Goldmedalist (Korean: 골드메달리스트; stylized in all caps) is a private held South Korean entertainment company established in 2019 by Lee Sarang and Kim Mi-hye. It currently manages actors Kim Soo-hyun and Seol In-ah. It has also co-produced the 2020 romantic television series It's Okay to Not Be Okay and 2021 One Ordinary Day.
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Native name | 골드메달리스트 |
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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 2019 in Seoul, South Korea |
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| Headquarters | , South Korea |
Area served | Asia |
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| Website | goldmedalist.com |
Establishment
editIn December 2019, media reported that Kim Soo-hyun will set up his own agency with his cousin Lee Sarang leaving his then management company KeyEast.[1] GOLDMEDALIST was established by the director Lee Sarang and the producer Kim Mi-hye, who have worked with Kim Soo-hyun since the 2009 Korean drama Will It Snow for Christmas?.[2][3] Along with Kim Soo-hyun, the company recruited actresses Seo Yea-ji and Kim Sae-ron.[4]
As of December 2020, ex-KeyEast executive Shin Phil is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company, and manages a total of eleven artists.[5]
Artists
editCurrent
editSource:[6]
- Kim Soo-hyun (2020–present)[7]
- Seol In-ah (2022–present)[8]
- Choi Hyun-wook (2020–present)
- Kim Su-gyeom (2020–present)
- Kim Seung-ho (2020–present)
- Lee Chae-min (2020–present)
- Lee Jong-hyun (2020–present)
- Yoo Eun-ji (2021–present)
- Jeong Han-seol (2022–present)
- Kim Si-eun (2023–present)
- Song Ga-yeon (2024–present
Former
edit- Kim Sae-ron (2020–2022)[7][9]
- Jo Seung-hee (2020–2023)
- Seo Yea-ji (2020–2023)
Works
editTelevision series
edit| † | Denotes television series that have not yet been broadcast |
| Title | Year | Original title | Original Network | Associated production | Ref. |
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| It's Okay to Not Be Okay | 2020 | 사이코지만 괜찮아 | tvN | [10] | |
| One Ordinary Day | 2021 | 어느 날 | Coupang Play |
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References
edit- ^ Dong, Sun-hwa (December 12, 2019). "Actor Kim Soo-hyun to set up own agency". The Korea Times. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ Park, Sae-jin (January 2, 2020). "Actor Kim Soo-hyun joins rookie entertainment agency". Aju Business Daily. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ Lee, Jung-hyun (January 1, 2020). "Kim Soo-hyun, after leaving Keyeast, eventually join hands with cousin". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ Lee, Jae-lim (January 1, 2020). "Kim Soo-hyun signs a new contract". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ "Kim Soo-hyun and Seo Ye-ji, CEO of 'Goldmedalist' Shin Phil-soon". Woman Sense (in Korean). November 6, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ Park, Jung-sun (September 15, 2020). "Exclusive contract with new member Lee Chae-min and Kim Soo-hyun's agency Goldmedalist". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ a b "Kim Soo-hyun signs a new contract". Korea JoongAng Daily. January 2, 2020.
- ^ Kim So-yeon (April 11, 2022). "설인아, 골드메달리스트와 전속 계약…김수현·서예지와 한솥밥[공식]" [Seol In-ah, an exclusive contract with a gold medalist... Kim Soo-hyeon, Seo Ye-ji and One Pot Rice [Official]] (in Korean). Star Today. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ "'음주운전 자숙' 김새론, 소속사와 결별 "재계약 않기로" [공식]". 뉴스1 (in Korean). December 1, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ Lee, Jihyun (February 2, 2020). "방법→비밀의숲2 2020년 tvN 드라마 더욱 강력해졌다". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ^ Lee, Jung-hyun (January 5, 2021). 김수현 차기작은 사법제도 다룬 장르극 '그날 밤' [Kim Soo-hyun's next work, 'That Night', a genre drama about the judicial system]. Yonhap. Retrieved January 5, 2021.