South Korean music distribution company
This article is about the South Korean record label under the
CJ Group
which was formerly named Mnet Media. For the TV channel under the same group, see
Mnet (TV channel)
. For other uses, see
M.net
.
Stone Music Entertainment
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Native name
| 스톤 뮤직 엔터테인먼트
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Formerly
| Mediopia
Mnet Media
CJ E&M Music
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Company type
| Subsidiary
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Industry
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Predecessor
| - Mediopia
- MaxMP3
- GM Agency
- ID Incheon Entertainment
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Founded
| - June 29, 1994 (as
Mediopia
)
- September 30, 2006 (as
Mnet Media
)
- January 2011 (as
CJ E&M Music
)
- April 3, 2018 (as
Stone Music Entertainment
)
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Defunct
| April 20, 2021 (
music production and management
)
[1]
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Successor
| Wake One
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Headquarters
| ,
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Key people
| Jung Hyung-jin (CEO)
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Services
| - Licensing
- Record distribution
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Owner
| CJ ENM
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Parent
| CJ ENM
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Website
| http://stonemusicent.net
(archived Fri, 09 Feb 2018 06:30:54 +0000)
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Stone Music Entertainment
(
Hangul
: 스톤 뮤직 엔터테인먼트), is a South Korean music distribution company under
CJ ENM
, as part of a partnership with the music streaming store
Genie Music
since 2021.
[2]
It was one of the largest co-publisher companies in South Korea.
The company was also formerly a music production and management company, which managed artists such as
SG Wannabe
,
Davichi
,
Roy Kim
,
Son Ho-young
,
Eric Nam
,
Fromis 9
, HEDY, and
TO1
, before the business closed in April 2021.
Under its previous name
CJ E&M Music
, it was named
Music Distributor of the Year
at the
Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards
in 2014.
[3]
History
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The company was originally established as
Mediopia
in May 1993 and later renamed to
Mediopia Technology Co., Ltd
in June 1994, as a manufacturer and distributor of electronic devices.
In January 2002, the company was listed on
KOSDAQ
.
In August 2004, Maekyung Hudson was incorporated as a subsidiary.
In July 2006, their largest shareholder changed from Poibos Co., Ltd. to CJ Corporation and was incorporated as an affiliate of CJ Corporation. The company later became a part of CJ Media Co., Ltd.
In September 2006, the company was later established again as
Mnet Media
, following the merger with GM Agency, MaxMP3, and ID Icheon Entertainment.
In January 2007, the company established the entertainment company
Core Contents Media
, then headed by producer Kim Kwang-soo.
In May 2007, CJ Music was merged into Mnet Media, which operated in the music distribution and broadcasting businesses.
In January 2011, Mnet Media was merged into CJ E&M and renamed as
CJ E&M Music
. Following the merger, the company was revoked from the KOSDAQ listing in March 2011.
In December 2013, CJ E&M Music acquired 19% of
Jellyfish Entertainment
's shares to form a partnership.
In March 2014, the CJ E&M label system was introduced with
Jellyfish Entertainment
,
The Music Works
,
MMO Entertainment
, and 1877 Entertainment joining the system.
[4]
In April 2014, CJ E&M Music launched a joint venture with Japan's
Victor Entertainment
, which was called
CJ Victor Entertainment
.
[5]
In September 2015, CJ E&M Music acquired
B2M Entertainment
.
[6]
In October 2015, CJ E&M Music signed a strategic partnership deal with the hip-hop label
Hi-Lite Records
.
[7]
In January 2016, CJ E&M Music signed a strategic partnership deal with hip hop label
AOMG
.
[8]
In 2017, CJ E&M Music established a new label named
Stone Music Entertainment
. The label began producing music for artists under CJ E&M Music, such as
Wanna One
,
Davichi
, and
JBJ
, and managed
Idol School
's winning group,
Fromis 9
.
