KPlus (Korean: 케이플러스) is a South Korean model and actors management company established by fashion model-turned-CEO Go Eun-kyung in 2008.

KPlus Holdings Co., Ltd.
Native name
주식회사 케이플러스홀딩스
FormerlyK-Plus
YG KPlus
IndustryFashion
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Event Production
Talent Management
Founded2008
FounderGo Eun-kyung
HeadquartersGangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Key people
Go Eun-kyung (founder and chief executive officer)
Parent
Websitekplusholdings.com

History

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K-Plus was founded by former model Go Eun-kyung in 2008 to train future models and fashion industry professionals.[2]

In February 2014, K-Plus signed a contract for strategic partnership and share investment with talent agency YG Entertainment and finalised the merger with a new name called "YG KPLUS" in September.[3] Go's former protege model-turned-actor Cha Seung-won would be training K-Plus models to become future actors.[4]

In September 2014, top model Kang Seung-hyun signed a contract with YGKPlus.[5]

In June 2017, for the first time in Vietnam's Next Top Model, starting from All-stars' cycle onwards, the winner will receive this contract for him/her to include in the roster list of models.

In May 2022, Chorokbaem Media acquired 50% of the company's shares.[6][7][8] On August 22, 2022, it was announced that the company would change its name from YGKPLUS to KPLUS after the acquisition, while still collaborating with YG in the future.[9]

Female models

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  • Ahn Ye-won (Produce 48 contestant, eliminated in episode 5)
  • Bae Yoon-young
  • Cho Yelim
  • Choi Ah-reum*
  • Choi Ha-rim*
  • Choi Jung-in*
  • Choi Yeon-soo (Produce 48 contestant, eliminated in episode 5)
  • Choi Young-ji
  • Choi Sae-hui
  • Choi Sora
  • Ellis Ahn
  • Gil Minso
  • Ha Naryoung
  • Han Hye-yeon
  • Hanna N
  • Huh Bo-mi
  • Hong Hyo
  • Hong Na-kyung*
  • Hwang Hyun-joo
  • Hwang Seung-eon
  • Hwang So-hee
  • Hyun Ji-eun
  • Jennie Kim*
  • Jeon Min ok
  • Ji ESuu
  • Ji Ho-jin
  • Jo Hye-joo
  • Ju Hee-jeong
  • Jung Han-sol
  • Jung Ji-young
  • Jung Soo-hyun*
  • Jung Yoo-sun
  • Kang Yoon-ji
  • Kim Eun-sun*
  • Kim Hae-ah
  • Kim Hyo-kyung
  • Kim Hyun-hee
  • Kim Jisoo*
  • Kim Min-Kyeung
  • Kim Sae-in*
  • Kim Sang-Won
  • Kim Su-bin*
  • Kim Yae-ji
  • Kim Ye-rim*
  • Ko Eun-bi*
  • Kwon Ji-ya*
  • Lalisa Manoban*
  • Lee Ha-eun
  • Lee Ho-jung
  • Lee Jay
  • Lee Ji-hye*
  • Lee Jung-hyun
  • Lee Roo-young
  • Lee Seung-mee
  • Lee Song-yi
  • Lee Su-jin
  • Lee Sung-kyung
  • Lee Yeon-joo*
  • Nadine Lee
  • Oh Hye-ji
  • Park Chaeyoung*
  • Park Jung-min*
  • Park Sae-jin*
  • Park Se-jeong
  • Park Su-jin
  • Park Sun-ha
  • Park Yae-woon
  • Shim Soyoung
  • Shin Ha-young
  • Shin Hey-nam
  • Shin Hye-jin*
  • Shin Hyun-ji
  • Shin Yae-min*
  • Song Hyun-min
  • Song Jae-hee*
  • Tiana Tolstoi
  • Um Ye-jin
  • Um Yoo-jung
  • Wu I-Hua
  • Yang Rira
  • Yeo Yeon-hui
  • Yoo Eun-bi
  • Yoon Seon-ah*

(* indicates models in Development)

