Source: CNA
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Summarized by: iluvdolphinz@koreanupdates.com
Bae Yong Joon’s talent agency KEYEAST Entertainment will form United Asia Management (UAM) in conjunction with MEnt, Star J Entertainment, SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment and JYP Entertainment, represent artistes currently managed by all companies involved on the Asian stage.
“We will be pooling each company’s business knowledge and network systems to form the foundation of our new agency. We are looking forward to this collaboration and the synergies it will bring for the advancement of not only Korea’s entertainment industry, but Asia’s as well,” KEYEAST Entertainment CEO Yang Geun Hwan was quoted as saying.
This move will effectively bring K-pop luminaries like Rain, Big Bang, Kim Hyun Joong, Super Junior, Girl’s Generation and the Wonder Girls under one management agency when they are promoted outside Korea in Asia and also manage the international copyrights of its stars as well as implement a new media production system for dramas, films and other media projects.