In August 2017, CJ E&M Music established the
High Up Entertainment
joint venture with the production team
Black Eyed Pilseung
.
[9]
In the same month, CJ E&M acquired an additional 32% of
Jellyfish Entertainment
's shares, beyond the 19% of the label's shares previously acquired in 2013, effectively becoming the label's largest shareholder, with a total stake of 51%.
[10]
In November 2017, CJ E&M Music acquired
Amoeba Culture
.
[11]
In April 2018, Stone Music Entertainment was officially registered and CJ E&M later merged into Stone Music Entertainment in May 2018.
In June 2018, Stone Music Entertainment established the exclusive label
Swing Entertainment
for managing
Wanna One
since the latter ended their contract with YMC Entertainment, with Shin Dong-il (who is the former manager under YMC Entertainment) as the label head.
In August 2018, CJ E&M sold its 51% stake in High Up Entertainment back to Black Eyed Pilseung, making the former an independent company.
In September 2018, Stone Music Entertainment established the exclusive label
Off The Record Entertainment
for managing the
Produce 48
winners,
Iz*One
, and
Idol School
winners
Fromis 9
.
[12]
In October 2018,
Genie Music
acquired distribution rights to Stone Music Entertainment's releases in digital format after it merged with the latter's sister company, CJ Digital Music. The two companies will still release physical albums separately.
[13]
On January 31, 2019, Stone Music Entertainment confirmed the establishment of an exclusive label,
LM Entertainment
for managing
Kang Daniel
and
Yoon Ji-sung
since February 1, following the ending of their contract with MMO Entertainment. The label is headed by Shin Dong-il, who also headed their former label Swing Entertainment during the time in which
Wanna One
was active.
[14]
On April 20, 2021, Sport Kyunghang announced that CJ ENM applied to close Stone Music Entertainment from April 8. According to the news, CJ ENM stated that they are “working on reorganizing its sub-labels for efficiency.”
[15]
In May 2021, CJ ENM integrated their music label Stone Music, One Effect, Studio Blue, and Off Record with the launch of a new music label,
Wake One Entertainment
. The first artist
TO1
were confirmed to be managed under the new label.
[16]
Partnerships and Music distributions
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]
Labels and Investments
[17]
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Distribution
[18]
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Former entities
[
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Recording artists
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]
Actors
[
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]
Subsidiaries
[
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Controversies
[
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Price manipulation
[
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]
CJ E&M Music (then Mnet Media) was one of the 15 companies fined and sued by the
Korean FTC
for
price rigging in 2011
.
[22]
Plagiarism
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]
References
[
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]
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"[單獨]CJ ENM, 레이블 再編 本格化"
.
Naver
(in Korean). April 20, 2021.
Archived
from the original on April 20, 2021
. Retrieved
April 20,
2021
.
- ^
"CJ E&M launches game distribution JV in Taiwan"
. Korea Times. 2012-09-13.
Archived
from the original on 2019-05-17
. Retrieved
2014-04-16
.
- ^
"Winners from 'The 3rd GAON Chart Kpop Awards'!"
.
Allkpop
. 2014-02-12.
Archived
from the original on 2016-03-04
. Retrieved
2014-04-16
.
- ^
"Jellyfish Entertainment, Music Works, MMO, and 1877 Become Label Companies Under CJ E&M"
.
www.mnetamerica.com
.
Archived
from the original on 2018-06-12
. Retrieved
2018-04-07
.
- ^
Herald, The Korea (28 April 2014).
"CJ E&M, Victor Entertainment launch music joint venture"
.
Archived
from the original on 4 March 2016
. Retrieved
21 June
2014
.
- ^
"CJ E&M "B2M과 戰略的 提携 締結, 매니지먼트·弘報 協力"
"
.
Archived
from the original on 2018-06-14
. Retrieved
2017-12-08
.
- ^
"Daum 要請하신 페이지의 使用權限이 없습니다"
.
m.media.daum.net
.
