8D Entertainment

• Name — 8D Entertainment • Native Name — 에잇디엔터테인먼트 • Type — Private • Genre — * K-pop • R&B • EDM • Founder — Kim Shin-ae • Hq Location — B1, 27, Samseong-ro 95-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea • Key People — Kim Shin-ae (founder and executive director) Park Jin-hyoung (president and CEO) Kim Kyung-jin (executive director) • Area Served — Asia • Industry — Music Entertainment • Products — Albums Concerts Music videos Movies Fashion Food service • Services — Publishing records Music copyright Artist management Film/TV production Entertainment agency • Num Employees — 30 • Owner — Kyungnam Pharm Healthcare (100%) • Website — http: 8denter.com/en/home/ • Parent — Kyungnam Pharm Healthcare (since 2018)

The company was formed by Kim Shin-ae on March 23, 2017, as a food and beverage service company, operating the "8D Seoul Cafe" in Dosan Park Gangnam. Prior to founding 8D Creative, Kim had experience in founding the bakery goodovening (굿오브닝; later sold to a Japanese company) and the pizza chain Mick Jones's Pizza (믹존스 피자). The name "8D" is based on the:D (happy face) emoticon, which symbolizes both her experiences as a businesswoman and divorced single mom, as well as her mission to create a "funky" workplace. 8D Creative was later sold to ESV (now Kyungnam Pharm Healthcare), with Kim Shin-ae staying as president and CEO. The acquisition propelled the company's diversification to other industries including music and entertainment. In the first half of 2018, 8D Creative trainee Kang Hye-won was sent to participate in the survival girl group television show Produce 48. She finished eighth and debuted as part of Iz*One. On June 15, 2018, actor Kam Woo-sung signed the exclusive contract with 8D. On October 10, actress Yoo In-young also joined the company. On April 30, 2019, 8D Creative established two new subsidiaries, an actor-specialized management WIP and an idol-specialized label RSVP. On November 12, 2020, RSVP was renamed as 8D Entertainment and 8D Creative was integrated into the company. Kim Shin-ae became the executive director of the company, with Park Jin-hyoung replacing her as president and CEO.

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• Choi Yoo-ha (2018–2019) • Jeong Kang-hee (2018–2019) • Kim Ki-beom (2018–2019) • Lee So-ra (2018–2019) • Tashiro Erina (2018–2019) • Park Ji-yeon (2018–2020) • Shin Ye-ji (2018–2020) • Kang Ye-seul (2018–2021) • Ko Sung-min (2018–2021) • Yoo In-young (2018–2021) • Gam Woo-sung • Jeon Sa-ra • Kim Ha-kyeong • Kim I-ni • Kim Min-jung • Ko Tae-kyung • Park Shin-ah • Park Yoo-na • Yang Mi-kyung • Choi HEART (2022–2024) • Kang Hye-won (2018–2025) • OnlyOneOf (2019-2025)