BPM Entertainment

South Korean entertainment company
  • K-pop
  • R&B
  • dance-pop
FoundedJuly 6, 2021Headquarters
Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
,
South Korea
Key people
  • Kim Dong-jun (CEO)
  • MC Mong (co-founder)
  • Park Jang-geun (co-founder)
Parent
  • One Hundred (2023–present)
  • Fact Invest (2021–2023)
Websitewww.bpment.co.kr

BPM Entertainment (Korean: 빅플래닛메이드), also known as Big Planet Made, is a South Korean entertainment company established in 2021. BPM has a strategic alliance with Swing Entertainment, a subsidiary of CJ ENM, and Million Market, a subsidiary of One Hundred.[1]

The company is best known as the home to the trio Viviz and solo artists Huh Gak, Ha Sung-woon, Lee Mu-jin, Be'O, Ren and Taemin.

History

2021–2022: Founding and expansion

On September 29, 2021, Soyou signed with BPM Entertainment after leaving Starship Entertainment.[2] She became the first artist to sign with the company.[3] On October 6, it was announced that former GFriend members, Eunha, SinB and Umji, signed a contract with BPM Entertainment to debut as a trio after leaving Source Music.[4] On October 8, 2021, it was announced their new group name would be Viviz.[5] Viviz debuted on February 9, 2022 with the EP Beam of Prism.[6][7][8] On October 27, Huh Gak signed with BPM Entertainment after his contract with IST Entertainment expired.[9][10]

On October 29, Big Planet Made announced that they had signed a memorandum of understanding with Million Market and Swing Entertainment, thus forming a strategic alliance and business agreement.[11] On December 24, former Hotshot and Wanna One member Ha Sung-woon signed a contract with BPM Entertainment after the expiration of his contract with Star Crew Entertainment.[12][13]

On March 1, 2022, it was announced that Lee Mu-jin had signed an exclusive contract with the company.[14] On March 8, Be'O signed a management deal with BPM Entertainment.[15] On April 29, actress Jo Soo-min signed an exclusive contract with the company.[16] She is the first actress to be signed under BPM Entertainment. Jo later left BPM before November, but reasons were not disclosed.[citation needed] On May 3, Mighty Mouth signed an exclusive contract with BPM Entertainment.[17] On May 7, former NU'EST member Ren signed an exclusive contract with BPM Entertainment after the expiration of his contract with Pledis Entertainment.[18]

2023–present

On December 5, BPM announced that they had recruited Kim Dong-jun, former CEO of SM C&C, as CEO with the intention of expanding MC management and content.[19] On December 12, 2023, the company One Hundred was established as the parent company of BPM through joint investment by Piark Group Chairman Cha Won, MC Mong (Shin Dong-hyun), and led by producer Park Jang-geun (Duble Sidekick) as the general producer.[20]

On January 1, 2024, Mighty Mouth revealed on social media that they had left the company.[21] On February 1, 2024, it was revealed that Soyou would be leaving the company after in-depth discussions.[22] On April 1, 2024, Shinee member Taemin signed a contract with the company for his solo promotions.[23] On April 18, 2024, Lee Soo-geun became the first entertainer to join the company.[24] On April 29, 2024, it was revealed that Lee Seung-gi had signed a contract with the company.[25]

In May 2024, BPM began sharing teasers for an upcoming girl group named Badvillain due to debut in the first half on 2024.[26]

Artists

Groups

Soloists

Actors

Entertainers

Former artists

Discography

2022

Released Title Artist Type Format Language Ref.
February 9 Beam of Prism Viviz Extended play CD, digital download, streaming Korean [28]
April 12 "Love Me" Be'O Digital single Digital download, streaming [29]
April 27 Day & Night Soyou Extended play CD, digital download, streaming [30]
June 23 Room Vol.1 Lee Mu-jin [31]
July 6 Summer Vibe Viviz [32]
August 24 Strange World Ha Sung-woon [33]
September 29 Five Senses Be'O [34]

2023

Released Title Artist Type Format Language Ref.
January 31 Various Viviz Extended play CD, digital download, streaming Korean [35]
June 13 Ren'dezvous Ren [36]
July 26 Summer Recipe Soyou [37]
November 2 Versus Viviz [38]

2024

Released Title Artist Type Format Language Ref.
April 24 Affection Be'O Extended play CD, digital download, streaming Korean [39]

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