Banana Culture Entertainment (Korean: 바나나컬쳐 엔터테인먼트) or simply Banana Culture, was a South Korean entertainment company. It was a division of the Chinese company Banana Culture Music. On March 25, 2020, it was reported that Banana Culture would be closing.
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Native name | 바나나컬쳐 엔터테인먼트 |
|---|---|
| Formerly | Yedang Planning (1984–1992) Yedang Sound (1992–2000) Yedang Entertainment (2000–2010) Yedang Company (2010–2016) |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Founder | Wang Sicong (Banana Culture Music) (2015) |
| Defunct | 2020 |
| Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea |
Key people | Yoo Jae Woong (CEO) |
| Owner | Banana Culture Music (Shanghai) |
History
editThe company was founded in 1984 under the name Yedang Planning by Byun Dae-yun (real name Byun Doo-seop). On October 28, 1992, the company became a corporation under the name Yedang Sound. In May 2000, the company was renamed to Yedang Entertainment.
In March 2010, the company was renamed again to Yedang Company.
In March 2014, Yedang Company was acquired by Wellmade StarM and start using new name Wellmade Yedang .[1]
In June 2014, girl group EXID signed with Yedang when their original label AB Entertainment was acquired by Wellmade Yedang. The head of the label and their producer, Shinsadong Tiger, also joined Wellmade Yedang. It was confirmed that Shinsadong Tiger would remain as the producer of EXID.[2][3]
In December 2015, Wellmade Yedang officially separate and Yedang became an independent company.
In 2016, Yedang officially changed their name after signing a merger agreement with Banana Culture Music and announced that the brand of Yedang would returning to the family of former Yedang Company Chairman Byun Doo-seop.[4][5]
On March 25, 2020, it was reported that Banana Culture would be closing, with employees and executives stepping down and the departure of EXID. However, the label CEO denied this statement, saying that the label still has many Chinese shares and they would continue to manage TREI and other female trainees.[6] Despite this, their website was deleted after TREI's disbandment.[7]
Artists
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editSoloists
edit- Shin Zisu
- Lee Youjin
Actors/Actress
edit- Lee Jung Hyun (2017–present)[8]
- Ha Seung Ri (2017–2020)[9]
Former artists
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editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "웰메이드스타엠, '웰메이드 예당'으로 상호변경".
- ^ "걸그룹 Exid, 예당엔터 전속계약 체결…컴백 앨범 준비中".
- ^ "웰메이드 예당, 이단옆차기·신사동호랭이 회사 인수".
- ^ "Exid 소속사 예당에서 바나나컬쳐로 이름 바꿔".
- ^ "㈜예당엔터테인먼트, ㈜바나나컬쳐로 새 출발".
- ^ "[단독] 바나나컬쳐 유재웅 대표 "엔터 사업 정리는 '오보', 트레이 소속"(인터뷰)" (in Korean). March 25, 2020.
- ^ "바나나컬쳐 엔터테인먼트". Archived from the original on 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ "이정현, 바나나컬쳐엔터와 전속 계약 '과거 의리 빛났다'". Archived from the original on 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ "'학교2017' 하승리, 바나나컬쳐와 전속계약..이정현·Exid와 한솥밥".
- ^ "[단독] 성은, 바나나컬쳐 전속계약 종료→독자 활동 중".
- ^ "[전문] 트레이, 데뷔 1년여 만에 해체…"새 시작 응원 부탁"".
- ^ "Lim Ju-hwan profile" Archived 2011-02-10 at the Wayback Machine. Yedang Entertainment. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
