PLEDIS Entertainment Profile: History, Artists, and Facts
Official Company Name: PLEDIS Entertainment Co., Ltd
CEO: Han Seong-su
Founder: Han Seong-su
Founding Date: 2007
Parent Company: Big Hit Entertainment (*As of May 25, 2020 Big Hit became Pledis’ major shareholder, but Pledis will continue to act as an independent label)
Address: 06097 5 Bongeunsa-ro 67-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (44-20, Samseong-dong)
Official Accounts:
Official Website: PLEDIS Entertainment
Facebook: PLEDIS
Twitter: PLEDIS
YouTube: PLEDIS ENTERTAINMENT
Entertainment Artists:*
Fixed Groups:
After School
Debut Date: January 15th, 2009
Status: Unofficially Disbanded
Date of Inactivity at Pledis: 2019
Active Member: Nana
Graduated Members: Raina, Kaeun, E-Young, Lizzy, Uee, Jungah, Jooyeon, So Young, Bekah, and Kahi
Sub Units:
Orange Caramel (June 16, 2010)- Raina, Nana, and Lizzy
A.S Red (July 4th, 2011)- Nana, Jungah, Kahi, and Uee
A.S Blue (July 23, 2011)- Jooyeon, Raina, Lizzy, and E-Young
Websites: AFTER SCHOOL and ORANGE CARAMEL
NU’EST
Debut Date: March 15th, 2012
Status: Disbanded (March 14, 2022)
Members: JR, Aron, Baekho, Minhyun, and Ren.
Sub Units:
NU’EST M (2014)- JR, Aron, Baekho, Minhyun, and Ren (Pledis Entertainment) and Jason (Yuehua Entertainment)
NU’EST W (2017)- JR, Aron, Baekho, and Ren.
Website: NU’EST
Hello Venus
Debut Date: May 9th, 2012
Status: Left Pledis
Date of Inactivity at Pledis: July 2014
Current Company: Fantagio Music
Co-Company: Fantagio Music
Members: Alice, Nara, Lime, Yooara, Yoonjo, and Yooyoung.
Sub Units:–
Website: Fantagio/Artists.Hello Venus
Seventeen
Debut Date: May 26th, 2015
Status: Active
Members: S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, DK, Mingyu, The8, Seungkwan, Vernon, and Dino.
Sub Units:
Hip-Hop Team (2015)- S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu, and Vernon
Vocal Team (2015)- Woozi, Jeonghan, Joshua, DK, and Seungkwan
Performance Team (2015)- Hoshi, Jun, The8, and Dino
SVT Leaders (September 24th, 2017)- S.Coups, Hoshi, and Woozi
BSS (March 21st, 2018)- DK, Hoshi, and Seungkwan
Website: SEVENTEEN
PRISTIN
Debut Date: March 21st, 2017
Status: Disbanded
Date of Inactivity at Pledis: May 24th, 2019
Members: Nayoung, Roa, Yuha, Eunwoo, Rena, Kyulkyung, Yehana, Sungyeon, Xiyeon, and Kyla
Sub Units:
PRISTIN V (May 28th, 2018)- Nayoung, Roa, Eunwoo, Rena, and Kyulkyung
fromis_9
Debut Date: January 24, 2018 (under Stone Music Entertainment)
Joined PLEDIS: August 16, 2021
Status: Active
Members: Saerom, Hayoung, Jiwon, Jisun, Seoyeon, Chaeyoung, Nagyung, and Jiheon.
Website: fromis_9
TWS
Debut Date: January 22, 2023
Status: Active
Members: Shinyu, Dohoon, Youngjae, Hanjin, Jihoon, and Kyungmin.
Website: TWS
PLEDIS GIRLS
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Debut Date: –
Status: Active as Trainees
Members: –
Website: –
Project and Collaboration Groups:
Happy Pledis
Debut Date: December 11th, 2011
Status: Inactive
Active Members: All Pledis Entertainment Groups Debuted in 2012 or Earlier
Former Members: All Former Pledis Entertainment Groups Debuted in 2012 or Earlier
Soloists:
Son Dam Bi
Debut Date: June 20th, 2007
Status: Left Pledis
Date of Inactivity at Pledis: June 2015
Current Company: KeyEast Entertainment
Website: KeyEast/Artists.Son Dam Bi
Kahi
Debut Date: February 14th, 2011
Status: Left Pledis
Date of Inactivity at Pledis: January 19th, 2015
Current Company: Bonboo Entertainment
Groups: After School (2009-2012) (Sub Unit: A.S Red)
Website: BonbooEnt/Artists.Kahi
Raina
Debut Date: June 12th, 2014
Status: Left Pledis
Date of Inactivity at Pledis: December 2019
Groups: After School (2009-2019) (Subunits: Orange Caramel and A.S Blue)
Website: RANIA
Han Dong-geun
Debut Date: September 30th, 2014
Status: Left Pledis
Date of Inactivity at Pledis: December 20th, 2019
Current Company: Brand New Music
Website: BrandNewMusic/Artists.Han Dong-geun
Lizzy
Debut Date: January 23rd, 2015
Status: Left Pledis
Date of Inactivity at Pledis: May 1st, 2018
Current Company: Celltrion Entertainment
Groups: After School (2010-2018) (Subunits: Orange Caramel and A.S Blue)
Kyulkyung
Debut Date: September 9th, 2018 (Chinese)
Status: Active
Groups: PRISTIN (Subunit: PRISTIN V) and IOI
Website: KYULKYUNG
Pledis Entertainment Artists That Did Not Debut Under Pledis:
-Bumzu (2015-)
Pledis Entertainment Subsidiaries, Divisions, and Sub Label:
-Pledis Japan
-XCSS Entertainment (China)
*Only artists who debuted under Pledis Entertainment will be mentioned in this profile. Other Pledis artists will be mentioned in the profile of their original company.
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