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Native name | 넥스트엔터테인먼트월드 |
|---|---|
Romanized name | Nekseuteu Enteoteinmeonteu Woldeu |
| Company type | Joint-stock |
| KRX:160550 | |
| Industry | |
| Founded | June 25, 2008 (2008-06-25) (as Domeo Holdings) |
| Headquarters | 5, Hakdong-ro 9-gil,Gangnam-gu,Seoul , |
Area served | South Korea |
Key people | Kim Woo-taek (Chairman) |
| Subsidiaries | Movie&NEW Music&NEW Studio&NEW Bravo&NEW Cine Q Contents Panda eNgine NEW ID |
| Website | its-new |
Next Entertainment World (Korean: 넥스트엔터테인먼트월드, Acronym: NEW) is a South Korean media content production and distribution company. Thefilminvestment anddistribution business was founded in 2008 by formerShowbox presidentKim Woo-taek.[1][2] Seo Dong-wook andJang Kyung-ik are the founding members of NEW.[3][4][5][6]
NEW has since evolved into a comprehensive entertainment company with subsidiaries venturing into other industries including music, sports, production, management, international distribution, and cinema.[7][8]
Domeo Holdings was the name of theholding company established in 2008. In 2012, it changed its name after amerger through absorption with the wholly owned subsidiaryNext Entertainment World.[9]
The music distribution corporationMusic&NEW was established in 2012.
In 2013, it surpassed CJ E&M and ranked first in terms of audience with the success ofMiracle in Cell No. 7 (12.81 million viewers),Hide and Seek (5.6 million viewers), andNew World (4.68 million viewers).[10]
In 2013, global distribution corporation Contents Panda was established.
In 2014, Huace Media Group invested $52.7 million, and NEW was listed onKOSDAQ.[11] Huace Media Group was listed on the KOSDAQ market with a 15% stake in NEW and Chairman Kim Woo-taek with a 45% stake.[12] In 2015, NEW set up sports corporation Bravo&NEW and Korea-China joint venture Huace&NEW.
2016 marked the establishment of contents production corporation Studio&NEW.
TheCine Q movie theater branch opened in 2017. CINEQ opened its first branch in Gyeongju and its second branch in Gumi in 2017 and its Sindorim branch in Seoul in 2018.[12]
In 2017, the subsidiary Music & New Co., Ltd. acquired shares of Windmill Ent Co., Ltd. in order to expand its business area into music and music distribution, and in June 2018, through a small-scale and simple merger, Music & New Co., Ltd. absorb Windmill ENT and merged.[12]
In 2019, NEW establishedVFX company eNgine and digital contents business NEW ID.[13]
Movie&NEW (stylized inall caps) is NEW's film investment, distribution,marketing, andpublic relations division. Notable distributed works includeMiracle in Cell No. 7,The Attorney,Train to Busan,The Villainess, andPeninsula.[14]
In March 2021, NEW's film division signed a three-year contract withHollywood investment company Library Pictures International.[15][16]
Music&NEW (stylized inall caps) is the music production, management, and distribution business.[17]
Studio&NEW (stylized inall caps) is a film anddrama media content production company that has also expanded to management. Notable productions include the 2016 premiere projectDescendants of the Sun andThe Great Battle.[18] The studio has attracted more than₩56 billion (USD$47 million) in investment within five years of establishment.[19]
