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Mega Monster

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Korean drama production company

Mega Monster Corporation
Mega Monster's logo
FormerlyStory Plant Co., Ltd. (2014–2017)
Company typeSubsidiary (private)
Industryentertainment and media production
FoundedNovember 20, 2014; 11 years ago (2014-11-20) inGoyang-si,Gyeonggi-do,South Korea
FounderKim Yang
Koo Bon-geun [ko]
HeadquartersSangamDMC Digital Cube 20/F, 34 Sangamsan-ro,Sangam-dong,Mapo-gu,,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Kim Yong-jin (President & CEO)[3]
ProductsDramas
Variety shows
Soundtracks
ServicesProduction, marketing and distribution ofKorean dramas and other entertainment programs
Management of writers and directors
Soundtrack production
OwnerAs of March 31, 2022:[3]
Parent
Korean: 메가몬스터 주식회사;RR: Megamonseuteo Jusikhoesa
Websitemegamon.co.kr[a]

Mega Monster[b] (Korean: 메가몬스터;RR: Megamonseuteo) is a South Korean TV seriesproduction company and a subsidiary ofKakao Entertainment.[4]

The company was founded in 2014 as Story Plant byKim Yang andKoo Bon-geun [ko], and was a subsidiary ofCJ E&M (known now asCJ ENM). In 2017, it was fully acquired by Kakao Entertainment's predecessorKakao M. Since then, a portion of the stake has been acquired byKakaoPage Corp. (another predecessor of Kakao Entertainment) andStudio Dragon, a subsidiary ofCJ Group.[5]

History

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  • November 20, 2014 (2014-11-20):Story Plant was founded inGoyang City by formerSBS andMBC producers Kim Yang and Koo Bon-geun (who was the company's first CEO).CJ E&M acquired it later on.
  • January 9, 2015 (2015-01-09):Heart to Heart, a 16-episode TV series, premiered ontvN. It was the company's first production, in cooperation withChorokbaem Media.
  • May 4, 2015 (2015-05-04):A Bird That Doesn't Sing, a 100-episode TV series, was aired on tvN.
  • June 29, 2015 (2015-06-29):We Broke Up, a 10-episode web series based on the same-titledNaverWEBTOON, was distributed byNaver TV, and later aired onOnStyle. It was produced in association with then-parent CJ E&M andYGKPlus.
  • February 27, 2016 (2016-02-27):Happy Home, a 51-episode TV series, was aired byMBCTV.
  • May 10, 2017 (2017-05-10): LOEN Entertainment (nowKakao Entertainment), a subsidiary ofKakao, acquired Story Plant from CJ E&M, as well as the distribution and licensing rights to its productions (from the latter's subsidiaryStudio Dragon). The amount of the deal was not disclosed, and co-founders Kim and Koo decided to leave the company.[6] Later on, LOEN's sister company Podotree (nowKakaoPage) and Studio Dragon acquired 21.90% and 10.95% of the company's shares, respectively, for strategic investment.[7] LOEN's Video Content Company head Lee Jun-ho became its new CEO. It also moved its headquarters from Goyang City toSeoul.
  • July 11, 2017 (2017-07-11): The company's name was officially changed fromStory Plant Co., Ltd. toMega Monster Corporation.[8]
  • November 21, 2018 (2018-11-21):Children of Nobody, a 32-episode[c] TV series, was aired on MBC TV. It was the company's first production since the management and name change. Former SBS andJS Pictures executive Kim Yong-jin co-executive produced the series with Lee, marking his first project since becoming the company's vice-president and COO the same year.
  • February 6, 2019 (2019-02-06):Touch Your Heart, a 16-episode TV series based on the KakaoPage web novel of the same title, aired its first episode on tvN. It was co-produced byZium Content, and developed by Studio Dragon.[10]
  • April 1, 2019 (2019-04-01): The company became the newestsponsor of the"Find the Desert's Shooting Star" Drama Screenplay Competition organized by theBroadcasting Content Promotion Foundation (BCPF).[11]
  • April 3, 2019 (2019-04-03):Children of Nobody was nominated forBest Drama andBest Television Screenplay in the55thBaeksang Arts Awards, being the only drama from a free-to-air broadcast network to get these nominations. These are also the first-ever nominations got by Mega Monster as a production company.[12]
  • June 11, 2019 (2019-06-11): Mega Monster, Daum Webtoon Company (a division of KakaoPage) and theKBS Drama Production Group signed a memorandum of agreement and understanding (MOAU) for drama production at the KBSYeouido office. The MOAU states that the three camps will produce dramas based onDaumwebtoons for three years. The first project under this agreement, the TV drama adaptation of GAR2 and Teacher Oh's webtoonDead Man's Letter, will be aired in 2020.[13][14]
  • March 30, 2020:Fatal Promise, a 100-episode daily TV series, premiered onKBS 2TV. Kim Yong-jin and his former SBS colleague Sohn Jae-sung (who joined the company a few months earlier) are the executive producers.
  • April 6, 2020:How to Buy a Friend, an eight-episode miniseries, aired its first two episodes also on KBS 2TV. It is based on Kwon Laad's webtoon of the same title, which was first published in 2018 on Daum Webtoon.
  • May 4, 2020:Mom Has an Affair (co-produced by Studio S), a 120-episode daily morning drama about a single mom looking for a rich man that can be a father to her kids, premiered on SBS TV. Singer-actressHyun Jyu-ni (on her first-ever TV series leading role throughout her career) and actorLee Jae-hwang portray the lead roles.
  • August 21, 2020: Former Studio Dragon chief finance officer Jang Sai-jung was appointed as the company's new president and chief executive officer, replacing Lee Jun-ho.[15]

