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PocketDol Studio (Korean: 포켓돌스튜디오), is a South Korean entertainment company established in 2017 by record producer Kim Kwang-soo. The company is best known as the home to the trot singer Song Ga-in, boy group BAE173 and vocal group Espero. PocketDol Studio's parent company is the now defunct MBK Entertainment.
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Native name | 포켓돌스튜디오 |
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Company type | Private |
Industry | Entertainment |
Genre | |
Founded | July 12, 2017 |
Founder | Kim Kwang-soo |
Number of locations | Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
Key people | Son Yong-geun (CEO)[1] |
Owner | Lee Jae-hwan (37.47%) Park Gyu-heon (29.29%) Realworks Co., Ltd. (14.63%) Others (18.62%)[2] |
Parent | MBK Entertainment (Defunct) Interpark |
Subsidiaries | Phunky Studio (2020) M25 (2021) |
Website | pocketdol |
History
edit2017–present: Founding and expansion
editIt was established in 2017 by Kim Kwang-soo with joint venture of his company MBK Entertainment and Interpark. They firstly appearance in public as a production company was then known as The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project Culture Industry Company for survival show The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project aired by KBS2.[3][4] It was later announced that PocketDol Studio would manage the winner of The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project group, UNB and UNI.T.[citation needed]
In February 2019, it was announced that parent company MBK Entertainment would signed the winner of the Under Nineteen group, 1the9 for one year.[5] The group later were managed by PocketDol Studio which revealed prior to their debut in April 2019.[6]
In May 2019, the winner of the trot competition show Miss Trot producing by PocketDol Studio, Song Ga-in signed the company.[7]
In April 2020, Produce X contestant Hangyul and Dohyon debuted as duo H&D.[8]
In May 2020, DIA were transferred from MBK Entertainment to the company ahead of their comeback.[9]
In November 2020, PocketDol Studio debuted their first boy group, BAE173.[10][11]
On February 27, 2022, a seven-final member were chosen through the survival show My Teenage Girl to debut in the winner group, Classy.[citation needed] The group debuted on May 5, 022, under its subsidiary M25.[citation needed]
In December 2022, PocketDol Studio debuted boy vocal group, Espero.[12][13]
In June 2023, a twelve final member were chosen through the survival show My Teenage Boys to debut on the winner group, Fantasy Boys.[14]
On June 22, 2023, it was announced that Bae173's member Nam Do-hyun left the group after the legal battle against the agency, following the suspension of the contract.[15]
Artists
editGroups
edit- BAE173
- Espero
- Fantasy Boys
Soloists
editProducer
edit- Kim Kwang-soo
- Cho Yi-hyun
Subsidiaries
editM25
editArtists
editFormer artists
editFilmography
edit- My Teenage Girl (2021-2022)
- Fantasy Boys (2023)
References
edit- ^ "(주)포켓돌스튜디오 2023년 기업정보 | 사원수, 회사소개, 근무환경, 복리후생 등".
- ^ "(주)포켓돌스튜디오 2021년 재무정보 | 매출액 54억 7,980만원 영업이익, 자본금, 공시정보 제공".
- ^ "[김광수 인터뷰⑤]"수십억 적자 속 '더유닛' 우승팀 전폭지원, 약속 지키기 위해"". entertain.naver.com. May 17, 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
- ^ "[김광수 인터뷰⑤]"수십억 적자 속 '더유닛' 우승팀 전폭지원, 약속 지키기 위해"". sportsseoul.com. May 17, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
- ^ 김, 현식. "'언더나인틴' 종영, 9인조 보이그룹 '원더나인' 탄생". Naver News.
- ^ "['언더나인틴' 종영]고전 시청자 철저한 외면 속 원더나인에 거는 기대". Naver News.
- ^ "'Ms. Trot' song contest ends with record rating". The Korea Times. May 3, 2019.
- ^ https://www.m-i.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=704252
- ^ https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0004212663
- ^ "포켓돌스튜디오 新보이그룹 BAE173, 19일 정식 데뷔". Naver News.
- ^ ""빠져버린 것 같아" BAE173, 아홉 소년의 청량한 데뷔 '반하겠어' [퇴근길 신곡]". Naver News.
- ^ "에스페로, 성악+발라드에 김호중이라니...세상 특별한 데뷔곡 'Endless' [쥬크박스]". Naver News.
- ^ 김, 원겸. "에스페로, 조영수‧김호중 지원 속 대망의 데뷔식...'엔드리스' 발표". Naver News.
- ^ "'소년판타지' 최종 12인, 판타지 보이즈로 데뷔..1위 유준원". Naver News.
- ^ Kim, Ji-ha (June 22, 2023). "'엑스원 출신' 남도현, 포켓돌스튜디오에 계약 소송 승소". TV Daily (in Korean). Retrieved June 22, 2023.