In April 2021, Studio&NEW signed a five-year contract withOTT streaming serviceDisney+ with a commitment of supplying at least one project per year. Local media namedMoving, a live adaptation ofKang Full'swebtoon, andStaroriginal seriesRookie Cops as shows that are in the works.[20][21]
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| Year | Title | Director | Production House | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Original | ||||
| 2008 | Cyborg She | 僕の彼女はサイボーグ | Kwak Jae-yong | [22] | |
| 2009 | A Season of Good Rain | 호우시절 | Hur Jin-ho | Pancinema Zonbo Media | [23] |
| 2010 | Poetry | 시 | Kim Ki-duk |
| [24] |
| Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp | 고死 두번째 이야기 : 교생실습 | Yoo Sun-dong | Core Content Media | [25] | |
| Haunters | 초능력자 | Kim Min-seok | Zip Cinema | [26] | |
| Late Blossom | 그대를 사랑합니다 | Choo Chang-min |
| [27] | |
| Hello Ghost | 헬로우 고스트 | Kim Young-tak | Water and Tree | [28] | |
| The Trouble-solving Broker [ko] | 해결사 | Kwon Hyuk-jae | Filmmaker R&K | [29] | |
| 2011 | Poongsan | 풍산개 | Juhn Jai-hong | Kim Ki Duk Films | [30] |
| Blind | 블라인드 | Ahn Sang-hoon | Moon Watcher | [31] | |
| Marrying the Mafia IV | 가문의 영광4 - 가문의 수난 | Jung Tae-won | Taewon Entertainment | [32] | |
| Unbowed | 부러진 화살 | Chung Ji-young | Aura Pictures | [33] | |
| Come Rain, Come Shine | 사랑한다, 사랑하지 않는다 | Lee Yoon-ki | Yeonghwasa Bom Co., Ltd. | [34] | |
| The Cat | 고양이: 죽음을보는 두개의눈 | Byun Seung-wook | Pinehouse Film | [35] | |
| 2012 | Dangerously Excited | 나는 공무원이다 | Koo Ja-hong | Mapo Film | [36] |
| Miss Conspirator | 미쓰 GO | Park Chul-kwan | [37] | ||
| The Grand Heist | 바람과 함께 사라지다 | Kim Joo-ho | AD406 and DHUTA | [38] | |
| Pietà | 피에타 | Kim Ki-duk | Kim Ki-duk Film | [39] | |
| Ghost Sweepers | 점쟁이들 | Shin Jung-won | [40] | ||
| Love Fiction | 러브 픽션 | Jeon Kye-soo | [41] | ||
| All About My Wife | 내 아내의 모든 것 | Min Kyu-dong | [42] | ||
| Love 911 | 반창꼬 | Jeong Gi-hun | [43] | ||
| 2013 | The Attorney | 변호인 | Yang Woo-suk | withUs Film | [44] |
| Cold Eyes | 감시자들 | Cho Ui-seok Kim Byeong-seo | Zip Cinema | [45] | |
| Miracle in Cell No. 7 | 7번방의 선물 | Lee Hwan-kyung |
| [46] | |
| New World | 신세계 | Park Hoon-jung |
| [47] | |
| The Fake | 사이비 | Yeon Sang-ho | Studio Dada Show | [48] | |
| Montage | 몽타주 | Jeong Keun-seob | Finecut | ||
| Hide and Seek | 숨바꼭질 | Huh Jung | Studio Dream Capture | [49] | |
| 2014 | Sea Fog | 해무 | Bong Joon-ho | [50] | |
| For the Emperor | 황제를 위하여 | Huh Jung | [51] | ||
| Fashion King | 패션왕 | Oh Ki-hwan | [52] | ||
| Man in Love | 남자가 사랑할 때 | Park Sang-jun | [53] | ||
| 2015 | Twenty | 스물 | Lee Byeong-heon | [54] | |
| Chronicle of a Blood Merchant | 허삼관 | Ha Jung-woo | [55] | ||
| The Phone | 더 폰 | Kim Bong-ju | [56] | ||
| Northern Limit Line | 연평해전 | Kim Hak-soon | [57] | ||
| The Beauty Inside | 뷰티 인사이드 | Baik | Yong Film | [58] | |
| You Call It Passion | 열정 같은 소리 하고 있네 | Jeong Gi-hun | Banzakbanzak Film | [59] | |
| The Tiger | 대호 | Park Hoon-jung | Man Pictures | [60] | |
| 2016 | Train to Busan | 부산행 | Yeon Sang-ho |
| [61] |
| Seoul Station | 서울역 | Yeon Sang-ho |
| ||
| Pandora | 판도라 | Park Jung-woo | CAC Entertainment | [62] | |
| 2017 | Because I Love You | 사랑하기 때문에 | Joo Ji-hoong | AD406 Pictures | [63] |
| The Mimic | 장산범 | Huh Jung | Studio Dream Capture | [64] | |
| 2017 | The King | 더킹 | Han Jae-rim | WooJoo Film | [65] |