Production works

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See also:Category:Television series by Mega Monster

Scripted programming

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YearTitleNetworkAssociated ProductionNote
2015Heart to HearttvNChorokbaem Media
A Bird That Doesn't Sing—
We Broke Upbased on theNaver/Line WEBTOONwebtoon by Ryu Chae-rin
2016Happy HomeMBCTV—
2018Children of Nobody
2019Touch Your Heart[d]tvNZium Contentbased on theKakaoPage web novel and webtoon by Jäger and Ant Studio
2020Fatal Promise[16][17]KBS2TV—
How to Buy a Friend[18]based on theDaum webtoon by Laad Kwon
Mom Has an Affair[19][16][20]
SBSTVStudio S
2022-2023The First Responders[21][22]Seasons 1-2
2025Queen Mantis[23]
local adaptation of the 2017 French TV seriesLa Mante
TBADead Man's Letter[13]
(literal translation)		KBS 2TV—based on theDaum webtoon by GAR2 and Teacher Oh

Non-scripted programming

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YearTitleNetworkAssociated ProductionNote
2020Miss BackMBNSpace Rabbitfirst non-scripted program production[24]
2021The Ant and The Grasshopper—
2025House of Girls [ko]ENAContents Brick Co. Ltd.

Current managed people

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Directors

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Screenwriters

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^Formerly megamon.dweb.co.kr until December 30, 2019. Changed to the current web domain after the end of the company's contract with a local website operator. However, the email addresses related to the company use the @megamon.co.kr domain.
  2. ^Also credited asMEGA MONSTER by kakao M on on-air credits since episode 16 ofChildren of Nobody
  3. ^In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between them.[9]
  4. ^Developed byStudio Dragon
  5. ^Listed as a writer on the company's homepage.[25]