Male models

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  • Ahn Juni
  • Bae Joon-seok*
  • Bang Joo-ho
  • Cheon Sang-hun*
  • Cho David
  • Cho Hwan*
  • Cho Hyo-in
  • Cho Jae Hyung*
  • Cho Sung-hoon
  • Choi Chang-wook
  • Choi Han-bin
  • Choi Jeong-gab*
  • Choi Yeon-kyu
  • Erick Vic.
  • Go Ung-ho
  • Ha Seok-hwan*
  • Han Sol*
  • Jang Ki-yong
  • Joo Woo-jae
  • Joel Roberts*
  • Jeon Jun-yeong*
  • Jeong Rok-hui
  • Jiwon Hyuk
  • Jung Hyo-joon* (Produce 101 Season 2 contestant)
  • Jung Jong-won*
  • Jung Sung-joon
  • Jung Ui-sung
  • Jung Yongsoo
  • Kang Hui
  • Kang Hyuk-moon
  • Kang Sung-jin
  • Kang Won-jae
  • Kim Alex*
  • Kim Bo-heon
  • Kim Gun-woo*
  • Kim Gyu-ho
  • Kim Hak-soo
  • Kim Han-byul
  • Kim Ho-sung*
  • Kim Hyun-jin
  • Kim Hyun-woo* (Produce 101 Season 2 contestant)
  • Kim Jong-hoon
  • Kim Jung-sik
  • Kim Ki-bum
  • Kim Kwan-joon*
  • Kim Min-jong
  • Kim Pil-su
  • Kim Seung-eun
  • Kim Seung-hyun
  • Kim Sung-yeon
  • Kim Tae-wan
  • Kim Tae-woo
  • Kim Woo-ram*
  • Kim Young-seok
  • Kwon Hyun-bin (Produce 101 Season 2 contestant and member of South Korean boy group JBJ)
  • Kwon Ju-hyung*
  • Lee Bom-chan
  • Lee Gi-hean
  • Lee Hyun-jun
  • Lee Hyun-wook
  • Lee Hyung-seok
  • Lee Jae-seok*
  • Lee Jin-kyeong
  • Lee Ji-seok
  • Lee Keun-yong
  • Lee Ki-taek
  • Lee Myoun-gil
  • Lee Seok-chan
  • Lee Soo-min*
  • Lee Soo-hyuk
  • Lee Woo-chan*
  • Lim Hoo-seok
  • Lim Jae-hyung
  • Meng Joo-ho
  • Nam Goong-dam
  • Nikita Tolstoi
  • Oh Jae-young*
  • Park Bo-sung
  • Park Byung-min
  • Park Hong
  • Park Hyeong-seop
  • Park Jong-ik*
  • Park Ki-tae
  • Park Min-Seop
  • Park Yae-chan*
  • Seo Soo-won
  • Seo Hong-seok
  • Seok Ji-an
  • Seong Woo-jin
  • Shin Jae-hyuk
  • Shin Dongho
  • Shin Yong-guk
  • Song Kyung-mok
  • Yoon Jun-woo
  • Yoon Su-ho
  • Yu Hyun-woo
  • Won Jeong Hwang
  • Woo Jin-kyung

(* indicates models in Development)

Actors

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  • Kang Dong-wook
  • Go Yi-jin
  • Gi Eun-su
  • Yoo Ji-ae
  • Kim Min-kyeung
  • Kim Hyun-jae
  • Nam Gung-dam
  • Nam Gyu-hee
  • Shin Ji-hoon

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ryu, Eunhyuk-mo (May 27, 2022). "초록뱀미디어, YG케이플러스 경영권 인수…사업영역 확대" [Chorokbaem Media takes over management rights of YG K Plus... Expansion of business area]. Hankyung Media (in Korean). Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "패션모델의 대모, 고은경 대표를 만나다". The Korea Times (in Korean). February 11, 2016.
  3. ^ "'YG Entertainment forms a strategic partnership with model management company K PLUS". Allkpop. February 18, 2014.
  4. ^ "'Cha Seung Won to Join Hands with YG to Train Future Model-Turned-Actors". Mwave. June 27, 2014.
  5. ^ Top Model Kang Seung Hyun Makes A Contract With YG KPLUS
  6. ^ "초록뱀미디어, Yg 케이플러스 인수 "소속 아티스트 400명 규모 대형 기획사 도약"".
  7. ^ "초록뱀미디어, Yg 케이플러스 인수 "소속 아티스트 400명 규모 매머드급 K-엔터사 탄생"". 26 May 2022.
  8. ^ "초록뱀미디어, Yg 케이플러스 인수 "400명 규모 매머드급 K-엔터사 탄생"".
  9. ^ "YG 쏙 뺐다…케이플러스로 사명 변경 [공식]". 스포츠동아 (in Korean). 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
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