Gold Medalist (company)
Gold Medalist (Korean: 골드메달리스트; stylized in all caps) is a private held South Korean entertainment company established in 2020 by Lee Sa-rang[lower-alpha 1] and Kim Mi-hye. It currently manages actors Kim Soo-hyun, Seo Yea-ji and Kim Sae-ron. It has also produced the 2020 romantic television series It's Okay to Not Be Okay.
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Native name | 골드메달리스트 |
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Type | Private |
Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | January 1, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea |
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Headquarters | , South Korea |
Area served | Asia |
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Website | goldmedalist.com |
Establishment
In December 2019, media reported that Kim Soo-hyun will set up his own agency with his cousin Lee Sa-rang leaving his then management company KeyEast.[2] On January 1, 2020 Gold Medalist was established by the director Lee Sa-rang and the producer Kim Mi-hye, who have worked with Kim Soo-hyun since the 2009 Korean drama Will It Snow for Christmas? [3] Ryu Tae-hyun, who has been with Kim for about eight years, continued to be his manager.[1] Along with Kim Soo-hyun, the company recruited actresses Seo Yea-ji and Kim Sae-ron.[4]
As of December 2020, Shin Phil is the Chief executive officer (CEO) of the company and manages a total of nine artists.[5]
Artists
List of actors:[6]
- Kim Soo-hyun
- Seo Yea-ji
- Kim Sae-ron
- Choi Hyun-wook
- Kim Su-gyeom
- Lee Bo-young
- Kim Seung-ho
- Jo Seung-hee
- Lee Chae-min
Works
Television series
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Denotes television series that have not yet been broadcast |
Year | English title | Korean title | Network | Associated production | Ref. |
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2020 | It's Okay to Not Be Okay | 사이코지만 괜찮아 | tvN | [7] | |
2021 | That Night ![]() |
그날 밤 | TBA |
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Notes
- Lee Sa-rang is also as Lee Jae-hyun and Lee Ro-bae[1]
References
- 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.
- 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, 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 'Gold Medalist' Shin Phil-soon". Woman Sense (in Korean). Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- Park, Jung-sun (September 15, 2020). "Exclusive contract with new member Lee Chae-min and Kim Soo-hyun's agency Gold Medalist". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- 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.