References

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  1. ^"오시는길 (company address)". Mega Monster. RetrievedJanuary 28, 2019.
  2. ^"메가몬스터(주)" [Mega Monster Corp.].SaraminHR (in Korean).Daou Technology Inc. RetrievedJanuary 28, 2019.
  3. ^ab"메가몬스터/감사보고서/2022.03.31" [MEGA MONSTER/Audit Report/2022.03.31].DART (in Korean).Financial Supervisory Service. RetrievedApril 23, 2022.
  4. ^"Video Contents".kakao-m.com.Kakao M. RetrievedFebruary 21, 2019.
  5. ^Song, Jin-shik (July 28, 2017).드라마에 욕심내는 카카오, ‘스튜디오 카카오’ 나올까 [Kakao becomes newest addition to drama (industry), "Studio Kakao" coming soon].News Kyunghyang (in Korean).Kyunghyang Shinmun. RetrievedJanuary 28, 2019.
  6. ^Jung, Young-ho; Kim, Byung-gun; Lee, Dong-hoon (May 10, 2017)."카카오 자회사 로엔, CJ 드라마 제작사 인수" [Kakao subsidiary LOEN acquires drama production company from CJ].Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). RetrievedJanuary 28, 2019.
  7. ^Kim, Hyun-sik (May 11, 2017).로엔, 스튜디오드래곤과 드라마 제작사 설립 [LOEN, Studio Dragon to start drama production partnership].No Cut News (in Korean).CBS and CBSi. RetrievedJanuary 28, 2019.
  8. ^"카카오엠/반기보고서/2017.08.14".
  9. ^Park, Jin-hai (May 16, 2017)."Drama viewers angry over commercial breaks".Press Reader.The Korea Times. RetrievedFebruary 3, 2019.
  10. ^Jung, Yoo-hyun (December 21, 2018)."카카오M, 메가몬스터에 60억 지원... 영상사업 '드라이브'" [Kakao M lends ₩660M to Mega Monster, "drives" content production].The Bell (in Korean). RetrievedJanuary 28, 2019.
  11. ^"제11회 드라마극본공모전 '사막의 별똥별 찾기' 공고(마감)" [Announcement of the 11th "Find the Desert's Shooting Star" Drama Screenplay Competition].BCPF.or.kr (in Korean). Broadcasting Content Promotion Foundation. April 1, 2019. RetrievedNovember 19, 2019.
  12. ^"55th Baeksang Arts Awards Announces Nominees For Television Categories".Soompi.RakutenViki. April 4, 2019. RetrievedAugust 31, 2019.
  13. ^abChoi, Young-joo (June 12, 2019).다음웹툰, 메가몬스터가 만들고 KBS가 방송한다 [Daum Webtoon, Mega Monster partner with KBS for drama production].No Cut News (in Korean).CBS and CBSi. RetrievedJune 14, 2019.
  14. ^Lee, Jae-lim (June 13, 2019)."KBS inks deal with Daum Webtoons".Korea JoongAng Daily.JoongAng Ilbo. RetrievedJune 14, 2019.
  15. ^"메가몬스터/임원의변동/2020.11.27".
  16. ^ab"더쿠 이미지 업로드".
  17. ^Lee Yoo-na (February 4, 2020).[공식]박하나X고세원 '위험한 약속' 주인공 확정 '일일극 최강 조합 출격' [[OFFICIAL] Park Ha-na X Go Se-won, confirmed to reunite in daily dramaDangerous Promise].The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). RetrievedFebruary 4, 2020.
  18. ^Ban, Seo-youn (January 23, 2020).[단독] 신승호, 웹툰 원작 드라마 '계약우정' 주인공 [[OFFICIAL] Shin Seung-ho, confirmed to star in webtoon-based dramaFriendship Contract].YTN (in Korean).YTN Group. RetrievedJanuary 23, 2020.
  19. ^"엄마가 바람났다".
  20. ^"김미정실장 on Instagram: "12/11프로필투어가 전달완료되어 후기올립니다. . 드라마 메가몬스터 성암산로34 디지털큐브20층 프로필함에 넣었습니다. . TVN 팬엔터테인먼트 월드컵북로 58길10 12층 . 영화 디엠씨첨단산업센터 5층…"". Archived fromthe original on December 24, 2021.
  21. ^"The First Responders [Title in the URL]".Seoul Broadcasting System (in Korean). RetrievedSeptember 7, 2022.
  22. ^"The First Responders [season] 2 [Title in the URL]".Seoul Broadcasting System (in Korean). RetrievedSeptember 7, 2023.
  23. ^"The Mantis: Original Sin,You and Everything Else,Walking on Thin Ice: Kakao Entertainment to extend global K-content streak into 2nd half".newsroom.kakaoent.com.Kakao Entertainment. August 13, 2025. RetrievedAugust 13, 2025.
  24. ^https://m.mediajob.co.kr/recruit/recruit.htm?cmd=view&rec_idx=198784[permanent dead link]
  25. ^"AUTHOR & DIRECTOR - Park Jin-pyo".megamon.co.kr (in Korean). Mega Monster Corporation. RetrievedAugust 8, 2022.

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