IST Entertainment Profile: History, Artists, and Facts
IST Entertainment is a South Korean entertainment company under Kakao Entertainment. On September 17, 2021, Kakao Entertainment officially announced that Play M would undergo a merger with Cre.ker Entertainment before the end of the year. On November 12, 2021, it was announced that the company’s new corporate name would be IST Entertainment
Official/Current Company Name: IST Entertainment
Previous Company Name: A Cube Entertainment (2011–2015), Plan A Entertainment (2015–2019), Play M Entertainment (2019–2021)
CEO: Jang Hyun-jin and Yoon Young-ro
Founders: Choi Jin-ho
Founding Date: 2021
Parent Companies: Kakao Entertainment (2021–present), Kakao M (2015–2021)
Cube Entertainment (2011–2015)
IST Entertainment Official SNS:
Website: IST Entertainment
Instagram: @IST Entertainment
X: @IST Entertainment
YouTube: IST Entertainment
IST Entertainment Artists:
Groups:
Apink
Debut Date: April 19th, 2011
Status: Active
Active Members: Chorong, Bomi, Eunji, Namjoo, and Hayoung.
Member No Longer Under Play M: Naeun
Former Member: Yookyung
Sub Units:
Apink BnN (June 27th, 2014)- Bomi and Namjoo
Apink Y.O.S (April 13th, 2020)-Bomi, Naeun, and Hayoung
Apink JooJiRong (April 13th, 2020)- Chorong, Eunji, and Namjoo
Apink CHOBOM ( July 12th, 2022)-Chorong, Bomi
Website: Play M Entertainment/Apink
VICTON
Debut Date: November 9th, 2016
Status: Active
Members: Seungsik, Sejun, Hanse, Byungchan, and Subin.
Members on Military Hiatus: Seungwoo, Chan
Subunits:–
Website: Play M Entertainment/VICTON
Weeekly
Debut Date: June 30th, 2020
Status: Active
Members: Soojin, Monday, Soeun, Jaehee, Jihan, and Zoa.
Former Member: Jiyoon
Sub Units:–
Website: Play M Entertainment/Weeekly
ATBO
Debut Date: July 27, 2022
Status: Active
Members: Oh Junseok, Ryu Junmin, Bae Hyunjun, Seok Rakwon, Jeong Seunghwan, Kim Yeonkyu, and Won Bin.
Sub Units: –
Website: –
Soloists:
Jeong Eunji
Debut Date: April 18th, 2016
Status: Active
Groups: Apink
Website:–
Oh Hayoung
Debut Date: August 21st, 2019
Status: Active
Groups: Apink
(Sub Units): Apink Y.O.S)
Website:–
Kim Namjoo
Debut Date: September 7th, 2020
Status: Active
Groups: Apink
(Sub Units): Apink BnN & Apink JooJiRong
Website: –
Do Hanse
Debut Date: September 25th, 2021
Status: Active
Groups: VICTON
Website: –
Former IST Entertainment Artists:
Bandage
Debut Date: April 3rd, 2020
Status: Left Company
Members: Chansol, Kyoungyoon, Hyunbin, and Hyeongbin.
Sub Units: –
Website: –
Han Seungwoo
Debut Date: August 10th, 2020
Left Agency: November 27, 2024
Status: Active
Groups: VICTON and X1
Website: –
THE BOYZ
Debut Date: December 6th, 2017
Left Agency: December 6, 2024
New Agency: ONE HUNDRED
Status: Active
Members: Sangyeon, Jacob, Younghoon, Hyunjae, Juyeon, Kevin, New, Q, Juhaknyeon, Sunwoo, and Eric.
Former Members: Hwall (Hyunjun Hur)
Subunits: –
Websites: THE BOYZ / THE BOYZ JAPAN
Made by: Tracy
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