South Korean company
KeyEast Co., Ltd. Native name
Hangul (주)키이스트
Revised Romanization (Ju)Kiiseuteu
Formerly Tuneboom Korea Co., Ltd. Company type Public KRX : 054780 [ 1] (November 14, 2003)Industry Entertainment Founded October 8, 1996 (1996-10-08 ) (as Tuneboom Korea Co., Ltd. (한국툰붐 주식회사)) Founder Bae Yong-joon Successor Auto Wintech (오토윈테크) Headquarters 5th floor, KeyEast, 96 Road 26, Yeongdong-daero , Gangnam District , , South Korea
Area served
Key people
Bae Yong-joon (chairman) Park Seong-hye (CEO) Services Artist management Merchandising and licensing Planning and production of cultural content Broadcasting Investment Revenue 20,687,309,140 won (June 30, 2015) 1,894,744,879 won (June 30, 2015) 1,848,842,998 (June 30, 2015) Total equity 39,802,328,288 won (June 30, 2015) Owner SM Entertainment (33.70%)[ 2] Number of employees
64 (June 30, 2015) Parent SM Studios Subsidiaries Content K Content N Stream Media Corporation Website keyeast.co.kr
KeyEast (Korean : 키이스트 ; stylized in all caps ) is a management agency founded by actor Bae Yong-joon .
History
In May 2009, KeyEast acquired Japanese company Digital Adventure Inc. [ja ] (Japanese : 株式会社デジタルアドベンチャー ) (TYO : 4772 ) and made it an affiliated company. After the acquition by SM Entertainment , it was renamed Stream Media Corporation.[citation needed ]
In December 2010, KeyEast entered the television production industry through the Korean drama Dream High .[ 3] Two years later, in 2012, the company entered China .[ 4]
In March 2022, KeyEast acquired production company Studio flow with a 31.58% stake.[ 5]
After receiving approval for the merger agreement with Oboi Project Co., Ltd. at the board meeting on August 9, 2022, each company completed the necessary procedures for the merger. At another board meeting the same year on September 14, they resolved the merger completion report general meeting in accordance with Article 526, Paragraph 3 of the Commercial Act with a board of directors resolution and public notice, and therefore the fact of the completion of the merger is reported to each shareholder by public notice.[ 6]
Artists
Actors
Bae Jung-nam (2021–present)
Cha Seung-won (2025–present)
Han Hyun-jun (2024–present)
Jeong Ji-hwan
Kwon Ji-woo (2022–present)
Kwon Rowan
Lee Ki-taek (2025–present)
Park Myung-hoon (2025–present)
Park Soo-oh (2025–present)
Actresses
Partnership
References
^ "054780: KOSDAQ Stock Quote KeyEast Co. Ltd" . Bloomberg. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2017 .
^ "KeyEast Co., Ltd. (A054780)" . MarketScreener . Archived from the original on March 9, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023 .
^ Hong, Lucia (April 14, 2010). "KeyEast, JYP, CJ Media team up for drama "Dream High" " . 10Asia. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014 .
^ Sunwoo, Carla (July 31, 2012). "Keyeast Entertainment heads to China" . HanCinema . Archived from the original on April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014 .
^ 키이스트, 박서준X박보검 '청춘MT' 제작... 9월 공개 . Naver Entertainment (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023 .
^ 키이스트 [KeyEast]. KeyEast Entertainment (in Korean). Retrieved September 6, 2024 .
^ "Key East Entertainment and JYP Reach An Agreement, Joint Company Terminated" . Soompi . Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014 .
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