts with Su-jong Choi, Hee-ra Ha) |
- Entered strategic alliance with and invested in Wedding TV |
| 2010 |
- Investment of "Le Grand Chef2" (movie) |
| - ETN/TROT24 was divided as a subsidiary company of Yedang |
| 2009 |
- Investment of "Miindo" (movie) |
| - Produced SBS TV series, "terroir" |
| - Hosted the Asia song festival |
| - Produce and distribute albums of ALI, Smoky J, Sunday brunch |
| 2008 |
- Investment of 'Beyond All Magic'(movie) |
- Strengthening of the Live Events business (YB concert, Snow Show, The Life, Zoomderella, co-presenter and investor of ETPFEST 2008) |
| - Contractual agreement with actress, Kim Sun Ah |
| - Installment of DVD distribution and sales division |
| - Incorporation of Sego Entertainment as a subsidiary company of Yedang |
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