Wake One Entertainment

Wake One Entertainment (Korean: 웨이크원 엔터테인먼트), formerly known as MMO Entertainment and Onefect Entertainment, is a South Korean record label established in 2014 by Son Dong-hoon. It is a subsidiary of CJ ENM. Notable artists under the agency include Davichi, Roy Kim, Jo Yu-ri, TO1 and Kep1er (co-managed with Swing Entertainment).

Wake One Entertainment
Native name
웨이크원 엔터테인먼트
Industry
Genre
FoundedFebruary 18, 2014 (2014-02-18) (as MMO Entertainment)
FounderSon Dong-hoon
Headquarters
Seoul
,
South Korea
Number of locations
Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu
Key people
Lee Seon (CEO)
OwnerCJ ENM (100%)
ParentCJ ENM
DivisionsOff the Record Entertainment

History

The company was founded in 2014 by Son Dong-hoon under the name MMO Entertainment (MMO standing for Music Makes One, the slogan of CJ ENM's flagship music channel Mnet).[1]

In September 2018, MMO and CJ ENM founded Off the Record Entertainment (Korean: 오프더레코드 엔터테인먼트) to manage Iz*One (now disbanded) and Fromis 9 after Pledis Entertainment withdrew from managing and producing music for both groups (Fromis 9 transferred to Pledis in August 2021, a few months after MMO's reorganization and name change into Wake One Entertainment). Iz*One and Fromis 9 are products of Mnet's girl group survival shows Produce 48 and Idol School, respectively.[2]

In March 2020, the company name was changed to Onefect Entertainment, and in May 2021, to Wake One Entertainment. The company's current president and chief executive officer is Lee Seon, who concurrently serves as head of music business at CJ ENM's Music Contents Division.

Following the terminated management contract with n.CH Entertainment by CJ ENM in early 2021, TO1 were transferred to Wake One Entertainment in May 2021 (after the company reorganization in the same month).[3]

On October 25, 2021, it was announced that Wake One Entertainment would co-manage the winner of the Girls Planet 999 group, Kep1er, with sister company Swing Entertainment. The group's contract will last for two years and six months.[4]

Artists

Current

Wake One Entertainment

Groups

Soloists

Former artists

Off the Record Entertainment
  • Fromis 9 (2017–2021, moved to Pledis Entertainment)
    • Lee Sae-rom (2017–2021)
    • Song Ha-young (2017–2021)
    • Jang Gyu-ri (2017–2021)
    • Park Ji-won (2017–2021)
    • Roh Ji-sun (2017–2021)
    • Lee Seo-yeon (2017–2021)
    • Lee Chae-young (2017–2021)
    • Lee Na-gyung (2017–2021)
    • Baek Ji-heon (2017–2021)

Notes
  1. Formerly under n.CH Entertainment and CJ ENM, transferred to Wake One Entertainment in 2021.
  2. In 2019, Son continue his contract with CJ ENM and were transfer to the company label Swing Entertainment.
  3. Since 2018, the duo was releases music under MMO Entertainment along with Stone Music's FRON+DESK.
  4. Winner of the 2020-2021 Mnet teenage audition program CAP-TEEN.

References
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  3. "TO1의 당찬 새 출발, 신곡 'Son of Beast' MV 티저 공개". 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  4. Lee, Min-ji (October 25, 2021). "'걸스플래닛999' 최종 데뷔 그룹명 Kep1er 확정 "본격 데뷔 준비 돌입"(공식)". Newsen. Retrieved October 25, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Kim, Hyun-sik (October 22, 2021). "김채현 1위…'걸스플래닛' 9인조 걸그룹 '케플러' 결성". Edaily (in Korean). Retrieved October 22, 2021.
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