| Lucid Dream | 루시드 드림 | Kim Joon-sung | Rod Pictures | [66] | |
| One Line | 원라인 | Yang Kyung-mo | MiiN Pictures | [67] | |
| What a Man Wants | 바람 바람 바람 | Lee Byeong-heon | Hive Mediacorp | [68] | |
| The Villainess | 악녀 | Jung Byung-gil | Independent Filmmakers Group BFG | [69] | |
| Steel Rain | 강철비 | Yang Woo-suk | Mofac & Alfred | [70] | |
| 2018 | Psychokinesis | 염력 | Yeon Sang-ho | Redpeter Film | [71] |
| Herstory | 허스토리 | Min Kyu-dong | Soo Film | [72] | |
| Believer | 독전 | Baik | Yong Film | [73] | |
| The Great Battle | 안시성 | Kim Kwang-sik |
| [74] | |
| Rampant | 창궐 | Kim Sung-hoon |
| [75] | |
| 2019 | Homme Fatale | 기방도령 | Nam Dae-joong | [76] | |
| Birthday | 생일 | Lee Jong-un |
| [77] | |
| Inseparable Bros | 나의 특별한 형제 | Yook Sang-hyo |
| [78] | |
| Cheer Up, Mr. Lee | 힘을 내요, 미스터 리 | Lee Gae-byok | Yong Film | [79] | |
| Start-Up | 시동 | Choi Jung-yeol | Filmmaker R&K | [80] | |
| 2020 | Honest Candidate | 정직한 후보 | Jang Yu-jeong |
| [81] |
| Peninsula | 반도 | Yeon Sang-ho |
| [82] | |
| Night in Paradise | 낙원의 밤 | Park Hoon-jung |
| [83] | |
| The Call | 콜 | Lee Chung-hyun | Yong Film | [84] | |
| 2021 | Hostage: Missing Celebrity | 인질 | Pil Kam-sung |
| [85] |
| Perhaps Love | 장르만 로맨스 | Jo Eun-ji |
| [86] | |
| 2022 | Special Delivery | 특송 | Park Dae-min | M Pictures Co., Ltd | [87] |
| The Witch: Part 2. The Other One | 마녀 2: the other one | Park Hoon-jung |
| [88] | |
| Honest Candidate 2 | 정직한 후보 2 | Jang Yu-jeong |
| [89] | |
| The Night Owl | 올빼미 | Ahn Tae-jin |
| [90] | |
| 2023 | Soulmate | 소울메이트 | Min Yong-geun |
| [91] |
| Long D | 롱디 | Lim Jae-wan |
| [92] | |
| The Childe | 귀공자 | Park Hoon-jung |
| [93] | |
| Smugglers | 밀수 | Ryoo Seung-wan | Filmmaker R&K | [94] | |
| Marrying the Mafia: Returns | 가문의 영광:리턴즈 | Jeong Yong-gi Jeong Tae-won | Taewon Entertainment Co., Ltd. | [95] | |
| Year | Title | Network | Director | Production house | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Korean | |||||
| 2016 | Descendants of the Sun | 태양의 후예 | KBS2 |
| [96] | |
| 2018 | Ms. Hammurabi | 미스 함무라비 | JTBC | Kwak Jung-hwan | Studio&NEW | [97] |
| The Beauty Inside | 뷰티 인사이드 | Song Hyun-wook |
| [98] | ||
| 2019 | Chief of Staff | 보좌관 | Kwak Jung-hwan | Studio&NEW | [99][100] | |
| 2020 | Oh My Baby | 오 마이 베이비 | tvN | Nam Ki-hoon |
| [101] |
| Graceful Friends | 우아한 친구들 | JTBC | Song Hyun-wook |
| [102] | |
| 2020–2021 | Delayed Justice | 날아라 개천용 | SBS TV | Kwak Jung-hwan | Studio&NEW | [103] |
| 2021 | Doom at Your Service | 어느 날 우리 집 현관으로 멸망이 들어왔다 | tvN | Kwon Young-il |
| [104] |
| The Devil Judge | 악마판사 | Choi Jung-kyu | [105] | |||
| 2023 | Doctor Cha | 닥터 차정숙 | JTBC |
|
| [106][107] |
| 2023–2024 | Tell Me That You Love Me | 사랑한다고 말해줘 | ENA | Kim Yoon-jin |
| [108] |
| 2024 | Good Partner | 굿파트너 | SBS TV | Kim Ga-ram |
| [109] |
| 2025 | Good Boy | 굿보이 | JTBC | Shim Na-yeon |
| [110] |
| Year | Title | OTT | Director | Production house | Credited as | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Korean | Planner | Investor | |||||
| 2022 | Rookie Cops | 너와 나의 경찰수업 | Disney+ | Kim Byung-soo |
| No | Yes | [111] |
| 2023 | Moving | 무빙 | Park In-je |
| Yes | Yes | [112][113] | |
| 2024 | The Tyrant | 폭군 | Park Hoon-jung |
| No | Yes | [114][115] | |
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