KPlus (Korean: 케이플러스) is a South Korean model and actors management company established by fashion model-turned-CEO Go Eun-kyung in 2008.
Native name | 주식회사 케이플러스홀딩스 |
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| Formerly | K-Plus YG KPlus |
| Industry | Fashion Advertisement Event Production Talent Management |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Founder | Go Eun-kyung |
| Headquarters | Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
Key people | Go Eun-kyung (founder and chief executive officer) |
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| Website | kplusholdings |
History
editK-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
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "패션모델의 대모, 고은경 대표를 만나다". The Korea Times (in Korean). February 11, 2016.
- ^ "'YG Entertainment forms a strategic partnership with model management company K PLUS". Allkpop. February 18, 2014.
- ^ "'Cha Seung Won to Join Hands with YG to Train Future Model-Turned-Actors". Mwave. June 27, 2014.
- ^ Top Model Kang Seung Hyun Makes A Contract With YG KPLUS
- ^ "초록뱀미디어, Yg 케이플러스 인수 "소속 아티스트 400명 규모 대형 기획사 도약"".
- ^ "초록뱀미디어, Yg 케이플러스 인수 "소속 아티스트 400명 규모 매머드급 K-엔터사 탄생"". 26 May 2022.
- ^ "초록뱀미디어, Yg 케이플러스 인수 "400명 규모 매머드급 K-엔터사 탄생"".
- ^ "YG 쏙 뺐다…케이플러스로 사명 변경 [공식]". 스포츠동아 (in Korean). 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2024-02-21.