Archived
from the original on 2016-01-25
. Retrieved
2016-01-08
.
- ^
"CJ E&M, 박재범·쌈디의 힙합 레이블 AOMG 引受"
.
Archived
from the original on 2016-03-04
. Retrieved
2016-01-07
.
- ^
"[公式立場] 블랙아이드必勝, CJ E&M과 손잡고 '하이業 엔터' 設立"
.
Archived
from the original on 2017-12-06
. Retrieved
2017-12-05
.
- ^
"젤리피쉬엔터테인먼트, 황세준 代表가 持分 處分"
.
Archived
from the original on 2021-05-14
. Retrieved
2017-12-12
.
- ^
"[單獨]CJ E&M, 多듀·크러시 屬한 아메바컬쳐 마저 품는다"
.
Archived
from the original on 2021-05-14
. Retrieved
2018-06-14
.
- ^
"오프더레코드 "오늘부터 아이즈원X프로미스나인 所屬社, 全幅支援" [公式立場 全文]"
.
Archived
from the original on 2021-05-14
. Retrieved
2019-01-31
.
- ^
Genie Music poses threat to Melon by acquiring CJ Digital Music
Archived
2018-10-23 at the
Wayback Machine
(Jun Ji-hye,
The Korea Times
, 2018-10-09)
- ^
"姜다니엘·윤지성, Mmo→Lm 엔터로 變更‥最善 다해 支援할 것[公式立場]"
. 2019-01-31.
Archived
from the original on 2019-02-01
. Retrieved
2019-01-31
.
- ^
"CJ ENM Shuts Down Stone Music Entertainment"
. 2020-04-20.
Archived
from the original on 2021-04-20
. Retrieved
2021-04-20
.
- ^
"TO1의 당찬 새 出發, 新曲 'Son of Beast' MV 티저 公開"
. 2021-05-18
. Retrieved
2021-05-18
.
- ^
"Cj Enm Entertainment Div"
.
CJ ENM
.
Archived
from the original on 2021-04-02
. Retrieved
2021-03-29
.
- ^
"Stonemusic"
. Stone Music Entertainment.
Archived
from the original on 28 May 2018
. Retrieved
27 May
2018
.
- ^
"엑스원, 5個月만 結局 解體…"멤버·所屬社間 全員 合意 안돼" [公式立場 全文]"
.
entertain.naver.com
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on 2020-03-22
. Retrieved
2020-01-06
.
- ^
"[公式立場] 인투잇(IN2IT), 所屬社와 專屬契約 解止 "팬카페-SNS, 멤버들이 直接 管理할 것" - 김효진 記者"
.
톱스타뉴스
(in Korean). February 10, 2020.
Archived
from the original on June 15, 2020
. Retrieved
February 10,
2020
.
- ^
Lee, Jung-ho (September 16, 2020).
"헤이즈, 싸이와 손잡았다..피네이션 合流"
[Heize, held hands of Psy.. joins P Nation].
Star News
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on December 28, 2020
. Retrieved
September 16,
2020
– via
Naver
.
- ^
"Korea's Fair Trade Commission fines 15 music distributors for collectively rigging prices"
.
allkpop
. March 1, 2011.
Archived
from the original on October 4, 2013
. Retrieved
July 24,
2013
.
External links
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- Mediopia Technology Corp. → GM Agency Co. Ltd. → CJ Music Inc. → Mnet Media Corp. →
CJ E&M Music Performance Division
(
DBA
CJ E&M Music and Live
)
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CJ E&M Music Artists
| Groups
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Soloists
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Former singers
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Former Actors
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Subsidiaries
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Distribution Network
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Music Network (Mnet)
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Holding companies
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Seasons
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Spin-offs
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Groups
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Winners
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Other notable
contestants and groups
| Season 1
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Season 2
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48
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X
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Groups
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Discography
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