Oui Entertainment
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Native name | 위 엔터테인먼트 |
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| Company type | Private |
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| Founded | June 26, 2017 |
| Founder | Wee Myung-hee |
| Headquarters | Jandari-ro 108 B1, Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul , |
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| Website | ouient |
Oui Entertainment (Korean: 위 엔터테인먼트) is a South Korean entertainment agency founded in 2017 by Wee Myung-hee. The label is home to artists such as its artists include WEi, Kim Dong-han, Jang Dae-hyeon and Kim Yo-han, Kim Jun-seo and also manages the actress Kim I-on.
History
[edit | edit source]Founder Wee Myeong-hee has built a career in management and production in Shinchon Music, Pan Entertainment, and GnG Production,[1] and served as a director of the Korean Entertainment Producers Association.[2] After working at Pan Entertainment, she used her family name to create an agency with a name similar to it to produce Park Seon-ju's 4th album. As she moved to GnG Production as a producer, the operation was suspended for a while and then resumed operation in 2017.
On April 7, 2017, Kim Dong-han and Jang Dae-hyeon participated in the Mnet's survival variety show Produce 101 season 2, in which they ranked in the 29th and 83rd place. After the show, they respectively debuted in JBJ[3] and RAINZ.[4] After the disbandment of both groups, they started their solo careers.
On November 3, 2018, trainees Yoo Yong-ha and Kim Jun-seo took part in MBC TV's variety show Under Nineteen, through which they ended up being in the final lineup and they officially debuted in 1THE9 on April 13, 2019, After 17 months of activities, they disbanded in August 2020.[5]
From May to July 2019, Kim Yo-han participated in the Mnet's survival variety show Produce X 101 and finished in first place. He made his official debut in X1 on August 27. The group was supposed to last for 5 years, but they disbanded on January 6, 2020 due to the Mnet voting manipulation scandal.[6] He officially started his solo career on August 25, 2020.[7]
In May 2020, Oui announced their first new boy group under the temporary name OUIBOYS.[8] The group's name was later announced to be WEi[9] and they debuted in October 2020.[10]
In the end of 2021, it was announced that Oui will be managing the band CraXilver, which debuted in June 2022.[11] In 2022, Oui announced that the group's contract with the company had ended.
Artists
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Former artists
[edit | edit source]- Jo Sung-wook (2017–2021)
- Seol In-ah (2017–2022)[12]
- CraXilver (2021–2022)
- Kim So-won (2022–2024)
Discography
[edit | edit source]| Year | Released | Title | Artist | Type |
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| 2018 | June 19 | D-Day | Kim Dong-han | Extended play |
| October 17 | D-Night | |||
| 2019 | May 1 | D-Hours AM 7:03 | ||
| August 24 | Feel Good | Jang Dae-hyeon | Single album | |
| 2020 | August 25 | No More | Kim Yo-han | Single |
| October 5 | Identity: First Sight | WEi | Extended play | |
| 2021 | February 24 | Identity: Challenge | ||
| June 9 | Identity: Action | |||
| 2022 | January 10 | Illusion | Kim Yo-han | |
| March 16 | Love Pt.1: First Love | WEi | ||
| August 11 | Youth | Japanese extended play | ||
| October 19 | Love Pt.2 : Passion | Extended Play | ||
| December 13 | Gift for You | Single album | ||
| 2023 | April 28 | The Blue | Soopia | Single |
| June 29 | Love Pt.3 : Eternally | WEi | Extended play | |
| September 22 | Blue in You (Duet With CHEEZE) | Kim Yo-han | Single | |
| 2024 | February 14 | Wave | WEi | Japanese extended play |
| August 30 | Love2You | Single album |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ 위명희 "마음의 위안 찾을 때는, 음악" Archived 2021-04-21 at the Wayback Machine - 이데일리
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External links
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